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Introduction Classical scholars generally believed that Athens at the turn of the 5th century achieved one of the greatest zeniths of Western culture. But, on the other hand, the status of women was at its very low. Women were considered, as legal minors and their participation in political activities and intellectual life, especially in arts…

The narrative “The Happy Prince” has at least three subjects. The first subject of the narrative is that outward beauty is nil. It is merely a show. The existent beauties are love and forfeits. The 2nd subject is that love and forfeit are two salvaging forces. The 3rd subject is that there is great spread…

Transposing from the fairy tale into a parable of a holocaust, “The True Story of Hansel and Gretel” is a brainwork of Louise Murphy who traversed into the lives of Jews at the onslaught of the world war to give heartrending account of their struggle for survival. Originally, “Hansel and Gretel” was a fairy tale…

By publicly Marrows experiences in Africa reveal a shadow of the human race that few see. He speaks of the pervasive darkness that shadows all thoughts and actions In Africa. While this darkness can be perceived as the Congo corrupting moral European men, the motif starts in Europe, far before Marrow reaches Africa. Concord’s first-hand…

Despite the decline in personal and societal morality over the past century, it is clear that every civilization still maintains a universal standard of ethics today. Similarly, communities continue to impose consequences on individuals who do not meet those principles. The severity of the punishment depends on the offender, the offense, and the society itself….

“A Hunger Artist” is a short story by Franz Kafka that centers around a man known as “the hunger artist.” He earns his living by fasting and touring with his manager. In each town they visit, he showcases himself in a cage, fasting for up to 40 days. This generates significant tension within the narrative…

Regarded In literary histories and handbooks as: the architect of the modern short story, * also the principal forerunner of the “art for art’s sake” movement in nineteenth- century European literature. Life Poe was the son of professional actors who died before he was 3 years old, and he was raised In the home of…

Two of the main characters in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus, could both arguably be the tragic hero of the play. Julius Caesar is a powerful leader, but his love of power overcomes him and ultimately turns him into something far from a hero. Marcus Brutus, on the…

The Tempest is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. It was written in 1610 and it is also his last play. One of the main characters in the ‘Tempest’ is Prospero, an old wizard. The play opens with a mighty Tempest strikes the ship when Alonso the King of Naples, Ferdinand the prince of Naples,…

How is the theme of heroism presented throughout the novel ‘Heroes’? The theme of heroism is discussed throughout the novel, ‘Heroes’, though at times it is more obvious than others; two main types of hero are presented through the characters, a war hero and an inspirational hero. Cormier set the novel during World War two…