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            “Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald is one of the best American novels owing to its thematic strength. It reflects “The Jazz Age” of 1920s and the writer artistically examine the theme of aspiration in America during this era. Fitzgerald wrote this novel as a satire on this so called glamorous period. The title per…

Act I, Scene i:The play begins on the outer ramparts of Elsinore castle. It is late and Francisco, a guard, is on duty waiting for Bernardo to relieve him from his watch. Francisco is nervous because the previous two nights he and Bernardo have seen a figure who appears to be the ghost of the…

My research will focus on analyzing Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. I will delve into their use of anger, illusions, stress, and other issues. The main objective is to examine their problems and disorders by differentiating between various conditions such as bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, stress disorder, borderline personality…

The most famous tragedies of all time. Macbeth’s murder of Duncan starts his decent intotyranny. Even though Macbeth killed Duncan, Lady Macbeth is the oneresponsible for Duncan’s murder. The way she manipulated Macbeth showsthat she is truly evil. The idea of murdering Duncan was hers; Macbethwould not have even thought of killing Duncan on his…

Hero. This word applies to a person who steps out of any planned schedule to do good deeds. They take sacrifices to help others and make an impact on many people’s lives. Heroes inspire others in the same field to emulate them. They often are good people without needing any type of recognition. America needed…

Analyse how the central values portrayed in Pride and Prejudice are creatively reshaped in Letters to Alice. The two texts, Letters to Alice and Pride and Prejudice, mirror and contrast the central values shared and explored by evaluating them; presenting them against Jane Austen’s context and that of Fay Weldon. Mirroring Austen’s novel, Weldon presents…

Fields of Fire, a historical novel by James Webb, was first published in 1978. The story takes place in 1969 during the Vietnam War and primarily follows three marines who find themselves in the same platoon: Robert E. Lee Hodges, “Snake,” and Will “Senator” Goodrich. While there are other significant characters, Webb focuses on these…

In “Fools of Fortune” by William Trevor, all characters, including minor ones, are depicted as falling prey to unknown and uncontrollable forces. They are labeled as “fools of fortune” throughout the story. Set in West Cork during the Irish War of Independence, the novel follows the Quintons, an Anglo-Irish family whose destiny seems to be…

MacBethIn The Tragedy of MacBeth, Lady MacBeth has strong id characteristics, and is not well balanced because her superego is severely out-weighed by her id. The id, superego, and ego are the3 parts of a person’s psychological make up, accoring to Freudian psychology. Freud explained that the id is the part of the personality that…

In Act 1 Scene 3 and elsewhere in the play, Macbeth is presented as being; smart, greedy, evil, mysterious, and overly ambitious. Banquo is also presented as; under-appreciated, reliable, calm, and brave. However after Macbeth’s predictions he starts getting curious and jealous. In the paragraphs that follow I have shown examples of both characters Macbeth…