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How Should Our Society Assign Value To Life? We all live in this world where standards are made and we have to meet them in order to be accepted or to fit in. Although, we all have our own different opinions and ideas of life, we all just try to find ways to be accepted….

The earth seemed unearthly. We are accustomed to look upon the shackled form of a conquered monster, but there – there you could look at a thing monstrous and free. It was unearthly, and the men were… No, they were not inhuman. Well, you know, that was the worst of it – this suspicion of…

Fair is Fowl According to the opening lines of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, “Fair is foul and foul is fair” (I, i, 12-13), contradictions are prevalent in the play through various motifs and symbols. Among these symbols are the birds, which hold different meanings in literature, including representing a journey, freedom, positive omens, and the…

In the sixteenth century, Venice was a powerful city-state, important to Europe as a commercial centre and to Christendom as the protector of the Christian faith against the Muslim Turks. Shakespeare’s audience would have been aware of Venice’s empire and would have seen Venice as elegant and intriguing – a contrast to Britain and the…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: How Concepts and Values are Destabilized             One of William Shakespeare’s plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is argued how humorously the concepts and values are set in conflict both by humans and mystical creatures, and by manipulation, lives are intertwined.             Concepts The play had destabilized the concepts on gender, ethnicity,…

Antonio and Bassanio are portrayed as a close duo in the play, influencing how other characters perceive them and revealing their thoughts and emotions. In Michael Radford’s production of The Merchant of Venice, he emphasizes a homosexual interpretation of their relationship, potentially shaping the audience’s understanding of the play. This prominent theme may alter the…

In the film Chinatown, Jake Gittes embodies the characteristics of a typical indifferent private investigator. He handles his clients’ marital issues by capturing evidence of their infidelity. Jake remains unfazed by any situation and often employs provocative humor, even when he reaches dead ends despite having strong instincts. Throughout the movie, Jake is portrayed as…

In the novel by Mark Twain’The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’the two chief characters’Huck and Jim’are strongly linked. Their relation is portrayed by assorted sides’some of them good and some others bad. But the indispensable involvement of that relation is the manner that uses the writer to depict it. Even if he had frequently been misunderstood’Twain…

Edith Wharton’s Roman Fever explores plot development in a captivating manner. The unfolding of the present situation is showcased through the internal thoughts of Alida Slade and Grace Ansley, as well as the increasing tension between them. However, Wharton skillfully interweaves the past actions of these two friends, illustrating the years of insecurity, jealousy, and…

Frankenstein essaysCommentary on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein “Frankenstein” is much more than the title of a nearly 200 year old book or one of many 20th century horror movies and other misadaptations of Mary Shelley’s classic tale. Rather, “Frankenstein” is an icon for the fundamental conflict that exists between science and religion. Those on the religious…