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The roles of important characters in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens are significant and symbolic. Among them, Madame Defarge represents the cruelty and hatred prevalent during the French Revolution. On the other hand, Sydney Carton, the central character in the novel, undergoes a transformation from being an unmotivated, alcoholic attorney to performing…

It is in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics that one is initially introduced to the concept ‘hamartia’ which is supposed to be understood as the ‘ethical scheme that embraces all actions of deficiency and excess as well as those actions that causes injuries’ (Nyusztay, 2002, p. 30). According to Ivan Nyusztay, in his discussion of the Nicomachean…

Critical analysis of how Shakespeare establishes the supernatural through his use of language, linguistic and theatrical devices in act 1 scene 1 and act 1 scene 3. The Tragedy Of Macbeth, written by Shakespeare, is a story about a Scottish Thane, Macbeth, who comes across three witches who give him prophecy that he will become…

Changing Relationship between Macbeth & Lady Macbeth In the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth shows us that she is supportive to Macbeth. When deliberating the plans surrounding King Duncan’s murder she says to Macbeth ‘Leave all the rest to me’. Lady Macbeth also regards her husband as;too full o’th’milk of human kindness’. She is…

Macbeth: Darkness, Evil and TragedyMacbeth is a play full of darkness, evil, and tragedy. It is the story of aman who goes against his conscience and commits a horrible deed which leads tohis destruction and loss of everything he has around him. This includes therelationship he has with his wife, Lady Macbeth. In the end,…

Word Count: 833 ATLANTISWhere is it?Atlantis was an ancient civilization which was destroyed in one massive explosion. Many people have searched for Atlantis but it has still not been found. According to Plato, a Greek philosopher, Atlantis was located in the Atlantic Ocean past the pillars of Hercules, the Strait of Gibraltar. Plato has been…

The poetry of  Li-Young Lee is strongly influenced by that of classic Chinese poets Li Bo and Du Fu, both of which flourished during the Tang Dynasty during the 8th Century of the Common Era (roughly 50 – 75 years before the time of Charlemagne in the West). Among other themes, his poetry contains themes…

The Supernatural is described as something that is unable to be explained by science or laws of nature or of relating to, or seeming to come magic, or a god (Merriam-Webster). In Beowulf the supernatural presents instelf in it’s monsters. Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, and the Dragon, all mythical creatures that only exist in tales of…

            When we hear the name of Guy De Maupassant, it is hard to imagine that the words like “short story” and master wouldn’t spring up. It is also hard to imagine the literature of the 19th century with mentioning his name and his stories. As a matter of fact, many literary historians are considering…

A short narrative is a brief yet compendious item into someone’s life. It most frequently gives a history or background of the individual’s life. a decisive minute. which is further built up on and so leads to a apogee of events. The end is to capture and keep the reader’s involvement throughout the narrative by…