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Both plays depict various similaritities of themes and treatment of that theme. Both the plays deal with some aspect of sexuality that was considered taboos by their contemporary societies. Bernard Shaw tries to captivate our attention on the issue of prostitution and also depicts sub-theme of incest in relation to Frank and Vivie’s relation, while…

For my self-select book, I chose Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins. It is about an oppressive government that forces citizens to fight to the death in an arena every year. I selected this book for a number of reasons. First, I read the prequel to this book, The Hunger Games, a couple of years ago…

Business Maharajas is about these business personalities. Instead of concentrating on strategy and strategic decisions, Gita Piramal focuses on the personal experiences, aims, and visions of these important industrialists to expose how they think, how they conduct their businesses, and how they arrive at complex investment decisions involving billions of rupees. These eight of India’s…

Conceived and bred in blackened pits of hell, The poems come that set the stars on fire; Born of black maggots writhing in a shell Men call a poet’s skull – an iron bell Filled up with burning mist and golden mire. Robert E. Howard, “Which Will Scarcely Be Understood” Having finished my previous post…

In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, the word blood has many different meanings. Its meaning seems to change from good to evil as the play progresses. It also is a reoccurring theme throughout the play. I think that it helps strengthen the theme of the tragedy. It’s about a young war hero with the dream of someday…

In Shakespeares play, Macbeth the theme of masculinity is explored. As Macbeth matures there are times when his masculinity is put to the test, mostly after the murder of Duncan. There are four main themes in which masculinity is presented in the play. It was once considered that the more bloodthirsty and violent you were,…

The Anatomy of a Murder In the Poetry of William Blake Introduction We are gripped with a sense of horror and repulsion when the thought of murder passes through our minds. It is unnatural; it is against the laws of nature. It is an act universally condemned in the family, society, and the nation. We…

Written in 1850, The Scarlet Letter is a novel that focuses on the Puritans of the 1600s, a group that experienced a revival during Hawthorne’s era. As someone with roots in Puritanism, Hawthorne carried feelings of guilt and resentment towards their lifestyle. In this work, Hawthorne uses symbolism and irony as literary devices to explore…

Everything in this world appears to have a history including history itself. History tells people the roots and the legends that explain where and how things started and how people, place and things end up like they are now. In all places and in all ages and times, people have always valued history as it…

Charles Dickens is a Victorian author and literary genius known for writing many classics, creating memorable characters, intriguing storylines, and rendering thought-provoking themes and messages in his novels and short stories; to many, he is even considered as one the greatest authors of all time. “Dickensian” is a term used to describe anything that is…