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            William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying is a modernist masterpiece, where most of the conventions of the epic genre are overthrown. Traditionally, an epic poem was a narrative account of the exploits of a great hero. As a rule, the epic was concerned with a set of incredible adventures, in which the hero had…

The women in the novel, Jordan, Daisy, and Myrtle, are often considered immoral. It is important to assess their behavior in “The Great Gatsby” within the social and cultural norms of the time. Immorality is defined as not adhering to accepted moral standards. Thus, it is necessary to recognize the comparatively low standards of morality…

The most tragic “Hamlet” and a comedy in nature and spirits “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, had but one thing in common- its the use of Play within the Play- a technique used first by Thomas Kyd in his “Spanish tragedy” around 1587.1  It’s a device to cultivate within the plot of the play, various subtleties…

The Trojan ground forces was somewhat stronger than the Grecian ground forces. They had the God Ares. God of war. back uping them against the Greeks. At the same clip. the Trojans had divine warriors such as Hector and Aeneas. On the other manus. the Greeks had Athena. goddess of wisdom. to back up them…

Both heroes and villains have played their roles in defending and destroying, symbolizing conflicting qualities. This narrative reflects these attributes in the main protagonists. The conflict originated from a divine decision to grant Satan authority over the earth, leading to an ongoing battle that has been documented in literary works over time. Some of the…

How does Ted Huges Present Nature in His Poetry? Ted Huges presents nature by using different descriptions, techniques, vocabulary and the way he structures his poems. In the three poems ‘The Thought Fox’, ‘The Jaguar’ and ‘Hawk Roosting’ Huges presents his view on nature using animals. However he does portray the animals quite differently one…

When he completes the Diamonds he gets another card that is the Ace of Clubs where he Is even a riddle that he has to solve, when Deed Is done with the first three Aces receives The Ace of Spades where he is given three names and has to figure out who they are and…

This is a story of a woman who suffers a lot in her life trying to find her way to peace. Her name is Kitty Fane. The main characters of the book are Kitty an Walter Fane. They are married. Tuis is how their story started. Kitty’s mother was hard,cruel,managing,ambitious,parsimonious,stupid woman. She married her husband…

Introduction Arthur Miller’s play, Death of a Salesman, which was written in 1947 and first presented on stage in 1949, is recognized today as one of the most important dramas of our times and for our culture.  The play endures especially because of the timeless issues and themes with which Miller deals—work and family. Miller…

Introduction             It is always thought that some unseen power controls and influences human actions. Some term this unseen power as fate while others consider it as the power of god.  The human lives are directed by fate or the will of god. In both the scenarios, human beings have to yield before their fate…