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The events that occur in Shakespearean Romeo and Juliet prove that it is indeed one of the most tragic stories ever written. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that there are three key events which truly stand out as being woeful and certainly tragic. These are: the continuous ancient feud between the Caplet’s and…

One of the major characters in Romeo and Juliet is only alive for half of the play. Describe the character of Mercuric and the role he plays in this work. Why is he an audience favorite, and why is his death so important to the plot? Answer: Mercuric is Romeos friends and always tries to…

Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, features the character of Reverend John Hale, who exemplifies the emotional transformation that can occur in a strong-minded and respected individual amidst betrayal and deceit. Among the characters in the play, Reverend Hale experiences the most significant change, evolving from a confident accuser to an uncertain sympathizer and ultimately becoming…

Alfred Hitchcock successfully incorporates Gothic conventions within the movie Rebecca. based on Daphne De Maurier’s fresh written in 1938. Likewise. Edgar Allan Poe’s ability to integrate Gothic subjects within his short narrative ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ . published in 1843. has been a success. Although both their abilities to make Gothic Compositions has been successful….

It is obvious to me that to the characters in Things Fall Apart, omen are “things” to be exploited, abused and to serve as second-class citizens to the rank of male privilege. The theme of misogyny runs rampant throughout the text whether it is exposed by the absence of women in the text, the abuses…

Daniel Camacho Ms. Zimmerman AP Lang (P. 2) October 9th, 2012 Machiavelli V. S. Hobbes (Revised) Niccolo Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes both have many distinct views yet still manage to also share some common ground with each other. Hobbes believed that all men are created equal which leads to the natural state of man being…

Impromptu speech topics are some of the most difficult topic areas to handle in the world of public speaking. Impromptu speeches are typically only given in a contest situation. While there are many real world applications for impromptu speaking, you will usually be given a fair measure of warning before you are asked to speak…

In the short story The Things They Carried Tim OBrien faces Jimmy Cross with the problem of surviving while fighting in Vietnam. While trying to maintain his sanity, Jimmy struggles between his old self and the person he has to become. Jimmy has to make some difficult decisions while in his tour, and most of…

The attic room scene in Mrs. Dalloway symbolizes the dynamics and death of Clarissa as an artist, of her mind and memory as suppressed embodiments of Beauty and Fertility.  It also shows her fragmented self and psyche (which she attempts to unify) and the collapse of categories such as space and time. For one, the…

Story and Plot When differentiating between story and plot in narrative film, we can identify the story as a series of all the events presented to us within the narrative, inclusive of all elements that have been overtly presented to us, as well as events that the viewer may infer or conceptualise. In contrast, the…