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A Response to Tolstoy’s Short Story “Master and Man”   Tolstoy’s short story “Master and Man” tells of the experiences of Vasili Andreevich, who is a rich man, and his servant, the peasant Nikita. Vasili’s greed and desire to accumulate worldly wealth contrasts with Nikita’s resigned attitude towards life and his acceptance of his miserable…

            Considered as Shakespeare’s most consummate play, The Tempest is a complex investigation of government, politics and justice. The main conflict is common to most of the Shakespearean tragedies: the usurpation of a ruler by a treacherous brother. However, The Tempest adds new dimensions to this theme. As it shall be seen, Shakespeare explores here…

Examine the dynamic between men and women in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ throughout Act 1 Scene 1, Act 2 Scene 3, and Act 4 Scene 1. Also, provide analysis on relevant scenes. Notably, Benedick concludes in the final scene that “Man is a giddy thing.” ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a play that highlights the…

Herman Melville was born in New York in 1819 so he grew up in a time where slavery was still common and accepted, but in an area in which blacks were treated with much more respect than they were in the south. His father’s relatives could be traced back to a man who was a…

In Hardy’s novel, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, readers are able to immerse themselves in the life of Tess, a character who lacks independence and eventually faces a tragic end. The narrative highlights the significance of seizing control over one’s own future and being assertive. Furthermore, Hardy scrutinizes the hypocrisy and judgmental tendencies present within Tess’…

This simple quote by Edward Counsel sums up the true meaning behind the act of revenge “revenge is but a small circle”. This also seems to be related to the popular saying “what goes around comes around”. Revenge is defined as the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong…

On July 6th a lamp expired.  Howard fan and scholar Leon Nielsen passed away. Leon always bought issues of my zine and contacted me in the fall of 2005 about writing a Foreword for his bibliography-biography of Howard.  I was flattered that he asked and set about writing it while also providing some input on…

Elizabeth Barrett Browning expresses her deep, spiritual love for her partner in Sonnet 43. Throughout the poem, she repeatedly states “I love thee” in eight of the fourteen lines. In the same manner that God gives Moses measurements for the new temple in the Bible, Browning measures her love by depth, breadth, and height. This…

Charles Dickens 2 Essay, Research Paper Charles Dickens ( 1812-1870 ) is one of the greatest and most popular authors in the history of literature. In his novels, Dickens combines masterly storytelling, wit, poignancy, and sarcasm with crisp societal unfavorable judgment and acute observation of people and topographic points, both existent and imagined. On February…

Jane Eyre – LoveLonging for Love Charlotte Bronte created the novel “Jane Eyre,” with an overriding theme of love. The emotional agony that the main character experiences throughout the novel stem from the treatment received as a child, loss of loved ones, and economic hardships. To fill these voids, Jane longs for love. Ironically, Jane…