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Shakespeare draws parallel situations and explores similarities between the characters of King Lear and Earl of Gloucester in Act 1 of the play. When examining Lear and Gloucester, it is evident that they share similarities. Both characters belong to an older generation and possess power and authority. Additionally, they both have children who aim to…

Romanticism officially began in 1798, when William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge anonymously published Lyrical Ballads. This work marked the official beginning of a literary period which had already begun many old ages before 1798. A work is defined to be of a certain period by its features, hence to be considered a Romantic work,…

I have chosen to write about two childrens cookbooks. The first is called “Gruesome Grub and Disgusting Dishes” written by Susan Martineau, illustrated by Martin Ursell. The second is called “Starting Cooking” written by Gill Harvey, illustrated by Norman Young. I chose childrens cookbooks as it was very difficult to find an adult cookbook with…

Rodgers and Hammerstein are likely the most gifted composer lyrist couple of this century. They made more than 15 musicals in shows, films and Television. Ever since their first musical together, Oklahoma, to their last musical, The sound of music. Even though each have done solo works they were at their best when they were…

Have you ever heard of the great Mark Twain? Many people have and recognize hisnovels by name; especially his most famous book called Huckleberry Finn. Thegreat thing about Huck is that it was meant to be a simple book, but ended updeemed a classic. The reason for this is that it contains many great americanthemes…

The ext day, they are secretly married by friar Laurence, with the assistance of Julies maid. After the wedding, the lovebirds plan to meet later and Romeo walks around the town. Soon a fight breaks out between Gullet’s cousin, Table, and Romeos best friend, Mercuric. Since Table is Romeos new family, he chooses not to…

In the town of Sterling, county of Grafton, State of New Hampshire, not much occurs. However, in Jodi Picoult’s narrative, Nineteen Minutes, a life-changing decision is made by Peter Houghton, a 17-year-old student at Sterling High School, that will have a lasting impact on the town. Peter was pressured to emulate his brother Joey. However,…

In the story “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe he uses many different ways of symbolism to describe life and death. All of these things symbolize life and death in some way. The “Red Death” comes and a lot of people start to die. This disease was contagious and deadly. The Prince…

Greed Greed is a theme in the pardoner’s tale and portrays an important message on why not to fall into the hands of greed. Book Examples In the pardoner’s tale the one rioter plots to kill the other two with poison because he is greedy for the money. The quote from the book says “For…

The Hobbit: A ReviewIntroductionThe book I read and analyzed was The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein. I shall discussthe plot and character development, setting, author’s style and my opinionsabout it. Plot DevelopmentThere are too many characters in the story and so it is hard to follow and knoweach one of them. (There are many dwarves and…