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“Oedipus the King” is a tragic play which discusses the tragic discovery of Oedipus that he has killed his father and married his mother. The story of Oedipus was well known to the athenians. Oedipus is the embodiement of the perfect Athenian. He is self-confident, intelligent, and strong willed. Ironically these are the very traits…

How does Steinbeck’s writing make the fight, a powerful and significant moment in the novel? Steinbeck uses many ways to make the fight powerful and significant; he makes things in the scene fast paced, from where Curley sees George smiling, to him starting the fight and Lennie getting beaten up, to Lennie crushing his hand….

The Old English poem Beowulf tells the story of Beowulf, a supreme warrior and a legendary Germanic hero. Does, however, Beowulf make a good king in the story? (are the criteria for a “king” and “warrior” the same?). Focusing on the implicit criteria for a “good king” explain how Beowulf’s heroic exploits and character qualify…

In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the main conflict revolves around Arthur Dimmesdale. The character is faced with a dilemma between accepting his sin and publicly acknowledging his relationship with Pearl as his daughter, and his desire for freedom. Dimmesdale’s actions undergo a significant transformation throughout the three scaffold scenes in the story. Initially…

Subject: Claim to cancel the legitimacy of gambling My presentation was on the bad roles of gambling to the American society. The objective was to convince the audience to claim the cancelation the legitimacy of gambling given its consequences such as the loss of health and money. My topic was appropriate for my classmates. My…

In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, the central themes revolve around both the house itself and its inhabitants. The house is described in a way that creates a mysterious aura, contributing to the narrative. Furthermore, the characters living in the house are consistently portrayed with shared traits, emphasizing…

The two books I read were The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch and Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom. They’re both about how a professor has cancer: but that’s pretty much the end of the similarities. The Last Lecture is from the professor’s point of view, while Tuesdays with Morrie, is from a students point…

Elia Kazan’s film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize winning play A Streetcar Named Desire, won rave reviews from film critics and big audiences at the time of its 1951 theatrical release. Its box office success translated into twelve Oscar nominations and four Oscars at the 1952 Academy Awards. (1) The film has travelled well…

Prejudice, which is arguably the dominant theme of the novel, is directed at both groups and individuals within the Maycomb community. This prejudice is intertwined with notions of fear, superstition, and injustice. The mob on page 166 was consumed by racial prejudice, with the goal of denying Tom a fair trial, which is considered the…

About the Play “Othello” William Shakespeare, a well-known playmaker, wrote “The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice”, one of the great works and one of the famous tragedies. It was on October 6, 1621, when the bookseller Thomas Walkley enlisted the play “Othello” into the Register Of Stationers Company. And on 1622, the play…