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Yerma, subtitle work “tragic poem” is the second and more intense Lorca’s trilogy of rural tragedies. It focuses on the frustration and humiliation experienced by a childless woman. This essay examines the role of the chorus, as they are used as a technique that is an integral part of the work. at the scene of…

In the words of Otto Von Bismarck, “Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.” Many of the preceding war novels to All Quiet on the Western Front, misrepresented or overlooked the anguish of war, in favor of more resplendent…

Fay Weldon, who began her career in writing as an advertising copywriter in the 1960s, appropriates the use of food and cooking in most of her literary work; her preference in writing of women-centered stories stereotypically matches the domestic activity.  However, Weldon’s work is not simply a celebration of gastronomical creations and the common positive…

The Scarlet Letter Pearls have always held a great price to mankind, but no pearl has ever been earned at as high a cost to a person as Nathaniel Hawthorn’s powerful heroine Hester Prone. Her daughter Pearl, born into a Puritan prison in more ways than one, is an enigmatic character serving entirely as a…

Theatrical Reason In Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Scandal in Bohemia, Sherlock Holmes uses his famous reasoning abilities to read a woman in order to solve a problem. After all, according to Holmes a woman’s emotions always give her away, making it easy for him to find Irene Adler’s hidden photograph. The apparently rational assumptions about…

The key to finding one’s true final form of conscious is to combine strength obtained and our capable ability of the mind. To transform and advance one must go through adversity. Stories about growing in the face of challenges are recorded in the past and seen today. Confrontation demands an individual leave convenience behind. This…

Romeo and Juliet is an extremely well-known play written by William Shakespeare in the late 1 sass. It is a story about an ancient rivalry between two wealthy families which is defied by two teenage star-crossed lovers who tragically die. The play was set in the Elizabethan era in Verona Italy. Despite that the play…

Star Wars, a low budget science-fiction film, has achieved blockbuster success at the box office. It has garnered immense popularity across various cultures and age groups for numerous decades. In addition to its popularity, Star Wars effectively communicates several significant themes, with the classic hero journey being one of the most prominent throughout the movie….

“The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.” Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Set in Denmark, the play dramatises the revenge Prince Hamlet is called to wreak upon his uncle, Claudius, by the ghost of Hamlet’s father, King Hamlet. The…

Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood shows us unique aspects about the women who live in Gilead, the two different types of women in which Atwood mentions are unique, which are the Handmaids and the Martha’s. These two different groups of women are not allowed to read because Gilead imposes a illiteracy on the female…