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I have left you this letter to help to protect you. As you know from reading this letter, I am no longer in this world. Remember please that I love you, and I am trying to protect you with this letter, so read it with great care. You should know that Macbeth and I were…

In the Gothic romances written by the Bronti sisters, there are two fascinating characters with many facets to their personalities. The depiction of Rochester has been done using an autobiographical approach by Charlotte Bronti in “Jane Eyre” and Emily Bronti used dual narration to portray Heathcliff’s complexity in “Wuthering Heights”. In this essay I am…

In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies there are many characters. Two of the most prominent and distinct characters are Piggy, and Jack Merridew. Both Jack and Piggy, are stubborn English boys of about 12 years old and symbolically represent groups of society and parts of the human thought, but Jack and Piggy’s similarities end…

Abstract In 1993, Harvard professor of Political Science Samuel Huntington published an article in Foreign Affairs. In it, he put forth a highly controversial thesis: that future conflicts would be between civilizations rather than political or ideological lines. This essay examines the validity of his claims and advances a contrary view. It argues that the…

The Star and credits his mentor with developing his style. One in particular, C. G. Pete” Wellington, provided Hemingway with the writing style of a newspaper: “use short sentences. Use short paragraphs. SE vigorous English , not forgetting to strive for smoothness. Be positive, not 7). Hemi Agway was later quoted describing them as ”…

The opening line of The Day Lady Died bequeaths the reader with time, a date, and a location: ‘It is 12:20 in New York a Friday’ A context is provided. It is ‘three days after Bastille day’. And a year is flagged: ‘it is 1959’. A certain degree of care has been taken to mark…

One couple in love leads to catastrophic deaths. “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,” written by William Shakespeare is the tragic play about the “star-crossed lovers” whose lives have been changed after one night. The two families hate each other; the feud continues due to the fact that neither family is ready to forgive and…

How does Shakespeare present the character of Beatrice? ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ is another of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies. It primarily focuses on the unromantic spiteful relationship between the two main characters, Beatrice and Benedick. Beatrice, the niece of Leonato is a quick-witted, independent woman, who proclaims hers disdain of love and marriage. Despite her hate…

Dreams, aspirations, and illusions are the main focus of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. The play revolves around many diverse characters, and, at some point during the play, many of them make reference to the word dream. The word dream can be interpreted by many different means, and using different methods. For example, the…

The Pedestrian The Pedestrian is a short story by Ray Bradbury. The theme of the short story is all about technology in which it deals with the dangers living in a society which is not only reliant on technology, but uses technology to control its citizens and to destroy those individuals who dare to exercise…