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In The Crucible. gender plays an of import function in how the narrative comes together. Abigail. the chief adversary in the drama. is a immature. single adult female who is besides an orphan. She resents being a retainer. the lone chance offered to a immature. single miss. It shows the limited chances for adult females…

Through various literary works – poems and stories included – the literary devices of imagery, point of view, and symbolism have been used to different ends. For example, symbolism is employed to allude to some widely-known concepts, entities, or places in many works. Conversely, imagery serves to bring audiences as psychologically close as possible to…

Directed by Sidney Lumet, “12 Angry Men” depicts a murder trial in which twelve jurors must decide the fate of an 18-year-old accused of patricide. In the initial vote, eleven jurors find the accused guilty, while Henry Fonda’s character argues for his innocence. The other jurors make efforts to persuade the architect that the defendant…

How does the writer create tension and convey sympathy for Ikemefuna in this extract from the novel? Introduction: In this extract from Chapter 7, which describes the death of Ikemefuna, Achebe has used a number of techniques to create tension and make the reader feel sympathy for his situation. Part One – Preparations for the…

Native American traditional stories, folktales, are stories passed down from generation to generation by story telling and performance. Native Americans emphasized the importance of living in harmony with the naturual world. They had complex religious beliefs, sophisticated poltical systems, and strong morals. Some of the stories are creation myths, tales of heroes, and tricksters. Trickster…

King Lear is a play about child – parent relationships, nature, Christianity and enlightenment. King Lear initiates with a King dividing up his land and bestowing it upon his three daughters. After being betrayed by his youngest born Cordelia, Lear banishes her and starts his struggle with madness. King Lear is a tragic play and…

Good afternoon everybody, My Dear colleagues and my dear students, You are celebrating Freshers’ Day 2012 in a very colorful way. My compliments to you all. At the outset, I would like to congratulate the freshers i. e. third sem students for a glorious task that they have done. That is choosing PDIT as your…

            Euripides’ Medea presents Medea’s vengefulness towards her husband which leads her to murder the king and princess of Corinth as well as her children. The murder of these individuals stands as a result of Medea’s humiliation after she found out that her husband, Jason, whom she aided in the escape from Colchis, intends to…

The handing over of ten pounds was perfectly normal. However when he gets the cheque, someone completely different signed it. Enfield tells Utterson, “And signed with a name that I cannot mention.” This adds mystery as why would someone give ninety pounds to a man who was so detestable, and it adds mystery as who…

The poem vividly escribes his/her fears and the impact that the presence of the police officer has. Gay does not spend much time on the setting because that is completely the title’s purpose in this case. Since the title tells the reader of the time, town, and state, there is no reason for Gay to…