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Arthur Miller was a famous American playwright, born on October 17, 1915 in Manhattan. He was the son of Isadore and Agusta Miller. His play The Death of a Salesman premiered on Broadway in 1949 and brought him widespread recognition. In fact, he is considered one of the top three dramatists of the 20th century…

In chapter 15, the chapter before Tom Robinson’s trial, Harper Lee increases tension hugely compared to the previous chapters. She begins to build tension right from the start when Heck Tate turns up with a group of men. This is significant because Scout says that ‘In Maycomb, grown men stood outside for only two reasons:…

Ambrose Bierce is known as one of the most surprising and amusing writers of his time. His words are filled with allegory, mystery, and irony in them. His works are even deemed to consist of both illusions and realities that seem to conflict but nevertheless blend together (Singletary n.p.). He is regarded as an impeccable…

The main character, Montage, is a fireman that struggles between following society or going against it after he meets Claries, a preppy, meddlesomeness teenager. After he encounters her, he starts reading books and apprehending them and becomes to establish more questions regarding why people do certain things in his society. One of the main questions…

Abstract This paper is written on the pentad diagram by Kenneth Burkes’ theory. Within Burkes’ theory he gives 5 different steps to follow such as, the “act” which is states the person who committed the act, what is going on. The “scene” in what is going on and the situation at hand. The “agent” which…

If you can feel it, it’s great.  From the interview by Diana Savage in January 1998 Thomas Lux writes a real meaningful poetry.  He says “And I want it to be understandable by dogs and cats…. so that anyone who has never read poetry can relate to it”. This portrays that the distinguished relationship between…

The aspect can be defined as a specific feature or part or a distinct perspective in which something can be seen. Consequently, the various aspects of Atticus manifest when he is compared and contrasted with other characters, through his approach in teaching and guiding Jem and Scout, and through his contribution to the themes within…

When I entered the University of the West Indies, I thought I was at the summit of English Language, the summit of writing, the summit of analysis, but I was in for a rude awakening when I entered my first class for Writing in the Disciplines, FD14A. The foundation course Writing in the Disciplines on…

Shakespeare, a well-known playwright on his generation has written many tragedy-dramas. One of this is Macbeth, it is considered as one of his darkest tragedy ever written. Predominantly, the main character has evolved from being a protagonist in the story to a villain. In the beginning, Macbeth was considered as a hero for defeating the…

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, he uses four main techniques to create a feeling of sympathy for Macbeth. These come in the forms of; the witches, Lady Macbeth, Banquo (Macbeth’s friend) and Macbeth himself. The play is set in Scotland and starts with a dramatic stormy scene featuring the witches. To create sympathy Shakespeare creates the three…