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The readers of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights have different views of the character of Heathcliff. His state of mind changes throughout the novel and his personality takes a dramatic alteration during Volume I. This essay will look at the character of the misanthropist, Heathcliff, and how the readers view him at different stages in the…

Albert Schweitzer once said that “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.” Compassion is feeling sympathy, being kind, and caring for others. In William Shakespeare’s play King Lear, an important theme is that it’s important to show kindness to others, even in difficult times….

Anne Bradstreet and Phyllis Wheatley are two pioneering women who wrote poetry in different centuries. Despite the risks involved, their groundbreaking writings on various topics and themes have paved the way for women’s rights today. They are acknowledged as the first published poets of the new world. Bradstreet’s work was first published in 1650 and…

“Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller was written in 1949 and portrays, Willy Loman, a failing salesman in the last few days of his life. He is very caught up in the “American Dream” with the opportunity of success for everyone who wants it, and is driven mad by the fact that whatever he…

The extraordinary scientist Frankenstein alongside his creative writing incited readers with the threat of the unknown and the supernatural power of the forces of nature (Babers, 2008). An in-depth examination of the traits of Victor Frankenstein, the role played by scientific tests and the complex setting around which this novel evolves, indeed qualifies Mary Shelley’s,…

According to the Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary, a perfusionist is a certified medical technician who is responsible for the maintenance of equipment, such as a heart-lung machine, during open heart or bypass surgery. They are considered the heart and lungs of the patient during these procedures. In order to qualify for this profession, perfusionists must…

The thematic similarities between “The Story of an Hour” and “The Kiss” are very evident. These similarities represent the core of the author’s view of womanhood, responsibility, and freedom. The mentioned principles will not be tackled in this paper because of philosophical complications. The similarities will be discussed with academic audacity. It is important to…

In A Midsummer Night’s Dream some of the main themes are magic, dreams, illusion and reality. It is a play about four worlds which combine and create a magical, yet creepy atmosphere where love is overpowered by the magic of the faeries. The whole play is based around the idea that there is a greater…

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, symbolism adds deepness to the narrative, without presenting confusion. Fitzgerald ’ s symbols are big, concrete and obvious. Examples of this symbolism are the vale of ashes, T. J. Eckleburg ’ s immense bluish eyes, and the green visible radiation on the Buchanan dock which…

In 17th and eighteenth century literature one finds many illustrations of alien going escapades, and glamourous narratives of find. Examples of these are Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko, written in 1688, and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, written in 1719. In both of these novels there are assorted indicants that the alien encountered is much more European than…