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How does Priestley present the character of Inspector Goole? Priestley has craftily created a dominant and forceful character in order to clash with the Birling family and drive the conflict in play- socialism & capitalism His methodical and systematic approach helps draw out the tension and mystery of the play Authoritative, does not get intimated…

            Penelope may not be as prominent as the other characters in Homer’s The Odyssey, but she still is one of the most crucial major characters in the story.  Unlike the other characters which reveal physical strength or supernatural capabilities, Penelope seems to be weak and powerless.  Upon closer analysis, however, one could see her…

Honor: honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions; this is the definition by which these two characters, Hector and Achilles, ought to be judged. By taking this definition to heart, Achilles is far from honorable. Throughout the Iliad, Achilles acts on rage and revenge. “Rage-Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles, murderous,…

A person will do anything and everything in their power to make one moment last as long as they possibly can. In the poem Porphyry’s Lover, the narrator kills Porphyry because he wants to preserve the perfect moment between them and feels as if he has granted Porphyry’s one wish. He so desperately wants to…

Sam Spade the Anti-Hero We often look back upon Sam Spade, the protagonist in The Maltese Falcon, as the first example of the modern day detective. This modern day detective is the gruff Man who keeps his wits about him, always gets the ladies, and cracks the case in the end. Sam Spade does fit…

This essay is about my favourite character in “To Kill a Mocking Bird.” She is one of the biggest, most important characters; she is considered the main character. She is very important for she helps narrate this story. She helps with the story by describing her thoughts and feelings that is one of the main…

Johnny is a dynamic character because e starts off as a shy little boy to a confident and noble teenager. In the beginning of the story, Johnny is a sad little boy. Pony describes Johnny as “a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers……

The way a character gets its reputation is affected by the way the reader and other characters view them, and that perspective can change at any point throughout the storyline. In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, Shylock is presented as the most developed character. Shakespeare purposely creates both an antagonist and protagonist in Shylock,…

In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” T. S. Eliot uses imagery, language and metaphor to present Prufrock as a brooding, indecisive and vain man who is unwilling to do the things that would make his life more meaningful. Right from the start of the poem, the narrator begins suggesting he and his companion…

Motivation is what gives us the driving force in our lives. It’s what makes us human as we naturally have a primal instinct to succeed. Without it, we would have no desire to achieve and no goals to set in life. The anti-force of motivation is discouragement. It is fueled by fear, frustration, failure, and…