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The Character of Shylock in Merchant of Venice Few characters created by Shakespeare embodies pure evil like the character of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. Shylock is a usurer and a malevolent, blood-thirsty old man consumed with plotting the downfall of his enemies. He is a malignant, vengeful character, consumed with venomous malice1; a…

The trustworthiness and attentiveness of Nick Carraway, portrayed as a listener and an honest man, draw people in the novel to confide in him. These personal disclosures play a crucial role in advancing the plot and ultimately bringing it to a close. Nick’s lack of importance in his words causes everything else to hold significance….

Every one has a character flaw. Some are more serious than others. For instance, some people pick their nose, while others drink milk directly from the carton. After a while a persons character flaws will come back to haunt them. Shakespeare is a master at pointing out ones character flaws and showing how those flaw…

An unfortunately common critique Desdemona’s character in Othello is that she presents a passive character, who is virtuous, yet lacks any real depth or resolve, and thus the tragedy is unfortunately hollow because of this problem. This critic is not well founded, as Desdemona, on the contrary, presents an image of a woman going against…

In The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer, 30 pilgrims went on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. They would go to visit the late Thomas Beckett, and say their thanks to God. The characters Chaucer introduces on this pilgrimage however, are from many different walks of life and have a plethora of ranging stories and views….

We are first introduced to Virgil Tibbs at a train station, where he sits silently upon a bench marked “coloured. ” He appears to be quiet and shy, and possibly scared of the Caucasian officer who arrests him, but we are soon to realise that there is a lot more to Mr. Tibbs than just…

Rebeca Stead’s book ‘When You Reach Me’ is a novel that brings together time travel, friendship, mysteries, and scholarship. In this book, there are a lot of different characters with different traits, like Miranda’s problem-solving skills, Alice’s shyness of going to the bathroom, and Sal’s impulsive actions. Marcus is a major character in the story,…

‘The Handmaid’s Tale is a futuristic novel about what could happen if we returned to our original bible-based values. In my opinion it is essentially a fable about fundamentalist Christian America. Offred is the main character in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood. It is written in first person narrative with Offred been the narrator….

Abigail Williams caused great harm to numerous individuals in the town of Salem. As a troublemaker, she created chaos by falsely accusing innocent people of witchcraft. Her self-centered nature prevented her from acknowledging the difficulties faced by those she falsely implicated. Abigail Williams, a cunning and vengeful teenager, used her personal animosity to assert her…

Essay, Research Paper Lord of the Fliess: Development of the Fictional characters In William Golding ’ s Lord of the Flies, there are at least three characters that display both civilised and barbarian behaviour. These characters are Ralph, Jack, and Samneric. Ralph, the elective leader, is a “ model boy ” whose cardinal motivations are…