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The play “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller takes place almost entirely in the head of its main protagonist, Willy Loman.The play continually evolves through a series of flashbacks to the past and flashes of what Willy is actually experiencing in the present.This allows the viewer of the play not only to meet Willy…

Owen reflects on the price paid by soldiers during wartime as he shows how the war takes away the soldiers lives. Owen describes the soldiers as being “Bent double like old beggars” this shows the price paid by soldiers as war has aged them. Owen then goes on to describe the soldiers as hags and…

During the play Shakespeare is able to exploit a number of techniques; it is through these techniques the audience is able to e what the primary problems and themes of the play are. Through exploration of this scene I aim to show how Shakespeare accomplishes this. In this scene their true feelings are revealed for…

In today’s feminist movement, the statement “I could find in my heart to disgrace my man’s apparel and cry like a woman” would elicit strong reactions. In a society that advocates for gender equality, the author of this sentence would be seen as highly misogynistic. Nevertheless, it is crucial to acknowledge that around 400 years…

Clarity of Vision In Shakespeare’s tragedy, King Lear, a prominent reoccuring theme is vision and it’s relovence. The characters, Lear and Gloucester are Shakespeare’s principal means of portraying this theme. Although Lear can physically see, he is blind in the sense that he lacks insight, understanding, and direction. In contrast, Gloucester becomes physically blind but…

A lie is an untruth. It can be a false statement or a statement left unsaidwhich causes someone to be misled. In life, lies are told for many differentreasons. In fiction, they thicken the plot and overall setting of the story. InConrad’s Heart of Darkness, Marlow dislikes lies and therefore only tells two,both in extraordinary…

Atticus is a central figure in the novel, playing a crucial role in all major events. He serves as the moral backbone of Maycomb society and a voice of reason for the oppressed. Lee presents Atticus as unconventional for his time, portraying him as someone who will bring moral change to Maycomb. The timing of…

‘The subject ( of Lord of the Flies ) is an effort to follow the defects of society back to the defects of human nature. The moral is that the form of society must depend on the ethical mature of the person and non on any political system nevertheless seemingly logical or respectable. ’ —…

The short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson was written in 1948 and takes place in a small town, on the 27th of June. In this story, the lottery occurs every year, around the summer solstice. All families gather together to draw slips of paper from a black box. When reading this story, it is…

What is madness? Is any individual mad purely due to the fact they are different, and do they in return see the same about the world? In the short stories “The Tell-Tale Heart ” by Edgar Allen Poe The story is based on a confession from the unknown narrator, who starts addressing the reader of…