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William Blake, an innovative and proficient poet and engraver, possessed ideas that were ahead of his era. He authored two poetry collections known as The Songs of Innocence and The Songs of Experience. Despite their initial aim for children, The Songs of Innocence were eventually merged with The Songs of Experience to tackle the urgent…

“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter?tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther… And then one fine morning? So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. ” This quote…

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…

The best part about Shakespearean play, Macbeth is that it can be performed, not only read. This version of the film has done exceptionally well in terms of the performance. This film, directed by Rupert Gold is set in the 20th century as opposed to its original setting which took place in Scotland during the…

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…

The poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning depicts the arrogant Duke Alfonso II D’Este. The speaker, a wealthy nobleman, takes great pride in his long-standing lineage, declaring “My nine hundred year old name.” Throughout the poem, the Duke endeavors to persuade the Count of Tyrell that he is a suitable match for his daughter….

1. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” what does the narrator’s attitude toward his servants reveal about his view of humanity? It is clear that this is another key indication of the kind of character that Montresor is as a narrator. The fact that he has deliberately organised for his home to be empty when he…

Fitzgerald’s portrayal of the female characters in ‘The Great Gatsby’ reveals an underlying hatred of women. With reference to appropriately selected parts of the novel, and relevant external contextual information on Fitzgerald’s own experience of, and attitude to women, give your response to the above view. In The Great Gatsby women are often presented in…

Symbolic importance in Lord of the Flies In “Lord of the Flies” written by William Gilding, there are several symbols throughout the novel that are significantly important due to their meaning. In my opinion, the three main symbols are the signal fire, the conch and Lord of the Flies. A symbol represents something else; Gilding…