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Hamlet is a well known character in the body of works of Shakespeare. The soliloquy signifies the derailed and arguments of a wearied soul trying to explain life and the consequences of hardships of thoughts’ impacts on decision makings throughout life which end with the beginning of death and the realm beyond. Is it true…

Othello is a masterpiece from Shakespeare, but the plot is copied from the original source, Cinthio’s Hecatommithi. Although the two versions are practically similar, Shakespeare makes some innovations that separate his play from its original source. Othello adds up several characters more to thicken the plot and the characters are given names. Perhaps the most…

Shakespeare’s View of Women in Othello In Othello Shakespeare portrays three women – Desdemona, Bianca and Emilia. Each of them is a distinct personality, yet each is dependent on a man, as Desdemona is married to Othello, Bianca is engaged in relationship with Cassio, and Emilia is married to Iago. In contrast to general idea of…

Charles Dickens is a celebrated British novelist, born on Friday, February 7, 1812, in Portsea England, to John Dickens, a clerk in the navy wage office, and Elizabeth Dickens. Charles Dickens was the 2nd of eight kids. As a kid Dickens attended school in Chatham, London. Dickens found many of his inspirations in his ain…

Relevance of The Tempest in the Modern World The Tempest, a pastoral tragicomedy written by William Shakespeare in the Renaissance period around 1611, presents a unique challenge in interpreting its original intent versus how it is understood today, almost four centuries later. The way women are depicted in such older plays like The Tempest would…

When they are sitting with each other discussing ways to kill hamlet, hey both come up with secret plans to execute Hamlet. When Alerter says to Claudia, Where it draws blood no cytoplasm so rare, collected from all simples that have virtue under the moon, can save the thing from death, Claudia agrees with Alerter…

Essay Topic: Compare and contrast the use of point of view in two stories. Stories Chosen: Richard Ford’s Great Falls and Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants Point of view is an important literary device that an author may use to help enrich the plot of the story. Different point of views (such as first…

There are many definitions for love. but there are besides many definitions for lunacy. Both words. when joined together. make an eternal possibility of emotions and actions one can bare to keep for the interest of another. Lunacy can be described as “senseless folly” . When a individual is in love with another. they tend…

Maya Angelou’s “Champion of the World” and Amy Tan’s “Fish Cheeks” both capture the authors’ past experiences of oppression, and convey their struggles with identity. Both authors are from minority cultures, and both describe the same harsh pressures from the dominant culture. Both author’s share situations of being outcasts, coming from different racial backgrounds and…

In Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, Tom’s final monologue at the play’s closing reveals some degree of professional success but his emotional life is a haunted wreck.  After losing his job with the shoe company, Tom tries to break free of his stifling, unhappy family life and attempts “to find in motion what was lost…