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Psychoanalysis and feminism In ‘’ Macbeth’’ William Shakespeare is one of the best writers of the Renaissance. He is unforgettable person and admired by young and older people. His works are used in mass media and popular culture. His plays are always alive in art, television, theatre. In the essay there would be discussed the…

Sabrina Ferhani The Odyssey Essay Prompt C: Heroism can have different meanings for different people; literature is full of characters considered “heroic. ” Specifically, some characters are also “epic heroes. ” In a well-developed composition, identify how Odysseus meets the criteria to be an epic hero. Explain how the heroism of the character relates to…

An American Tragedy: Comparing “The Crucible” and “The Scarlet Letter”An American Tragedy: Comparing “The Crucible” and “The Scarlet Letter”by: Jamie NewlandsTwo American authors, of two distinctly different time periods had onevery similar task, to turn a piece of American History into a believable tragedy. Arthur Miller with The Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne with The Scarlet…

Q. How does Dickens use language to set the scene and introduce us to the characters and themes in the opening chapter? Great Expectations was written in the Victorian era, a time of extreme poverty and deprivation, and where large families were crowded into small insanitary housing. This was the backdrop to the novel written…

When looking at ‘Great expectation’ and ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ I think there are many similarities between the two. Both the authors have expressed their views through children’s points of views; this is what makes them so similar. If I was to compare the experiences of childhood for both Scout and Pip there would be…

John Steinbeck, born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California, grew up in an agricultural valley. His father held the position of county treasurer while his mother worked as a schoolteacher. It was through his mother’s influence that he developed a passion for literature. Although his parents hoped he would become a lawyer, Steinbeck thrived…

In the 1930s in America, Of Mice and Men depicts the visible challenges caused by the Great Depression. The Wall Street crash of 1929 turned the American dream into a nightmare, and extensive farming had devastated the countryside, leading workers to move across the American Midwest for jobs. Moreover, John Steinbeck incorporated his own personal…

Both plays depict various similaritities of themes and treatment of that theme. Both the plays deal with some aspect of sexuality that was considered taboos by their contemporary societies. Bernard Shaw tries to captivate our attention on the issue of prostitution and also depicts sub-theme of incest in relation to Frank and Vivie’s relation, while…

In the novel Lord of the flies, Golding associates civilization with inherently good and savagery with inherently evil; but believes humans are inherently evil. In the novel Lord of the flies by William Golding, Ralph is the one who has order, leadership, and civilization. Piggy has the scientific and intellectual aspects of civilization. Jack represents…

In Shakespeares play, Macbeth the theme of masculinity is explored. As Macbeth matures there are times when his masculinity is put to the test, mostly after the murder of Duncan. There are four main themes in which masculinity is presented in the play. It was once considered that the more bloodthirsty and violent you were,…