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With reference to the written Macbeth text, to the R.S.C’s 1967 production and the Roman Polanskis 1971 film, analyze how successful each production has been in transforming Shakespeare’s written text onto the stage/screen. Throughout Shakespeare’s life he wrote and directed many famous and wonderful plays, these include Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and the Twelfth night….

George Orwell wrote Animal Farm as a way of expressing him opinion on people and events in the Russian Revolution and before and after. He uses the animals to reference and embody people from the Russian Revolution. The character that stands out the most to me and really writes the story is Napoleon, the pig,…

Two stories that are heavy in literary technique are “Tell Tale Heart,” by Edgar Allen Poe and “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson. These short stories were written exactly 105 years apart; Poe’s short story was written in 1843 while Jackson’s was written in 1948. “Tell Tale Heart,” Poe develops the plot and creates a mood…

The debate surrounding the Loch Ness monster’s existence has persisted among scientists and enthusiasts for a long time. Despite extensive use of sonar and tracking devices, no concrete evidence confirming the presence of the Loch Ness monster has been found. However, there are captivating tales and legends associated with it. The lack of substantial proof…

Galapagos – a heavenly island in the disguise of hell (final) In “Galapagos”, Kurt Vonnegut uses Darwin’s evolution theory to base a dark and funny narrative on human beings. Told from the narrative of the spirit of Leon Trout, the novel humourously and painstakingly compels its readers to reflect on humanity and our roles as…

Eleven Eleven, written by Sandra Cisneros, explores the character of an eleven-year-old through the use of various literary devices. The first-person narrator, Rachel, is portrayed as naive yet articulate, as she recounts the events of her humiliating eleventh birthday. Despite her young vocabulary, Rachel effectively communicates the challenges of maturing with the insight of an…

Bienvenido Santos’ short narrative “When the Dancers Came” shares a common theme with the rest of his stories in “Scent of Apples.” This theme explores the sense of loss experienced in the Filipino American community, whether it be a loss of home, identity, or family. In “When the Dancers Came,” Santos conveys this loss through…

After shiping on the literary journey that is “The Odyssey” . I decided to undertake this verse form by Dorothy Parker. Although short in length. the verse form was deceivingly disputing due to the unraveling of symbolism within the words. Embedded within the short sentences were insightful mentions to apparently ordinary objects. such as the…

Iago’s Soliloquies in William Shakespeare’s Play Othello “Othello” is a tragedy which was written in 1622 by William Shakespeare, the title “Othello” is eponymous which means that a character gives its name to the title. Othello is not the main character, where as in “Macbeth” Macbeth was the main character. Right from the beginning Shakespeare…

Shakespeare employs language tools and techniques to create a tense and exciting scene in Act 3 Scene 1 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, as he showcases a fight scene in the streets of fair Verona, Italy. The fate of our ‘star crossed lovers’ takes a drastic turn for the worse when Tybalt and Mercutio meet their…