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The Taming of the ShrewWilliam Shakespeare was one of the greatest poets of all time. What made him that poet? Why hasn’t he been forgotten? One answer was the fact that he wrote about ideas and concerns that remain close at heart with people of all cultures and backgrounds. His plays were not confined to…

The character of NICK CARRAWAY holds a special role in this book. By shaping the readers’ opinions of the other characters, Nick’s perspective influences their perception. It is common for people to confuse Nick’s point of view and portrayal of the world with that of F. Scott Fitzgerald, as the fictional world closely reflects the…

The main conflict in the Odyssey is Odysseus’s perseverance. Despite the death of most of his comrades during his journey back home from the Trojan War, he continues on. O Brother, Where Art Thou shares a similar theme of perseverance, as a group of men face obstacles and people trying to hinder their mission. There…

George Orwell’s essay ‘Why I Write? ’ is a detailed account of his way towards becoming a writer. He takes the reader on a journey from his first poems and stories to the pieces of writing that make him famous to finally explain the four reasons of writing. Orwell experiments with ‘a mere description of…

Portrayal of a Murderer In the universe today, many concerns fight each other for more money and better trades. To accomplish this, they will make anything that it takes to carry through the occupation, even if it means seting person else out of concern. These concerns are ruthless and ambitious. Without these traits, concerns can…

Alfred Hitchcock successfully incorporates Gothic conventions within the movie Rebecca. based on Daphne De Maurier’s fresh written in 1938. Likewise. Edgar Allan Poe’s ability to integrate Gothic subjects within his short narrative ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ . published in 1843. has been a success. Although both their abilities to make Gothic Compositions has been successful….

Daniel Camacho Ms. Zimmerman AP Lang (P. 2) October 9th, 2012 Machiavelli V. S. Hobbes (Revised) Niccolo Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes both have many distinct views yet still manage to also share some common ground with each other. Hobbes believed that all men are created equal which leads to the natural state of man being…

            William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying is a modernist masterpiece, where most of the conventions of the epic genre are overthrown. Traditionally, an epic poem was a narrative account of the exploits of a great hero. As a rule, the epic was concerned with a set of incredible adventures, in which the hero had…

Robert E. Lee Ewell In the book Bob Ewell is very much seen as the antagonist of the story. Harper Lee illustrates Bob Ewell to be the most disliked character and is whom much of the novel revolves around. Appearance: Scout Finch describes Bob Ewell in the courtroom (page 170) – “… a little bantam…

Understanding written material requires careful analysis of the society, culture, and context in which it was composed. Neglecting this can result in disregarding the work as insignificant or without meaning. T. S. Eliot, a celebrated poet during the interwar era, sought to avoid such perceptions by introducing his distinctive concepts, employing precise language, and leaving…