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What I find without a doubt the most interesting thing behind William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, is that it’s much darker than the writers’ pinnacle, Romeo & Juliette; but to everyone’s surprise winds up being the one with a happy ending. Shakespeare doesn’t do that to us often, in fact all of his stories are…

“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot is an early poem that showcases the irony in its title. This is a dramatic monologue where Eliot’s speaker explores the lack of love, rather than actually singing about it. The poem serves as a reflection on the disappointment of romantic relationships. The initial image…

Isabella defines Angelo as an ‘arch-villain’. To what extent do you agree with her that Angelo is the villain of the play?Though he displays many villainous traits and commits some seemingly irredeemable acts of cruelty, it would be unfair to judge Angelo outright as an ‘arch villain’All of Shakespeare’s plays contain at least one character…

In the story “The Cask of Amontillado” shows different elements of the story which includes the characters played by the main cast namely Fortunato and Montresor; setting which takes place in a carnival; the conflict where Fortunato suffers his untimely demise, the plot and themes are all present. The author, Allan Poe, tries to create…

Mary Shelley was a pioneer of feminist movements in the early 19th century, aiming to highlight societal issues before similar ideas emerged. Shelley desired a more equitable society, empowering women and reducing men’s dominance. Victor Frankenstein’s creation, commonly regarded as evil without a fair chance, is depicted as a frightful being. However, the monster possesses…

The fiction novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee explores many issues and concerns such as maturation and morals and ethics . Lee uses the character such as Jem, Scout and Atticus Finch to help convey these notions and concerns. Jem and Scout take us through their journey of maturation. While then we learn…

            Politics has been the most favorite object of debate since the ancient period. As an evidence of such, the great Greek philosopher Plato included and elaborated his immediate notions and arguments about politics and his ideal way of government (the Kallipolis) in his book the Republic. Among the characters that Plato used throughout his…

Hamlet is the most written about tragedy in the history of man. But, why is it a tragedy? Is it because Hamlet has a tragic flaw that creates his downfall? Or is it that all the cards are stacked against him since the beginning of the play and there is no way he can prevail?…

Atticus: To being with, this case should never have come to trial. We are looking at an innocent man here, one whom the prosecution has not conjured up enough evidence to make this man guilty. We must, as moral people, take ourselves out of our bodies, and place our minds into another man’s mind, a…

There were a figure of factors that influenced Macbeth ’ s determination whether to assassinate King Duncan or non. Each of these statements worked for or against Macbeth ’ s better opinion of the state of affairs. Finally, a combination of all these factors broke down his scruples through his mental failing ; this led…