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In William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, Claudius, the new King, is striving for absolute power and strength over everyone and would stop at nothing to get it. His actions seem to be overlooked by some of the other characters and their actions. Claudius’s actions resulted in many deaths. He ordered others to do all of his dirty…

Hamlet lead his life in circles, never comfortable enough with his current conditions to settle down. The crisis placed upon him were never resolved, because he couldnt handle decisions, leading to a severe downfall in his familys life. Such demise began in a terrace of the palace Hamlet called home, with a sighting of a…

Contemporary literature has two of the most outstanding authors that have ever lived.  African – American authors Maya Angelou and Alice Walker undeniably epitomizes a woman of strength and substance.             Both women present a noteworthy resemblance in the lives they lead.  Angelou and Walker narrate to their readers the kind of life they came…

The narrator felt excited and glad when the snake arrived at the water-trough. He viewed its visit as a guest peacefully coming to drink. However, conflicting thoughts emerged from the narrator’s human education, urging him to kill the snake as it was a venomous gold snake. Those voices told him that if he wasn’t afraid,…

Victor Frankenstein, as he huddled in the corner of his room, with only bed sheets to offer a hint of security, plagued himself with questions as to how he could create such a catastrophe. A being of immense proportions, Victor’s life-long work, stood lingering over Victor’s bed and the only thought repeating in the creator’s…

One of the most prolific writers of his time, H.G. ( Herbert George) Wells wasable to do it all. He was universal, and could write from many different sides. He was one of the most versitile writers, as he could write like a novelist, asin the The History of Mr. Polly. He could also write…

This was an oral presentation, in which I prosecuted Macbeth. I received a grade of A-, however was told that it was my actual presentation rather than my essay that stopped me getting a higher grade :)Ladies and Gentlemen, I will be brief. You have heard the testimonies and seen the evidence; it is now…

Emily Dickinson is an important poet because of the uniqueness of her writing style. Despite only having 7 of her 1,200 poems published, critics still consider her one of the main poets of her time. Love, religion, individuality, and nature were the most important things to Dickinson in her life. While expressing these themes, she…

Everyone wants to escape reality and live their lives the way they dream it would be. Due to disappointments, people tend to daydream, lose touch with reality and start imagining that life is easier in dreams than in reality. They get to plan their life and live it as if it were real – no…

This time, the tables have been turned for Orwell. In “A Hanging,” Orwell played the role of oppressor. However, in “Shooting an Elephant,” Orwell experienced oppression from the Burmese people. He reveals that “In Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was despised by a large number of people.” Additionally, he emphasizes this point by stating “As…