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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…

One with Paris’ love for Juliet and the other is Romeos love for Rosalie. Although Paris went to Gullet’s father, Lord Caplet, to ask for her hand in marriage, Juliet didn’t really care for him. Initially, when Paris asked to marry Juliet, Caplet gave him permission too as long as Juliet agreed as well. But…

            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…

Maya Angelou paved the way for many of today’s black poets. She is famous for her poems and series of autobiographies. Angelou has had an interesting life filled with many accomplishments. Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. (Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd Ed. ) Her parents…

In the masterful story Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck there is a looming theme of loneliness. This theme is told to you through the words and actions of the characters in the story . This story is told through two characters Lennie and George. The setting is 1930’s America. The story involves traveling…

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…

They were aware of the reason why he didn’t do it: due to the immense size of the knife descending and penetrating into living flesh; because of the unbearable amount of blood (31). The analysis reveals that Jack is afraid of slaughtering the pig in chapter 1, a fear he conquers as he relinquishes civilization…

What would it be like to lack a personal identity? The nature of humanity is inherently focused on accepting and understanding oneself. Without these qualities, one experiences feelings of inadequacy and being lost. This is specifically true for Biff Loman in “Death of a Salesman” as his father, Willy, is unable to accept him. Biff…

In the light of critical opinions discuss Miller’s exploration of the American Dream in Death of A Salesman in relation to the characters of Willy and Biff Loman. Focus upon the ideas of success and failure within the American Dream in relation to Miller’s portrayal of Willy’s idolisation of Biff and the effect this has…

Introduction             Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell is a personal essay of the author about his experience in shooting an elephant that has gone amok while he was stationed at Burma as an Imperial sub-divisional police officer. In his essay, Orwell primarily wanted to show three things—the evils of imperialism, the concept of conscience…