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The novel, The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is looked at in two different ways. It has been viewed as a novel that takes place during the Salem witch trials but also as a metaphor to the McCarthy era and a terrible period in American history. Arthur Miller was very “disappointed by the critic’s reactions”…

The Webster’s Dictionary defines “fate” as an unstoppable and predetermined force that decides one’s future. In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the story revolves around the destined meeting, love, and tragic deaths of these star-crossed lovers. This narrative prompts contemplation on whether or not the Prince’s final decree should be executed…

In “The Scarlet Letter”, Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays the hypocrisy of the Puritan society of the seventeenth century with the story of the downfall and redemption of Hester Prying. The hypocritical Puritan society punishes Hester for committing adultery. However, In her own mind, she does not see her actions as a sin because she acts out…

In this chapter, Boxer, despite having split his hoofs in the Battle OF THE Windmill, insists on working harder to build another windmill. Boxer adopts his personal motto “I will work harder!” (Orwell 18) after the first harvest following the rebellion. This motto remains with him throughout the book until he is sold by the…

How does Shakespeare present marriage in the Taming of the Shrew? In The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare is using Kate and Petruchio’s relationship to present marriage as something women should not aspire to, this is different to the conventions of other comedies, for example; in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing the two characters dislike…

In King Lear by William Shakespeare Lear, Cornelia, and Generic understand love in three different ways; it is not a universal belief. Lear has a limited understanding of what love can bring him. He understands it as power. He thinks when one loves him he can control them. That is why he will only give…

Mid-term Break is a poem by the Irish poet Seamus Heaney. In this poem I will explain how the poem is very effective at conveying the complex emotions of how Seamus Heaney feels when he loses his younger brother in a road accident. I was surprised that in the poem he doesn’t show any sadness,…

Introduction: Relatives are thought to be there for one another and whatever you have. The relations of nowadays are more or less typical but in the novel The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams the Wingfield family is very dysfunctional. The components of this family unit, Amanda (Mother), Tom (Son) and Laura (Daughter), make this family…

Morality in frankenstein: Morality. It has been questioned by people, honored by peopleand revered since the beginning of time. Yet even today not oneperson can say what is morally right. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Category:EnglishPaper Title:Morality in frankensteinText:Morality. It has been questioned by people, honored by peopleand revered since the beginning of time. Yet even today not oneperson can…

In classical drama, plays followed the three unities of place, time and action. Each unity had its own set of specific rules. Othello follows these unities more closely than many of Shakespeare’s plays though the play does contain an interesting trick involving time. This “double time” as it has come to be called occurs when…