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During the play Othello is often referred to as the ‘moor’. Due to the fact that he is black he is considered as an outsider. He is influenced by his surroundings and this reflects in his personality and language. At the beginning his speeches are eloquent but this deteriotes in Act 3 and 4. However…

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is widely considered one of the greatest dramas ever written, in part, because so much of the play is open to multiple interpretations. One such ambiguous aspect is the indecisive nature of Hamlet’s revenge. Since the play’s conception over four hundred years ago, intellectuals have put forth numerous theories attempting to identify…

Francis Ford Coppola has crafted his film Apocalypse Now to adapt the main values and attitudes as Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness. Whilst the themes of imperialism and human evil are evident in both texts, Apocalypse Now further builds upon these themes through the manipulation of the concepts of the journey to comment on…

This essay will explore the significance of the first two chapters in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. I will be studying the narrative style, different themes within the book, the mockingbird symbol, and how social context is portrayed. The novel begins with Scout reciting her genealogy. This is significant, because it not only…

One of the most anticipated and impactful passages in The Odyssey by Homer, as translated by Robert Fitzgerald, is The Slaying of the Suitors (book 23 lines 1-62). This passage, which has been built up throughout the story, showcases Homer’s descriptive and well-written style. Through vivid imagery and a carefully crafted tone, Homer enhances the…

Many people have adored Edgar Allan Poes’ writings and many have hated them. Overall Poe still appeals to a large audience today who enjoy the terror, the excitement, and theunique writing style he influenced and provided for readers all over the world. All around the world Poe influences in all types of writing,”For a moment…

“Remember” by Christina Rossetti and “Piano” by D. H. Lawrence are poems about nostalgic remembrance. They both have the same theme. This essay will compare and contrast two poems, bearing in mind the similarites and the differences between both poems. Thus, it will talk about the main themes of both poems (nostalgia for an idealized…

            Adrienne Rich, in her article “Taking Women Students Seriously,” writes about “women as students and students as women” (Rich).  Her article begins with an anecdote about her own life and being a woman student.  She notes, excitedly, that she went to Radcliffe with the knowledge that she would soon have many great men as…

The wings of Melek Taus hover over the world, the winds whisper of revolt, anarchy, war and red ruin for all the sons of men. (CL2.116) The Yazidis (also given as Yezidis, and Yezidees) are a largely Kurdish people in the Middle East, whose religion reveres Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel; similarities with Abrahamic tales…

Animal Farm Compare and Contrast In George Orwell’s illustrious novel Animal Farm, he writes about an animal society that plots to over throw the human race. In the story, the leaders of their communist like society, abuse their authority and in their end the pigs fall from power and ends with a devastating effect. This…