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Have you ever thought about how it would be to live in a time of poverty? Howwould life be if you were poor and did not know from where you would be getting yournext meal? What would it be like to be forced to live in a workhouse? These are some ofthe questions you might…

One of the most interesting and exotic characters in the tragic play “Othello”, by William Shakespeare, is “honest” Iago. At first Iagoseems to be motiveless. However, the motivation behind his actions lie more inIago’s quest for personal gain, as opposed to just being evil for evil’s sake. Iago’s greediness can be validated by examining his…

“To assault with contemptuous, coarse, or insulting words or wrongly hurt by maltreatment” is the definition of abuse. In his novel Great Expectations, Charles Dickens explores the concept of abuse. He portrays abusive behaviors in the personalities of his characters, both the protagonist and antagonist experiencing mistreatment. The author employs the negative aspects of their…

Hamlet dares us, along with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to “pluck outthe heart of my mystery.” This mystery marks the essence of Hamlet’s characteras, in spite of our popular psychologies, it ultimately does for all humanpersonalities. Granting this, we can attempt to chart its origin and outwardmanifestations. Ophelia tells us that before the events of the…

Death in Hamlet’s life Death has a way of changing one’s perspective on life. Whether it be for the better or the worse. You can never tell what a person is really going through. The death of an instrumental person can change a person’s whole way of living, thinking, and even their morals. Everything can…

The Rake: A Few Scenes from My Childhood and Amy Tan’s narrative Jing-Mei Woo: Two Kinds,  the writers describe their personal experiences. The essay and narrative are based upon the writers childhood memories. There are many similarities and differences in Mamet’s and Tan s plants. Both writers describe a childhood struggle ; nevertheless, Mamet does…

Ernest Hemingway, a fisherman and Nobel Prize winner, authored the book “The Old Man and the Sea”. The narrative unfolds in a small fishing village along the Cuban coast. Hemingway’s somber tone reflects his sympathy for the protagonist, as he highlights the numerous struggles the old man faces and elicits an understanding of his suffering….

Booker Taliaferro Washington was born into slavery on April 5, 1856 and died November 14, 1915. Education was always very important to Booker; however, it was next to impossible for a colored person to obtain an education, so Booker had to go to great lengths for his eventual knowledge. Later, Washington became an educator and…

The poem ‘Pike’, written by the poet Ted Hughes, describes the personality of the fish, as well as its actions and the environment it lives in. This poem also includes many contrasts of romantic and unromantic words which create imageries of different attitudes of nature such as peace, calmness, and danger. The usage of romantic…

Speech directions provide guidance to actors on how to deliver their lines, using words in brackets that convey the intended emotions of the character. In theatre, characters often use asides to briefly speak directly to the audience while not facing other characters. This enables us to understand the character’s genuine emotions at a specific moment…