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Gothic elements in The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Poe’s short story The Oval Portrait contains distinct Gothic elements penetrating the setting and the mood of the narration. From the very first line the reader is invited to “the fancy of Mrs. Radcliffe”, the pioneer of the gothic novel. The image of the…

Night is a time when the rigidity of family feuds can be suspended, when lovers can be freed of societal dicta; but it is also a time when hierarchy, taboo, and humane principles can be violated. -Triple-Threat Shakespeare, Jeanne Roberts Romeo is longing for love when he says he has a soul of lead, and…

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, composed in the late nineteenth century, the creator suggests that learning and innovation can be hazardous to people and all of humanity. In the conflict between morality and science it is less intense in the real world today than in the fictional world of Frankenstein. In today’s world knowledge and new…

In Shakespeare’s Othello, the characters Iago (Othello’s ensign) and Cassio (Othello’s friend and lieutenant) are contrasted in many different ways. The most crucial and significant difference between Iago and Cassio is their attitudes. This contrast is shown mainly in the language that they use. Cassio is a good-natured gentleman, and he uses gracious and refined…

Seamus Heaney, as part of his ‘Bog Poems’ collection, wrote the poem, ‘Bog Queen’. In this poem, Heaney brings together the main themes of his bog poems, including religion and sacrifice, pain and suffering, conflict within the Irish society and the links between the past the present. Heaney believes that Mother Ireland is Mother Earth,…

A bulk sum of narratives may hold a similar trait to another piece of composing. A big sum of narratives have been compared in ways such as subject. scenes. characters. sarcasm. and close grounds of boding. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and “There Will Come Soft Rains. ” by Ray Bradbury are an illustration of…

The Laboratory’ ‘The Laboratory’ by Robert Browning is a dramatic monologue that tells the story of a woman’s plot to murder her romantic rival. The form in which Browning has written this poem subtly reveal aspects of the female speaker whilst allowing the reader to make their own personal judgement on her behaviour and character,…

The story of George Orwell’s well-known allegory Animal Farm has a significant role for Snowball. Examining Snowball’s symbolism and his many portrayals throughout the story is the goal of this research. By looking at Snowball’s traits, actions, and interactions with other characters, we may learn more about his symbolic significance. This will make it easier…

The story “Everyday Use” written by Alice Walker, a famous African American author, is a story where the whole meaning of the story is completely dependent on how different these two sisters are. Often time children raised together in the same household, then logic may dictate that these children will most likely have a similar…

Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” tells the story of an ancient mariner who kills an albatross and brings upon himself and his ship’s crew a curse. The ancient mariner travels the world, unburdening his soul, telling his story to whomever needs to hear it. Shelley alludes to the poem several times. Robert Walton in…