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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…

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,…

Food plays an important part in any situation; it can make or break the problems. In the Importance of Being Earnest, food plays a very vital role in helping create movement in the plot. The play, importance of being earnest by Oscar Wilde uses food as an essential motif /symbol of an act of working…

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…

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…

‘Guys like us, that live on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world’ ‘Of Mice and Men’ is written by John Steinbeck, published in 1937. The novel is set in the 1930s during the great depression in California. The two protagonist characters, George and Lennie are farm workers who have a dream of one-day…

Introduction             Fiction, whether it is a movie, play or a story depicts an assortment of human emotions. Emotions like love, hatred, jealousy, pride, despair, loneliness and anger are portrayed through the characters. The plot revolves around these emotions, for the characters are gripped by the emotional influences which add intensity to the story. The…

Horror has a way of affecting those who indulge in its sensitive genre, be it through literature, poetry, movies, and even T.V. shows. It affects its readers and viewers by agitating the emotion humans tend to be most sensitive to: fear. It does this in many different ways by exploring the different kinds of things…

Lord of the flies Movie and Book comparisons “Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become. ” Linking the movie and novel of William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” there are many apparent differences. Despite the common plot, Hook failed to give the viewers the…

            Penelope may not be as prominent as the other characters in Homer’s The Odyssey, but she still is one of the most crucial major characters in the story.  Unlike the other characters which reveal physical strength or supernatural capabilities, Penelope seems to be weak and powerless.  Upon closer analysis, however, one could see her…