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The play ‘The Merchant of Venice’, by William Shakespeare, shows two different father-daughter relationships. The relationships are between Portia and her recently diseased father, the other involving Jessica and Shylock, a Jewish money lender. The first relationship emphasizes love, respect and trust whereas the other are obviously different. Portia’s relationship with her recently deceased father…

The scene in the graveyard symbolizes the evolution of Hamlet’s mental state throughout the play. Here, he reflects on the various conflicts he has faced and comes to a new understanding of life and death. He compares the corruption of death to the corruption that occurred in Act 1, when his father died. He also…

Ebony and Crystal: Poems in Verse and Prose (1922, The Auburn Journal) was Clark Ashton Smith’s third volume of poetry, following The Star-Treader and Other Poems (1912, Robertson) and Odes and Sonnets (1918, The Book Club of California). Smith had conceived the volume as early as 1916, and by late 1920 had a manuscript which…

Both in the Elizabethan era and today, gender roles were a significant concern for people of all social statuses, including William Shakespeare. The differentiation between men and women affected individuals from different backgrounds. Throughout history, there has been continuous discussion about evolving gender roles. Although contemporary American society has more defined and diverse gender roles…

Alienation Many characters during the Victorian to early Modern literature era were alienated. Causes of alienation during this time period included familial separation, social class or gender restrictions, and self-isolation from society. These characters may display the common causes of alienation, but ared still connected to their families and society. Some characters may alienate themselves,…

The Tempest is a play with many themes and motifs which guide the story of the play through out. One of the main and most important themes In the entire play would be the theme of Revenge. The concept of revenge is the main object fuelling the story and the reason behind Prosperous strange actions….

Brand new ancient is a poetic epic that is modern, it is perfumed and written by Kate Tempest, which focusses on the lives of some young individuals in their early stage of growth. The book is a must read as it has used different literary poetic techniques and different themes with the critic to develop…

I have left you this letter to help to protect you. As you know from reading this letter, I am no longer in this world. Remember please that I love you, and I am trying to protect you with this letter, so read it with great care. You should know that Macbeth and I were…

In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies there are many characters. Two of the most prominent and distinct characters are Piggy, and Jack Merridew. Both Jack and Piggy, are stubborn English boys of about 12 years old and symbolically represent groups of society and parts of the human thought, but Jack and Piggy’s similarities end…

The Star and credits his mentor with developing his style. One in particular, C. G. Pete” Wellington, provided Hemingway with the writing style of a newspaper: “use short sentences. Use short paragraphs. SE vigorous English , not forgetting to strive for smoothness. Be positive, not 7). Hemi Agway was later quoted describing them as ”…