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The play Macbeth published in 1603 by Shakespeare presents the rise and the decadence, the decline of power of King Macbeth. After killing, in order, King Duncan, his two chamberlains, Macbeth’s general Banquo, Lady Macduff and her children, Macbeth manages to secure his power until Macduff battles with him and finally kills him. In the…

Othello, the eponymous hero with a fatal flaw in Shakespeare’s play, falls from grace through circumstances engineered by the class manipulator, Iago, arguably his most trusted aide. Whilst he fits the prerequisite for a tragic hero in Shakespearian tragedy, the dynamics of the deceit in which Othello finds himself entwined reveal a flaw closer to…

Women have no business in the affairs of the King and his adventures in war or so it would appear to be true in Shakespeare’s “Henry V”. Scant references made on the role of women in the play bespeak the existing social context of the kind that is dominated largely by male prerogatives. There is…

Okonkwo’s main characteristics as he is depicted in the first few chapters are fearless, competitive, strong, manly, and a fighter etc. Okonkwo’s father’s characteristics are weak, lazy, improvident, and incapable of thinking about tomorrow. His father was a debtor and always owned neighbors money. He was tall but very thin and had a slight stoop….

In Arthur Miller s play Death of a Salesman the supporter is a character by the name of Willy Loman. Willy suffers from self-delusion and is obsessed with a desire to win. Willy s household is strongly influenced by his actions, which contributes to their ain self-delusions. Willy has an highly big self-importance and fabricates…

The Role of Reputation in Othello In Shakespeare’s Othello, the antagonist, Iago, presents two polar opposite views of reputation. From a simple reading of the play it is obvious that Iago is a master manipulator, so it is important to the reader’s understanding of the play to sort through and wrestle with Iago’s conflicting statements…

Hopes and dreams help people last even if they ne’er become existent. How true is this for the characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’ ? The novel ‘Of mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck and is set in Salinas and Soledad California in the 1930s when life was difficult for so many people…

Conflict in Purple Hibiscus * In the novel, Purple Hibiscus, Adichie clearly portrays the conflicting oppression of Kambili’s patriarchal household – where she is ordered to follow a strict ‘schedule’ – to the realization of an almost ‘holiday’ like freedom she is exposed to when visiting Aunty Ifeoma and her family. * The author also…

Throughout this novel, the downfall of the once majestic dream is witnessed through various characters’ stories. A prime example is Gatsby’s aspiration to win over Daisy, which remains unfulfilled. The narrative also brings attention to the inequalities based on race and social status, as well as the hardships faced by diligent individuals from the lower…

            Most social scientists held the view that history, although an inseparable measurement of culture, is neither deterministic nor passive. History is not deterministic since it is considered just a myriad of events locked in space and time. It is also not passive. The great eras of ancient civilizations seem to indicate the influence of…