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Hamlet is no doubt one of the greatest literary works ever written. William Shakespeare presents in it complexity of human nature and examination of human behavior. After reading this drama one of the main questions we have to ask is ` Why does Hamlet delay?’. Why does he wait so long before taking revenge on…

Racism – the intolerance and discrimination of a person based purely on the colour of their skin. In a contemporary context, racism is thought of as an issue of relatively small proportion, although still present. Western civilisation has become more accustomed to, and there for more tolerant of a multi-cultural society. But before this, before…

The Differences and Similarities between Maya Angelou’s and Lorraine Hansberry’s characters. Written works usually reflect themes and events through the author’s consciousness and the writer’s perception of things shows very well in the personalities of the main characters. Maya Angelou’s novel “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” depicts the events from her own life…

Rusty Burke once observed that H. P. Lovecraft was Robert E. Howard’s only truly significant correspondent—not just in the number of letters exchanged and the importance of their content, or even in their length, but in the sheer breadth of subjects that the two men covered in their seven years of acquaintance through letters—and perhaps…

LOVE Attitudes towards love in The Great Gatsby and Elizabeth Barrett-Browning’s poems are greatly at odds in general terms (Fitzgerald presents love as a destructive power born of the past, whereas EBB regards it as a redeeming hope for the future), but within these differences parallels can be found. These include: Love is personal and…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story “Young Goodman Brown” is a story of one man’s journey in the realization that what appears to be reality may not necessarily be the case.  The story was set in Salem, Massachusetts during the height of the Puritan Period.  This period in American history has been characterized as a time when religion…

Andrew Carnegie one time said. “No adult male can go rich without enriching others. ” The U. S. was between wars. innovations. engineering. and besides successful motions with one another. As concern offered the best opportunities. certain people became good known. due to what they created. For illustration. Thomas Edison ; who invented the light…

Louise Mallard vs. Eveline Calm, careful, and trapped, three adjectives that could describe the two women in these short stories. “Eveline’ by James Joyce is the story of a woman who struggles with the idea of leaving her family and going off to live with her future husband Frank. She says, “Then she would be…

The role of the family in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman;Introduction;Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman (1948) can be seen as a play that depicts a portrayal of ‘the American Family`. Willy Lohmann, the main character, and his family – wife Linda and sons Biff and Happy – represent all aspects of the…

The play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is filled with elements of fantasy that can be seen throughout the entire story. These fantastical aspects have connections to the real world. However, it’s important to note that in this play, the fantasy and real worlds remain separate and never overlap. The inhabitants of the fairy world are…