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            In William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest,” Prospero, the legitimate Duke of Milan, is the traditional hero.  After all, the play revolves around his need to achieve his vengeance over his brother Antonio, who has him banished to the island that served as his cell for twelve years.  He makes the tempest possible through his…

1. What is Madame Ranevsky’s character flaw? How is it expressed, and how does it affect the outcome of the play?  The character flaw found in Madame Ranevsky is that she is a person of excess. She demonstrates an enormous amount of emotion over things that do not require any emotion, and very little emotion…

Different societies possess attributes that steer the vibe of the community. Created by organized government, laws attempt to create a harmonious and civil coalition of people while addressing the majority’s necessities and desires. Nonetheless, government fails to produce a balance of restrictions, thus fabricating dystopian conditions instead of utopian conditions. Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, William…

Harrison Bergeron, of the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegutjr., is different. He is stronger, smarter, and generally better than the rest of the enslaved populations Harrison sees himself as the new era, the person that will end the “equality” madness, the Us government views him as a criminal and a freak, while the…