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Hamlet’s soliloquies, articulacy “O, what a rogue and peasant slave am l” accentuate the inner conflict in Hamlet that gives rise to a central element of this play, of delaying to act. The corruption of the society further stimulates Hamlet’s search for answers and ultimately leads to his isolation from those around him. This conflict…

Machiavelli and Hobbes When attempting to articulate the intricacies and paradoxes of the human political process in a clear, philosophical manner, every philosopher or thinker must establish a mode of political philosophy that necessarily prioritizes certain qualities of human nature over others. In fact, it is likely that political philosophy fundamentally involves evaluating and analyzing…

Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft were frequent correspondents while both – along with Clark Ashton Smith – were steady writers for Weird Tales. Lovecraft, of course, created the Cthulhu Mythos with its grotesque alien super-beings from beyond, often worshipped as gods by misguided or degenerate humans. Howard and Smith, also of course, added references…

Few ideas are considered important when discussing the Victorian era; two main ideas stand out throughout the period, which are the importance of art and perfection in a personality. One Historian said, “The Victorian era ushered in great literary and poetic works from famous artist who published their masterpieces in the Americas. Aestheticism, a movement…

“It Is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man In possession of a good fortune must be In wants of a wife” Chapter 1 I During the time period that this book takes place, this quote could be proven true. At this time, there were arranged marriages based on a mans place in society…

The Great Gatsby: Evidence of Insecurity and Ambiguity that Question Nick Caraway’s Heterosexuality By john_a_Castro The Great Gatsby is a magnificently written story about the loss of love, the problems of American wealth, and the reality of life. With these themes in mind, it is important to remember that in our complex reality, not all…

Colors can typify many different things. Artists use colors in their pictures when they want you to see what they are seeking to show. Like if an creative person is seeking to show sorrow or decease he frequently uses inkines blues, and greies fundamentally he uses drab colors. You automatically experience what the creative person…

Though A Tale of Two Cities was immensely popular with general readers, many of Dickens’s contemporary critics found fault with the novel. These critical attacks essentially focused on three fronts: that the novel is flawed as history, mechanical and unrealistic in its construction, and uncharacteristic of Dickens. It is perhaps upon this last point that…

Wordsworth and Housman employ contrasting techniques to convey their perceptions of nature. Wordsworth utilizes identification and comparison to suggest a connection between the natural world and the human mind. On the other hand, Housman adopts a different approach in his poem “Loveliest of Trees”. Wordsworth believes that nature serves as both a teacher and a…

Song of Solomon, by: Toni Morrison I. Toni Morrison was born Chloe Anthony Woofed in 1931. She was born in Loraine, Ohio to an African-American working class family. She always had an interest in literature, and studied humanities at Howard and Cornell universities. She began her career as a novelist in 1970, gaining attention from…