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At John Greenleaf Whittier’s 70th birthday celebration/ ceremonial tribute to the New England man of letters, Mark Twain gave a speech reflecting a darker light on three of the events celebrated guests—Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry W. Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes. In his speech is a fictional story about the three gentlemen. The purpose of…

The television adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” by Simon Langton delves into the gender roles and societal values prevalent in 19th Century society. It highlights through its characters that women were obliged to wed in order to uphold their own and their family’s social standing. Despite the potential financial stability that both Mr….

 “Merchant of Venice” is a manifestation of gender discrimination prevailing at that time. It clearly refer to sexism that is not only inclined toward male chauvinism but also a degraded social status of women in the contemporary society. All the major female characters of the play epitomize this gender discrimination and manifest female victimization. These…

The lines of poetry I have just recited are stanzas 1-3 of Stopping by the woods on a snowy evening. In this poem Frost conveys the idea of a man stopping by some mysterious woods on a snowy evening and absorbing the quiet, beautiful scene. Frost reveals the temptation for the protagonist to stay for…

John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are both significant characters in Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. In the upcoming paragraphs, their characters will be analyzed and compared, highlighting the similarities and differences. John Proctor, a diligent farmer, is highly regarded for his commitment to providing for his family, ensuring they have a home and sustenance. He…

In The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, work together to reveal a theme of a Patriarchal Society through character traits and traditional customs. Paralleling the society during which time the Story was written. It is my argument that Shirley Jackson was trying to show the gender roles of that time zone and the repercussions women suffered…

Poe, the renowned horror writer of the 1800s, holds the title of being the first in the United States to delve into both horror and detective writing. With his influential work, he paved the way for subsequent American horror writers, including Stephen King. Despite their shared genre, there exist both similarities and differences in the…

Throughout William Shakespeare’s second sonnet the conflict between age’s faded beauty and youth’s pulchritude is illustrated. While the man who the poet is writing to wears “youth’s proud livery, so gazed on now”, it will someday be a “tatter’d weed, of small worth held” (lines 3-4). While he is young, he still holds the beauty,…

In The Tempest, Prospero, the real Duke of Milan, was overthrown through a political coup from his kingdom by his younger brother Antonio. Prospero devoted to his magic, has mastered his skills in the stranded island he has been in for twelve years. Along with him is his teenage daughter Miranda, who was three years…

“They are not your husband” is a short story written by Raymond Carver. The story is written in the third person and is about a man called Earl Ober, who is an unemployed salesman, and his wife (Doreen) who works at a twenty-four-hour coffee shop. After a night out drinking (as usual) he decides to…