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The Punishment Suits the CrimeIn the Inferno, Dante takes us on a journey through Hell. Dante describes the sins and the punishment in great detail. He puts the severity of the sins in a particular order, where the further one goes down, the more severe the sin. The order that Dante puts the sins in…

Measure for MeasureMercy vs. Justice in Measure for MeasureTheme: Mercy vs. Justice. Allusion to justice = eye for eye, tooth for tooth measure for measure; allusion to mercy = let him without sin cast the first stone esp. sexual sin. Summary: Duke wants to restore the strictness of fornication/adultery laws. He sets up Angelo to…

A new patient, named Nick Carraway, arrived today. Carraway is a struggling bond salesman who recently moved next to Gatsby’s large residence on the island. Although he seems to enjoy his new home, he frequently mentions feeling homesick and attributes it to his father’s behavior. Viewing others without prejudice represents a boundless optimism. I still…

In ‘Hamlet’ Literary Remains, Samuel Taylor Coleridge describes Hamlet as an intricate planner who’s thought process is slow and methodical. He describes Hamlet as someone having ‘Supercilious activities of the mind, which, unseated from its healthy relation, is constantly occupied with the world within, and abstracted from the world without…throwing a mist over all common-place…

The two books that I am comparing are The Catcher in the Rye. and Lord of the Flies. The two books are really interesting and are really opposite yet the same in many ways. In The Catcher in the Rye. Holden is an idealistic character who becomes more of a realist as the novel progresses….

I acknowledge the need to personally deliver this letter to Romeo instead of relying on a mailing service. It is crucial that this important letter does not fall into the wrong hands or fail to reach him altogether. The success of our plan depends on it, and I cannot bear the thought of Friar John…

We soon learn the surnames of the warring clans, Caplet and Montague, and both patriarchs (as well as their respective ladies) appear in the flesh in the plays first scene. Although Table of the Capsules is the most aggressive character on the stage, Americium’s twice-spoken curse, “a plague a’ both houses! ” (Ill , I….

In my essay my essay I am going to be exploring what techniques Charles Dickens uses to create characters and themes raised through them. The three main characters I will be focussing on in my essay will be: Pip, Miss’s Havisham and Estella. I will be exploring how these three characters are used my Dickens…

Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent and our language — so the argument runs — must inevitably share in the general collapse….

Through its portrayal of human experience, Orwell’s 1984 reinforces the significance of absolute power and control. To what extent does your interpretation of 1984 support this view? In your response, make detailed reference to the novel. George Orwell’s 1984, is a political novel representing the dangers of a totalitarian government, vividly describing the effects and…