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Some argue that the present is grounded in the past. Like many other renowned works, Hamlet, Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, has drawn inspiration from previous masterpieces. However, how did Hamlet incorporate elements from other texts and what was its impact? Specifically, Shakespeare borrowed plot elements, the concept of a revenge tragedy, and character traits from Thomas…

In Shakespeare’s time a King was considered to be god’s representative on earth. He was looked upon as equal to god. Shakespeare’s ideas towards kingship can be seen throughout the play. He shows that a king should be chosen by divine right and shows the character and attributes of what is takes to be a…

The play Romeo and Juliet is about two families Montage’s and Capsules who are hostile to each other, but their children fall in love, Romeo and Juliet, ho are constantly interrupted by and entwined with conflict. It is set in five days from Romeo Juliet meeting to them dying. The speed continuously keeps the audience…

The Puritan Ideal’s standards are almost unachievable by any individual. This ideal asserts that humans exist solely for God’s glory and should only fulfill His will to ultimately attain future happiness. The community and all aspects of life within it were governed by religion. Due to the near-impossibility of meeting this ideal, society was filled…

This exchange between Benedick and Beatrice comes just after the shocking revelations revealed in the church scene for the wedding between Hero and Claudio, where Claudio has shamed Hero, as he believes she has cheated on him. This is important, as both of these characters are friends with Benedick and Beatrice, so this exchange is…

The use of similes in the Iliad is very prevalent and much used, and in books fourteen and fifteen in particular those similes have been very interesting. They have been used to describe the great and mighty fighters like Ajax and Hector, and they truly are marvelous in their comparison to the similes of the…

Why do you think William Golding chose to set LOTF on an island and how does he use the island in the novel? Lord of the Flies begins with the boys plane crash landing on a deserted island after trying to escape some sort of futuristic nuclear war, possibly Golding’s insight into the outbreak of…

Yeoh, a Malaysian of Chinese descent, was born in Ipoh. Her parents, Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian Geik, are respectively a lawyer and MCA politician. She developed a love for dance from an early age and began ballet lessons at four years old. At 15 years old, she relocated with her family to England where…

Even as a subject to the limiting forces of Victorian social mores, Christina Rosettes established herself as one of the pre-eminent female poets of her time. Replete with biblical allusions to Adam and Eve as well as commentary on gender roles, her poem “Goblin Market” is her crowning representation of the presence of social contracts…

In every life situation, there is a follower and a leader. In Animal Farm, Boxer, the follower, and Napoleon, the leader, both contribute to the loss of freedom and equality. Boxer is a hardworking horse that demonstrates loyalty to Napoleon throughout the story. Although Boxer is submissive and sometimes simpleminded, he allows Napoleon to do…