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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…

The subject of “shooting an Elephant” is to show how people can be manipulate Ted into doing actions that they would otherwise not do, to preserve their social I mage. This is exemplified by the group of people that followed the man to watch him shoo to and kill the elephant. The thousands of people…

How does Owen’s portrayal of the relationship between youth and war move us to a deeper understanding of suffering? As an anti-war poet, Wilfred Owen uses his literary skills to express his perspective on human conflict and the wastage involved with war, the horrors of war, and its negative effects and outcomes. As a young…

Suspenseful, nerve-racking, tense, and scary are all words that can be used to describe The Tell-Tale Heart. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is a dark, eerie story filled with suspense and tension. Anyone who has read this story would be able to describe it using similar words; but that is not all that…

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…

Lord Acton’s famous quote, “Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely,” perfectly captures the theme of power abuse in the novel Animal Farm. Throughout the story, this corruption of power affects not only the animals but also shapes events and ultimately determines the outcome. The primary characters influenced by this corrupting force are Napoleon and Squealer,…

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…

A Marxist analysis of Frankenstein highlights the novel’s role in challenging and denouncing oppressive economic and ideological structures in society. The fear depicted in the novel actually represents a fear of revolution. Through the years, subsequent generations interpret this thought-provoking novel which originally caused horror and terror in a significantly altered perspective. What was once…