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Male/female relationships are portrayed differently in the poems ‘Porphyria’s Lover’, ‘Havisham’, ‘Cousin Kate’ and the play ‘Macbeth’. They all surround the themes of love, hate, jealousy, betrayal, guilt and obsession. However, the love versus hate theme is most dominant because all of the poems and the play have a melancholy mood, showing how the key…

In the novel Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, the theme of impulsive young love is explored through the rapid development of feelings between the two main characters, the gender roles they assume, and the brevity of the play. Romeo, one of the protagonists, is depicted as falling deeply and quickly in love with…

Hester Prying is found guilty of adultery. As punishment she must wear a scarlet “A”, which stands for adultery or affair. She stood on a scaffold holding her infant child In humiliation of her sin. Officials of the town attempted to make Hester give up the name of the father of her child. Hester refused…

In William Shakespeare’s comedic drama. “Twelfth Night” . a repeating subject is misrepresentation. The characters in the drama used misrepresentation for a assortment of intents. Viola’s usage of misrepresentation involves her masking herself as a adult male in order to obtain a occupation with the Duke of Illyria. Orsino. On the other manus. Maria. Olivia’s…

Nonetheless, Huckleberry Finn, through examples Of hypocrisy, greed, violence, and racism, wows Twain’s pessimistic view of society and corruption of the human race as a whole. To understand the pessimism of the book, we must first understand Houck. Houck is a character though whose eyes we see the ugly truth about mankind. Houck is always…

While some of Lovecraft and Howard’s correspondence is obviously spontaneous and brief, particularly the postcards, the longer letters are definitely planned and, in several cases Howard went through one or more drafts before arriving at the final letter. We know this because several of these draft-letters survive, and were published in the Collected Letters of…

Oscar Wilde adds a alone manner to his drama The Importance of Being Ernest by contrasting the play’s different scenes. The scene of a drama can be a cardinal component in developing the secret plan. The Importance of Being Ernest is set in the late 1800s in the bustling metropolis of London. The background of…

Although Candide is a comedic and exaggerated narrative, it maintains an inherent seriousness beneath its satirical elements. The main character, a naive young man, undertakes various adventures that expose the existence of immense evil in the world. Throughout his journey, Candide remains dedicated to the teachings of his mentor Pangloss, who advocates for the philosophy…

An example of how power has a corruptive nature is how Hitler got many people to commit horrible acts because of his power. Hitler not only used his power to do this, but gave other people power to do his dirty work as well. In The Butterfly Revolution Frank Reilly holds the power and is…

A Midsummer Nights Dream is a classic fairy tale of lovers and betrayers. This play has been called Shakespeares happiest comedy and it most definitely is. It is filled with humor and non-stop action. There are many different qualities in a happy play that are clearly noticeable. For example, love that is for the best…