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For many years authors of literary workshave used their words to make a point. In a book that has difference charactersthe characters themselves can often make a point for the author just by beingwho they Henry James’ “Daisy Miller” and on James Conrad’s”Heart Of Darkness” each have a character that on the surface appearsto be…

Lord of the Flies is an amazing novel from the year 1954 written by William Gilding, The novel is a best sellers book in both in Britain and in The United States. Lord of the Flies is a complicated book and too understand it you have to understand the theme. What is the main theme…

William Blake was a famous poet and illustrator in the 17th century. When William wrote these poems, the social culture of Britain was terrible. Young children in the lower society were being sold on the streets for various jobs. Most were 3 to 5 year olds being sold to clean chimneys. Many families in the…

The Cask of Amontillado! Duplicity abounds in this tale of an aristocrat obsessed with retribution against his friend. “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe enchants the reader to experience the damp catacombs to witness the premeditated act. Through the excitement of the carnival, the two walk together into the caverns to substantiate a…

In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the roles of women are dependent on men. There are only two women in the play who have a direct relationship with Hamlet. Ophelia, who looked up greatly towards Polonius, Laertes who has a great influence on her life as well as Hamlet. The other female role is Gertrude, Hamlets mother…

The human mind is a complicated and elaborate system. The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding shows how when isolated, even young children brought up in the best manner can decent to savagery, and the inner evil of the human heart will emerge. In this classic tale, every person’s state of mind is…

William Shakespeare’s tragic play Othello was written in 18th century England. Influenced by the ideas of the Renaissance and Enlightenment period, the tragedy was not so much man’s resistance to destiny. In subtle ways, the play points to nuances of racism and feminism from its characters. William Shakespeare’s Othello is a general and thus also…

Throughout the interactions of the characters, it is evident that vengeance drives the plot. Consequently, there must be a resolution to the feuding and recoil, leading to an end after the thrilling climax. The first factor fueling revenge is the ancient grudge between the Capsules and the Montagues, which intriguingly remains unexplained in the play….

After Howard’s death, the “spicy” pulps continued on, but change was on the horizon. Hoping to quell some of the criticism coming from moral squads and local governments that were on the warpath to clean-up the sexual titillation prevalent in the spicys, other pulp titles and comic books, Donenfeld and his editors embarked in 1936…

“Money doesn’t talk, it swears. ” Many of the most brilliant minds throughout time have used profanity. Shakespeare’s best works were revised and edited in order to remove the numerous curse words or obscene phrases he included. The harmless use of profanity in an informal setting should not be penalized, by the assignment of an…