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Macbeth is a tragic hero because he is a brave and noble character who is destroyed by his own ambition and desire for power.

Chaucer’s Prologue to The Canterbury Tales is meant to introduce the reader to the various characters who will be telling the tales. Chaucer also uses the Prologue to set the scene for the story.

The theme of the story is that everyone is equal and no one is better than anyone else.

Bureaucracy is a form of government in which power is held by appointed officials, not elected representatives. This type of government can be efficient, but it can also be inflexible and unresponsive to the needs of the people.

Civil liberties are freedoms that the government cannot take away. They include freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to a fair trial.

The painting is thought to be completed between 1495 and 1498. It was painted as part of a commission by Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan.

Odysseus was a Greek king who is most well-known for his ten-year journey home from the Trojan War.

The speaker is a British Imperial police officer in Burma who is hated by the locals. He is forced to shoot an elephant that has gone mad and is terrorizing the town.

The play is set in the late 1940s in New York City and envisions a future in which the American dream has become a reality for everyone.

God says that forgiveness is necessary for salvation. Forgiveness is also necessary for healing and for living in peace.