Othello’s personality in William Shakespeare’s play develops from an admired and revered general to an ignominious and disgraceful murderer. This metamorphosis is encouraged by concurrent wicked events originated by Iago, an immediate friend of Othello’s. The alteration in his personality demonstrates Othello’s descend from acceptance to dishonor by the means of naivete and envy, which […]
In Romeo and Juliet many decisions are made through their nature and how they were raised, these are what made the story until the tragic end. Romeo and Juliet was written and directed by William Shakespeare in the late 1500’s, and is about the characters Romeo and Juliet and: how their families are enemies, how […]
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Get startedIn the tragic play titled Antigone by Sophocles, it is debated on whether Creon or Antigone is the real tragic hero. By definition, a tragic hero is one who undergoes a reversal of fortune as a result of their own tragic flaw or fate. The play Antigone describes how the terrible curse of Oedipus greatly […]
In all novels, the major characters are usually the most important and focused on, but in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the minor characters appear more important than usual. Mr. Arthur Radley, also known as Boo, was consistently brought up and throughout the novel. He seemed to develop a relationship with different characters, help […]
Introduction Macbeth is one of the William Shakespeare’s works that have a tragic ending. In this tragic tale, Macbeth is described as a virtuous man by has been negatively influenced by greed and power (Baloyi 5). The character, Macbeth, is presented in the story as a Scottish general who has been corrupted by the prophecies […]
In the play “Antigone”, Sophocles at first portrays Creon as a just leader. He has good, rational reasons for his laws and punishments. By the end of the play Creon’s hubris, or excessive pride, has taken over him, which leads to his demise. He does not realize how bad his hubris has interfered with his […]
“Antigone” by Sophocles is a play about a girl who was born cursed to meet a terrible fate. This curse led to a life of misery, and eventually her death. Antigone and her three siblings were fathered by Oedipus, the king of Thebes, and a man who was prophesied to marry his own mother. After […]
Imagine being executed for not confessing to a crime you didn’t do, that’s the story of John Proctor’s life. All he was worrying about was his image to people that were most important to him. All his intentions were trying to do good for himself and his family. Trying to be honest with himself and […]
In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House, a drama written during an 1879, middle-class, suburban Europe, he boldly depicts a female protagonist. In a culture with concern for fulfilling, or more so portraying a socially acceptable image, Nora faces the restraints of being a doll in her own house and a little helpless bird. The title […]
Charlotte Brontë illustrates a coming-of-age plot through her work, Jane Eyre. From the time as an adolescent living under the roof of her relatives to her time as a married woman, Jane Eyre has had an ongoing conflict within herself. Due to the unequal treatment that she endures throughout her life, Jane continues on a […]
In this essay, I will provide a critical account of the passage, paying attention to action, language, imagery and dialogue. I will then discuss the significance of the passage in relation to the play’s main themes and assess its specific and wider functions in the play. The opening of this scene is very much a […]
As an unwed mother, stamped with the endless castigation of public shame for baring a child viewed by society as a demon, Hester Prynne’s situation could be described as less than ideal. A status that would generally be seen as deficient is embraced and glorified by this rebel with a cause. Hester develops this insurgent […]
Every story has good and bad character. Abigail Williams is the bad character in the story. She was devious and most of the things she did she did them blindly without thinking first. Everything she did, she did it for herself and she never thought about how it’d affect other people. Witchcraft being a terrible […]
The one thing about the “Yellow Wall Paper” that caught my attention is how Charlotte symbols a woman who is trapped and oppressed by her husband. First, there is the fact that John is a doctor a man of authority which puts him as a man of high standards. Charlotte using the word dead paper […]
What could conceivably prompt a person that is devoted to their partner to flare up and come to be so enraged that he is propelled to murder her? Othello’s experience within the play The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice, written by William Shakespeare, addresses exactly this question. Othello was abundantly in inclination toward […]
While Lyddie is working at Cutlers Tavern Lyddie is DETERMINED to get money to pay off her family debt. Eventually Lyddie gets fired but this does not discourage Lyddie or make her sad. After being fired to moves to Lowell to find a job as a factory girl working in the mills. This shows Lyddie […]
Of the many characters that we have studied this year, without a doubt Holden Caulfield is the most unique and interesting one. A number of comparisons between Holden from the Catcher in the Rye and Hamlet from Hamlet. There are many similarities and differences that have been noticed between the two and it is interesting […]
The book To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee in the year 1960. When people have no laws to follow, mass corruption and chaos run wild. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, the law is a major theme in the book. It shows how lawlessness can determine the life and future of […]
Alice is a courteous girl with lots of curiosity and imagination. She is gentle, polite, and loving. She represents a youthful, pure love and passion. Although she had been through many challenges and adventures, and she was upset and confused. She was able to put it off easily and cheer up quickly after. She […]
From the play “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, the character Tiny Tim is known for the statement “God bless us every one” (2.3.782). Even though this young boy destitute, he still manages to keep a smile on his face. Like Tiny Tim, Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist, had a rough and lonely childhood. Because of […]
Atticus Finch is a strong and important character in Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mockingbird. He can be described in several ways. Atticus is kind, thoughtful, wise, and a great father. There are many circumstances where Atticus is portrayed as considerate. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point […]
Odysseus defines an archetype by becoming the embodiment of a hero. Since he was an infant he was cursed to have troubled exploits in his life. Throughout the story; Odyssey, Odysseus acts heroically and faces trials without fear. ¨Odysseus! Come here! You are well-known from many stories! Glory of the Greeks!¨ Though he remains a […]
I grew up on the Caribbean island of St Lucia and attended school at Plain View Combined School when I was seven years old. My defective eyes and name made me an easy target at school. Both my classmates and other schoolmates bullied me by being given names such as “lolish” which in English had […]
According to the author pop culture is mostly depending on the audiences to purchase the products containing it .The makers have it in mind that it is the white people who are going to watch or use the products. A nonwhite consumer of white culture will be not satisfied with the current situation. Similarly, I […]
‘Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.’. Throughout the years the Harry Potter series has grown quite a bit of popularity through the years. With several movie adaptations of the books and ever growing fanbase Harry Potter has something for everyone. There is something for everyone in these books. From […]
he first character introduced in the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker is Jonathan Harker, an English lawyer who traveled to Transylvania to speak with Count Dracula about a real estate settlement. Suspicions and skepticism earlier on in the novel were disregarded by Harker, such as the whispers of town civilians as he embarked on his […]
