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Examine the way conflict between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is portrayed throughout the course of the play, paying particular attention to the way Shakespeare shows the development of their characters and the changing nature of their relationship. During the play, Shakespeare presents the theme of conflict in various ways. From the conflict between the characters … Read more
He’s always there: next to me in class, across from me at lunch, following me at recess. There’s no escaping him. I could take a step to the left, and you could count on him to close the gap. His words taunt me every day. His cruel jokes, his unnecessary teases, his painful truths, they … Read more
Curley’s wife is the main women character in Steinbeck’s novel of mice and men. In this piece of writing I will be discussing the good and bad about Curley’s wife. Firstly Steinbeck uses colour to give a description on Curley’s wife. ‘She has rouged lips and red fingernails; her mules are red and are covered … Read more
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other” (Mother Teresa). Indeed, as human beings, we all share some common needs and wants. A majority of people would agree that we want to live in peaceful world. However, is it possible? Peace is almost impossible because people … Read more
Miguel and his family left their home country of Chihuahua, Mexico for safety, better opportunities and to be free of religious persecution. (Why did you and your leave your home country? ) Miguel’s parents had been talking about leaving their home land for a while, they were concerned with the escalating violence because of the … Read more
The short story “A rose for Emily” published in 1930 by William Faulkner focuses on the life of Emily Grierson, a woman who is from a rich family and, now has to deal with her loneliness after her father’s death. Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” is a complex and dark story that keeps readers guessing … Read more
The story “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway is a fascinating story about one couple having faced with an unexpected pregnancy. The theme of the story is about the couple’s decision between life and death. The main character Jig and The American are in disagreements on weather to keep their baby, or have an … Read more
There are two types of isolation, mental isolation and physical isolation. Physical isolation is when someone is separated from a group of people, while mental isolation is when someone feels alone even if they have people around them. Physical isolation can lead to mental isolation (Isolation). The theme of physical and mental isolation is shown … Read more
1. Catherine, Called Birdy is a historical fiction novel, structured as a diary. Narrated by protagonist Catherine. Written by Karen Cushman. II. The novel itself takes place in 1290’s Stonebridge, London. Catherine, Called Birdy is based in a village ruled by Lord Rollo. The work of literature states, “The chamber is pleasant, large and sunny, … Read more
The Iron (Fist) of the Circumstance “I Stand Here Ironing”, by Tillie Olsen, is a story told by an unnamed mother who struggles to balance family and financial stability. The mother retells her experience raising Emily, the oldest daughter of the family, who faces both emotional and physical hardships such as depression, separation from her … Read more
In Ibsen’s play Hedda Gabler, the character of Hedda Gabler is depicted as a woman who is able to hide her true identity behind a facade of trust that other members of her family unwittingly fall prey to. While the other characters remain oblivious to Hedda’s manipulation, it is emphasized for the reader, through Ibsen’s … Read more
“Because there’d been this other person, a person who would have never joined a club or chased a girl who didn’t want to get caught. Who never would have let herself get made a fool of. ” (McCreight, 318). This excerpt captures the feelings of Amelia, the protagonist, as she struggles to find her identity … Read more
The Dystopian and Utopian texts The Time Machine by HG Wells and Ursula Le Guins’s The Dispossessed subvert and conform to traditional perspectives on humanity and genre conventions as a reflection of their respective contexts. These genres share a common characteristic in that they aim to criticise their respective societies through an ambiguous utopia in … Read more
Some works of literature portray childhood and adolescence as times graced by innocence and a sense of wonder. Others portray it as times of tribulation and terror. In J. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, childhood seems to be shown more as times of innocence. Childhood is praised by the protagonist Holden Caulfield, as he … Read more
It’s a Girl! is a documentary that exposes the issue of gendercide, “the systematic elimination of a gender group, usually females” (It’s a Girl! Discussion + Action Guide), particularly in India and China due to the enormous size of their population. The documentary was broken into two parts: the first explained the matter in India … Read more
Similarly, these negative statements can be located in The Kite Runner, which, albeit has a modern view on most things, displays many comments about how the Middle East view women. Near the beginning, women are basically absent from the novel and, as stated by Shyamala, “Hosseini restricts the experience of the women characters to the … Read more
Tennessee Williams play “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” is a story that captures a family with problems hidden behind many lies. The setting of the story on a plantation farm in Mississippi on Big Daddy’s, the Father of the main characters, beautiful estate. Each character in the play desires something completely different. The focus … Read more
This particular play is about an estranged mother and her precociously initiative daughter going on a road trip stretching from Paoli to Yellowstone, both seduced by the idea of a getaway. The daughter is living with her father who is granted full custody by the court in the divorce between her father and mother. The … Read more
Under enormous pressure, coal is able to transform into diamonds. In Alan Moore’s graphic novel V for Vendetta, Evey Hammond goes under a unique transformation, modeled after V’s traumatic experiences. By her twelfth birthday, she lost both of her parents. Subsequently, she had to provide for herself, causing her to grow in some ways and … Read more
If a person has everything they could ever want: a loving significant other, loving siblings, loving mother and in the matter of a couple of years everything you had was stripped away from you. Your entire life was gone. Your mother dies, you fall into a cycle of drug abuse, infidelities, abandonment issues from your … Read more
“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story. ” (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) The claim that all women desire the same thing is going to stereotype a whole gender. Dennis Prager’s explores this generalization in … Read more
In today’s world traditional families is not what you usually see anymore. You usually see a single mother or fathers taking care of their kids or you see biracial couples together. Sometimes you see a grandmother/grandfather or aunt/uncle raising the children because their parents simply cannot do so. Or occasionally you will see a lesbian/gay … Read more
This essay will explore how gender can be represented in Fight Club, it will go into depth on the comparison between femininity and masculinity and the constraints that come with it. It will also consider the specific traits that are established with each gender and how our characters mask them. Males used to have a … Read more
I: The Collection – Textual Passages •She turned to Jalil again. “Tell them. Tell them you won’t let them do this.” “Actually, your father has already given Rasheed his answer,” Afsoon said. “Rasheed is here, in Herat; he has come all the way from Kabul. The nikka will be tomorrow morning, and then there is … Read more
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirel explores the lifestyle that many woman of Mexico were faced with during the Mexican Revolution around the years of 1910-1920. Published in 1989, the book gained so much support that a movie was produced to go along with it. Three years later, the book was translated to English … Read more
Third Sunday of Easter Year C (Homily) 10/04/2016 Fiddler on the Roof is a musical by Sheldon Harnick which had 3000 Broadway performances. It is based on the book Tevye and his Daughters by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. The story centres on Tevye, the father of five daughters who owned a … Read more
Pain is a harsh reminder that one is still very much connected to the collective rapture called existence; a belonging which often resonates radially as it does its utmost best to alert one that to continue with the chosen action, to continue along the chosen path, is not without harsh yet definitely quantifiable inauspicious consequences. … Read more
1.The story opens with a description of the transition of the spring season. The weather becomes warmer, the birds come out to sing, and flowers reopen themselves up to the world. April showers bring the greenery back to life. This can also be said about the humans excited for tolerable weather. By celebrating the vitality … Read more
A revision of Shakespeare’s tragedies Othello and Romeo and Juliet, Ann-Marie MacDonald’s comedy Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) follows Constance Ledbelly, an assistant professor at Queen’s University, as she delves into the plots of the two plays, attempting to discern the possible influence of a Wise Fool on the texts, as well as embarking on … Read more
500 days of summer, a romantic comedy, written by Scott Neustadter and Michael h weber, puts us in the life of a man named Tom Hansen in his mid-twenties, who meets a girl named summer Finn, who he believes is the love of his life. during their time together she gets him out of his … Read more
Have you ever watched curiosity get the best of someone, or heard the age old saying curiosity killed the cat? In the story Young Goodman Brown, Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates this perfectly by showing just what happens when you start to question those around you. Young Goodman Brown represents an allegory by using religious imagery, character … Read more
Justice is defined as the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness by dictionary. com. Justice in terms can be perceived differently in by society. Being just or having justice can be seen as following the law, being honest, and behaving in a good manner; although some may see it as the punishment … Read more
Dreams are whimsical. In a dream, one could be a pilot, a queen, and even have the ability to fly. Dreaming occurs during sleeping hours, but dreaming is not restricted to only sleeping hours. People dream while they are awake. Some people dream of becoming a teacher, having a family, or becoming a professional dancer. … Read more
In Pearl Buck’s, The Good Earth, more dynamic characters come into play throughout the book. O-lan takes the role of an obedient yet strong-minded housewife who was a former slave and is now controlled by her husband, Wang Lung. In this position she doesn’t have much of a choice in her actions or decisions and … Read more
When a person concentrates on one single thought, a broader more important lesson might be missed. In “The Student,” Ivan Velikopolsky, a seminary student, tells the story of how Apostle Peter denied knowing Jesus three times the night before Jesus’ crucifixion. After telling this story to two widowers, he finds that the widowers are crying. … Read more
Nearly all authors convey a message through their writings, though many of those messages do not apply to society today. However, the views presented in The Canterbury Tales can be applied to the present society. The Wife of Bath, the Oxford Clerk, and the Pardoner present universal views that are depicted in society today. The … Read more
In Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, we are shown what it is like for Kavita to go through hardship after hardship. However, this strong woman manages to commodore these hardships and grow strength from these hard times. Even though it takes a bit of a mental toll on Kavita as her first two children … Read more
My person is Elijah. Elijah was a prophet during the reign of Ahab around 9th century BC. He was also a wonder-worker in the northern kingdom of Israel. First Adversity There was a Tishbite named Elijah, the Lord told him that to go hide by a stream and he did so. Everyday morning ravens will … Read more
When I was five years old, my parents got divorced. Through the separation process, and some years after, my parents fought a lot. They sometimes brought my 2 sisters and I into it, which was really frustrating. Growing up with parents who are divorced has been a struggle for me throughout my life. It’s hard … Read more
The play Raisin in the Sun is set in Chicago during the 1960s. This play focuses in on a lower-middle class family who has recently lost the man of the house. While the family overcomes how to spend the insurance money it becomes clear that the three main female characters have major differences due to … Read more
Annie John, Written by Jamaica Kincaid is a coming of age novel focusing on the interaction and relationships between an adolescent, her mother and reality. In the book Annie John, the main character Annie, goes through many experiences as she matures. We first learn about Annie when she is only 10 years old. Annie lives … Read more
Life has an irony all of its own, what is wished for is not often got, and what is said is not always meant. In “The Story of An Hour”, Kate Chopin illustrates the irony of Louise Mallard’s life in only one hour. Throughout the story dramatic, situational and verbal irony are strategically positioned to … Read more
Life is not easy whatsoever, but eventually it will end. Live life to the fullest, persevere through every trial and never give up. All people endure their earthly existence differently, some have an easier time enduring life, while other people have an exceedingly tough time. Women in the middle east go through life experiencing problematic … Read more
When Julia moved to Virginia three years ago, we immediately became best friends, and she eventually explained the reason for her move. Her mother was an alcoholic and was progressively becoming worse. She knew her mother was unfit to make healthy parental decisions, so she moved in with her father. It was not very long … Read more
In the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, the changes in the environment effected each character in its own way, but their changes also play a role in the lives of the surrounding characters as well. The movie is about seven individuals who decided to leave England to enjoy their retirement in India, at “The … Read more
Presently, it is one of the most vigorously advocated reforms discussed in law reviews, one of the most explosive political questions facing lawmakers, and one of the most provocative issues emerging before American courts. If same-sex marriage is legalized, it could be one of the most revolutionary policy decisions in the history of American family … Read more
The I-130 petition is filed by a US citizen or lawful permanent resident to establish the relationship of certain alien relatives who may wish to live permanently in the United States. If you are a citizen, you may file this form for your husband, wife, or unmarried child under 21 years old; an unmarried child … Read more
In Euripides’ Medea, the main character of the same name is a controversial heroine. Medea takes whatever steps necessary to achieve what she believes is right and fair. She lived in a time when women were expected to sit in the shadows and take the hand that life dealt them without a blink of their … Read more
Media was a very diverse character who possesses several characteristics which were unlike the average woman during her time. As a result of these characteristics she was treated differently by members of the society. Media was a different woman for several reasons; she possessed super natural powers , she was manipulative, vindictive, and she was … Read more
Medea, a play by the Greek playwright Euripides, explores the Greek-barbarian dichotomy through the character of Medea, a princess from the”barbarian”, or non-Greek, land of Colchis. Throughout the play, it become sevident to the reader that Medea is no ordinary woman by Greek standards.Central to the whole plot is Medea’s barbarian origins and how they … Read more