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… which exemplifies the life in the south and the human rights and values given to everybody. The book especially took the case of prejudice to a serious extreme. From the title, a mockingbird through the eyes of Harper Lee, is a person who has fallen…

… examines the ideas of marriage and relationships between males and female in the time it was written. (Circa 1593). Shakespeare presents contemporary issues pertaining to those issues by utilising themes (domestication), centralising the importance…

…         One of the most important aspects of any gothic novel is setting. Mary Shelly's Frankenstein is an innovative and disturbing work that weaves a tale of passion, misery, dread, and remorse. Shelly reveals the story of a man's thirst for…

… lose their lives due to their forbidden love. The major themes in this play include the contrast between love and hate and how the Capulet and Montague family rivalry prevents Romeo and Juliet from being together. The play also raises the issues of…

… is portrayed as purely evil and nothing else. This is not the case, however, in William Shakespeare's classic play Hamlet. Shakespeare gives the protagonist, Claudius, some actual character, making him less of a tyrannical villain and more of a human…

… think of elaborately written plays with a good main character and a bad minor character, battling it out in the name of good and evil, or even a tale of "star crossed" lovers; but in the case of his play, "Macbeth," none of those are completely…

… occidentale, is native to Brazil and certain areas of South and Central America. It usually grows in tropical forests and occasionally grassy areas. The tree grows up to 15 meters high (about 60 ft) and has a thick trunk with branches that encase and…

… settled in the plains and southwestern part of the United States around 850 A.D. They were the dominant settlers of most of northern Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas for many decades. The Apache were divided into 6 sub-tribes, Bedonkone,…

… deals with a group of British school boys between the ages of six and twelve trapped on an island, they gradually fall from civilization into a savage tribal life. The boys are marooned on a deserted tropical island when their plane crashes on an…

… actions define who we are. Who we are, defines our actions. This concept has been common to man throughout history, and the Elizabethans are no exception. They applied this statement to their kings in an attempt to classify them as good or bad, strong…