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… the times of the English Renaissance theatre. The "dark" Middle Ages were followed by a time known in art and literature as the Renaissance. The word "renaissance" means "rebirth" in French and was used to denote a phase in the cultural development of…

… Throughout the ages, Greek literature has both entertained and guided audiences through the themes displayed within each work. There are five dominate themes among most literary…

… a number of different ways. Some conform to the behaviour expected of women at the time whilst others rebel against their unequal status in a patriarchal society. In most cases the women in the play behave according to their social standing. Generally…

… This force damages and destroys lives creating a number of victims along the way. A victim is a person killed or injured as a result of an event, circumstance or in pursuit of an object or in gratification of a passion. There are a number of victims…

… Hamlet by William Shakespeare revolves around a constant need for vengeance; all beginning with the murder of Hamlet's father, who is killed before the play ever begins. The type of justice that seems to be prevalent here is and eye for and eye…

… Frankenstein. The story of Frankenstein and his monster focuses on grotesque and often disturbing ideas that both shock and intrigue its readers. Underneath all of the ugliness are many themes that pertain to her society as well as our society today.…

… Tony Montana started looking for a job. He needed money any way he could in order to support his wife. He wanted to have a nice life unlike the previous one he had in Cuba which was very poor and struggling to win some money to eat. Montana believed…

… tragedies occur due to uncontrollable acts of destiny. There are three separate branches of disaster: the first being the immediate families, then there are the secondary characters, and finally there is fate. Romeo and Juliet are innocent victims…

… narrates his experience in a concentration camp which led to his development of logotherapy, a form of existential psychoanalysis. He was an abused prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, and there he found himself contemplating to his own bare existence.…

… bitter cold. On a platform (a level space on the battlements) outside the castle at Elsinore in Denmark, a sentry (Francisco) is being relieved by another (Bernardo). Later, Marcellus and Horatio join Bernardo. Horatio is there at Marcellus's request…