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… Earnest is completely fanciful and has no relation to the real world, others maintain that Oscar Wilde's 'trivial comedy for serious people' does make significant comments about social class and the institution of marriage. These observations include…

… near that corner for five minutes, and I stood there in the deepening dusk, looking up towards the downs and the sea. There were pale stars. Everything was very still. Five minutes is a long time. I held my watch in my hand. Four -- four and a quarter…

… 91, Line 97) those words spoken by Friar Laurence. Words we must listen too. Impulsiveness leads to downfall, and therefore people must strike a balance between being impulsive, and being pragmatic. Time and time again Shakespeare showed us…

… always comes with its perks, you have control over everything in your kingdom, you have the final say in decisions, and the servants that surround you grant your every want. As Fairy royalty, Titania and Oberon have a few other advantages. With a…

… Bath is perhaps not an attractive woman, but she is well informed in the world of men. She has gone through a sexual revolution by herself and is not afraid to proclaim it to others. By no means does she abide by the standards set for a woman in her…

… 2. And see the brave day sunk in hideous night; 3. When I behold the violet past prime, 4. And sable curls, all silvered o'er with white; 5. When lofty trees I see barren of leaves, 6. Which erst from heat did canopy the herd, 7. And summer's green…

… of god has changed with his domination of nature and nature's elements. When man made the transition from a Paleolithic to a Neolithic lifestyle, his mastery of nature attained a higher level because of the bow and arrow. With the bow and arrow,…

… presentation of 'woman.' What do you think of his achievement in that respect? <Tab/>Close analysis of the role of women in Ulysses reveals something of a dichotomy. The aggressive, promiscuous Molly Bloom appears to represent…

… into the categories of Realist writing and social analysis and criticism. Both were preoccupied with demonstrating the classed-based nature of the society of their respective times and places in history. Both Pip and Emma Bovary spend their time seeking…

… of Troilus and Criseyde is the difference in Chaucer's presentation of the two lovers. Whereas Troilus is certainly the better person of the two, I intend to show that the reader ultimately finds it easier to identify with and believe in the character…