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… by the alacrity with which he turns against his wife, and by his failure to achieve any real self knowledge" To what extent do you agree? Othello's stature as a tragic hero is severely compromised by the speed and ease with which he…

… the main character, abandoned the gender roles of ancient Greek society. As a result of this, Euripides invented a new version of the gender "female." Medea defied perceptions of gender by exhibiting "male" characteristics while existing in the bounds…

… Bennett Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice demonstrates that marriage is not always a result of love, but a convenient arrangement. Elizabeth and Jane Bennet strongly believe that one should marry for love, whereas Charlotte Lucas, Mr. Collins and…

… novel. It presents readers to issues of class, religion, society, industrial, rural and aristocratic life and exposes them to the truths of hard work and survival. Elizabeth Gaskell does this through travelling to each of these different places in…

… of the play! Thankyou Robert Ford, that was tantalising I must say. I think that's enough rubbish for one day. It's about time the dialogue steered back onto the main subject. Something along the lines of 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' and yes I do…

… challenge to our preconceived notions of the novel of manners, notably through his chosen ending for the novella. After developing an idea about these principles through the works of Jane Austen, the reader may reasonably go into James's story with…

… He has a sort of humor called “dry humor.” Dry humor is when someone says something that can be taken in a positive or negative direction. In this paper, I will show you quotes that show some of the humor that Shakespeare used in the book The…

… little control over their own lives" Do you agree? A common debate that still rages today is whether we as a species have free will or if some divine source, some call it fate, controls our destiny. To have control over something is to rule and…

… Dimmesdale is constantly battling with his need to accept and confess his sin, from the first scaffold scene at the beginning of the story to the third and last scaffold scene at the end. Each of these three scenes shows the dramatic changes in Dimmesdal…

… has always had great significance. An example of a piece of literature with a theme of great significance is A Midsummer Night's Dream. There are several prominent themes about love in Shakespeare's play. Two meaningful themes about love are lovers…