Essay Database

… A+ Antigone                  This play is a tragedy that was written several centuries ago by a well known man named Sophocles. Sophocles was born in Athens about 496 - 406 B.C. He…

… be, that is the question" (Act 3 Sc.3 Line 64) is one of the most famous lines in Shakespeare's well-known Hamlet. More importantly, it leaves a principal message and theme in each reader and audiences' mind: to live or to die? This is one of the…

… one form or another, for centuries, Bram Stoker's Dracula is credited with having exposed this legend to the masses. The novel has given rise to the stereotypical character that the world associates with gothic events - Halloween in the U.S. - due to…

… us of an "ancient grudge" between two households of equal dignity that has broken out into a "new mutiny" that will cause blood to flow in the streets of Verona and will ultimately result in the deaths of the "star-cross'd lovers." The Chorus points…

… comedy is the love story. The love story is often the basis for all of the action throughout the play. Much Ado About Nothing is a perfect example of this idea because there are two love stories going on at the same time. These romances come from…

… as the "balcony scene," and although this designation may be inaccurate (Shakespeare's stage directions call for Juliet to appear at a "window," not on a balcony), this scene has been quoted from, played, and misplayed more than any other in all…

… it reveals it." This quote can be interpreted as meaning while competing against peers your true personality shows and is revealed. This statement can be related to novels A Separate Peace by John Knowles and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. In both…

… virile men is something feminine what is most feminine in women is something masculine" This statement can be proved by the actions of the characters in the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer. In The Odyssey many of the female characters show masculine…

… Play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. 'Compare and contrast the views of Oedipus and Queen Iocaste as to the validity of uncontrollable fate, and oracles being able to see the future. '         King Laios the ruler of Thebes, has a son with…

… not have meaning. It is a society where there are no individuals. It is, however, a place where you need to serve your brothers. Equality 7-2521 was taught from birth that the individual is not important. He is in a crazed society where the only form…