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… love stories of all time. It is filled with romance from start to finish and almost every character has an object of desire at some point during the play. Could this great emotion be connected to the darker feeling of hate? Almost certainly. And…

… to the way Bob Ross uses background to accentuate the main focus of his paintings. The minor female character of Joan Durbeyfield consistently reveals herself as a somewhat simple-minded and naturally forgiving mother. Her motivation stems from her…

… marlin. Santiago and the marlin had a respective relationship. Although Santiago's plan the second he hooked the marlin was to kill it and sell it, he grew to respect the marlin as a fellow man. This relationship develops as Santiago fights his worth…

… Great Expectations, to be Loved, or to be a Gentleman? Great Expectations, is a story, which follows the life of a young man, named Pip. During Pip's struggle towards manhood, he discovers a need to become a gentleman, at all costs. This obsession…

… Holy Trinity parish church, in Stratford, shows Shakespeare was baptised just 3 days after birth, this is probably because of the strong religious beliefs at the time. His parents were worried he would not survive his first few days, so they had him…

… and even the Anti-Christ himself have been said to be figured in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. Critics have ranted and raved about the novel's supposed advocacy of seeking out the sensual and often taboo pleasures of life and denying…

… essay about Achilles and Hector who are both characters in Homer's Illiad. It explains the immense power struggle between the two men and also explains the manner in which they resolved this struggle; through a lethal battle. Achilles demonstrates…

… 441 B.C., blurs the distinction of which character is the tragic hero in the play, Antigone or Creon. To investigate who the true tragic hero is in this drama, one must keep in mind the four qualities of a Greek hero: até (temporary insanity), arete…

… The Woman in Black by Susan Hill, is indeed a successful ghost story, but what makes it so, is not violence, gore, or even bloodshed; It is the underlying, psychological fear of the unknown, which almost every person posses, or will posses, after…

… classic Shakesperean imagery, is a turning point in the play for Juliet in which she wrestles with the conflicts in her life and then ultimately comes to a decision. It encompasses all the major themes in the play and many ideas all come together for…