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…Sonnet 116 was written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). He was born into a middle-class English family in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. In 1588 he moved to London to become an actor and a playwright. During his writing career, he…

…"The Glass Menagerie", written by Tennessee William, is a great play of profoundly characterization. Whithin only scene one of the play, we can visualize and understand the characteristics of all characters, especially Amanda, an overbearing mother…

…Perceptiveness on Civilization and Savagery of Human's Nature Reflected from William Golding's Lord of the Flies Introduction Lord of the Flies, one of William Golding's many novels, is a well written, well thought out writing that depicts the savagery…

…In the novel, "Lord of the Flies" which was written by William Golding, a group of boys are stranded on an island and a brave boy called Ralph steps up to become chief. On the other hand a boy called Jack also wants to be chief, and after a couple…

…"Macbeth", by William Shakespeare is a play about killing and overconfidence. In the story, Macbeth exhibits many different feelings and moods. He is conceited one minute and greedy the next. Eventually Macbeth changes from a loyal thane…

…Both Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire" extract has two characters in each scene. One of them is usually one of the main characters of the stories: Mr. Proctor in the Crucible extract and Blanche DuBois from…

…In the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare there was a beautiful and attractive girl called Hermia. Lysander and Demetrius, both strong and fierce young man, desire she to be their bride. Hermia was important in the play because she…

…is for his troops. Henry also engaged in open and honest debate with Williams and Bates about the King's responsibility for his men's souls. What we actually see is Henry's confidence being shaken by the encounter to the extent that he speaks one of his rare…

…The "Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams, portrays the Wingfield family and Jim as unable to face reality and live a deceiving life. "Glass Menagerie" characters are faced with reality, yet all the characters ignore reality to cover it with a fantasy…

…"Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and "Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" by William Wordsworth are poems from the romanticism period. Both poems share common characteristics and have some contrasting traits. The presence of romanticism…