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…and dark thoughts or other melancholy, Gothic ideas. Poe's idea of the death of beautiful woman being the most poetical of all topics is here, nowhere to be found. This proves that Poe, when so inclined, could indeed write about something other than opium…

…is quite vague: "‘…the dark eyed girl with the curly hair and the fine hands…’" (Diamant 189). She was a mid-eastern girl, but little else is said of her appearance. Dinah’s character is essential to the novel, as it is a chronicle of her life. She is the heart…

…). Enter Banquo and Fleance: The scene opens with some casual conversation which tells us that it's very dark, and that something bad is about to happen. Banquo and his son Fleance are in the courtyard of Macbeth's castle, and Fleance is carrying a torch…

…). Enter Banquo and Fleance: The scene opens with some casual conversation which tells us that it's very dark, and that something bad is about to happen. Banquo and his son Fleance are in the courtyard of Macbeth's castle, and Fleance is carrying a torch…

…beautiful ward to break men's hearts. Ambition and Self-Improvement - The moral theme of Great Expectations is quite simple: affection, loyalty, and conscience are more important than social advancement, wealth, and class. Dickens establishes the theme…

…Imagine a cold dark room with cages lined against the walls. The cries of living creatures’ echoes throughout the building as if the entrapped animals are able to sense their fate. Lying on a table are several rabbits strapped down with tiny cups…

…much,” or “Paint Must never hope to reproduce the faint Half-flush that dies along her throat” Parekh 2 (Browning 550) which shows she was courteous, disciplined and beautiful. She had a good heart, which loved everyone and made everyone glad…

…or companions to be repelled by it. Even the attractiveness of her person had undergone a similar change. (142) The shame, that the letter represents, imprisons Hester¡¦s heart and blocks it from being expressed. Hester¡¦s true identity is hidden behind…

…Throughout time, the human race has fought an on-going battle of lies and guilt from internal forces that divides the heart from the brain. In a community, especially one of high religious expectations, people suffer the warfare of every challenging…

…are a society of people who slow down to look at traffic accidents and find excitement in the macabre. We turn off the lights when watching scary movies, and when it’s time to go to bed, we secretly make sure the closet doors are shut. Fear keeps our hearts pumping…