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…William Empson begins his critical essay on John Donne’s "A Valediction: of Weeping" with this statement. Empson here plays the provocateur for the critic who wishes to disagree with the notion that Donne’s intentions were perhaps less base than…

…to have her way; “one thing I don’t have is the charm of the defeated, my hat is still in the ring, and I am determined to win!” The idea that she is like a “cat on a hot tin roof” highlights various traits of her character and the most obvious is her…

…if you don’t wake up" (719). It is evident, even to his fellow employees, that Tom is unsatisfied with his present condition and is desperately trying to find ways to escape from it. Williams’s description of Tom’s job at Continental Shoemakers is very similar…

…Biography of William Golding Born in 1911 in Cornwall, England, Sir William Gerald Golding was educated at the Marlborough Grammar School, and later at Brasenose College, Oxford. Although he studied to be a scientist because of his father, he soon…

…) Laura, in his play, was a subtle girl who stayed indoors and didn’t have friends. She had a collection of glass figurines. She was always ridiculed by her mom about gentleman callers, whom she did not receive. This is how Williams’ characterized his sister…

…In A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams uses the combined effects of lighting, sound, costume and symbolism to influence and control the audience's response. The play is intentionally an emotive one. It evokes an emotional response from…

…Compare and Contrast WEB Du Bois and Booker T Washington W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T Washington had very different views about their culture and country. Du Bois, being born in the North and studying in Europe, was fascinated with the idea…

…so much over it that she doesn’t realize what is best for them. The characters that come alive in Williams’ works represent people from his life. Amanda Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie holds strong resemblance to Tennessee’s mother Edwina Williams…

…Paul Williams was a baritone vocalist of the original Temptations, one of the most successful and acclaimed male vocal groups of the '60s. He sang lead on a number of songs and was instrumental in engineering the band's exciting choreography…

…A Critical Approach to Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” In “Barn Burning,” by William Faulkner, a tenant farming family is forced to move after the father, Abner, set fire to his neighbor’s barn. Abner did this in retaliation of the neighbor’s keeping Abner…