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…William Faulkner’s, “A Rose for Emily,” is a short story about a woman of enduring character. Miss Emily uses the past to exert her will over the townspeople of Jefferson. She possesses an unrelenting outlook towards life, and she refuses to change…

…The Strength of a Family The main character of William Wordsworth’s poem, “We are Seven” is an eight-year girl that knows more about devotion to her family the most adults ever know. It seems that author is who comes across this child on his journeys…

…Tennessee Williams in "The Glass Menagerie". Various symbols appear throughout the respective texts that allow the reader to gain insight into character's personalities and also add value to major themes and ideas in the texts. F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great…

…and William Faulkner. In a comparison of two great writers it will be shown how styles and themes parallel and differ while still telling stories. A writer often allows us to understand their feelings by creating their presence in a character of their story…

…. The National Myth of Sir William Wallace is very interesting; just as interesting as the real Wallace. In a survey of the greatest Scots in history conducted by Who's Who in Scotland, Wallace polled 169 votes to take second place from Bruce with 161 votes, both…

…“My Pretty Rose-Tree,” written by William Blake, is a poem of love, jealousy, and sorrow. This eight-line poem, following the abab acac rhyme pattern, is full of strong symbolism and a great deal of personification, all used in an attempt to express…

…Chapter 1: The Emperor's New Clothes In this chapter, Mrs. Williams explores society's failure to deal straightforwardly with the practice of exclusion. This is something that infects everyone, from the very old to the very young, and Mrs. Williams does…

…respect from Stella and avoid the harshness of reality about her drinking problems, Blanche ‘reluctantly’ accepts an alcoholic beverage from her sister and promoting that she “hasn’t turned into a drunkard.” A dramatic tension is illuminated, as this is one…

…William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli William Gladstone (1809-1898) and Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) were two notable prime ministers that contributed greatly to the politic arena of Great Britain between 1868 and 1894. Of these two, Queen…

…I, William Shakespeare, wrote the play Henry V to commemorate a great English monarch. Henry the V’s father was called Bullingbrook and was Henry IV in an earlier play I wrote. The king before Bullingbrook was Richard II. Bullingbrook wasn’t happy…