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…character flaw. For a character to be a tragic hero they must have a flaw. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar's tragic flaw of hubris which is shown in ways such as Caesar's blindness to realize things, refusal to listen, and being…

…Adam ****** 3rd Hour L.A. 10 TAMING OF THE SHREW ALTERNATE READING ASSIGNMENT <Tab/>In the play Taming Of The Shrew by William Shakespeare, Katherine was tamed by her husband, Petruchio. Katherine is a young girl with a very bad temper…

…In William Faulkner's 1939 short story "Barn Burning", Sarty is a young boy who is at the mercy of his overbearing father Abner. Sarty is oppressed, naive and has a strong sense of right and wrong. Abner is a poor man who gets his revenge on anyone who…

…of savagery and chaos. In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a group of British boys are stranded on an island with no adults after their plan crashes. At first, the boys attempt to create a somewhat organized environment, but, over time, they become…

…Lord of the Flies is a 202 page long adventure story written by William Golding in 1954 about a number of boys marooned on a tropical island and left to fend for themselves. While on the island, they discover quite a bit of evil within themselves…

…of the Puritans' beliefs. These beliefs, along with the experience of establishing a colony in 'the middle of nowhere', affected the writings of all who were involved with the colony. In this writing, the Puritan philosophy behind William Bradford's 'Of Plymouth…

…In the Lord of the Flies by William Golding he demonstrates evil. Within every soul?s lining lies the capacity for evil. This evil lurks about and is hidden deep inside almost every character in the novel especially in Jack. It was most compellingly…

…Citizen Kane: An Accurate Portrayal of William Randolph Hearst? Many have called Citizen Kane the greatest cinematic achievement of all time. It is indeed a true masterpiece of acting, screen writing, and directing…

…by William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet." I'm sure he purposely did this to link the two plays together. This play seems to be less detailed and structured though. I like Nick Bottom's character. He seems to stand out and have a mind of his own…

…. William Golding has referred to his novel, Lord of the Flies, as a fable. This essay will demonstrate that in the moral lessons it offers us and in the symbolic nature of its setting, characters and literary devices, the novel functions as a fable…