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Creon as an Aristotelian Tragic Character in Antigone, a Play by Sophocles (427 words, 1 pages)

There is still a great debate on who is, in fact, the true tragic hero in Sophocles' Antigone. Many hold that it must be Antigone, herself after all, the play does bear her name. But in actuality, Creon, not Antigone, is the rue tragic hero. In order to determine whether ... Read More

A Focus on the Character Jean Valjean in the Story “Prison Javert” (951 words, 2 pages)

Jean Valjean He is, in my opinion, one of the most simple and at the same time one of the most complex characters ever written. As readers follow his journey through Victor Hugos classic novel Les Miserables, they come to see that Valjean is a passionate person and his story ... Read More

Describing Kino’s Character in the Story “The Pearl” (793 words, 3 pages)

The Pearl - Kino's Character- Kino, a poor Indian fisherman, lives on the Gulf of California with his wife Juana and son Coyotito. Their simple hut is made of brush, and the couple sleeps on mats thrown on the dirt floor, while Coyotito sleeps in a hanging box. Like others ... Read More

An Analysis of the Similarities between Main Characters from Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1859 words, 2 pages)

Leo Tolstoy and Chinua Achebe both write about characters that go through their lives doing everything they are supposed to do according to their respective societies. But in the end, they both realize that all they have done was not enough. While each of the protagonists' lives turn to grief, ... Read More

Characters, Setting and Symbolism in the Novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (893 words, 2 pages)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic- a novel complete with characters, setting, and symbolism that all contribute to the theme of the novel. The concept that people deny reality to see only what they wish to see is one that is present in history, current events, ... Read More

A Comparison of Characters in the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Genesis of the Bible (632 words, 1 pages)

The characters in The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Genesis story of the Garden of Eden both contain the perpetual values and character traits of greed for power, mans inability to resist female temptation, and mans need for companionship. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, this is shown in the characters ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Heyster Prynne in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (678 words, 1 pages)

The Flamboyant Hester Prynne Hester Prynne is a very well recognized character in The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. She is a character about whom much gas been written such as, Toward Hester Prynn, by David Reynolds, and The Scarlet A, Aboriginal and Awesome, by Kristin Herzog. Reynolds essay dealt ... Read More

An Analysis of the Development of the Character of Achilles in the Iliad (775 words, 1 pages)

The Development of the Warrior Achilles in the Iliad. From the initial callousness and stubborn temper of Achilles in the first books of the Iliad to the eventual humanization' of Achilles in his interaction with the grieving father of Hector, whom Achilles himself slew, the Iliad can be seen to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams in the Crucible (473 words, 1 pages)

Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are two important women in The Crucible. They are basically opposite of each other, which makes their characters vital to the story. Both Elizabeth's and Abigail's roles in the story can be determined by comparing what each women represents, what motivates them, and what they ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of John Proctor in the Crucible (705 words, 2 pages)

The Crucible John Proctor Someone, I forget whom once said Courage is the greatest of all virtues because it guarantees all others. No ones life more exemplifies this than the life of my friend John Proctor. PAUSE Hand Gestures This Church was where we would be free from the persecutions ... Read More

A Character Study of Charlotte Barber (443 words, 1 pages)

A Character Study of Charlotte Barber The novel The Charlie Barber Treatment is written by Carole Lloyd. It is about a boy called Simon whose mother dies unexpectedly. He is very upset and unable to get over his mum. When he meets Charlie Barber she really cheers him up. Charlie ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character and Plot in Moby Dick (1696 words, 6 pages)

The Characters and Plot There are numerous characters in Moby Dick, but only a few of them have any impact on the story. A common sailor named Ishmael is the narrator. The book, however, focuses on Captain Ahab, the one-legged commander of the whaling ship Pequod. Ahab has sworn to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of John Shipley in the Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence (632 words, 1 pages)

John Shipley is a very interesting character in Margaret Laurence's novel, The Stone Angel. The story is written from the point of view of Hagar Shipley, who is John's mother. We see John as he is portrayed through his mother's eyes. Hagar loved her son very much and it is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth (668 words, 1 pages)

Just so you know i made an 85 on this so you may want to look over it The character Macbeth in Shakespeare's play Macbeth In 1606 William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) (Truex, 289), the Bard of Avon (Taylor, notes), wrote a tragedy, Macbeth, for his new patron, James I ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters and the Story in the Breakfast Club by John Hughes (598 words, 1 pages)

The Breakfast Club is one of the movies most associated with the 80's. The setting is a High School. The characters are a cross section of the world from the princess, to the jock, and even the brain. The story is about the adventures of the "Breakfast Club" that meets ... Read More

An Analysis of Characters in the Great Gatsby (960 words, 2 pages)

Mr. Gatsby, also known as Jay Gatsby, James Gatsby, James Gatts, and Jimmy, plays a very important role in the novel The Great Gatsby. He also plays a large role in the main theme of the book. Throughout the novel Gatsby illustrates the theme known by many as The American ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters and Love in Othello, A Play by William Shakespeare (2207 words, 3 pages)

Act I. Shakespeare's famous play of love turned bad by unfounded jealousy begins in Venice with Iago, a soldier under Othello's command arguing with Roderigo, a wealthy Venetian. Roderigo has paid Iago a considerable sum of money to spy on Othello for him, since he wishes to take Othello's girlfriend, ... Read More

Character Analysis of Paul Berlin in Speaking of Courage by Tim O’Brien (570 words, 1 pages)

Speaking of Courage Speaking of Courage is a short story written by Tim OBrien. OBrien was born in Austin, Minnesota, and graduated from Macalester College. In 1968, he was drafted and served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam, where he attained the rank of sergeant. In the story the character ... Read More

An Analysis of the Corrison of Character (1826 words, 3 pages)

In The Corrosion of Character, Richard Sennett proposes that the emergence of flexible capitalism is having increasingly negative effects on the ability for people to find cohesion and narrative in their lives. The change from a pyramid bureaucracy to a web-like network removes the scaffolding that provided structure to earlier ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Several Dynamic Characters in The Scarlet Letter By Nathanie Hawthorne (369 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne uses several dynamic characters to develop the plot of the novel. A dynamic character is a character that changes or evolves through the course of a story. Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth were all dynamic characters. The character that changed the most ... Read More

Sarah Woodruff and Daisy Buchanan A Comparison In the two novels The French Lieutenants Woman by Fowles, and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the authors give life to two women Sarah in The French Lieutenants Woman and Daisy in The Great Gatsby. These women live very different lives, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Giselle in the Romantic Ballet, Giselle (1323 words, 2 pages)

Giselle is represented by two different ballet companies, in different eras by different choreographers. The romantic version was danced by the Australian Ballet and choreographed by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. It was choreographed and set in the early 1800's but performed in 1841, then later rechoreographed by Marius Petipa. ... Read More

A Research on the Character of Friar Lawrence in the Play, Romeo and Juliet (680 words, 1 pages)

There are several ways to look at Friar Lawrence, some more fit than others. I found three of these, but first the basic facts about him. He is Catholic, when Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, England was a Protestant country. Many writers of the time made fun of Catholics in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters Prone to an Excess of Emotion in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (664 words, 2 pages)

In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, the general audience notices a number of characters that are prone to an excess of emotion. In act one alone, it is easy to notice 5 characters that show this surplus of emotion. These characters are Romeo, Mercutio, Capulet, The ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Romeo as a Truly Tragic Hero in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (1428 words, 5 pages)

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a truly tragic play, where heroes and villains struggle for survival. Romeo Montague possesses many characteristics which allow him to become the play's tragic hero. The first characteristic of a tragic hero that Romeo possesses is a sense of calamity that befalls him many ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Robin Hood (1537 words, 3 pages)

Robin Hood Fact or Fiction? Robin Hood, leader of the Merry Men of Sherwood forest, has been the main figure for countless tales and stories as well as a controversial figure of historical research and information. Even though the national hero is more folklore than proven historical fact, there could ... Read More

A Description of the Religion in Germany as a Different Character From the Rest of Europe (1236 words, 2 pages)

Religion in Germany has always had a different character from the rest of Europe. Due to the fragmented nature of the German landscape before its unification, Germany has a unique balance between Catholic and Protestant forces. Lutheranism, coming as it did from Germany, is a major force in German religion ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Rodion Romanovna Raskolnikov from the Novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (775 words, 1 pages)

The character Rodion Romanovna Raskolnikov from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment is a classic example of a tragic hero. His life as a man of many redeeming qualities takes a turn for the worst as his desires to improve his existence lead him to surrender to temptations that inevitably ... Read More

An Examination of the Character of Penelope in The Odyssey (509 words, 1 pages)

Prudence Penelope was clever to question the disposition of Odysseus as for she has seen frauds prior to this point in time and could not be sure of Odysseus because of his twenty-year absence. Caution was her main priority in deciding whether Odysseus had truly come home after her longing ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in Hamlet (2636 words, 7 pages)

Her speech is nothing, Horatio says of Ophelia in the fourth act of Hamlet, Yet the unshaped use of doth move The hearers to collection. They aim at it, And botch the words up to fit their own thoughts. (4.5, 7-10) To the discerning reader, Horatios observation can be interpreted ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013