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Shakespeare’s Macbeth: A Story of a Struggle for Power and Deception (697 words, 2 pages)

MACBETH ESSAY "Something wicked this way comes" Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is a play about murder, black magic, witches, the struggle for power and deception. These words are spoken by one of the three witches on Macbeth's second visit to the witches. Macbeth begins the play as a noble man and a ... Read More

A Biography of William Shakespeare and the Story of the Globe Theater (1008 words, 3 pages)

Bylan Dillard 4 February 2000 7th period The Globe Theater is probably the most important structure in Shakespeares dramatic career. Built in 1599 by the Chamberlains Company, it stood on the Southern shore of the Thames River in London. At this time Shakespeare was a member of the Chamberlains Company, ... Read More

The Story of Adapting to a New Culture in Sherry Garland’s Shadow of the Dragon (630 words, 1 pages)

Sherry Garland's Shadow of the Dragon provides us with an emotional and a romantic storyline of the life of a Vietnamese boy named Danny (Duong) and his older cousin Sang Le, who arrive to the United States of America to fit in the society. Danny and Sang Le both lived ... Read More

An Analysis of the Stories in Ovids Metamorphosis (1424 words, 2 pages)

The stories in Ovids Metamorphosis explore many elements of human nature, including love and sexuality. Many of the myths involve a god falling in love with a girl, as Zeus does with Io (pg. 21). They may also involve a girl not wanting anything to do with love in any ... Read More

The Theme of Repression for Women in the Late 1800s in the Story of an Hour and the Yellow Wallpaper by Kate Chopin (1512 words, 2 pages)

The late 1800s were a time of repression for women. A woman was expected to conform to her husbands ideals and accept a life of his control. Even today, the relationship between men and women sometimes seems unequal. In her essay Disappointment is the Lot of Women, Lucy Stone discusses ... Read More

A Summary of the Religious Story by Julian of Norwich (2220 words, 3 pages)

The bleding continued a while til it migt be sene with avisement. And this was so plenteous to my sight that methowte, if it had be so in kind and in substance for that tyme, it should have made the bed al on blode and a passid over aboute.1 This ... Read More

A Comparison of Forbidden Love in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story (470 words, 1 pages)

Though both Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story tell the timeless tale of two forbidden lovers struggling to save their relationship, there are many apparent similarities and also many differences between this classic text and the 1960' movie. Even though West Side Story is set in more modern times, ... Read More

A Brief Summary of the Story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (275 words, 1 pages)

Romeo and Juliet The Montagues and the Capulets are the two main families in the city of Verona and they have been at war for centauries and one day the montages come across a Capulet messenger with an invitation to a Capulet ball. Romeo and his friends decide to gatecrash ... Read More

The Motif of the Doppelganger in Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe (1442 words, 2 pages)

Return to Oneness On the Theme of Doppelganger in Poes tales Doppelganger is a wraith or apparition of a living person, as distinguished from a ghost. The concept of the existence of a spirit double, an exact but usually invisible replica of every man, bird, or beast, is an ancient ... Read More

An Analysis Of “Sleep, My Little One”, a Science Fiction Story by Lois Tilden (514 words, 1 pages)

"Sleep, My Little One" is a science fiction story that has the same general prediction as many speculative and science fiction stories the degradation of the quality of life. This story, however, focuses on a much overlooked luxury sleep. In "Sleep, My Little One," Lois Tilden predicts a day when ... Read More

The Feminist Perspective of the Narrator In “Boys and Girls”, a Story by Alice Munro (1266 words, 2 pages)

Alice Munro's "Boys and Girls" tries to view a young girl's rite of passage into womanhood, through a limited feminist perspective. The narrator battles with conformity on a 1940's Canadian Fox Farm. As this time period was still centred on male dominance, her desire to become a powerful woman wastes ... Read More

The Ghost Stories Related to Abraham Lincoln and His Interest in the Occult (1349 words, 3 pages)

The 16th president of the United States was assassinated while in office. This was an act of violence that has echoed through time in haunting phenomena in many locations. An interesting factor adding to the ghost stories was Abraham Lincoln's own involvements with the occult. It seems that he believed ... Read More

Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations: Associating Pip’s Experiences with My Own (726 words, 1 pages)

Great Expectations Great Expectations, authored by Victorian novelist Charles Dickens, is considered one of his finest works of literature. It was indicative of Dickens's strong feelings for injustices and poor conditions committed on women and children of that time. Through the main character, Pip, Dickens's demonstrated the compassion he felt ... Read More

The Theme of Physical Death in The Hurricane, The Story of Actaeon and the Song Thief (580 words, 1 pages)

Within the various works of The Hurricane, The Story of Acteaon, and Thief a common theme emerges of physical death. In The Hurricane Ruben Carter is sentenced to three life sentences where he is denied his rights to physical life and survives by withdrawing himself from the physical world existing ... Read More

A Variation of the Story “Giant and the Beanstalk” Written from the Giant’s Perspective (1022 words, 2 pages)

Giant and the Beanstalk Now I dont think anyone has ever asked me my side of the story. Well I know that youre not really asking me but since youre laying your eyes on this paper I might as well tell you. First of all Im the giant but you ... Read More

The Major Themes and Imagery In “Put Yourself in My Shoes”, a Story by Raymond Carver (1360 words, 2 pages)

"Put Yourself in My Shoes" "Put Yourself in My Shoes" is one of the longest and most complex stories in the collection, and one of its finest. In addition, it brings together a number of the themes and images that have recurred throughout the book. For example, it depicts the ... Read More

The Recreation of the Story of Adam and Eve in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Rappaccini’s Daughter (2154 words, 6 pages)

Hey all... here's the paper...read it to get ideas, but remember its published now, so you can't really use the same stuff. Hehehe. If you do and I find out, I will never speak to u again (cuz it took me like 11 hours total). Email me if u like ... Read More

A Essay on a Fictional Story of Revenge (463 words, 1 pages)

It's all been planned. No evidence to point towards me. I've taken all the necessary steps, accounted for all the details. My right hand, wrapped in a leather glove, is in the pocket of my trench coat, grasping a revolver. The left one pushes open the heavy iron gat. Walking ... Read More

The Contrasts and Connections of My Fair Lady and Pygmalion (948 words, 2 pages)

My Fair Lady and Pygmalion Connections and Contrasts Through the years, countless film directors have adapted and recreated various novels and plays to make them ideal for the big-screen. In many cases, directors strive to keep their screenplay adaptations true to the original literature however, viewers often find contrasts in ... Read More

An Analysis of Emotional, Mental and Psychological Disorders in Carson McCuller’s Short Stories (1500 words, 3 pages)

Emotional, mental and psychological disorders are difficult to diagnose since the symptoms of person can vary depending on their severe-ness and personality. With the same symptoms occurring in so many different disorders nobody, even the patient himself, can be exactly sure what disorder he has. Many characters of Carson McCullers' ... Read More

The Myth of Prometheus, a Story About Choices (331 words, 1 pages)

Prometheus Assignment 1. Why was it Forethought and not Afterthought who defied Zeus? Forethought made the decision to defy Zeus, he had time to think ahead, he made the decision that, I am going to enlighten men.. Prometheus lit the torch and brought down fire, a protection for men, better ... Read More

The Beautiful Short Story of a Young Prisoner (4160 words, 8 pages)

"Breakfast!" I awoke suddenly much like I would with a nightmare, my eyes opening sharply and raising up in my bed with a soft choke. The first thing I noticed was my head hurting, then looking around remembered the awful reality. Paul jumped off of his bed and I looked ... Read More

The Satarical Fantasy Story of William Goldman’s the Princess Bride (668 words, 1 pages)

The Princess Bride is written to satire traditional fantasy and fairy-tales. William Goldman presents his satire by creating an exaggerated story based on traditional fairy tales and fantasy. The superhuman characters of Westley, Inigo, Fezzik, and Vizzini created to put the story on a grand scale. Each of these characters ... Read More

The Story of the Indian Princess, Pocahontas (948 words, 2 pages)

Pocahontas was an Indian princess of the Algonquian Indians. Her father was the powerful chief Powhatan who ruled more than 25 tribes when he was alive. Pocahontas was born in 1595 to one of Powhatan's many wives. Pocahontas probably saw white men for the first time in May of 1607 ... Read More

The Theme of the Feeling of Embarrassment in the Stories “Sophisticated Lady” by Joan Vanden Heuvel and “Man vs. Coat” by Mel Singer (1573 words, 2 pages)

Please Not Now In people's everyday lives, events can happen when they least expect it. Whether it is an encounter with someone, something, or anything, it can sometimes lead to a situation that the person does not want to be a part of or sometimes a situation where they do ... Read More

The Story of a Woman’s Loss of Identity in the Poem “Marge Piercy” (726 words, 2 pages)

In this poem Marge Piercys speaker evokes a concrete vision of a woman who has lost her personal identity to her job. Her bold and descriptive use of metaphors allow the reader to envision a woman who is living her life vicariously through her career. Ms. Piercy successfully uses paradox, ... Read More

The Nature of Jewishness Portrayed in Philip Roth’s Short Story “Defender of the Faith” (1306 words, 3 pages)

Defender of the Faith Defender of the Faith, by Philip Roth, is a short story that exemplifies the nature of Jewishness that is portrayed through the characters of Sergeant Marx and Sheldon Grossbart. Throughout the story, there is a recurring theme revolving around the dilemma Sergeant Marx must face in ... Read More

The Story of Phaedra’s Morality and Anguish (1075 words, 2 pages)

Phaedra's anguish is first experienced by her in her own mind. Her sense of morality is so highly developed that, even before the drama begins, before she has acted, prior to her committing symbolic incest with her step-son Hippolytus, she is guilty. In her desire to absolve herself, she clings ... Read More

The Reasons Why Not to Carry a Gun as Portrayed in Linda A. Hasselstrom’s Story “A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun” (647 words, 1 pages)

Why Not To Carry A Gun Too often do we hear about people accidentally shooting their family members, and parents committing a family massacre. Even when people buy guns for the best of reasons, somewhere down the road, it goes terribly wrong. Guns cause nothing but harm, and should only ... Read More

My Journey to a Writing Career (917 words, 1 pages)

I do not remember when I learned how to write, but I do remember the teachers and the subject matter that made me think and made me want to write what I was thinking. Throughout my formal school education, it was my English teachers who truly amazed me for it ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013