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The Role of the Characters in the Plot and Theme of Shakespeare’s Macbeth (731 words, 1 pages)

In Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, the characters and the roles they play are critical to its plot and theme, and therefore many of Shakespeare's characters are well developed and complex. Two of these characters are the protagonist, Macbeth, and his wife, Lady Macbeth. They play interesting roles in the tragedy, and ... Read More

A Comparison between the Life of Ernest Hemingway and the Plot of His Novel A Farewell to Arms (2872 words, 3 pages)

Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois. His father was the owner of a prosperous real estate business. His father, Dr. Hemingway, imparted to Ernest the importance of appearances, especially in public. Dr. Hemingway invented surgical forceps for which he would not accept money. ... Read More

The Plot Summary of The Hobbit, a Fantasy Novel by J. R. R. Tolkien (451 words, 1 pages)

This is a story about a Hobbit whose name is Bilbo Baggins. One morning thirteen Dwarfs and Gandalf The Wandering Wizard appeared at Bilbo's door. The Dwarfs wanted Bilbo to help them conquer a dragon named Smaug, who had taken over their land. When Bilbo woke up the next morning, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot, Setting and Characters of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (535 words, 2 pages)

This story takes place at West Egg in Long Island, an unfashionable town. It is in the early 1900s. A. Nick Carraway- Nick is the story narrator. He is a young man from Minnesota who moves to the east after fighting in the First World War. He is Jay Gatsbys ... Read More

The Plot Summary of The Oresteia, a Trilogy of Greek Tragedies by Aeschylus (483 words, 1 pages)

Publisher Vintage International Edition, October 1989Aegistheus- He overthrows Agamemnon, makes Clytemnestra his wife and takes rule of Argos. He invents lies in order to make his people fear him. This only proofs that he is poor when it comes to having an actual strong character. A king shouldnt have to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot in Oedipus the King, a Play by Sophocles (609 words, 1 pages)

In the intricate and well-developed plot of The Odyssey, Homer harmonized several subjects. One of these subjects was the quest of Telemachos in correlation with the journey of his father. In the beginning of the epic, Odysseus son, Telemachos, is a childish, passive, fearful, and untested boy, but in the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of James Joyce’s Story “Eveline” (474 words, 1 pages)

The setting of the short story Eveline by James Joyce goes far beyond the physical characteristics. The setting goes past being located in Dublin, Ireland in an old room. The setting greatly influences Eveline in many different ways. The setting entraps Eveline in this short story. The setting of the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” (2308 words, 7 pages)

The theme that the world has an outward appearance that seems fair and perfect but really they're as Holden put it "phonies."This is shown countless amount of times in his journey through New York and even before he left. The setting is in the 1950'sso I'm pretty sure that he ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Characters of Cabaret (1011 words, 2 pages)

I chose to see the show Cabaret and ended up being quite entertained throughout the entire play. I did not know anything about this production, and I think I enjoyed it more for that reason. The first thing I will discuss in this paper is the plot. This play shows ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot in the Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson (684 words, 3 pages)

The novel, Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson, gives some examples on how past events can effect a community. In 1954 on an island near Seattle, this novel describes the trail of a Japanese American fisherman accused of murdering a white colleague. The only one who can prove that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (569 words, 2 pages)

The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set in 1922 in the New York City area. It is about the American Dream and those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. Jay Gatsbyacquires the wealth and the power of his dream but not the happiness. We have ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of Willa Cather’s Novel “My Antonia” (807 words, 1 pages)

My Antonia was written by Willa Cather in 1918. The story stars out with a young boy named Jim Burden. E travels by cross- country train to live with his grandparents at the age of ten. His grandparents live on the Nebraska frontier. He has just recently lost both of ... Read More

The Development of the Plot in the Novel, A Worn Path by Eudora Welty (1902 words, 7 pages)

In A Worn Path Eudora Weltys plot is not all that clear in the beginning of hershort story, but progresses as her character carries on against all of the overwhelmingforces against her. In this short story a black elderly woman, Phoenix Jackson, mustovercome the odds against her as she valiantly ... Read More

A Brief Overview of the Plot and Main Character of Jurassic Park (732 words, 2 pages)

Edition First Ballantine Books Edition December 1991. A billionaire has created a technique to clone dinosaurs. From the left behind DNA that his crack team of scientists and experts extract he is able to grow the dinosaurs in labs and lock them up on an island behind electrified fences. He ... Read More

An Overview of the Plot and Setting of the Book “Gone With the Wind” (2878 words, 10 pages)

The book is Gone With the Wind. The time is 1861, and the action iscentered around Atlanta Georgia, and the surrounding area. It begins at Tara, the OHaraplantation. Scarlett quickly moves to Atlanta, soon after her late husbands death. shereturns to Tara, though, during the burning of Atlanta by the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of Madeleine Lengle’s “Well in A Wrinkle” (797 words, 2 pages)

In Willstead town, in North Carolina strange things are happening. Do you want to know more? Well in A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine LEngle, a wonderful writer tells all the weird things that are happening.The setting of this story is on North Carolina, at the town of Willstead in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot Summary of The Chosen in the Immigrant Community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn (876 words, 2 pages)

Plot Summary of The Chosen The action of The Chosen unfolds in the immigrant community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, against the backdrop of World War II. It is seen through the eyes of Reuven Malter, a boy who would appear to have much in common with Danny, for they are both ... Read More

A Description of Many Literary Works, Family Relationships as the Key To The Plot (1196 words, 2 pages)

In many literary works, family relationships are the key to the plot. Through a familys interaction with one another, the reader is able decipher the conflicts of the story. Within a literary family, various characters play different roles in each others lives. These are usually people that are emotionally and ... Read More

Reinforcing the Plot through the Setting in Kate Chopin’s Short Story The Storm (1112 words, 2 pages)

Reinforcing the Plot Through the Setting As Seen In "The Storm" The short story "The Storm" by Kate Chopin revolves around a setting that is both exciting and enticing. Chopin's portrayal of the storm's setting reinforces the plot's main thematic elements through descriptive imagery that coincides with the characters emotions ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of the Story “Peacefulness Through Words” (526 words, 1 pages)

Who has seen the Wind Setting - Peacefulness Through Words The poplars along the road shook light from their leaves. A tin can rolled in the street a newspaper plastered itself against the base of a telephone pole loose dust lifteda dust-devilwent whirling out to the prairie. In the summer ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot in the Legend of King Arthur (2482 words, 4 pages)

Legend has it, when England is in the time of greatest need, King Arthur will return to prevail against the evil threatening the land once again. That time is now. All across the outstretched hills of the country of England, bodies can be viewed lying in bloodied, mangled positions. Even ... Read More

The Plot Summary of the Great Gatsby (1223 words, 3 pages)

The Great Gatsby Plot Summary A man named Nick Carraway moves from the Mid-West to come live in Long Island. He rents a house in West Egg Village. Next door lives a rich man, Mr. Gatsby, whom Nick has never met. Just across the bay, in East Egg, Tom and ... Read More

A Description of the Plot of Common Daytime Soap Operas (425 words, 1 pages)

Lisa Soukup Mrs. Kenn AP Language and Composition 6 September 2000 Take everyday life and exploit it by creating pompous over blown melodramas. Drag out exaggerated plots over a series of months. Have only the most beautiful actors and actresses. Do all this and you are guaranteed to be a ... Read More

A Review of the Plot and Cast of the Movie “Reservoir Dogs” (1468 words, 5 pages)

Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty were a duo known as Stealers Wheel when they recorded a Dylanesque pop hit, "Stuck in the Middle With You", in April of 1974. The single reached number five on the charts - little did they know that eighteen years later it would become a ... Read More

The Plot in the Short Story, Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut (961 words, 2 pages)

Following the Plot in Harrison Bergeron A plot is described as a pattern of events or the main story in a narrative or drama. The traditional way of a plot would be to use the freytag pyramid. This was coined by the 19th century thinker, Gustav Freytag. He said that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot Devices in King Lear, a Play by William Shakespeare (919 words, 3 pages)

A device which Shakespeare often utilized to convey the confusion and chaos within the plot of his plays, is the reflection of that confusion and chaos in the natural environment of the setting, along with supernatural anomalies and animal imageries. In King Lear, these devices are used to communicate the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot, Influence and the Portrayal of Society’s Attitudes in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The House of the Seven Gables (903 words, 2 pages)

Plot Summary The story springs from the actions of Colonel Pyncheon, whose mysterious death seems to have been a direct result of his prior evil conduct. He built The House of the Seven Gables on a plot of land that he had wrongly taken from Matthew Maule in Salem, Massachusetts. ... Read More

The Two Stories That Made the Plot of Heart in Darkness by Joseph Conrad (582 words, 1 pages)

Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, is in actuality two stories. One, is the story of Charlie Marlow's trip from Europe to the uncivilized Africa and back home to Europe again. The second is the story of a conflict between the manager of an ivory company and Kurtz, an ivory ... Read More

An Examination of the Plot in A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor (409 words, 1 pages)

The twist in A Good Man Is Hard to Find In Flannery O'Conner's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" the plot of the story is grounded in situational irony, a conflict between ordinary folks and both chance and evil. The forces of chance are built by an almost overwhelming ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1190 words, 2 pages)

"Treasure Island" Set in the days of sails and ships, buried treasure and pirates, Treasure Island is an epic tale of a young boy by the name of Hawkins, and his search for the buried treasure of the notorious Captain Flint. Treasure Island is written by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013