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  • Characters as Social Aspects in Oliver Twist

    Characters as Social Aspects in Oliver Twist

    Janice Vincent Characters as Social Aspects in Oliver Twist "The Victorians were avowedly, unashamedly, incorrigibly moralists. They . . . engaged in philanthropic enterprises in part to satisfy their own moral needs. And they were moralists in behalf of the poor, whom they sought not only to assist materially but also to elevate morally, spiritually, culturally, and intellectually . . . ." (Himmelfarb 48(8)). Charles Dickens used characterization as the basis of his pursuit of

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    Essay Length: 1,806 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Jack
  • Male/ Female Relationships in Hamlet

    Male/ Female Relationships in Hamlet

    Male/Female Relationships In Hamlet Hamlet is involved in intense emotional relationships with both Ophelia and Gertrude, the only two female characters in the play. While these relationships are for the most part very rocky and full of distrust, there is still hope for healthy relationships among men and women. The reasons for how these characters acted is understandable, and their reactions are quite typical. The relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude is one that has been

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    Essay Length: 1,415 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Othello Is Essentially an Noble Character, Flawed by Insecurity and a Nature That Is Naive and Unsophisticated

    Othello Is Essentially an Noble Character, Flawed by Insecurity and a Nature That Is Naive and Unsophisticated

    “Othello is essentially an noble character, flawed by insecurity and a nature that is naive and unsophisticated”. Looking at William Shakespeare’s Othello The Moor Of Venice, the central character, Othello is revered as the tragic hero. He is a character of high stature that is destroyed by his surroundings, his own actions, and his fate. His destruction is essentially precipitated by his own actions, as well as by the actions of the characters surrounding him.

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    Essay Length: 893 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Tasha
  • To Kill a Mocking Bird Character Analysis

    To Kill a Mocking Bird Character Analysis

    Of Mice and Men Essay John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, is about life on a ranch in the nine1930’s. Two men -- Lennie and George -- are the newcomers on a ranch. Lennie is a giant man, much like a bear, who has obvious mental limitations. George is a friend, or the only friend, of Lennie’s. George and Lennie travel together and George is Lennie’s caretaker. They have a dream of buying a

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    Essay Length: 2,194 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Extreme and Moderate Character of Tartuffe

    Extreme and Moderate Character of Tartuffe

    Extreme and Moderate Characters in Tartuffe In Moliйre’s Tartuffe (Moirй 1664), the reader is able to see a great contrast of Extreme and Moderate characters. Extreme characters being those who are seen as over the top, or very passionate people, and the moderate characters having a more calm and subtle approach to ideas. The extreme characters in this case would be Madam Pernelle, Orgon, Tartuffe, and Dorine. The moderate characters are seen as Cleante and

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    Essay Length: 538 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Victor
  • Character and Theme in Washington Irving’s

    Character and Theme in Washington Irving’s

    In Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle,” Rip’s character is closely correlated with the theme of nature and its prominence over the ever-changing world. The story is set in the Kaatskill Mountains, an important setting with a luminance that does not falter throughout. Similarly, Rip is immediately described as a respectable and well liked man in his mountainous setting. Right off the bat, the two can be easily associated. The magical elements in the story

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    Essay Length: 685 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: David
  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

    Hamlet is the play and Hamlet is the character. The play starts out with the death of the king, Hamlet’s father. Only a month later Hamlet’s mother re-marries the king’s brother. She does not even seem to be disturbed at the fact her husband had died not too long ago. The night castle guards later came to Hamlet to tell him about a ghost appearing late at night at the castle top three nights in

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    Essay Length: 608 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Max
  • Hektor and Penelope: Virtuous Characters

    Hektor and Penelope: Virtuous Characters

    Though different works, both the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer each contain one outstanding character that excels in virtue. Even when forced to live with a dilemma that he or she did not cause, both Hektor, in the Iliad, and Penelope, in the Odyssey, remain virtuous. This becomes clear through their rigid fidelity to their spouses, their piety to the gods, and their resolute natures in the situations presented to them. The unfortunate circumstances

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    Essay Length: 1,204 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Characters and Their Reactions to Keating’s Teachings

    The Characters and Their Reactions to Keating’s Teachings

    The Characters and Their Reactions to Keating's Teaching Dead poet society is a magnificent film about a group of boys who strive to seek the marrow in life. Their new English teacher, Mr. Keating inspires his students to pursue individual passions and make their lives extraordinary, through his teaching strategies. However, each character responds to Keating's teachings in different ways. Characters like Neil Perry and Charlie Dalton suck the marrow out of life but end

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Mikki
  • How Has Forster Created a Sense of Character and Society in "room with a View"

    How Has Forster Created a Sense of Character and Society in "room with a View"

    How has Forster Created a Sense of Character and Society in “Room with a View” ? Forster wastes no time in setting the scene and setting the class boundaries of his characters. We know even from the first statement that Miss Bartlett is towards the upper classes and is potentially a very highly strung woman, which is later proven to be true. “The Signora had no business to do it” is so telling because we

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    Essay Length: 1,181 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

    Select one of Hamlet soliloquies (preferably not "To be or not to be. . .") and by a detailed attention to the poetry discuss the nature of Hamlet's feelings as they reveal themselves in this speech. What insights might this speech provide into the prince's elusive character? Confine your attention strictly to the soliloquy you have selected. 2. Discuss Hamlet's treatment of and ideas about women. How might these help to clarify some of the

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    Essay Length: 342 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Stenly
  • King Lear Interpersonal Relationships Between Characters Illustrated in Two Different Productions

    King Lear Interpersonal Relationships Between Characters Illustrated in Two Different Productions

    The relationship between characters throughout all of William Shakespeare’s plays can transcend time and relate to audiences today. In the case of King Lear, the themes of family dysfunction, justice and the battle between good and evil have all remained very powerful. Since the original production by the king’s men in 1606 the play has been interpretated in a wide range of contexts. The experience of an audience can be greatly shaped by the direction

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Jon
  • The Character of Blanche Dubois in a Streetcar Named Desire

    The Character of Blanche Dubois in a Streetcar Named Desire

    The Character of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire "Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" is to some extent living an unreal existence." Jonathan Briggs, book critic for the Clay County Free press. In Tennessee Williams' play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" the readers are introduced to a character named Blanche DuBois. Blanche is Stella's younger sister who has come to visit Stella and her husband Stanley in New Orleans. After their first meeting

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Mikki
  • The Diversity of Characters, Attitudes, and Messages Through Different Translations

    The Diversity of Characters, Attitudes, and Messages Through Different Translations

    The different translations of The Oedipus Cycle emphasize and suggest different aspects of the presented scene. There are multiple examples of this in the comparison of The Fitts and Fitzgerald’s Translation and the Luci Berkowitz and Theodore F. Brunner’s Translation. Such as the differences in format, sentence structure, and diction imply different characteristics. Also, similarities in the two translations reinforce the importance of the concepts. The most noticeable difference in the two translations is the

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    Essay Length: 348 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Yan
  • Hamlet Leadrship Essay

    Hamlet Leadrship Essay

    Hamlet Leadrship Essay Hamlet is an indecisive leader, who lacks focus and the ability to delegate effectively. His inability to act showcases the numerous flaws in his character exposing him as a poor leader and an ineffective strategist. His main character flaw is his indecisiveness. Throughout the play he chooses to procrastinate instead of making firm decisions. This is first illustrated when he sees his father’s ghost in the opening Act. Following his conversation with

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    Essay Length: 2,612 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Edward
  • ‘in Gattaca the Film-Maker Presents Characters Who Are Emotionally Cold

    ‘in Gattaca the Film-Maker Presents Characters Who Are Emotionally Cold

    In Andrew Niccol’s film Gattaca, it shows us a discriminative world complete with genetic superiority and high expectations, separate people by the name ‘valid’ and ‘invalid’. By the first thought, we were easily think it is an emotionally cold world, especially those characters. However the real relationship between the main character ‘Vincent’ and those people around him shows us that those kind of thoughts were absolutely wrong. People around Vincent who saved him, helped him,

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    Essay Length: 656 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Anna
  • 19 Stars : A Study in Military Character and Leadership

    19 Stars : A Study in Military Character and Leadership

    19 STARS : A Study in Military Character and Leadership Puryear, Edgar F. (1971). 19 STARS New York: Presidio Press 19 STARS was written by Edgar F. Puryear, Jr. I do not know much about the author. I completed a thorough search but was unable to find any information. The one thing that I do know of him is that he is fascinated with the study of leadership because he has written other books on

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    Essay Length: 2,033 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Edward
  • Johnathan Locke - a Fictional Character on the Abc Television Series Lost Played by Terry O'Quinn

    Johnathan Locke - a Fictional Character on the Abc Television Series Lost Played by Terry O'Quinn

    Johnathan Locke, most often referred to by his surname "Locke", is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Terry O'Quinn. Although he typically has a calm demeanor on the island, his flashbacks portray him as angrier and more emotional. He is the antithesis to Jack Shephard and Ben Linus. In 2007, O'Quinn won the Emmy award for acting in a supporting role.[1] Contents [hide] * 1 Fictional character biography o 1.1

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Bred
  • Explain How the Settings in Maestro Contribute to Our Understanding of the Characters

    Explain How the Settings in Maestro Contribute to Our Understanding of the Characters

    Explain how the settings in Maestro contribute to our understanding of the characters. The settings in Maestro are significant to the understanding of the characters, as well as reflective of the attitudes and growth of the characters in each location. Darwin is portrayed as a town of escapees and exiles. The mixed bag of races and ages, collaborate into a lifestyle of booze and somewhat lower class living. Paul’s time in Darwin reflects his growing

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    Essay Length: 419 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Poetics by Aristotle & Hamlet by Shakespeare

    The Poetics by Aristotle & Hamlet by Shakespeare

    Poetics and Hamlet Centuries ago, Aristotle laid down guidelines for criticizing dramatic works in his Poetics. This paper considers whether that structure is adequate for analyzing William Shakespeare’s Hamlet that was composed after Aristotle. The Poetics is too short to go into great detail, so we’ll have to use only the most basic of his definitions and guidelines for what dramatic works should entail. He begins by discussing poetry, then moves to tragedy, which he

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Crucible Character Comparison Essay

    The Crucible Character Comparison Essay

    Crucible essay In The Crucible, Arthur Miller portrays the two main characters, John Proctor and Reverend John Hale as “good men”. “Good men” in this play have a vague meaning, because the town is struck with mass hysteria. Reverend John Hale was a good man in the sense of being the perfect and good citizen of Massachusetts in the 1600's. He was pious, stuck to the laws and beliefs, and a good Christian minister. John

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    Essay Length: 1,111 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jack
  • William Shakespeare's Hamlet

    William Shakespeare's Hamlet

    Hamlet William Shakespeare’s Hamlet was first performed around the year 1600. Since then, it has proven to be one of the most enduring stories ever created by Shakespeare. This epic tragedy has been adapted to film dozens of times and has seen legendary actors such as Richard Burton and Laurence Olivier take the lead role. In 1996, another version of Hamlet made its film debut under the direction of Kenneth Branagh who also plays the

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    Essay Length: 986 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Max
  • How Does Shakespeare Use Conflict in Hamlet as a Way of Exploring Ideas?

    How Does Shakespeare Use Conflict in Hamlet as a Way of Exploring Ideas?

    How does Shakespeare use conflict in Hamlet as a way of exploring ideas? An individual’s response to conditions of internal and external conflict is explored throughout literature. In his play, Hamlet, Shakespeare delves into the themes of appearance versus reality, lies versus deceit, rejection versus self doubt and tragedy, and in doing so attacks the frivolous state of humanity in contemporary society. In order to explore these themes, however, he uses several forms of conflict

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Artur
  • Hamlet - Play Vs. Movie

    Hamlet - Play Vs. Movie

    Play vs. Movie Watching both play and movie, makes you wonder about the differences and the similarities. Paying attention to those kinds of things makes you realize your sense of thought. In this essay I will be taking you into a deeper level on Hamlet. Now by seeing the movie Hamlet vs. the play Hamlet, you will notice that scene one came right after scene two in the movie. It threw me off a little

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    Essay Length: 495 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Janna
  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

    Shakespeare's Hamlet is his most his most popular tragedy and most frequently analyzed play. Hamlet plays are enjoyed by anyone because of its action and drama that entertain the weak minded and its secrets that are hidden though out the play that can be enjoy by the strong minded. Hamlet's quest for vengeance is fueled by the "triple edge sword" that is figuratively stuck in him. Hamlet also become morally corrupted as the play

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    Essay Length: 584 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Venidikt

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