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  • Write an Analysis of the Opening Chapter of Lord of the Flies. How Effective Is It at Introducing the Characters, Concerns and Language of the Novel?

    Write an Analysis of the Opening Chapter of Lord of the Flies. How Effective Is It at Introducing the Characters, Concerns and Language of the Novel?

    Write an analysis of the opening chapter of Lord of the Flies. How effective is it at introducing the characters, concerns and language of the novel? The first chapter of the novel, The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding is effective in establishing the characters, concerns and language for the remainder of the book, as well as introducing the main themes of the novel; that the problems in society are related to the sinful

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    Essay Length: 669 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Artur
  • Cannery Row Character Sketch

    Cannery Row Character Sketch

    In the novel Cannery Row, Steinbeck writes about many characters. There is always a main character though and in this book it is Lee Chong. Lee is a man living by Cannery Row. He owns a very popular shop and if someone ever needs anything he will have it. He is very gracious to his costumers because he cares for each and every one of them. I do the same. If a person is my

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    Essay Length: 332 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Artur
  • Brutus Character - Julius Caesar

    Brutus Character - Julius Caesar

    Aaron Plummer March 18, 2005 Green 1 CHARACTER ANALYSIS The title of the play is Julius Caesar, and was written by William Shakespeare. In 1599, Julius Caesar was the first play to be preformed at the newly built Globe Theater. William Shakespear died in 1616. Brutus was a cautious, devious, and naive. Brutus is a very cautious man. “Into what dangers are you leading me, Cassius, that you would have me look into myself

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    Essay Length: 735 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Was Hamlet Crazy? or only Acting Crazy?

    Was Hamlet Crazy? or only Acting Crazy?

    Hamlet: Insane or sane? Uploaded by SamSkillz (552) on Feb 22, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Was Hamlet crazy? Or only acting crazy? Throughout Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, the main character, young Hamlet, is faced with the responsibility of attaining vengeance for his father’s murder. He decides to feign madness as part of his plan to gain the opportunity to kill Claudius. As the play progresses, his depiction of a madman becomes increasingly believable, and the characters around him

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    Essay Length: 773 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Vika
  • Critical Analysis of Conflict in Hamlet

    Critical Analysis of Conflict in Hamlet

    The eighteenth-century British novelist Laurence Sterne wrote, Ў°No body, but he who has felt it, can conceive what a plaguing thing it is to have a manЎЇs mind torn asunder by two projects of equal strength, both obstinately pulling in a contrary direction at the same time.Ў± In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, OpheliaЎЇs mind is pulled in conflicting directions between compelling desires, obligations, and influences. Ophelia is torn between her father along

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    Essay Length: 720 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Janna
  • Six Characters in Serach of an Author

    Six Characters in Serach of an Author

    Six Characters in Search of an Author is about a family of unfinished characters who take over the rehearsal of another work in order to have their own story told. Pirandello’s playful opening moments soon give way to the horror of the story the characters have to tell. Though the characters fight to have their scenes played out at last, they are often at cross-purposes, unhappy with the actors’ interpretations and arguing over who is

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Crucible - Character Responsibilities

    The Crucible - Character Responsibilities

    The Crucible was a revolutionary play which clearly depicted the Salem Witch Trials and what went on in the lives of the individuals in Salem. Some of these people were convicted of being a witch, some were not, and some were somehow connected to those being convicted. Despite the fact that everyone played some part in the Witch Trials, there are three key people who are mostly responsible for the mayhem. Overall, the three people

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    Essay Length: 1,024 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Suicide Theme in Hamlet

    Suicide Theme in Hamlet

    Hamlеt, writtеn by William Shakеspеarе, is a classic tragеdy of dеath and rеvеngе that occurs in Dеnmark in thе sixtееnth cеntury. Thе play bеgins with Hamlеt rеturning to Еlsinorе Castlе from thе Univеrsity for thе untimеly dеath of his fathеr. Hamlеt, thе Princе of Dеnmark, sееks rеvеngе upon his unclе who had murdеrеd his fathеr for thе crown. Hamlеt is distraught by thе dеath of his fathеr and his mothеr’s ovеrhasty marriagе, which hе considеrs

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    Essay Length: 352 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Anna
  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

    Boo Berry Human Conscience Interview Marcia ninka used to be my families house keeper. She is an African American. She was born in St Vincent Islands. I chose to interview Marcia because growing up as a child she was always taking care of my brother and I while my parents were at work. I interviewed her over at her new job location. I want to learn as much as possible from Marcia’s interview. She has

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Mike
  • George Is the Most Tragic Character in the Book

    George Is the Most Tragic Character in the Book

    George Is the Most Tragic Character in the Book (True or False)? Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck) is a novel overflowing with friendship, colorful characters, vivid detail and yet a tragic storyline. George and Lennie are two guys that travel the country looking for work during the depression era. Given that Lennie is “not quite right”, George must be accountable for Lennie’s actions and take care of him. Throughout several sequence of events,

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    Essay Length: 731 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Mike
  • Hamlet’s Conflicts Resolved

    Hamlet’s Conflicts Resolved

    HamletЎЇs Conflict Resolved In Shakespearean tragedies, characters often are confronted with problems they must resolve. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is one tragedy that reveals a tormented hero who suffers greatly during the course of the play. Hamlet, the tragic hero, must resolve many conflicts, which include confusion and anger at his motherЎЇs hasty remarriage, horror at the ghostЎЇs request to avenge the murder of the his father, and a general disgust

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    Essay Length: 1,146 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Character of the Fool in King Lear

    The Character of the Fool in King Lear

    The very first impression that anyone might have when reading a Shakespearian play that include a fool as one of its characters is that he is used to provide entertainment to the play. Such an impression isn’t, by any mean, correct. Shakespeare, in fact, usually used such characters to say something about human psychology and the way they react to life. In addition, he had that gift of a great writer who had a penetrating

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    Essay Length: 854 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Plot,character and Thought: Master Harold and the Boys

    Plot,character and Thought: Master Harold and the Boys

    Plot,Character and Thought: Master Harold and the Boys Aristotles Poetics have been used as a guide for understanding theater for many years, they have survived the test of time and change. Aristotle argued in his Poetics that a play wasn’t just a lie which was what his teacher Plato had oversimplified. A play was not just a lie, it was an imitation of life which we as humans get pleasure from. This Vicarious Experince as

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • Ally McBeal - Narrative Structure, Characters and Setting

    Ally McBeal - Narrative Structure, Characters and Setting

    Ally McBeal. What is it about her that makes people stop and notice? Perhaps it's her girlish voice, her complex insecurities, her quirky yet realistic thoughts, and her simple nature. As a girl, I must say, I totally identify with Ally. Let's face it, we've all had arrows shot through our hearts, felt like our faces were burning when we've said embarrassing things in front of others, and, surely, at one point or another, felt

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Indecisiveness in Hamlet

    Indecisiveness in Hamlet

    Shakespeare’s Hamlet is truly a great play to analyze. It is also unique in that a play based on revenge we don’t see any action until the end. Hamlet has immediate suspicion and proof of his fathers murder and does not act. This poses the question, why does it take so long for Hamlet to kill Claudius? Hamlet’s apparent indecisiveness to act is due to his constant habit of over thinking in addition to

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    Essay Length: 872 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Vika
  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

    There are many theories to why Hamlet, who plays the prince in the tragedy, Hamlet, delays in killing his Uncle, King Claudius. Hamlet feels the need to murder King Claudius because he is convinced that his uncle is the cause of Hamlet's father's death. Even though the action of killing Claudius is not carried out until the very end it dictates Hamlets every move in the play. Though he does not know for sure

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    Essay Length: 519 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: July
  • Like Water for Chocolate Character Chart

    Like Water for Chocolate Character Chart

    1. Tita Quote: “Tita was so sensitive to onions, any time they were being chopped, they say she would just cry and cry; …” (Pg. 5) Write-up: Tita is the main character of the story, also the narrator, who suffers from unjust oppression from Mama Elena, her mother. She is raised to excel in the kitchen and many entertaining arts where she is expected to spend her whole life taking care of her mother. This

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    Essay Length: 1,256 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Twelth Night- Shakespeare - What Impressions of the Characters Do We Get In Act 1?

    Twelth Night- Shakespeare - What Impressions of the Characters Do We Get In Act 1?

    The characters of the play in Act 1 can be divided into two. Orsino, Viola and Olivia belong to the major plot while Maria, Sir Toby, Feste, Sir Andrew and Malvolio belong to the sub-plot. Orsino starts off the play with his famous speech about love, 'If music be the food of love, play on.' From there we can already tell that 'Twelfth Night' will revolve around the theme of love. We see here that

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    Essay Length: 981 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Bred
  • Comparison Between Female Characters in Beowulf

    Comparison Between Female Characters in Beowulf

    Comparison between Female Characters in Beowulf Beowulf, the Old English epic tells the story of one brave hero and his battles against evil monsters. The poem deals with mostly masculine elements like fight descriptions, depictions of armor and long inspiring speeches. However, the women characters in the epic also have important roles and they are far from being superficial, as it may seem at first. There are several female figures in Beowulf; this paper will

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    Essay Length: 374 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • Characters

    Characters

    Characters Different people play different characters. When you first see someone, you imagine him as a character you’ve once seen; you expect him to be that character. Maybe you see a blond; you may imagine her as a naпve girl whom spends a lot of money. Or maybe an African American just joined your P.E. class, he may be good at sports, and just happen to love fried chicken. When you see someone, your brain

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Hamlet by William Shakespeare

    Hamlet by William Shakespeare

    Many theories and questions arise as one reads Hamlet by William Shakespeare; some are more obvious than others, but all equally important to gain an understanding of the masterpiece. In my paper of underlying themes I will guide the reader into answering the question Is Hamlet mad? There are many points in the book that prove that he did go mad, but Hamlet himself states that the act of him being mad is exactly that,

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    Essay Length: 1,101 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Great Gatsby Character Journal

    Great Gatsby Character Journal

    The Great Gatsby Journal Chapter 1 Summary- In Chapter 1, the reader finds that Nick Carraway, a moral and tolerant man from the Midwest, narrates and takes the role of author for the rest of the story. Throughout the book, the reader looks at the happenings through Nick’s eyes and finds out what he is thinking. Chapter 1, like many chapter 1’s, starts out with someone or something explaining themselves and showing how their life

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Janna
  • Discuss the Musical Construction of at Least one Character from Wagner’s Salome.Describe How the Composer(s) Use(s) Musical Techniques to Contribute to the Construction of Your Chosen Character(s).You Should Also Consider the Cultural, Historical and Mu

    Discuss the Musical Construction of at Least one Character from Wagner’s Salome.Describe How the Composer(s) Use(s) Musical Techniques to Contribute to the Construction of Your Chosen Character(s).You Should Also Consider the Cultural, Historical and Mu

    For the purposes of this essay, I have chosen to concentrate on the characters portrayed in Richard Strauss’ 1905 opera, Salome. The majority of the attention will be placed on Salome herself, but other characters will be referred to where applicable. Before the composition of Salome, Strauss had risen to prominence through his numerous tone poems, a form established by Franz Liszt in the mid 19th century, the most notable of which are Don Juan

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Bred
  • The Character of Bendick in Much Ado About Nothing

    The Character of Bendick in Much Ado About Nothing

    Explore the Development of Benedick’s character throughout the play. The character ‘Benedick’ changes dramatically throughout Shakespeare’s “Much Ado about Nothing”. It is the character ‘Beatrice’ who invokes these changes into Benedick. At the beginning of the play Benedick appears to be an aristocratic soldier who is witty and intelligent. It is clear Benedick has a reputation as a noble soldier and brave man merely from the messenger’s comments: “He hath done good service, lady,

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Fatih
  • A Character Analysis of Lago

    A Character Analysis of Lago

    Iago is one of the most interesting characters in the tragedy "Othello" by William Shakespeare. Through some carefully thought-out words and actions, Iago is able to manipulate others to do things in a way that benefits him and gets him closer to his goals. He is the driving force in this play, pushing Othello and everyone else towards the tragic ending. Iago is not the typical villain in any story or play. The role he

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    Essay Length: 897 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Kevin

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