Literature Essays and Term Papers

The focus is on Catherine Morland's plainness and her rather unimportant situation in life. She is in fact introduced as a Gothic Literature anti-heroine. "The standard heroine of a sentimental Gothic novel was refined, accomplished, unassailably…

stage in the Miller's Tale. This emphasises the importance of her character in the tale since she is described in much more detail than her husband. From this description we see that she "is a small town heroine, whose brows are plucked and whose…

characters when he wrote A Streetcar Named Desire. The main characters oppose each other in style, in speech, in lifestyle and in culture, but one thing they all seem to have in common is an inexplicable void in their life, an unhappiness and a…

back on women in ancient civilizations we see a variety of different ways in which they have been regarded. In ancient Greece, women were mostly subservient…

The Outsiders. Two different gangs from opposite ends of the social ladder clash in this epic novel of social tension between two rival groups, the Socs and the Greasers. The main character, 14-year-old Ponyboy, is a Greaser who lives under the cycle…

other word would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called, Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name, And, for thy name, which is no part of thee, Take all myself." hakespeare, Romeo and…

influence on how Macbeth made his decisions playing a crucial part in contributing to his eventual destruction. The witches planted the seed of evil in Macbeth's head that grew to dominate his mind. But it was Macbeth who made the choices that determined…

in these terrible and unfair conditions, Opressed by poverty and lack of resources, Zulus have to work "in the sun" where "the hot red acres smounlder". They struggle for their lives in a terrible condition that they could do nothing to oppose it. On…

story, is the final published work of author E.M. Forster before his death. This book, explores the genius and the inadequacies of English society in a playful, yet subtle way. The author was born in London, England in 1897 to a middle class family.…

the father of Juliet and appears to be typical of fathers in the late 1600's as he was very demanding and controlling of his family, he was often keen to reaffirm his position as the leader of the family and treated his wife and daughter with little…