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Death of a Salesman South Coast Repertory Theatre Performing Arts Review

In four pages this version of Arthur Miller's play is reviewed in terms of Willy Loman's character development and simplistic sett...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet Performing Arts Review

In four pages this review includes discussion of character and plot development, staging, and considers how they support the actio...

House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

In five pages the characters of Uncle Marcos and Nicolas are contrasted and compared in terms of similarities in relationships, in...

Goethe’s Faust

A 5 page character study and summation of Goethe’s Faust. Bibliography lists 4 sources....

City of God

something that happens to all the boys in this region of the city. They are clearly victims of the impoverished city as they are d...

Medoro as an Ideal Knight

that the love story between Angelica and Medoro is one that does exemplify these larger quality of which Burke speaks. First, Medo...

Beowulf

cause of a king in order to help him, essentially asking nothing in return. There is another character, Unferth, who approaches B...

Shark Slayer

and so on. But what really sets Oscar apart is his style-or lack thereof. He wants to be cool and hip, but hes actually pretty sil...

Guilt and Grief in The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

how to save her legs and he and Buckley become almost inseparable. However, in the background, Jack makes it clear that he still c...

An Analysis of The Lovely Bones

is the protagonist in the story for it is her story we are essentially watching, although we are watching it often through the liv...

Character Analysis of Philip in Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster

to others had amused him, but it was disheartening when used against himself" (Forster, chapter 5). We are constantly remi...

Epic of Gilgamesh and the Character Enkidu

wild state Enkidu represents the noble savage, the noble animal that is pure of spirit and strong. He was to balance out the negat...

Slave Owners in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Tom rescues his daughter (Little Eva) from a drowning death. St. Clare is one who believes in paying his debts and, in fact, promi...

Cold War History/Role of Geo-Political Motives

rationalized by President Theodore Roosevelt on the grounds that the U.S. had an "obligations to intervene elsewhere in the Wester...

Terrorism Motives and Address

Terrorism is often associated with affecting people other than ourselves. Terrorist acts, however, have become more common around...

Distinguishing Murder Multiple Victims, Motives, and Characteristics

1029 While there are always exceptions, murders can often be...

The Man with No Motive

one of his most vexing. This paper discusses him in detail. Discussion Iago is a fascinating study in evil; he sets out to destro...

Hidden Motives in The Scarlet Letter

a communitys judgment on one of its members. This paper discusses some of the issues raised by the novel. Discussion First, its n...

Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Actual Motives

In five pages this paper argues that the intent of Dr. Jack Kevorkian was to perform human experimentation and not to assist termi...

Hitler's Motives for Using Wehrmacht According to Kershaw

In three pages the Holocaust is examined in this consideration of Kershaw's perspective regarding the Wehrmacht uses by Adolf Hitl...

Terrorist Motives of Osama bin Laden

him in founding his new country, he would dedicate it to the Wahabi faith (Masoud, 1998). Saudi kings since that time have treade...

Appeasing Adolf Hitler and the Motives of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain

In seven pages this paper examines the reasons behind Great Britain PM's appeasement policy regarding Adolf Hitler as a way of avo...

The Picture of Dorian Gray Characters' Approach to Art and Life

and how they interpret life and art. In focusing on this subject we incorporate two essays which discuss aspects of art and life f...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey and Minor Characters' Significance

this unusual technique sets up interesting prospects for the reader. The experience of Nurse Ratched, for example, gives one a sen...

Three Novels by Toni Morrison and Northern Characters' Ties to the South

In six pages this paper examines the ties to the South northern based characters have in The Bluest Eye, Jazz, and Beloved by Toni...

Sophocles, Gilman & Browning/Oppressed Women

finer points of interpretation. However, the general consensus, down through the ages, is that Sophocles main theme had to do with...

Oedipus Rex & Darker Face of the Earth

on themes that have to do with familial love and altruism, rather than the hostility and fear that were attributed to it by Freud ...

Study Guide/Oedipus the King & Darker Face of the Earth

this writer/tutor encourages the student to reread the play, noting passages that support the chosen theme. While certainly study ...

Close Readings/Darker Face of the Earth & Oedipus

an already contradictory situation. Consider how she acknowledges the baby as both "my son" and as "valuable property." Her matern...

Does Oedipus Receive Justice?

the way; at the same time, the "old man," who was watching carefully, "struck me from his carriage, / full on the head with his tw...