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Hamlet's Treatment of Women in William Shakespeare's Play

in the famous "closet scene," in which he accuses his mother of being a sexual predator, declaring, "In the rank sweat of an ensea...

Euripides' Medea and Ibsen's Nora

society has determined what their roles are and how long they are to enact them. Enter Nora and Medea, who both prove to have min...

How Aristophanes Depicted Women in His Works

possessed through their control of sex with their men. The entire idea of controlling the men was essentially the idea of Lysistra...

Greek Tragedies and the Role of Sacrifice

In nine pages this paper examines how sacrifice is used in the Greek tragic works Agamemnon, Medea, Antigone, and 'The Odyssey' an...

Revenge and Justice in House of Atreus

A conceptual analysis of the House of Atreus story focuses on revenge and justice in 5 pages. Two sources re cited in the bibliog...

Shaping History Through Cinematic Narratives

rather how it appears to the person that is hearing or viewing the story. Does the narrative appear to distort or change what ha...

Feminism and the Role of Clytemnestra

Agamemnon's actions led to his demise at the hands of his wife, Clytemnestra. While Aeschylus shows her as a strong woman who exac...

Analysis of Oresteia Trilogy by Aeschylus

Around, around, in airy rings, / They wheel with oarage of their wings" (Agamemnon, 2002). The image of the birds, circling over ...

Revenge in 'Wuthering Heights'

manner by which he perpetually transfers his deep-seated anger and frustration upon all who enter his life, even to the point of e...

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Revenge

monster and the monster does as he promised, killing Victors new wife. "Victors ignorance towards his creation, leads to the monst...

Comparison of Pearl Harbor and September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

the victim in both instances, we realize the actual consequences of our unprepared state. We were sitting ducks in both instances...

Case Studies on Revenge and 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

In a research study on the factors which lead to acts of revenge, University of Arkansas psychologists tested a number of voluntee...

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare Critically Analyzed

from a popular Icelandic tale in which the lead character by the name of "Amleth" experienced similar events throughout his lifeti...

The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe and Revenge

that "The Cask of Amontillado" centers more around the theme of revenge than do any of Poes gruesome works. "The Cask of Amontill...

Edgar Allan Poe, September 11, 2001, Revenge, and Judgment

that "justice" was being defined since 9/11 appears to equate it with vengeance. A headline in the November 16th edition of the ...

The Bacchae by Euripides

In five pages this research paper analyzes the chorus and its continued deity reverence despite its expressed revenge against its ...

Revenge in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe II

In six pages this essay considers Montressor's revenge against Fortunato and ponders whether or not he ever feels guilty or remors...

Revenge of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

In five pages Heathcliff's motivation of revenge is examined in an examination of Emily Bronte's novel. Five sources are cited in...

"Barn Burning" by William Faulkner

This essay pertains to Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning" and focuses on the character of Abner Snopes. The writer argues that ...

'Killings' by Andre Dubus, 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe, and Revenge

revenge" (Poe 280). Because Fortunato regarded himself as a most knowledgeable wine connoisseur, Montresor schemed to get him dow...

Comparing Antigone and Oedipus by Sophocles

the disease is the god Apollos punishment because the murder of the kings predecessor, Laius, has not been properly punished. He ...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Influence of Seneca

to follow it, which he does. The ghost says that he is Hamlets father, and that he was murdered; further, he says that the crime ...

Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and the Revenge of Heathcliff

stables, no longer a real member of the family, Catherine still roamed the hills with him, being his companion, and he really her ...

Ethics in "Julius Caesar"

resonates with us today, when we are involved in what seems to be an endless war based largely on the idea that we had to attack s...

Odysseus’ Revenge: Justified

story of Odysseus sets him up as a noble man, regardless of what someone may know about Greek codes of conduct. He was a noble man...

Scorsese/Gangs of New York

the foreign hordes defiling it" (Mattie 215). Cutting slays Vallon, consigns his son to an orphanage, and proclaims his rule ove...

The Theme of Obsession in “Frankenstein”

father, who dismisses them as "trash" with no further explanation (Shelley 51). Frankenstein says that if his father had bothered ...

Revenge and the Law in Beowulf and Njal’s Saga

his murderous attacks upon Hrothgars sleeping warriors. Hrothgar makes it clear that Beowulfs obligation is based not on ties of ...

4 Themes in Weiten's Psychology Themes and Variations

In three pages this paper analyzes 4 themes that are featured in this text. One source is cited in the bibliography....

Revenge and Jealousy Featured in Othello by William Shakespeare

as an under-current that influences all other actions. Shakespeare pulls his audiences into the experience of such dichotomy throu...