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  • Responsibility to Others in An Inspector Calls

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    In order to establish how J B Priestley communicates his message within An Inspector Calls we must first establish what is the central message within the play The central theme that Priestley is trying to communicate is very similar to that which Dickens communicates in A Christmas Carol in which a series of ghosts appear to show Scrooge the error of his ways Marleys ghost tells Scrooge that he has been cast into purgatory for eternity because he has concentrated too much on business and profit

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    Explore the ways in which Priestley communicates his message in An Inspector Calls In order to establish how J B Priestley communicates his message within An Inspector Calls we must first establish what is the central message within the play The central theme that Priestley is trying to communicate is very similar to that which Dickens communicates in A Christmas Carol in which a series of ghosts appear to show Scrooge the error of his ways Marleys ghost tells Scrooge that he has been cast into

  • Different Viewpoints on Gilgamesh

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    A Critical Comparison of the Readings on the Epic of Gilgamesh by Nortwick Damrosch and Wolff The reading of Gilgamesh by Nortwick Damrosch and Wolff exhibit three different approaches to the text While Damrosch and Wolff read Gilgamesh in a cultural and genre related context Nortwick uses Jungs progressive psychological theory to foreword a novel idea to the epic This paper is an attempt to compare these different approaches by underlining each readings positive and negative characteristics an

  • Reality Invaded by Dreams in American Fiction

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    AMERICAN FICTION LEVEL 3 Reality invaded by dream Borges How apt a title would this be for an essay on representing America Answer with specific reference to ONE OR MORE texts The subject of our study hinges round a quotation by Jorge Luis Borges which encapsulates in a paradoxical phrase two notions which are essential to grasp the gist of American writing about America This antithesis opposing and uniting the notion of reality and reality brings back to mind themes which have been largely pic

  • Gatsby's Character in The Great Gatsby

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    Frederick C Millett Perhaps F Scott Fitzgeralds greatest work The Great Gatsby is not only a great story but an insight into the flaws of real life during the Roaring Twenties His book has been considered by many a symbol for the Jazz Age a time of extraordinary wealth and promise but Fitzgeralds novel is much more than that presenting the truth behind the twenties and creating an atmosphere which has earned a permanent place in American literature Fitzgeralds novel works on many different leve

  • Tragedy in Shakespeare's Works

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    ENDINGS IN RENAISSANCE TRAGEDY Among the various definitions of tragedy the one most commonly proffered is a play that treats at the most uncompromising level human suffering or pathos with death being the usual conclusion According to Aristotles Poetics the purpose of tragedy is to show how humans are at the mercy of fate and to cleanse the audience by provoking extreme emotions of pity and terror The tragic actions on the dramatic stage cause the audience to experience these extreme feelings

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