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  • Epic Heroes: The Aeneid and The Odyssey

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    Compare and Contrast The heros of the Poetic Epics of ancient times encompass in some cases for generations to come the particular societys ideals and morals From the vain to the valiant the epic hero was in constant contact with the gods of their world adding to their somewhat immortality strength of character and in some cases their arrogant nature Both Aeneas and Achilles are such heros in that they had the favor and the vengeance of the gods over their heads and through this essay I will co

  • Epiphany And Revival In The Dead

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    Epiphany and Revival in The Dead James Joyce was born in Dublin he was the most prominent writer of English prose in the first half of the twentieth century Many critics maintain that his verbal facility equaled that of William Shakespeare or John Milton and his experiments in prose as a virtuoso redefined the limits of language and the form of the modern novel The Dead the final story of Joyces collection Dubliners is considered one of the most beautifully executed stories in the English langu

  • Ralph's Alignment in Lord of the Flies

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    ESSAY Is Ralph purely evil or purely good Or does he just play a pivotal role as a character In the novel Lord of the Flies Ralph is a character that can be viewed as a morally ambiguous boy that loses his innocence and learns to have faith and believe in the future even when all chances are frail throughout the novel you get a chance to experience Ralphs good qualities and bad you get see him as a character with a pivotal role and learn how his role as an ambiguous character contributes to the

  • Presentation of Power and Governance in The Tempest.

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    The Tempest was written by William Shakespeare and is accepted as this last solely written play The plot is about the rightful Duke of Milan Prospero who with his daughter have been stranded on an island for 12 years after Prosperos jealous brother Antonio sent them to sea and took over the dukedom When Antonio Alonso the King of Naples and their court are on a ship sailing past the island Prospero uses his vast leaning and magical abilities to cause a massive storm which brings them to him It

  • Psychopathic Behaviour in The Collector and The Wasp Factory

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    Explore the presentation of psychopathic behaviour in John Fowles The Collector and Iain Banks The Wasp Factory Both John Fowles The Collector and Iain Banks The Wasp Factory present characters whose behaviour can be described as psychopathic Psychopathy can be described as chronic immoral and antisocial behaviour In The Collector Frederick Frederick behaves in an obsessive evil and psychopathic way when he imprisons Miranda eventually leading to her gruesome death In The Wasp Factory Frank Cau

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