Peter Goldsworthys coming of age novel Maestro discusses the implications of lost dreams deep regret and human limitations but also delivers a message of encouragement and hope The protagonist Paul Crabbe is raised with a sense of self entitlement and a predestined career as a concert pianist but is forced to deal with an inability to attain perfection or concert glory The high hopes of his parents eventually give way to the realization that their son lacks the rubato and musical flair for a pe
Nora Helmer in Henrick Ibsens A Doll House seems like a nave character that doesnt have knowledge of the outside world and the importance of life She sounds like a happy person that hasnt gone through hardship and doesnt know how to make the right choices for herself When she starts to realize that life shouldnt be like this we see that she isnt as happy as she seems Ibsen uses her husband Torvald Helmer to criticize Nora Helmers choices Ibsen has an intelligent way of criticizing the choices N
In Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream the mortal teenage characters fall in love foolishly and the character Bottom states O what fools these mortals be They are foolish because they act like children Although Lysander Hermia Demetrius and Helena appear grown up when they are in love they act foolishly The four teenage lovers are fools Demetrius is a fool because he is unaware that his love changes through out the play At the start of the play Demetrius does not love Helena II ii line 188 De
A Midsummer Nights Dream Essay Title The course of love never did run smooth Says Lysander 1 1 135 How is this demonstrated in the lives of all the lovers in A Midsummer Nights Dream Shakespeare has written about a variety of love affairs in this play and has managed to include several relationships some of which work well some that need exertion and others that need control and commitment To begin with the love between Theseus and Hippolyta is much admirable as he wins the right to marry the Q
Alienation is so destructive in society that it forces and individual to an unthinkable escape The story A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J D Salinger explores this idea fully Seymour Glass a young World War II veteran has just been released from the military hospital and is having difficulty adjusting to normalcy in society Seymour is in a loveless marriage to his wife Muriel He cannot connect with her due to the fact that she is more interested in herself than her own husband while on their va
Act III Scene 1 Summary The King and Queen enter with Rosencrantz Guildenstern Polonius Ophelia and members of the court Claudius questions Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about Hamlets madness asking if they have found a reason for Hamlets behavior Rosencrantz answers that the Prince has admitted to being distracted but will not say from what Guildenstern says that Hamlet has been crafty in disguising his motivations The two report that Hamlet is very excited about the play to be presented and Cl
Q In your opinion what is the appeal of the play Hamlet for a twenty first century audience Support the points you make by reference to the text 60 In my opinion there are many different ways in which Hamlet appeals to a twenty first century audience Though the setting plot and language may be centurys old the themes of the piece are universal and the character of Hamlet still resonates today Though the setting of a royal court sometime previous to the 1600s and the plot involving ghosts and ve
Compassionate dramatic and deeply moving Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior to innocence and experience kindness and cruelty love and hatred and the struggle between blacks and whites Atticus Finch a lawyer and single parent in a small southern town in the 1930s is appointed by the local judge to defend Tom Robinson a black man who is accused of raping a white woman Friends and neighbors object when Atticus puts up a strong and spirited defense on beh
Courage as a Theme in To Kill A Mockingbird The Affect of Courage as a Theme in To Kill A Mockingbird Courage is defined as that quality of mind or spirit enabling one to meet danger or opposition with fearlessness According to Atticus Finch one of the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird Courage is when you know youre licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what 124 No matter how one defines it Harper Lee clearly portrays the theme of courage in her no
Becoming You Through Poverty and Adversity How would your life be different if you grew up poor What if your father left you and your mother Would you be willing to give up your child because you can not afford to take proper care of her Would you be willing to forgiving to your friend who has turned his back on you Difficult situations and decisions that the main characters in Tillie Olsens I Stand Here Ironing and Sherman Alexies This is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizona went through becau