What thoughts come to mind when you think of The Lottery Positive thoughts including money a new home excitement and happiness are all associated with the lottery in most cases However this is not the case in Shirley Jacksons short story The Lottery Here the characters in the story are not gambling for money instead they are gambling for their life A shock that surprises the reader as she unveils this horrifying tradition in the village on this beautiful summer day This gamble for their life is
In Scene one of A streetcar named desire Williams hints at many clues which suggest there will be conflict further into the play One clue which Williams uses to hint that there will be conflict further into the play is the way he presents Stanleys and Blanches first meeting and their initial relationship Stanley and Blanche are immediately characterized as polar opposites with Stella being the link between them He is brutish coarse primitive she is dainty elegant delicate He sizes her up with a
Explain how the idea of the American Dream is explored in Of Mice and Men In this esaay I am going to explore how the ideas of the American dream is explored in Of Mice and Men The title Of Mice and Men came from the saying The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray and leave us nothing but pain for what might have been This is such a well chosen name for the novel because it explains the factors leading to the characters dreams The novel was written during the Great Depression of 1930
The play Romeo and Juliet is written by an author named William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet is one of the all time classics of not only Shakespearean but of all plays It remains like this because of its timeless story that has allowed for reinvention across a variety of media Its treatment of a deep seated hatred bordering the essence of romanticism make it a highly interesting text for study in this century examining the types of conflict that arise throughout its length The conflict in the p
Revenge is a major theme in the Tragedy of Hamlet There were three major families in the play these being the family of King Fortinbras the family of Polonius and the family of King Hamlet The heads of each of these families are all slaughtered within the play Fortinbras King of Norway was killed by King Hamlet during a man to man battle thus entitling King Hamlet to the land that was possessed by Fortinbras Polonius was an advisor to the King and father to Laertes and Ophelia was nosy and arro
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
The fate of Romeo Montague is predicted in the chorus of the play The audience is immediately informed that Romeo and his love will take their lives and thus they are immediately aware that a great ordeal will happen at some point in the play However they are not informed of the dramatic changes that he will undertake as the play carries out its course Romeo seems to be a rather complex character a character of many layers Is he the highly romantic soul we meet in Act 1 Or perhaps his darker si
In the crumbling universe of Shakespeares King Lear a world in which evil and treachery is allowed to triumph for a moment too long and goodness falters under the dominion of the former a terrible irony is made resoundingly clear The ambiguity of the victory between the binary oppositions becomes one of the most unsettling themes of King Lear who truly triumphs Perhaps more importantly what become the cruelly conceived expenses of such a victory The prevailing question of cosmic justice pervade