As You Like It The Oxford Dictionary states the definition of belonging is to be rightly put into a particular position or class fit or be accept able in a particular place or environment belong to be a member of belong to be the property or possession of Throughout the play As You Like It belonging plays a major role in shaping the context of what becomes an intriguing and mesmerising story During the course of the play all the characters seek to belong either physically mentally or spirituall
The Storm by Kate Chopin takes place in the late nineteenth century The story surrounds two main characters Calixta and Alcee The two shared an intimate past however have married someone else As a storm nears Alcee approaches Calixta seeking refuge at her house until it passes When the storm erupts so does the carnal desire that Calixta and Alcee have for one another That fervor leads to an effusive yet brief love affair between them During their passionate encounter Calixtas husband and son ar
The novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles takes place during World War II at a private school named Devon This all boys school is run very strictly The year is 1942 during the summer session which is implemented while the war is going on Two of the main characters are boys that attend the school one is the athletic successor Finny and the other is the scholar Gene Throughout the novel John Knowles uses symbolism to enhance the book Symbolism is an object or idea that stands for or represents s
The opening of Act 2 Scene 1 of William Shakespeares Julius Caesar is a pivotal moment of the play and consequently seals the fate of Brutus and the other conspirators The scene takes place after Cassius persuasive speech to Brutus during which he emphasises the need to remove Caesar from power for the good of Rome yet before the conspirators make the fatal error of failing to silence Mark Antony Prior to the scene Cassius uses powerful orator a device commonly used by many Roman leaders at the
Anatomy of a Flower The Sick Rose is an interesting poem written by William Blake in 1794 Many different analyses can be drawn about the meaning of it The traditional interpretation of this complex poem tells the story of a woman who had a sexual relationship with a man and this destroys her life It can be deduced by four different interpretations the formalist the psychological the archetypal and the biblical ones which bring the readers to the same previous conclusion It can also have differe
Beowulf Christianity vs Paganism The epic Anglo Saxon poem Beowulf is distinguished not only for the difference in surroundings but in religious beliefs The story of Beowulf directly shows the spread of Christianity and of the paganistic society that values heroic deeds and bravery The author of Beowulf uses the mythological creatures that Beowulf kills to instill the story into an epic commemoration of the heroic deeds that Beowulf accomplishes Not only is Beowulf composed of epic details but
Candide and the search for truth behind Panglosss Philosophy In the satire Candide Voltaire seeks to find the meaning of Gottfried Leibnizs theory of optimism Leibniz is a philosopher from Germany in Voltaires lifetime Leibniz is portrayed in the satire by Dr Pangloss a philosopher that takes very similar characteristics to Leibniz himself Leibnizs philosophy throughout the satire is voiced by Pangloss This is the best of all possible worlds His philosophy can also be described as arguing that
Shakespeare employs a variety of language dramatic and theatrical techniques in shaping my understanding of the rather enigmatic yet definitely Machiavellian character of Iago Shakespeare reveals him to be a cunning and conniving exploiter and manipulator of other characters who become caught in his web of lies deceit and evil schemes Iago is forever the cold calculating pragmatist who is cynical about anything associated with goodness such as love virtue reputation and honour Iago constantly p
Act 1 Scene 5 opens with the ghost exposing to Hamlet the protagonist that he is his father and asks him to avenge his most foul strange and unnatural murder He reveals to Hamlet that Claudius his brother seduced his queen an act of incest to him and then killed him by pouring the poison Habenon in his ear while he lay sleeping in his orchard The orchard which is a microcosm of the Garden of Eden is symbolic of the story of Adam and Eve where the malicious snake Claudius manages to influence Ev
How far will an individual go to get what they desire regardless of the consequences Thanks to human beings obsessions selfishness and other factors various dreadful decisions are made throughout life Some of which can cause a complete alteration of ones future In British Literature the majority of characters is guilty of this offense and therefore has to suffer major consequences In the novel Silas Marner by George Eliot a character by the name of Godfrey Cass made a major decision that he eve