Greco Roman Influence in Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra Greco Roman mythological images seem to dominate Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra Ever since the humanist revolution started Renaissance writers including Shakespeare systematically tried to revive Greek literature and Greek mythology It was an attempt to establish an alternative authority to Catholic scholastic dogma that has the stamp of antiquity Shakespeares knowledge of mythology was almost exclusively Roman especially in relation
Evelina in Modern Day America Evelina was written a very long time ago and the main character was written to fit in with that time 1778 When we read such literature set so long ago it is difficult to put ourselves into that day and understand what is going on Many times readers have difficulty imagining that such actions would really take place because we are thinking that the story we are reading is taking place in our day and age I will explain the way in which many of the main important even
Out With the Old And In With the New in Everyday Use In the short story Everyday Use the conflict between Mama and Dee helps to reveal the stories theme Mama is very old fashioned and hard working while Dee is young arrogant and educated Mama and Maggie are content with tradition because that is all they know but Dee has the opportunity to go to college and lets it go to her head She seems to forget where she came from and takes the blessings in her life for granted This story was written in th
Alice Walker is a well known African American writer known for published fiction poetry and biography She received a number of awards for many of her publications One of Walkers best short stories titled Everyday Use tells the story of a mother and her two daughters conflicting ideas about their heritage The mother narrates the story of the visit by her daughter Dee Wangero She is an educated woman who now lives in the city and is visiting from college She begins a conflict with her younger sis
Excess is a recurring idea in comic works that is portrayed through the various actions and interactions of the characters Excess is essentially the idea of taking something to an extreme in some cases to the point where it begins to stretch the realistic credibility of what is occurring Comedy attempts to be realistic using characters that seem human and to an extent the audience can relate to these fictional beings But excess is the flip side where the actions of the characters seem artificia
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
The extract from Great Expectations is a scene where the character Pip is giving his perspective of the other character Jaggers who is a lawyer and his office and Pip very much sees Jaggers room as synonymous to Jaggers character The atmosphere of the room is best described by the repeated descriptive adjective Dismal Dickens writes from Pips perspective through 1st person His impression of Jaggers room is not a positive one and as Pip searches through the room it develops and this little world
Faced with a Choice In Ernest Hemingways story Hills Like White Elephants Jig is faced with a difficult decision of having an abortion or not In 1927 the right to have an abortion was still a very touchy subject even though women were finally beginning to have rights Abortions did happen though Back alley abortions were common they were abortions done in run down clinics by people that werent even licensed Dr s some women even took it upon themselves to give themselves an abortion like with a c