Four Corners of a Love Diamond Roxane a lavishly gorgeous woman is the center of three mens universes in the play Cyrano de Bergerac Three men Cyrano Christian and De Guiche are all in love with or think they are this one woman each man being completely different from the next Cyrano is a soldier and a sensitive poet he can compose words that will make any woman melt but only wants one woman to read his words Christian a northerner is also a soldier he is a very handsome man and has the looks t
Death By Chance In literature literary elements such as the point of view from which the story is narrated often help make the story more successful in delivering their message Certain points of view may be delivered omnisciently where some of the thoughts of characters are shown or in a limited point of view like this story where the readers only receive the story but not what characters think or feel The short story The Lottery uses a third person limited point of view to help convey the auth
Abstract This paper aims to clarify the dramatic elements in Donnes poetry The introduction tackles the uniqueness of this subject and how it is exclusive to the metaphysical poetry in general and to Donnes in particular Then the body of the paper is divided into three main parts each part tackles one dramatic element in Donnes poetry These parts are the abrupt openings the simple diction and the argumentation The first body paragraph illuminates the abrupt openings through three main devices t
Elements of Romantic Comedies Romantic comedies have grown from everyday comedies to include very specific elements that distinguish them from the normal One of the main elements of romantic comedies is that the idea of love and its shift from the thought that women should love their husbands more than men love their wives as well as the belief that sex is something that the man should obtain whenever he asks for it because men are the bread winners of the home Instead romantic comedies are bas
Endures the test of time According to the 18th century scholar author and critic Samuel Johnson Nothing can please many and please long but just representations of general nature Preface to Shakespeare p 210 By this Johnson means that no literature will endure the test of time except that which reveals and explores situations and characteristics that are recognizable that most of us share that are common to people across boundaries of time and to some extent place I have chosen two short storie
George Orwells Nineteen Eighty Four presents a negative utopian picture a society ruled by rigid totalitarianism The government which Orwell creates in his novel is ruled by an entity known as Big Brother and consists of three branches The Ministry of Truth overseeing the distribution of propaganda and other printed materials the Ministry of War the millitary unit and the Ministry of Love the law enforcement division make up the government The main character Winston Smith does not completely ac
The climax in Roman Fever by Edith Wharton appears at the very end of the story however the author she has prepaired subtly for this shocking ending by using a series of foreshadowdings and hints before reaching the climax At the first part of the story the foreshadowings mostly concentrates on Mrs Ansley When Mrs Slade praised the Palatine for its beauty Mrs Ansley assented with so slight a stress on the me and a small break in the middle of the sentence It always will be to me And then the ne
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