Essays Tagged: "protagonists"

Cyrano de Bergerac

why they win the adoration of their followers. Cyrano De Bergerac is a perfect example of how many protagonists win our allegiance because his sensibilities will not be denied, because he lives life ...

(2 pages) 53 0 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Births of Kings in 'Hamlet', by William Shakespeare and 'Oedipus Rex', by Sophocles

kespeare and 'Oedipus Rex', written by Sophocles share a common bond of illusion and innocence. The protagonists in both plays appear at the beginning only to have changed so that reality has broken t ...

(3 pages) 85 0 4.5 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

A critical approach to "Barn Burning" (by William Faulkner)

from both the protagonist and the antagonist involved in the story.This story outlines two distinct protagonists and two distinct antagonists. The first two are Colonel Sartoris Snopes ("Sarty") and h ...

(3 pages) 267 2 4.7 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Comparison of Suffering in Job and Virgil's "The Aeneid"

idThroughout Virgil's Aeneid and Job from the Old Testament, great obstacles block the paths of the protagonists. Mental and physical, anguish is placed upon Job and Aeneas. Though both men suffer ext ...

(4 pages) 77 0 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Comparing Oedipus and Othello

ly about the play thananother would. In comparing and contrasting the dramatic representation of theprotagonists Oedipus and Othello, theatrical presentation, costume design, andcharacter will lead th ... n our society today.In conclusion, when comparing and contrasting the dramatic representation of theprotagonists Oedipus and Othello, the differences in their theatrical presentations ,withregard to t ...

(4 pages) 188 1 4.1 Jan/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Beowulf and His Pride

One of Beowulf's main characteristics is his ever present pride. To most protagonists their pride is usually explained by a friend or narrator. However, Beowulf is one who l ...

(2 pages) 63 0 5.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Reality, Illusion, and Foolish Pride in The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, and Galileo by Bertolt Brecht

Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, and Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, the protagonists' mental beliefs combine reality and illusion that both shape the plot of each respectiv ...

(7 pages) 141 0 4.1 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

"Crime and punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky

aracters. Doestoevsky makes all these links at the right places. The action takes place between the protagonists and the antagonists. The protagonists include Dounia, the Marmeladovs, Sonia, Razumhin, ...

(7 pages) 142 0 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The development of Rousseau and Raskolnikov in Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" and Camus' "The Outsider"

der to maintain order. In Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment and Camus' TheOutsider , however, both protagonists ignored the values of their society. Raskolnikovand Meursault felt their own beliefs we ...

(7 pages) 51 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Literary Essay "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey

Many protagonists are considered heroes, ranging from Hamlet to Hercules. All of these heroes also did so ... acter allows a broader more round character to be created. It is something that may be used in many protagonists allowing different types of heroes, that is, heroes that are combinations of others.

(8 pages) 131 0 4.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Edgar Allen Poe, the writer of terrorsome short stories

inLiterature for his tales of the bizarre and fantastic (Harris 491). The gruesome plots,suffering protagonists, and Gothic settings stem from Poe's own fears, dreams andfantasies.'Poe lived a brief ... ions he made. His only source of income was the shortstories he wrote.The gruesome plots, suffering protagonists, and Gothic settings in Poe's shortstories are a direct result of Poe's tragic life.'On ...

(10 pages) 258 0 3.6 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

Cyrano De Bergerac

why they win the adoration of their followers. Cyrano De Bergerac is a perfect example of how many protagonists win our allegiance because his sensibilities will not be denied, because he lives life ...

(2 pages) 41 0 3.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"The Hobbit" by J.R.R Tolkien. Complete summary of plot, characters, setting, etc

, they encounter different people and different problems, making it more of an adventure.Characters:protagonists:Bilbo Baggins- he is the main character of story. The tiny hobbit is convinced by the g ...

(4 pages) 68 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

William Faulkner's "Barn Burning" An Analytical Writing

rom both the protagonist and the antagonist involved in the story. This story outlines two distinct protagonists and two distinct antagonists. The first two are Colonel Sartoris Snopes and his father ...

(6 pages) 308 1 4.1 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Decline of the American Empire

hegemony (Note the British spelling). -Decline of the American EmpireIn any era there are different protagonists, playing the same game on a similar board. Like a game of monopoly, there are nations c ...

(19 pages) 315 2 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Lord of the flies short summary

math of the crash, once the boys have reached the island. The firsttwo boys introduced are the main protagonists of the story: Ralph is among the oldest of the boys,handsome and confident, while Piggy ...

(8 pages) 46 0 3.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

A five page paper on: - Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", - Philip K. Dicks' "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and - John Wyndham's "The Day of the Triffids."

m's, The Day of the Triffids. In each of these novels there has been some kind of event forcing the protagonists to act in a manner that they were not accustomed to before. There are certainly similar ... , attitudes, motivations, actions, and desires are all altered by this new found love.Each of these protagonists in these novels all encountered some kind of event which caused their attitudes, though ...

(6 pages) 78 0 4.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

compare en contrast An Outpost of Progress by Conrad and The Daughters of the Late Colonel by Katherine Mansfield

mposition 2In the beginning of "An Outpost Of Progress" and "The Daughters Of The Late Colonel" the protagonists of both stories are dependent on each other. The protagonists in "An Outpost Of Progres ... ious to him here, in the center of Africa, than a brother could be anywhere else" (Conrad, 59). The protagonists of "The Daughters Of The Late Colonel", Josephine and Constantia, are dependent on each ...

(2 pages) 62 0 4.2 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A comparative essay of I Cladius by Robert Graves and Augustus by Alan Massie

on narritive.Claudius the God by Robert Graves and Augustus by Allan Massie are two such books. The protagonists in these novels, Claudius and Augustus, were both emperors of Rome at the height of its ... racterization, which gives the reader a real insight into the true nature and beliefs of the of the protagonists, which allows the reader to develop connections with the protagonist.These connections ...

(8 pages) 58 0 5.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Character Analysis within Kate Chopin's Literary Works

fluences. Chopin's works, "The Storm," "The Story of an Hour," and The Awakening, express the women protagonists' quests for individuality and their equal desires to overcome societal pressures. Kate ... nd Louise Mallard. However, these deaths, along with the storm in Calixta's case, enabled the women protagonists to finally achieve this desire for self- expression and sexuality without the criticism ...

(7 pages) 266 2 2.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors