Authors Essays, Book Reports & Research Papers (4,138) essays
- Charles Dickens (225)
- Shakespeare (3,512)
Authors essays:
The following is a mythical analysis of "The Bear" by Anton Chekhov. The paper encompasses the author's background and the mythical content and/or analogy in his story, The Bear.
... Shakespeare used the same Cupid myth in Much Ado About Nothing with the characters, Beatrice and Benedick. Although, with Much Ado, Cupid's part is played by Don Pedro, Leonato, and Claudio (Greenblatt 1600), but the myth and underlining idea are very similar. Works Cited "Anton ...
"An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde
... much different perception on London's' nineteenth century society, compared to what it really was. A modern audience may easily misinterpret or misunderstand many aspects of the play, if they have little or no knowledge of the culture or the attitudes of the society of the original audience ...
John Galsworthy.
... concepts of family relations in England at the end of the 19th century, what were their basic principles and values, and what has influenced on them. The Forsytes is a typical family of the Victorian period in Great Britain where family instinct was a leading power and the family ...
The Tragedy of Imagination: Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" by Joyce Carol Oates
... Antony and Cleopatra Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra shares with Troilus and Cressida the obsessive and self-consuming rage of the tragic figure as he confronts and attempts to define "reality." But, more extravagantly than Troilus and Cressida ...
Darwin and Romaticism
... time! And consequently how poor will his products be, compared to those accumulated by nature during whole geological periods" (Darwin, ch 4). By respecting the natural order of the world and his place within this great scheme, Darwin is upholding an attitude ...
Analysis of some of Victor Hugo's Worrks
... about. Esmeralda, throughout the book, is associated with water; where ever she is, there is sure to be water nearby (the water she gives to Quasimodo and Gringoire's fall into a gutter after following her are two examples), while Quasimodo is very much ...
Symbolism in "Perelandra" by C.S. Lewis.
... and though a fantasy novel, the religious aspect is equally obvious. Lewis was a great Christian apologetic in the middle and late parts of his life, publishing some of his best work on religious subjects. Many of the concepts ...
The Poetry of E. E. Cummings
... and forget Cummings' ideas; instead, he must figure out the hidden meaning himself. In doing this, he feels contentment, and thus retains the poem's idea for a more extended period of time. Cummings' ideogram poems are puzzles waiting to be ...
Paris and Gertrude Stein, A Love Story
... great understanding of what being a important writer was. She earned her knowledge, and didn't keep to herself. She shared and made it worthwhile for that "Lost Generation". Her influence was extensively spread, in her relationships, her work and even her love ...
Analysis of Franz Kafika
... supposed to love Gregor the most, his family ... about Gregor Samsa, the protagonist in the story, and his metamorphosis from a human being to an insect. The reason(s) for Samsa's change ... much did Gregor really change ...