-
Scarlet Pimpernel Playing Cards
1,094 wordsIn Chapter One, the aristocrats, traitors to France, were trying to get through the Barricades so they would no longer have to be slaves of the king. Many, though, would get caught, go to trial, and be sent to the guillotine. In order to aid this awful fate, they would try to disguise themselves to get through. Men dressed as women, children as beggars, etc. Sergeant Bibot, who protected the West Gate Barricade, would catch almost everyone. At one point, though, so many people had escaped that t...
Free research essays on topics related to: antony, scarlet pimpernel, marguerite, playing cards, scarlet -
Arthurian Legends Holy Grail
1,446 wordsIn Arthurian Legends, supernatural phenomenon plays a major role. Such phenomenon may include magic and other worldly beasts. Merlin and an animal known as the Griffin are prime examples of the paranormal. These events and creatures help to enhance the story and force people to use their imaginations. The role of the supernatural is an essential element portrayed in all Arthurian Legends. Magic or events caused by wizardry and witchcraft are encountered in Arthurian Legends. Both Merlin and Quee...
Free research essays on topics related to: holy grail, closely related, king arthur, supernatural, arthurian legends -
Lady Olivia Sir Toby
789 wordsWilliam Shakespeare, arguably the most important writer in all of English literature, is certainly the most influential playwright of the English Renaissance. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in rural northern England, he was the son of a middle-class glove maker. Competing against such illustrious company as Christopher Marlowe and Ben Johnson, Shakespeare quickly became one of the most popular playwrights in the city of London and a favorite of the monarch, the powerful and long-lived Queen...
Free research essays on topics related to: lower class, viola, twelfth night, lady olivia, sir toby -
Discussed In Class P 63
582 wordsIs our negative branding of narcissism a defense against a demanding call of the soul to be loved? Narcissism is the egotistic sense of self-importance, but paradoxically underneath this attitude, the narcissist is simply a victim of a fragile low self-esteem. It is the underlying sense of inferiority that is the real problem of the narcissist, and their pretense is just a disguise used to cover their deeper feelings of inadequacy. Since narcissists are often incapable of asserting genuine self-...
Free research essays on topics related to: p 63, moore, narcissism, narcissus, discussed in class -
Loyalty In Twelfth Night
1,024 wordsA common theme in many of Shakespeare's plays is the idea of loyalty. Good or evil, right or wrong, the central character in the play always has at least one person whom no matter what the circumstances never leaves their side or never denies the person what they want even if it is contrary to what they want or believe. The play Twelfth Night portrays a very good example of loyalty and sacrifice. Viola, or Cesario as she is known through most of the play, has found herself in an interesting pred...
Free research essays on topics related to: end of the play, king lear, goneril and regan, loyal servant, antony and cleopatra -
Conform To Society Rock And Roll
716 wordsAt first glance, the novel On The Road and the film The Wall by Pink Floyd seem to have very little in common. The novel is a story about two young men, Sal and Dean, who travel the country in search of good times. The film is about a man, Pink, trapped in his life of sex, drugs and rock and roll. Upon closer inspection though, one can see that there are many common underlying themes. I will attempt to uncover and explain these themes in the context of this paper. I will examine these four theme...
Free research essays on topics related to: pink floyd, rock and roll, sex drugs, dean, conform to society -
Iago Is An Officer Jealous Of Cassio Othello
637 wordsIn Othello, we encounter Iago, one of Shakespeare's most evil characters. Iago is an officer in Othello's army and is jealous of Cassio's promotion to Lieutenant. Through deception and appearance, we see many lies and clever schemes unfold. The astonishing thing about Iago is that he seems to make up his malicious schemes as he goes along without any planning. I agree with the critics that say Iago represents a motiveless malignity. Throughout the play, Iago portrays himself as a devil figure an...
Free research essays on topics related to: othello, iago, convince othello, deception, cassio -
Falls In Love Idea Of Love
919 wordsAs a comedy, Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, is not only meant to entertain its audience but also bring attention to problems in society. One must let go of several realistic concepts before they can truly understand Shakespeare's intentions. The audience must suspend their logic to believe that so many coincidental situations could occur. They are taken far away to a romantic land, where no penalties or consequences exist for practical jokes and constant drunkenness. It is this incongruity compare...
Free research essays on topics related to: judge based, idea of love, based solely, sir toby, falls in love -
E Mail Address Sexual Favors
583 words1) At lunchtime, sit in your parked car and point a hair dryer at 2) Page yourself over the intercom. (Don't disguise your voice) 3) Insist that your e-mail address be 4) Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries 5) Encourage your colleagues to join you in a little synchronized chair 6) Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "IN." 7) Develop an unnatural fear of staplers. 8) Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over his or her caff...
Free research essays on topics related to: boss, one day, five days, sexual favors, e mail address -
Appearance Versus Reality Theme Of Appearance Versus
1,192 wordsThe Merchant of Venice explores the theme of Appearance versus Reality. The theme is supported with many examples in the form of characters, events and objects. During the discussion of the bond, Shylock says to Antonio & # 8220; I would be friends with you and have your love& # 8221; and & # 8220; this kindness will I show& # 8221; . He pretends to be Antonio& # 8217; s friend, but he has an ulterior motive, which is to take a pound of Antonio& # 8217; s flesh from whate...
Free research essays on topics related to: shylock, theme of appearance versus, jessica, appearance versus reality, gold and silver -
Theme Of Appearance Vs Reality In Merchant Venice
1,930 wordsThis theme of Appearance Vs. Reality is used throughout the play to mislead and confuse so things may not always be what they seem. Shakespeare uses deception to enhance the unfolding drama and involve his audience more fully in the play the audience are party to deceptions which the characters themselves are unaware of. Prejudice was common and the word Jew applied to hardhearted unscrupulous moneylenders. An Elizabethan audience would have been happy to see a Jew, Spaniard or a Moor deceived a...
Free research essays on topics related to: start of the play, elizabethan audience, important theme, deception, portia -
Gas Chambers German Armies
1,176 words... occult. Millions of Russians, Poles, gypsies and other "subhumans" were also murdered. But Jews were the favored targets-first and foremost. It took the Nazis some time to work up to the full fury of their endeavor. In the years following 1933, the Jews were systematically deprived by law of their civil rights, of their jobs and property. Violence and brutality became a part of their everyday lives. Their places of worship were defiled, their windows smashed, their stores ransacked. Old men ...
Free research essays on topics related to: death camps, gas chambers, nazi, chambers, german armies -
Mirror Life Morning
832 wordsI often wonder who the girl is whose face I examine every morning in the large mirror hanging above my desk. In some ways I do feel as if I know her, but only on a superficial level: the same way we think we know the actors in our favourite soap operas. We may know every explicit detail of the lives of the characters, but the true personality of the actor themselves is a huge mystery which we have little or no hope of ever solving. A mirrors sole purpose is to reflect. In my case, though, mirror...
Free research essays on topics related to: mirror, boring, disguise, persona, drives -
Goneril And Regan Great Gods
981 wordsAs Shakespeare presents to us a tragic pattern of parental and filial love, in which a prosperous man is divested of power and finally recognises his "folly", empathy is induced in the audience. In "King Lear", it is noted from the beginning of the play that both Lear and Gloucester suffer from self-approbation and will consequently find revelation by enduring "the rack of this tough world." While Lear mistakenly entrusts the shallow professions of love from his "thankless" daughters - Goneril a...
Free research essays on topics related to: lear, kent, great gods, lear's, goneril and regan -
Edgar Allen Poe J R R Tolkien
1,507 wordsFantasy is a tree with many roots. The fantasy genre became popular because it threads the culture into the legends. It is the product of the certain times and the response to these times; the way of reaction on the epoch. Fantasy has always been a way of escaping from the depressing reality into the Wonderland or Never Never Land. The creation of the vivid and strange world in which the reality could be transformed to the characters needs, things, that are impossible in the real world are usual...
Free research essays on topics related to: j r r tolkien, edgar allen poe, sir gawain, gulliver travels, jonathan swift -
Taming Of The Shrew End Of The Play
1,700 wordsDespite the fact that Shakespeare is mostly known for its tragedian playwrights, yet, in The Taming Of The Shrew, he once again proves that he is capable to write anything even comedy. The Taming Of The Shrew is a play within a play. However, the play takes place towards the end of the 16 th century. Most of the comedy scenes are shifted from the city to the country and back to the city. Therefore, most of the scenes took place in the city of Padua, Italy. Christopher Sly is a drunken tinker who...
Free research essays on topics related to: end of the play, taming of the shrew, katherine, main characters, young girl -
Midsummer Night Dream Act Iii Scene
1,904 wordsIn A Midsummer Night? s Dream, the moon is the guiding force of madness in the play which influences the chaotic nature and lunacy of the characters. The moon seems to preside over the entire play and is a symbol of change. Oberon and Titania, king and queen of the fairies, are one example of lunatic lovers that parallel the theme of changeability. Oberon and Titania are quarreling over the possession of an Indian boy that Titania has mothered since the boy was a baby. This makes Oberon very jea...
Free research essays on topics related to: act iii scene, falls in love, hermia and lysander, midsummer night dream, lady olivia -
Antic Disposition Shakespeare Hamlet
1,203 wordsAntic Disposition Visualize this: A man is trapped inside a world he never made. This world begins with the conventions of tragedy through fiction. By the end this masterpiece, the flashing, delving presence of his mind and sprit has been transformed. It becomes the real world. In the real world, appearance and reality is a hard thing to differentiate. Appearance is reality in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Appearance (insanity) is used as a disguise, an excuse for his free will and a costume for...
Free research essays on topics related to: killing claudius, kill claudius, psychological pain, shakespeare hamlet, antic disposition -
Didn T Care Things They Carried
1,334 wordsHow does death affect the behavior of people? Although death affects everyone? s behavior differently, knowledge of one? s imminent death is a main force behind behavioral changes. This knowledge causes emotions that motivate people to look for changes, that make them have to adjust. It makes them find different ways to cope with war. This is the reason that causes the characters in a book called, The Things They Carried, by Tim O? Brien to have to change due to their situation. They are in the ...
Free research essays on topics related to: didn t care, things they carried, wouldn t, make fun, death -
Falling In Love Romantic Love
1,063 wordsThe main themes of As You Like It are the pastoral ideal and the ideal of romantic love. Forest of Aden is the primary setting where these themes develop. Nature serves as a refuge from society where we can find solutions to injustice and unhappiness. This play is a comedy and thus has a happy ending but it is not a fairy tail. Shakespeare highlights the difference between reality and illusion. Rosalind embodies the sensibility, the humor and the kind of love that leads to a happy, harmonious li...
Free research essays on topics related to: rosalind, orlando's, romantic love, falling in love, orlando
Customer center
