"It is a truth universally acknoledged, that a singlr man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." Within this opening line Austen instantly introduces us to the comic irony and surroundings of "Pride and prejudice." The use of the words "universally acknowlrdged" humoursly ...

Choosing between something you anxiously want and something you psychologically need can be a hard decision, especially when the thing you need almost defines who you are as a person. Like the modern concept of "give and take," human beings often struggle, on the one hand, with the desire ...

First Love Response Reading the book, First Love, was if I have plunged back into the past, experiencing the momentum of my, I would say, infatuation rather than first love. What captured my attention, in the book the most, was the peculiar interaction between Zinaida and Volodiy. Volodiy'...

Nick - Detached or Dishonest? The Great Gatsby is a difficult book to interpret, particularly because of the style in which it is written. Not only must the reader differentiate between the separate views of Nick as the narrator and Nick as the character, but he or she must also take into conside...

In William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, there are many forces that effect the final tragic ending. Fate, Destiny, Love, and Hate all seem to control Romeo and Juliet's lives. The effect of hate is particularly harmful. It engrosses the minds of all Capulets and Montagues and co...

Three of the most basic human emotions; love, hatred and jealousy, are thoroughly examined in William Shakespeare's Othello. It is Shakespeare's psychological understanding of these emotions, as well as his playwriting genius, that make Othello an enduringly powerful tragedy. Shakespeare&a...