Karen Casey once said that "truly loving another means letting go of all expectations. It means full acceptance, even celebration of another's personhood." In Jane Austen's early nineteenth century novel, Persuasion, Austen depicts a simplistic story about love and anticipation. ...

The individual and society is a course, which describes the struggle of individuals against social conformity. It discovers the lives of many individuals in our prescribed texts, Pride and Prejudice and A Doll's House. These texts were written in the 19th century, when authors found themselves ...

Jane Austen, unlike other famous authors of her time, wrote of the people who belonged to the upper middle class of English society. Albeit exceptional, her works dealt with the woes not of the common but the privileged man. Her characters in the novel Persuasion are set in the early 1800s, in Somer...

Trevor Nunn\'s direction of Shakespeare\'s \"Twelfth Night\" takes away some of the confusion present in the reading of the text, which begins with the complicated love interests of the main characters. Having been the artistic director for the world famous Royal Shakespeare Company for eighteen yea...

In the great literary pieces of our time, content, depth of character development and uniqueness are the driving forces in creating a classic work; but in Hollywood, sex, famous Hollywood names, and big money making schemes dictate the development of a project. James Fenmore Cooper created the chara...

What can we learn from Enide, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Joan of Arc about the ability of medieval women to exercise power? Be sure to consider several forms of power and to consider at least some of the following: the relationship between husband and wife; the role of love and marriage for men and ...

By Referring Closely to at least 4 poems, examine the distinct characteristics of John Donne poetry, paying particular attention to the Relationship Between Intellect and Emotion.John Donne was born in 1572 and both of his parents were Roman Catholics and as a result religion played a very prominent...

Iago is an almost subtle villain in Othello. At first glance Iago's character seems to be pure evil, however, such a villain would distract from the impact of the play and would be too stereotypical for an evil character. He does, however, possess the classic revenge motive behind all his actions, ...

In a time where love was not the most important factor to a marriage, Jane Austen proves in her novel Pride and Prejudice that love can indeed conquer all. The love of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy faces many barriers that were eventually overcome as a result of their love for one another. When ...

Ophelia: In Living ColorWomen throughout history have constantly been analyzed more than men. Their every move can be used to stereotype a sub-culture of people. This is especially true for women in literature. It is here that a woman becomes more than a solitary being. No longer distinguishabl...

Ophelia: In Living ColorWomen throughout history have constantly been analyzed more than men. Their every move can be used to stereotype a sub-culture of people. This is especially true for women in literature. It is here that a woman becomes more than a solitary being. No longer distinguishabl...

William Shakespeare's classic Romeo and Juliet is a story of two star-crossed lovers. Though Romeo and Juliet is a triumph of dramatic lyricism, its tragic ending usurps most other aspects of the play and abandons us to unhappy estimates of whether, and to what degree, its young lovers are res...

"Charlotte is truly the ideal role model of unconditional love in Charlotte's Web." Do you agree with this quotation? Support your answer with close evidence from the novel.In fantasy like Charlotte's Web, the animals are true to their natures, yet similar to people. They think and worry and love an...