… Part One, has always been one of the most popular of Shakespeare's plays, maybe because of Falstaff. Much of the early criticism I found concentrated on Falstaff and so will I. This may begin in the eighteenth century with Samuel Johnson. For Johnson,…

… factors that led the English to move from absolutism to a government in which the monarch had little power and Parliament had more power. The factors that led to this include the events during the reign of the Stuart kings, James I and Charles…

… gave birth to an entirely new state, and indeed to a new era in the history of mankind, we must recognize in today+s Soviet Union the old empire of the Russians -- the only empire that survived into the mid 1980+s+ (Luttwak, 1). In their Communist…

… is a captivating story of the random events that occur during a critical time in a group of Scottish junkies' lives. Irvine Welsh illustrates the confusion, anger and turmoil many heroin addicts are subjected to and what happens…

… It did not end with the Cold War -- in fact, it has apparently increased, becoming more diversified and threatening, whether it takes the form of North American neo-conservatism, religious zealousness in the Middle East, or totalitarianism in…

… that the Wife of Bath desires nothing more than dominate power over her spouse. This ideal was clearly shown through her thoughts on the first three husbands she had. She explained that the first three husbands she married were old, and a little short…

… takes a downfall or is ruined during the play. The tragic hero in this play is Othello, who is undoubtedly ruined in the course of this drama. Othello is very characteristic of a tragic hero. Othello is a man that shows much greatness throughout the…

… direct attack on his Person and marriage to Desdemona but goes to pieces when Iago mounts a similar but indirect attack" Write an essay accounting as fully as you can for the difference in Othello's responses to each challenge. Both Brabantio…

… Dark Side of Man. Edgar Allan Poe is considered by many to be one of the greatest short story writers. Many of Poe's stories deal with evil triumphing over good. Poe creates characters that allow the readers to see into the dark side of the human…

… can plainly see that character development is crucial to developing the plot, as well as the overall appeal of the literature. One can see the growth in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth throughout the story. The changes in the characters' personas is very…