… Tale", two stories in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, are fabliaux, bawdy and comic tales that build to a ridiculous and complex climax usually hinging on some joke or trick. One parallel observed between the two stories is the unfaithfulness…

… preference for the country over city, and the focus on the first persons are all features of Romantic poetry found in this poem. "Expostulation and Reply" is written in the first person and in simple language. The poem seems conversational in style,…

… Bern geboren und ist am 14.12.1990 an einem Herzinfarkt gestorben. Er war einer der wichtigsten Schweizer Schriftsteller nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg. Duerrenmatt schrieb vor allem Detektivgeschichten und Tragikkomödien. Werke. Er erhielt…

… III" is much closer to the original Shakespeare play than Sir Ian McKellen's version. Outline: 1. Introduction 2. Comparing the Movies 3. Richard vs. Richard: Differences and Similarities in Acting Richard 4. Conclusion 1. Introduction: Laurence…

… by Amy Rand is the first person story of Equality 7-2521, a man raised in a community where all men are equal and everyone is brother to their fellow man. But Equality 7-2521 was not the typical person, for he was very intelligent, and always felt…

… shows Mrs.Humphry Ward as a very little girl,saying to a sardonically smiling Matthew Arnold:"Uncle Matthew ,oh why will you not be always wholly serious?"The question arises unbidden in the novels of Milan kundera.The mind behind the novels is essential…

… villian capable of manipulating anyone to get what he wants. Iago's crimes define pathological jealousy and a sheer desire for revenge. Even though he is referred to as "Honest Iago", he lies, cheats,steals, and murders to gain a position he feels…

… most prominent and revered works that William Shakespeare had ever produced, though the first three that I mentioned seem to be recognized as more superior to King Lear. The opinion of many critics and others who are familiar with the bard's work,…

… makes a series of philosophical statements regarding the theme of determinism. These statements are developed largely through images and completely different time periods, particularly those of the Romantic and Enlightenment eras. Stoppard uses the…

… constructs meaning through the use of tropes, images and symbolism, instead of merely portraying a linear set of events. There are many references within the text and tropes of covering, which serve to create and strengthen meaning. Bold imagery is…