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Honor is perhaps one of the most complex and difficult ideals to live up to. By definition, honor earns respect, and is achieved only by committing deeds that are morally just. It is not determined by the intention of being honorable, but by the honorable action itself. Throughout the play “Julius Caesar”, William Shakespeare uses…

In life, we go through life changing events. Some of these events can change relationships between a parent and their child for better, sometimes even worse. In the play Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller portrays the possessiveness of the everyday struggles we face as humans through the eyes of Willy Loman and how these…

When writing, there are many different ways to present the story, such as in organization (chronological and cause-effect for example), point of view (first person, second person, third person, etc.), and other such concepts. The way someone structures their story is important in the understanding of the meaning, the characters, and the actions of characters…

William Shakespeare’s The Tempest has very few female characters and when a female character is to act or say something in the play, it should be thoroughly and deeply analyzed. Shakespeare’s Sycorax for example, is said to be an ugly hag but is also considered a very powerful woman. Miranda on the other hand, is…

“What happened to a dream deferred?” This question, asked by Langston Hughes in his poem, “A Dream Deferred,” is one that is constantly faced by the Youngers in Lorraine Hansberry’s, “A Raisin in the Sun.” In 1959, when the poem was presented, America was in the midst of segregation and on the cusp of the Civil…

The play, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is filled satirical allusions that play on the cultural norms, such as marriage and social classes, during the early 20th century. Wilde’s satire displays the abnormalities within the social order by ridiculing the ideas of standards, morals, and manners. In The Importance of Being Earnest,…

In the play of “Trifles”, by Susan Glaspell took to the stage as a feminist playwright writer; in fact, she exposes afflictions and hardships women underwent in the 1900s because of their gender. The 20th century was a time of dilemma for women: they were trapped between the traditional male and female roles. Glaspell’s Trifles…

A tragic character is a character who has made a poor decision which leads to the downfall of that character. The protagonists of Trifles and Doll House are Mrs. Wright and Nora Helmer. At first, these two characters seem different because of the settings and time periods each character is used in. Nora is set…

The American Dream has always been a controversial topic, whether it is considered a definition of success in terms of monetary luxury or the true spirit of America in terms of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In “The Founder” and Death of a Salesman, the American Dream is a central theme. Main characters…

The play «A Doll House» (1879) by Henrik Ibsen explains how Nora Helmer has gotten herself in a bad situation because she loaned money from Krogstad where she faked her father’s signature on the paper. She needed the money to travel to Italy to get her husband Torvald Helmer healthy after a period of being…