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Prior to World War II a family living in South Side Chicago is filled with aspirations to make it out of property. Did I mention this is a black family ? A hard working family that is very enthusiastic about achieving what they may think is the American Dream. Is the American Dream really what…

“If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?”(Mary Astell). Throughout American history, women have always been viewed as inferior to males. Some women have the privilege to have a career; however, during the 1950s, many black women were unable to pursue their dreams. Women today remain belongs to…

Before Oedipus became king of the city Thebes, Thebes was controlled by the Sphinx. The only way the Sphinx will leave is if someone solved the riddle, but if they incorrectly answered, they were killed. Oedipus saved Thebes by solving the riddle and was honored to be king. During Oedipus’ ruling, a plague was going…

Women of all classes and races across the world have been known to struggle with issues of equality. From as early as the Elizabethan times to the present, women still struggle to find some sense of equity. This element is no different when it comes to American context. Being a superpower and considered to have…

Adversity often comes as a surprise to people. It is something that everyone will likely experience which leads one’s personality to develop to go with these circumstances and to rely on their closest relatives and allies. Shakspeare’s Hamlet is a tragedy. Hamlet, when faced with adverse conditions, undergoes emotional and psychological changes, ultimately succumbs to…

Probably, known as one of the best masterpieces of Shakespeare was “King Lear” which takes Its title from the protagonist character Lear, the king of Britain, then. Who handled novel themes and motifs related to the human nature, Shakespeare was, in a way, the first to touch of the devastating and ambitious sides of mankind…

Tragic heroes are characters who in a tragedy who commits a mistake that eventually leads to their own downfall. Death of a Salesman and Glengarry Glen Ross are two plays that are considered to be a tragedy. In the play “Glengarry Glenn Ross” by David Mamet, a character named Shelley Levene got caught and eventually…

The conflict of the play is that the family is getting a check for $10,000 from a life insurance plan, and all the members of the family have a different idea of how the money should be spent. Some of the main events of the play are: Mama puts some of the money down on…

In the critical article ‘Somewhat Like War’: The Aesthetics of Segregation, Black Liberation, and A Raisin in the Sun by Michelle Gordon is a literary dissection that deals directly with the play A Raisin in the Sun. This analysis begins in discussing the first issue at hand when the family witnesses a mob arrival to…

Here, Macbeth sees himself as a hero in his own play, whilst this is blatant dramatic irony, it also hints at Macbeth’s willingness to lie. In terms of context the Jacobean audience at that time will have known that plays involved lying; where protagonists pretend to be someone that they are not. Later on in…