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The two novels are very different in style and consequently the ways in which the protagonists are presented also differ. However despite this stylistic difference with Zola’s naturalistic style creating believable and gritty characters while Susskind’s post- modern approach is characterized by a far-fetched storyline featuring fantastic almost supernatural characters, some of the effects are…

Both playwrights’ characterisations of female protagonists are accentuated by the characterisation of their antithetical character foils. In Antigone, Sophocles uses Ismene – the ideally orthodox incarnation of ancient Greek women – to emphasize the unruly nonconformist in Antigone. In Hedda Gabler, Ibsen utilizes the conventional, compassionate and womanly Thea to play up the androgynous, callous…

In a violent outbreak Nicholas got Squeers. Nicholas sprang upon him, wrested the weapon from his hand, and pinning him by the throat, beat the ruffian till he roared for mercy. Only Smikes beating that makes him react over comes him and turn on Squeers. In these three chapters, Dickens creates both a complex and…

The play ‘Oedipus Tyrannus’ is a famous tragedy written by an ancient Greek tragedian called Sophocles. The main protagonist of this play is Oedipus, happens to complete a prophecy that stated that he would kill his father and marry his own mother. Like in almost all greek tragedies, Oedipus is the tragic hero here and…

  He occasionally offered words of sympathy to her such as when Sheila asked, ‘So I’m really responsible? ‘ and the Inspector replied, ‘No, not entirely. A good deal happened to her after that. ‘ Just slightly before the Inspector arrived, Mr Birling was speaking about the need to share with no one except yourself…

My essay will explore Inspector Goole’s character and the type of role he has amongst the Birling’s and how the Birling’s perceive him as, as well as the audience’s view on him. By doing these things I will be able to find out more about Inspector Goole. Inspector Goole is seen as somewhat of an…

In Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire, the character of Blanche Dubois, a Southern Belle from the luxurious estate of Belle Reve exhibits a tragic flaw created from the superiority of men, ultimately leading to her metaphorical death. The paradox of love, sex and violence are influenced into this metaphorical death, along with the victory…

A tragic hero – a character who commits actions or mistakes which eventually leads to his or her defeat, is usually one of the cornerstones incorporated by the playwright of a tragedy as the main character. Throughout the ages, the idea of the tragic hero which is created in ancient Greek tragedy, have been depicted…

The novella Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck firstly originates from the poem by 18th century poet Robert Burns entitled ‘To a mouse’. We know that the title of the poem has been taken from the line in the seventh verse of the poem “the best laid schemes o’ mice and men gang…

Malcolm refers to Macbeth as a “dead butcher”. A butcher feels no emotion when hacking, or chopping meat; a butcher may hold a bloody knife, he may relish what he does and has no emotion or regrets, because this is his job. This implies that the manner in which Macbeth has killed is thoughtless. and…