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When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, he had no idea that his creation would become on of the most read and talked about fiction characters ever. Doyle himself did not even think that the Sherlock Holmes stories were good literature, but as he found out, people were not interested in the quality of…

The Crucible by Arther Miller is a play, first viewed in 1954, about the Salem Witch Trials. The play takes place in Salem Massachusetts, which was then a strict Puritan town. This play is not only about the ruined lives and deaths of hundreds of people, but even more so about the selfish greed, apathy,…

The Secret Diary of Lady MacbethAfter receiving a letter from MacbethEarlier today, I received a most urgent letter from Macbeth. He told me that he was accosted by three witches on the night of the battle between Scotland and Norway. They greeted him “All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail Macbeth,…

The events in Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, show an underlying relationship of man’s free will existing within the cosmic order or fate which the Greeks believed guided the universe in a harmonious purpose. Man was free to choose and was ultimately held responsible for his own actions. Both the concept of fate and…

Stereotyped Characters in “The Outcasts of Poker Flat”1Francis Brett Harte was born in the East, but moved west and changed his life to become a writer. Harte’s works were said to, “. . . express the matter humor briefly but more or less essentially, the power of laughing not only at things, but also with…

Corrosion of CharacterFlexibilityFlexibility in the economy can be defined in numerous ways. According to Sennett to be flexible is to be able to adapt to changing circumstances and not to be broken by them. This idea of being able to adapt to changing circumstances can be applied quite easily to the economy and how we…

Lady Macbeth: Unsexed and UncoveredLady Macbeth progresses throughout the play from a seemingly savage and heartless creature to a very delicate and fragile woman. In the beginning of the play, she is very ambitious and hungry for power. She pushes Macbeth to kill Duncan in order to fulfill the witches prophecy. In Act I, Scene…

Paragraph I (Juliet)Romeo and Juliet both grew up in haughty, first class households, where they were provided with everything they wanted and needed, not to mention a broad education including proper etiquettes. Juliet is a very courageous and loyal person to Romeo, for she not only stands up to her parents, but to systematic way…

William Shakespeare’s last play The Tempest is a story about Prospero (the rightful duke of Milan). He is betrayed by his brother Antonio and left on a ship with his daughter Miranda to die. Only things are not going according to plan and Prospero and Miranda arrive on an island. Prospero is seeking his revenge….

Oedipus is a man of accepting his responsibilities and acting on them. Being a manof action, accepts his responsibility of a son and leaves home attempting to avoid his faithwhich consists of the murder of his father and marriage to his mother. As king he acceptshis responsibility of the uncovering of the murder of King…