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The two main female characters from the Shakespeare play ‘Much ado about nothing’ are Beatrice and Hero. Although cousins, they are two very contrasting women, who have different principles and hold very different views on life. Hero is young, attractive, innocent and somewhat naïve. She is a dutiful and obedient daughter and is dominated by…

The mead-hall is both homeboys and a setting in the epic. The building is like a palace that towers high just as a cliff with horn shaped at the ends of the walls. It’s more than a home for the warriors to sleep or a place to drink and share good times. Symbolically, the mead-hall…

Luke gets ladled to adventure when his aunt and uncle get killed and he no longer has a home. (Star Wars). Odysseus gets called to adventure by his king to fight In the Trojan war. (The Odyssey). These stories are similar besides just following the cycle: both men go out and fight for something that…

Both stories are about the child overcoming this ‘father’, The outside worlds that conspire to crush the heroes are the Empire and the AH canines, Wood & Morpheme and Obi-Wan Kenton show similar parallels. If you were to translate the images of Star Wars into modern vernacular, you may come up with The Matrix. Both…

Throughout the history of Ancient Greece thousands of great works of art were produced. Works were created in many different media, ranging from life-size statues to larger than life architectural structures. One type of art that can sometimes be overlooked, though, is pottery. There are many examples of great Greek pottery, but the two that…

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet interpreted by Zeffirelli are two versions of a classic tale of two young lovers. In reading Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet and viewing Zeffirellis Romeo and Juliet one becomes aware of many differences between them. Although the basic storyline remains the same, the differences are obvious….

Since its birth thousands of years ago, tragedy has evolved. From the classic Greek tragedies to the contemporary American tragedies, tragedy has mutated with the changing issues and questions of the periods and locations. The dimensions and components of Aristotle’s tragedy differ greatly from those of Arthur Miller’s tragedy. Classic and modern tragedies, according to…

This essay is about the similarities and differences between William Faulkner’s, A Rose For Emily, and Katherine Anne Porter’s, The Jilting of Granny Weatherall. These are stories about two very different women, but women who also share some similar aspects in their lives and personalities. Emily Grierson and Granny Weatherall actually have more things in…

The first piece of art that I analyzed is the Cathedral of St. Etienne, Cean, France. This photograph of a giant cathedral is amazing. It was designed and built during the years of 1067-1087 C.E. This cathedral has many characteristics which contributed to the future of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. This cathedral is characterized by…

Edgar Allen Poe is the author of many great pieces of literature. He uses his narrators to explain situations that are going on in their life. The narrators of “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Black Cat” demonstrate their love for mans inhumanity to man and animals through horrific murders. In “Cask of Amontillado”, Montresor…