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Keen (2003) states when looking at plot the problems begin with definition. It may be fairer to conclude that definition can vary depending on the author and how he/she wishes to present his/her story through the use of narration and plot devices. In the case of ‘Rope’ by Katherine Anne Porter plot could be defined…

McLendon could not take his eyes from the sky, it was as if they were locked to their position. The world appeared different something inside McLendon had changed. He stood for a while gazing far into the arid landscape when a sudden bang caused McLendon to jump straight from his trance like status, he turned…

The poem, “October Salmon” is a poem about a salmon swimming upstream to its breeding ground to lay its eggs. Hughes has cleverly titled the poem “October Salmon” as the word ‘salmon’ is singular and plural. This poem seems to be about a single fish, yet it could be referring to many others like it. The…

In Elizabethan contexts, women are often portrayed to play a peculiar and often stifled role in society. Considered to be one of the greatest writers in the Elizabethan era, William Shakespeare often uses female characters to assume the roles of somewhat rebellious women in the era. In addition to this, views on women and marriage…

Torvald: I can’t remember the last time I loved Nora. All I can remember is how beautiful she looked when I first saw her, and how she reminded me…of a doll, so innocent, so sweet, just waiting to be played with, to be taught about the world, I could dress her up, and she would…

Topic: Additional scene for Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” occurring shortly after Nora has left. Torvald receives a visit from Krogstad. (Scene: Torvald is standing, staring at the door that Nora just walked out of. Behind him, the fireplace is slowly going out. The door knocks then opens, and Krogstad walks in and stands next to…

In this essay I will be examining the two funeral speeches; additionally I will be analysing the content of each; and I will be describing why Anthony was more successful than Brutus in swaying the crowd. The funeral speeches are made by Brutus and Anthony, both for the Caesar’s funeral, I will quickly summarise the…

Julius Caesar is a famous play written by the respected William Shakespeare in 1599. The drama is based on real events concerning the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator, on March 44 BC. It is an epic tale about a Roman tragedy. My main aspect within this essay is to emphasise on how Antony…

In this essay I shall be comparing and contrasting two poems by the author Sylvia Plath. The two poems are ‘Blackberrying’ and ‘Mirror’ Sylvia Plath born in Boston, Massachusetts 1932 was the wife of another famous yet complicated poet Ted Hughes. Many of Plath’s poems were based on her inner pain yet also other celebratory…

Sylvia Plath was born in Boston in 1932. She then took her own life in 1963 at the age of thirty-one. Sylvia Plath was an astonishing woman who, in the 31 years she lived established a reputation as the foremost female poet of her age. She married Yorkshire poet Ted Hughes, their relationship was destructive…