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Oedipus the King by Sophocles is a tragedy because Oedipus’ destiny is predetermined by the gods and regardless of his good or bad intent, it will not be altered. In other words, Oedipus, who can be argued to be an exceptional human being belonging to a high rank in society, has limited free will because…

Fizz Mad Fizz was an Influential left-wing Intellectual, revolutionary poet, and one of the most famous suggested his complicated relationship with religion In general and Islam in particular. He was, nevertheless poets of the Urdu and Punjabi languages from Pakistan. A rising figure and notable member of the, inspired by South Sais’s Suffix traditions. Fizz…

A monologue from the play by Moliere NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Dramatic Works of Moliere, Vol. II. Ed. Charles Heron Wall. London: George Bell & Sons, 1898. ALCESTE: No, you labour in vain, and in vain try to argue. Nothing can now deter me from my project; too much perversity reigns in…

A monologue from the play by Euripides NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Plays of Euripides in English, vol. i. Trans. Shelley Dean Milman. London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920. CLYTEMNESTRA: Now hear me, for my thoughts will I unfoldIn no obscure and coloured mode of speech.First then, for first with this will I…

  Symptomatic for how human beings convince themselves of the truth, the man resorts to the ultimate authority: himself. What he sees must be true. Unfortunately that source of knowledge is erroneous. To avoid the well-known limitations of our perception, illustrated by optical illusions, other factors influence one’s senses, and their ability to tell the…

In this essay I will discuss the role of the Inspector in the play in depth. This will allow me; to prove the hypothesis either right or wrong. The play opens with the Birling Family and Gerald gathered together to celebrate the engagement of Sheila and Gerald. However there is doubt of the engagement being…

The blues music has gone through a massive evolution since it first started out as a musical tradition for the African Americans and their slave culture. Since then we have seen many important improvements and milestones for when it comes to human rights and black music. The end of slave import and the end of…

The colour of the handmaid’s dresses is very significant to their purpose. Everything they were is red, red being the colour of fertility and life, which is really what the handmaids stand for. The whole society is relying on the fertility of these women, and there are frequent references to other everyday things, which also…

How does Priestley use the character of the inspector in the “Inspector Calls”? The character of the inspector, in Priestley’s play is used to interfere with the social conscience of the upper class characters of the play. He tries to make them realise their faults, greed and self centred natures are no longer acceptable. Mr Birling, a…

Albert Prosser brings Maggie the action for trespass against Hobson. Maggie knows her father’s strong feelings about lawyers and intends to use the situation for her own ends. Maggie makes Albert push the hand-cart to Oldfield Road. He isn’t happy at the thought of anyone seeing him pushing a handcart but obeys. After a brief…