Novels Essays

Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth The story of Macbeth, based on historical facts from Scottish history, is a tale of murder, greed, corruption, violence, and treachery - all the things Shakespeare held near and dear to his heart. Enraged with King Duncan's announcement that his son, Malcolm, would be automatic successor to the thrown, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth begin entertaining murderous thoughts of taking over the Scottish Kingdom. This marked the beginning of their pitiful downfall from respected ...

Macbeth and fear
Macbeth and fear Fear motivates many to act upon matters, be they right or wrong. In the play Macbeth it was fear that was the main motivating factor that influenced the outcome of the play. This can be proved by the subsequent murders that followed after Duncan's, why were these committed? Because Macbeth was scared of being caught and having to pay for the wrongs he had done. Also look at Lady Macbeth, he constant washing of her hands, sleepwalking and other behaviour like this. All done o...

Macbeth appearance vs reality
Macbeth appearance vs reality In real life, we should not judge people solely on their appearances. There are many people who appear to be trustworthy but in reality, are not. Appearance versus reality is an important theme in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The theme focuses on characters who are deceived by what appears to be real, and on the tragic consequences that follow this error in judgment. These characters include, Duncan, who trusts Macbeth too much; Lady Macbeth, who tricks ...

Macbeth The Masks of Lady Ma
Macbeth - The Masks of Lady Ma The Masks of Lady Macbeth People are not always as strong as they seem on the outside. Because of certain images society holds, it allows humans to wear masks for protection from what they are actually feeling internally. Individuals wear these masks to protect hidden, troubled emotions they feel or to hide from society because of inner fears of revealing their true selves. In William Shakespear's famous play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth uses masks of power and ...

Macbeth an analysis of lady
Macbeth - an analysis of lady One of the main characters in the Shakespearean play “Macbeth”, is his wife, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is a very two sided character in this play. She consistently acts differently when she is around her husband than she does when she is alone. There are many different examples of this contained in the play. One of the most notable examples of this is contained in Act I Scene v when Lady Macbeth reads the letter written to her by Mac...

Macbeth symbolism and imager
Macbeth - symbolism and imager Macbeth In "Macbeth" William Shakespeare employs his skills in imagery and symbolism. The landscape of "Macbeth" reveals the contours of the title character's psychological turmoil. Churning with self-doubt about his determination, his ability to connect word and act, and his sexual potency, Macbeth is a man at the mercy of his environment. The inability to sleep is symbolic of a tormented soul and represents a character's control over their lives. Th...

Macbeth 2
Macbeth 2 The Masks of Lady Macbeth People are not always as strong as they seem on the outside. Because of certain images society holds, it allows humans to wear masks for protection from what they are actually feeling internally. Individuals wear these masks to protect hidden, troubled emotions they feel or to hide from society because of inner fears of revealing their true selves. In William Shakespear's famous play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth uses masks of power and evil to conceal treme...

Macbeth 3
Macbeth 3 One of the main characters in the Shakespearean play “Macbeth”, is his wife, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is a very two sided character in this play. She consistently acts differently when she is around her husband than she does when she is alone. There are many different examples of this contained in the play. One of the most notable examples of this is contained in Act I Scene v when Lady Macbeth reads the letter written to her by Macbeth. Shortly after...

Love in rosettis goblin market
Love in rosettis goblin market Incestuous Lesbian Love in Rosetti's "Goblin Market" Christina Rosetti's "Goblin Market" hints incestuous lesbian love as an alternative to a heterogeneous relationship. "Goblin Market" is about a woman's [Laura] attempt to create a perfect, true love relationship with a man which ends with her hope and love dashed to the ground. With her heart broken and her dreams shattered, Laura turns to her sister, Lizzie, for the comfort and security she once look...

Love medicine
Love medicine Love Medicine Love Medicine is a novel about relationships. It is about families and lovers. It is about love as the tie that binds. The characters in the novel live throughout their lives experiencing different things with different people, but it all comes back to love as the force that brings them together. The story is set around a North Dakota Indian reservation over a span of fifty years. It is the story of two families who lives intertwine because of differe...

Love vs
Love vs. passion in madame bov In an ideal world, like the one Emma Bovary yearns for in the book Madame Bovary, romantic relationships are based on the principle that the two participants are madly in love with each other. But in the world Gustave Flaubert paints in his book, as in the real world, passion and personal gain are the only reasons people enter into a relationship. Before meeting Emma, Charles Bovary weds a much older woman. He “had seen in marriage the adve...

Lovely People Do Stupid Things
Lovely People Do Stupid Things Lovely People Do Stupid Things How is love to influence our lives? Love-struck people do crazy things to express how they care for that particular person yet it is a long and windy road to these actions. It is down this path that experience spawns and trouble and happiness are felt. Janie Crawford of Zora Neale Hurston�s Their Eyes Were Watching God, shows the road through the steps of her three relationships. These relationships, though not fulfilling one...

Lyrical analysis of the end
Lyrical analysis of the end The night they recorded "The End" would always remain a significant moment for Jim Morrison. After everyone finally went home for the night he couldn't stop thinking about. He climbed an eight-foot-high wooden gate, somehow got back into the studio. He was breathing hard as he took off his shoes and jeans and shirt. Naked he grabbed a large sand ashtray and threw it. Then he pulled a fire extinguisher from a wall and sprayed the foam all over. He hosed the whole ...

Loss of innocence
Loss of innocence The setting for Montana 1948 is a small rural community where the pioneer family about which the tale evolves controls the law and the medicine. The plot for Montana 1948 is mixed with racial tension, sexual abuse and murder. The Hayden family is torn between justice and loyalty in this novel. The setting for Sons and Lovers is near a coal and iron field of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in a small community where everyone keeps to themselves. In DH Lawrence's novel, S...

Lost horizon
Lost horizon The novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton is about 4 people whose plane gets hijacked and their adventures mishaps along the way. The main characters of the novel are Hugh Conway, Captain Charles Mallinson, Charles Bryant, Roberta Binklow, Father Perrault, and Chang. Hugh Conway is the central character of the novel and is the leader of the group. Captain Charles Mallinson is vice counsel working with Conway. Charles Bryant is an American who is running from the law for fi...

Lotery death of a salesman
Lotery death of a salesman The Lottery / Young Goodman Brown The two short essays written by Jackson and Hawthorne are both thought provoking and full of evil. Many symbols are used to help develop the themes of both stories. The authors unveil the stories in such a way that you really don't know what the outcomes are going to be, but you do know that they will involve insights into morality - of both the main characters and the societies in which they live. Hopefully, by discussin...

Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage Throughout Pride and Prejudice, there dwells the omnipresent theme of marriage. Opinions on this complex subject vary from character to character in Jane Austen's book, but one aspect remains the same -- the notion that the institution is a necessary step in the economical and political maturity of a young adult. This idea is present in all of Austen's characters. Some, like Jane and Elizabeth, believe rather strongly that love, or companionship, is an integral part of marr...

Love and lovability (wuthering
Love and lovability (wuthering Love and Lovability “There is no character in Wuthering Heights who is completely lovable, who wins our sympathy completely.”(Bloom 99) Love, in one way or another is the force which makes people unlikable. In Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, people’s adoration for one another is the reason why no character is completely lovable. Receiving too much attention spoiled Catherine Earnshaw. Heathcliff was disliked because he had to...

Love in great expectations
Love in great expectations Webster’s dictionary defines love in many different ways, “A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance. To have a feeling of intense desire and attraction toward (a person) (Webster, love)”. In Great Expectations, Pip is going through maturity, and is always undergoing maturity. We find that Pip is always longing for friends, family, and for love. Love can b...

Lord of the flies character an
Lord of the flies character an Lord of the Flies Character Analysis of Piggy Lord of the Flies With evil lurking around every corner, it became harder and harder to find a good soul on the mysterious island. In William Golding's Lord of the Flies that one good soul was found in Piggy. He wasn't violent and he was one of the only boys who tried to keep all of the other children civil by mimicking adults. Although Piggy had physical limitations that some say "prevented" Pigg...

Lord of the flies disintegrati
Lord of the flies disintegrati The context of this novel reveals a truth about mankind and how it would react without civilization and the feeling of social security. Living apart from the few people who keep us in our right minds, like Ralph, the human race could easily be brought to a great downfall and the blame would lie upon nothing but ourselves. Golding knows that without democracy, dictatorship, civilization and strong good-hearted people society would suffer and eventually degener...

Lord of the flies reflection
Lord of the flies reflection Compare and Contrast Essay : Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies demonstrates a very subtle yet important message, mostly about the way that humans can turn almost any situation into an evil one. The novel is fully based on attempting to understand this message. Unfortunately the movie for various reasons does not do the novel justice in the plot and detail department. The novel is chock full of details and mind indulging plot twists. But the movie no...

Lord of the flies theme analys
Lord of the flies theme analys Theme Analysis on the book, "Lord of the Flies" The theme of Lord of the Flies has been questioned and speculated about for decades. Golding, the author, said that the theme was to trace the problems of society back to the sinful nature of man. He wrote the book to show how political systems cannot govern society effectively without first taking into consideration the defects of human nature. The defects of human nature are exemplified in Golding̵...

Lord of the flies tracing the
Lord of the flies tracing the In the novel, Lord of the Flies, it is the “beast” which is the most important and symbolic. It remains, whether considered real or imaginary by the boys on the island, a significant ‘being’. William Golding has chosen to personify the evil that is inside human beings, in the beast. The beginnings of the idea of the beast occur, when Ralph, having been chosen by the group of boys as their leader, is now taking on his role, with an ...

Lord of the flies character
Lord of the flies - character Lord of the Flies Essay Jack Merridew is a symbol for savagery. From the very beginning, he seems to harbor emotions of anger and savagery. At first, he is the leader of his choir group, who become hunters as the book progresses. Finally, his savage personality and ability to tell people what they want to hear, allows him to overtake Ralph as chief. The three points I will be talking about in this essay are Jack’s character, Jack’s symbolis...