Discusses the William Shakespeare play, Hamlet. Provides a comparison between Franco Zeffirelli's version in 1990 and that of Kenneth Branagh in 1996. Considers which is the better directed version.

The two plays Hamlet and Equus both revolve heavily around the issue of insanity and viewing them together projects two separate accounts in which to compare and contrast one with the other. The issue of mental illness is successfully highlighted in this paired text study, with the individual types of madness being made more visible and in addition making it easier to distinguish why they went mad. The individual incentives in regards to their insanity is also brought to the fore and the consequences are effectively displayed.

Ophelia and Desdemona play the role of the "innocent lady" in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and "Othello."

`Shakespeare's Hamlet and Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead contain common characters and events but are separated by their historical, social and literary contexts'.

Essay provides a comparison of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to the film of "Hamlet."

This essay compares William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to Franco Zefferelli's film of "Hamlet" staring Mel Gibson. It discusses such elements as theme, plot, story line, and characters.

Compares the characters Hank Morgan, Willy Lowman and Henry Thoreau from Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in a King Arthur's Court, Scott Millers Death of a Salesman, and Thoreau's Walden. Describes how they are are all characterized versions of a capitalistic social order whose only difining characteristic is a debate over balanced mathmatical equations and how they relate to morality.

This essay parallels the classic fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" by the Grimm Brothers to an episode of the Simpsons. The essay talks about how societies use these stories as mediums for cultural valuation and class distinction.

Essay discusses marriages that could be classified as happily ever after in the stories of "Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare "Wife of Bath" by Geoffrey Chaucer.

Compares the texts Heart of Darkness & Apocalypse Now. Discusses the cultural significance of each work.

Compares the novella Heart of Darkness, by Conrad, and A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul. Explores similarities in both style and characterization. Describes how each work questions humanity and justice in today's world.

The mind is a mysterious and dangerous place, where thoughts and ideas are born and secrets kept. The book, "Heart of Darkness," and the movie, "Apocalypse Now," are known for their exploration of the human mind, particularly the suppressed dark side.

"Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now" are compared and contrasted. The shared, emerging theme of light from darkness is discussed.

Examines the novel, Heart of Darkness, written by Joseph Conrad. Analyzes the character of Marlow. Describes how although he is full of confusion, immorality, and deceit, he still exhibits his love toward ideal individuals.

Compares the Jane Austen novel "Emma" to the Amy Heckerling's film upon which it is based, "Clueless." Contrasts the different views of both Austen and Heckerling's portrayal of a particular scene from the work. Compares the protagonists, Cher and Emma.

In the play Hedda Gabler, the author Henrik Ibsen portrays Hedda Gabler as a control freak who is overly concerned with society's opinion of her. He creates a character that treats others in a demeaning manner. Throughout Hedda Gabler, the main character possesses much contempt for her husband, insults others, and resents a former acquaintance. Despite her considerable concern with society's opinion of her, she feels trapped within society's standards to act a certain way.

Compares and Contrasts Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and Maxim Gorki's The Lower Depths. Uses the two characters who commit suicide at the end, and describes the effectiveness of the surprise ending.

This is a compare/contrast essay of two Hemingway pieces: Hills like white elephants and Cat in the rain. It details the ways that the women are flat characters.

Explores the legend of Hercules. Provides a comparison between the Disney movie Hercules and the mythological story of Hercules. Considers the Disney portrayal of Hera.

A comparison between Hester Prynne from the "Scarlet Letter" and Abigail Williams from "The Crucible."

This essay compares and contrasts Holden from "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger and Conrad from the movie "Ordinary People", directed by Robert Redford. Describes how each character is going through a difficult time in dealing with a death of a brother and deal with things in very similar ways.

Schindler's List gives you a better overview of what times were like during Holocaust and how people besides the Jews felt. It showed how some of the people actually survived these times. Devils Arithmetic is a good in showing what Passover is and how the Jews celebrated it. In other all it shows how the Jews were actually treated on a day to day base.

Essay compares "The Odyssey" with "The Hobbit."

Discusses how homosexuality was taboo in Victorian literature. Also provides a comparison of "Turn of the Screw" and "Lost Stradivarius."

Considers the concept of "honor among thieves" in plays by Moliere, Shakespeare, and John Gay.

Compares characters from the William Shakespeare play Macbeth and Victor Hugo's novel Les Mesriables and Arthurian Legends. Considers how main characters exhibit signs of honor and dishonor, vice and virture.

Comparing short stories: "The Story of An Hour", "Eveline", and "Miss Brill".

Compares and contrasts two short stories from Literature and its Writers, by Ann and Samuel Charters. Explores the theme of couples in crisis in both In Hemingway's, "Hills Like White Elephants" and deMaupassant's "The Necklace".

Questions how different factors and circumstances influence a person's identity. In an attempt to answer the question, evaluates a number of literary references, including Henry VI, Stand By Me, and Beneath Clouds.

This is a unified essay discussing how Edgar Allan Poe tries to scare the reader in both "The Raven" and "The Tell Tale Heart." In this essay ideas were used from both passages to establish a controlling idea about how Poe scares the reader. Evidence from both passages were used to develop the controlling idea, and to sow how he used specific literary elements or techniques to convey ideas. (Symbolism, irony, similes, personification, poetic techniques, etc.

In Death and the Maiden, stage directions present us with real places, people and problems and try to transmit the author's intentions through our emotions in order to engage us mentally. The audience in The Visit however, is left emotionally untouched because of the extreme irony and absurdness of the action.

Essay discusses the success of Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo and Juliet" as an appropriation of Shakespeare's famous tragedy.

Examines how the American Dream is depicted in three books: 1)Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson, 2)America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan,3) ...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him by Tomas Rivera. Explores the use of cultural stereotypes. Considers if the American Dream is truly attainable by all.

This essay deals with themes of isolation in the novels Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Catcher in the Rye by Jerome Salinger.

Compares the novels "Candelo" by Georgia Blain with "Fugitive Pieces," by Anne Michaels. Explores the ways in which the authors of the two texts show that the past can haunt the present.

In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins raises the idea that not every good company is great. He examines what makes a company great, including the role of the leader, the corporate culture, luck, and a desire to take risks. To Collins, successfully implementing the strategy of a Level 5 Leader is the most critical factor in a company's development; such a leader must create the path to success, unite traditional quiet humility with deference to the greater well-being of the company, and inspire every other member of the company to achieve his or her own personal level of greatness.

The collection of poems that have been studied as the `prescribed text' are written by Peter Skrzynecki. The poems by the author included in the discussion include Feliks Skrzynecki, Crossing the Red Sea and Leaving Home. In addition to the above texts a sample from the board of studies booklet- Journey to the Interior will be utilized. Separate texts used include, Heart of Darkness and Johnny Harts Heroes.

The theme of excessive pride is shared in two otherwise dissimilar works: Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "The Birthmark" and Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ozymandias." "The Birthmark" reveals human vanity by describing Aylmer's fixation on removing the birthmark. In "Ozymandias," the statue symbolizes Ozymandias' downfall caused by the character's hubris.

Explores the Mark Twain classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Examines the morals of characters in the novel. Relates the characters to a painting (Lion Hunt) by Sir Peter Paul Rubens. Explores how the painting symbolizes the character's morals (adventure, pity, and greed.

When comparing Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield's fist person narrative is proven to be more effective; the author's use of realism, tone, and word choice establishes a strong understanding of the narrator. Based on what Holden chooses to tell the reader, the narrative voice is stronger and more explicable for the reader.

Essay shows how the aspect of human dignity is expressed in one of Chief Joseph's speeches, and "A Raisin In The Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.

The 1991 film "Guilty by Suspicion" and the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller are about periods in history when people in American history were under paranoid suspicions about their actions. The effects of these eras on human relationships are examined.

Discusses and compares human relationships, and humanity's understanding of the wild in Blade Runner by Ridley Scott and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

Discusses the concept of heroism, in the context of submitting different works into an anthology for high school students. The essay includes mention of the novel "Emma Brown" by Clare Boylan, the article "The Man in the Water" by Roger Rosenblatt, the short story "And of Clay We are Created" by Isabel Allende and finally the article "Bring it On" by S.L. Price.

Both the Wachowski brothers in their film "The Matrix" and Ray Bradbury in his short stories "The Pedestrian" and "There Will Come Soft Rains" explore the concept of humankind's future in light of the dominating force of technology. The Wachowskis take a relatively optimistic view about humankind's ability to overcome the tyranny of technology, whereas Bradbury takes a more negative view.