Explores the thematic opposition between fact and fancy, or 'the head' and 'the heart' in Charles Dickens's novel Hard Times. Explores the rivalry between these philosophies as a central theme to the Hard Times, as well as a fundamental crux of human existence.

The world of Fahrenheit 451 has many disadvantages, if we are not careful, our world could eventually lead to something like it. It is important that our society have the least amount of censorship as possible, that way we can keep our expression and our individuality at hand.

The Grimm Brothers fairy tale "The Frog Prince of Iron Henirich" has all the elements of a classic fairy tale. This includes a timeline of events that is unclear, the use of supernatural and other stereotyped characters, and a vague happy ending.

John Milton's "Paradise Lost" portrays Satan in a heroic light. Satan is a hero defined through his war against God, his cunning and guile, his journey to Eden on Earth to corrupt mankind, and as the protagonist and most described character in Milton's epic poem. The perversion that Satan suffers from an angel into a devil allows for the struggle of good versus evil to exist, therefore letting admirable qualities exist.

Discusses the William Shakespeare play, King Lear. Explores the theme of betrayal in the play. Describes how the title character is driven by trust, deception, betrayal and loyalty all of which drive Lear into madness.

Family relationships in William Shakespeare's "Hamelet" and their universal appeal.

Jane Austin's Mansfield Park is not widely accepted by critics. The novel's criticism is due to the heroine, Fanny Price. Since Fanny does not encompass the conventional characteristics of a heroine (charm, wit, and beauty), critics hold the opinion that she is passive, week, and boring. Ironically, Austin's goal was to demonstrate that superficial charm and wit are nice, but there are more important characteristics such as discipline, morality, and depth of character.

William Shakespeare's "Hamlet."  A discussion of how the characters fatal flaws leads them inevitably to their destruction.

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, characters' fates and destinies are impacted by their gender, social rank, and education. Examples of this impact are given with regard to Victor, Elizabeth, and the monster.

Discusses the William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet. Examines the role that fate plays in the story. Details specific plot points where fate plays an important role.

Fate, in the Romeo & Juliet play.

Essay supports the claim that Oedipus' fate was predestined in "Oedipus Rex."

Fate played the ultimate role in the deaths of the title characters in William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." Fate brought the couple together and then tore them apart.

Essay describes the role of fate in "The Lord of the Rings."

Romeo cant control what happens to him in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare because fate controls everything in the story.

An essay about fate and it's role in the lives of Romeo and Juliet. Written by William Shakespeare.

Essay examines the role that Fate in plays in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Specifically, essay highlights elements of family, human nature and destiny and how they contribute to the fate of both Romeo and Juliet.

Why did the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet die the way they did? Their deaths ended in tragedy because they were victims of the society in which they lived, malignant fate, and their own passions.

Debates the concepts of free will versus fate. Provides evidence in support of each. Explores how each is depicted in Oedipus, by Sophocles.

Examines the effect of fate in the William Shakespeare play, Macbeth. Questions if fate is the cause of Macbeth's downfall.

Fate is seen by the characters as the reason for Romeo and Juliet's downfall, but, in truth, it's the couple's actions in William Shakespeare's play that truly lead to their deaths.

The essay talks about the role of fate in the book by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. Concludes that no matter what the characters would have done, it would have still lead them to a tragic ending. Explores the concept of fate vs. free will.

This is an essay showing the aspects of religion inside of the book "Lord of the Flies."

This essay discusses both the comic-relief and tragedy in the European play "Faustus."

Explains why Doctor Faustus is considered an Aristotelian hero. Discusses Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero, including a definition of the tragic flaw hamartia.

In human history, dictators use fear--fear of the dicatator himself and protecting the citizens from fear--to gain control. Likewise, the character of Jack in William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" uses fear to turn the rest of the boys into one entity he can influence and control.

Examines the importance of feasting in Shakespeare's tragic play, Macbeth. Describes how although Macbeth attempts to project a climate of order - social, political, and moral - at the banquet, in reality the scene reveals a decided lack of order in both Macbeth and in the kingdom he has created.

Comparison of major female characters to the title character of Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre." They are compared in both a political and psychological sense, illustrating Jane Eyre's status in the book and some aspects of her personality. The characters include Maria Temple, Helen Burns, Blanch Ingram, Diana Rivers, and Bertha Mason Rochester.

Analyzes how in Colette's "The Other Wife," feminism plays a heavy role. Describes how the novel not only speaks on men causing problems, but also about how powerful a single woman can be.

A feminist explication of Roald Dahl's 1951 short story "Lamb to the Slaughter," in which a subservient housewife murders her husband upon hearing the news that he wants to leave her. After clubbing him in the head with a frozen leg of lamb, she cooks it and feeds it to the male detectives to dispose of the evidence.

Examines themes of feminism, retreat and silence in the novel Jane Eyre. Provides a detailed plot summary. Details Jane's efforts breaking free from the chains of male dominated society, becoming independent, self-aware, and happy.

The character Emma Bovary of Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert, exhibits feminism in its purist state through her actions and feelings dealing with men. The male domination over Emma, from many different characters, lead to the belie women are only mothers, wives, daughters, or whores. Their narrow-mindedness produces a sick phallocentric society that all, but Emma, accept.

Responds to two scholarly articles about the lais of Marie de France. The essay explains portions of Marie's works and seeks to prove that, by creating an unfortunate outcome for all characters who commit adultery, despite their adherence to the code or lack thereof, Marie de France shows her support for strong marital faithfulness rather than revealing her feminist or anti-feminist voice.

The fairy tale "Bluebeard" is typical of literary works that describe a subjugated role of women in society. Bluebeard is analyzed from French and American approaches of feminist criticism.

The themes in William Shakespeare's "King Lear" are patience, justice, religion, nature, madness and insight. When this play is viewed from a feminist perspective, it because appearant that the behavior of the women characters stemmed from the king's inability to follow the social rules of Elizabethan England.

An analysis of A Woman Destroyed by Simone De Beauvoir, Relating to her Philosphical ideas and modern feminist views.

The different views of using violence as justice in ancient Greece as portrayed in the works of Aeschylus and Homer. Homer's works condone violence as a form of justice, while Aeschylus attempts to show the harm of counteracting violence with more violence.

William Shakespeare used the full range of literary devices such as figurative language, personification, symbolism, hypberbole, metaphor and verbal irony in his works. Examples of this language mastery can be seen in the famous balcony scene of "Romeo and Juliet."

A comparison of the film and novel versions of "The English Patient" by Michael Ondaatje. The film medium better portrays the era and characters, in the author's opinion.

Examines the characteristics that make a good person, some from the yahoos, and some from the houyhnhnms.

The "fire" and "ice" merely acts as a symbolism for two main characters who hold these "elements" within their personalities: Edward Rochester (fire) and St. John Rivers (ice). The use of fire and ice in this novel serves to show Jane Eyre in a sort of intermediate position between the two men.

This essay deals with the first act in The Crucible by Arthur Miller.

In the book Flatland, the two-dimensional place that Abbot portrayed is populated by people who are geometrical figures in a sort of caste system based on geometric shape. Abbot's geometric habitat is not that different from that in our own society.

Reviews the short story Flowers, written by Robin Jenkins. After giving a brief account of the story, discusses to what extent interest and enjoyment was brought about by features such as characterization, setting, vivid imagery, and plot structure.

Pip, like the other characters in Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations," must overcome tremendous adversity to achieve his goals. Pip questions his identity and poor upbringing and this leads to his obsession about becoming a "gentleman."

Using just twenty-one lines in the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer presents the character of the Miller and offers descriptions that foreshadow the sardonic tone of "The Miller's Tale" and the mischievous nature of its protagonist. Although this description in the beginning of the piece may seem trivial at first glance, it provides insight as to what motivates the Miller's farcical story.

Charles Dickens uses the literary device of foreshadowing in A Tale of Two Cities to move the plot forward. Examples cited include Madame Defarge's knitting, Gaspard's murder of the Marquis, and most significantly, the breaking of the wine case.

Analyzes William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night. Maintains that it is through Shakespeare's insightful interpretation of his characters that we are able to understand that "the fool" is more than likely the most intelligent person within the play. Describes how Feste not only accepts his title of "fool" despite his brilliance, but also embraces it.

This is an essay that compares the characters of Hamlet and Prince Fortinbras in the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. Also discusses how they contrast each other and how Hamlet's weakness is exposed.

This essay compares the characters of Brutus, Julius Ceasar, Anthony, and Cassiuss and explains how each can be viewed as a tragic hero.