William Lloyd Garrison

others hold on to it, ultimately determining their future. In Tennessee Williams ' 'A Rose…

Shakespeare is most renowned for his world-class romantic plays. Like most successful writers, his plays have certain distinguishing qualities that set apart his works from others. Shakespeare 's romantic themes in particular can be found in all of his plays to some extent. The two movies Shakespeare in Love, based on Romeo and Juliet with a very creative twist, and the movie A Midsummer Night 's Dream, based upon a play with the same name, show these themes. Yet Shakespeare in Love, a unique…

In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, many events occur in the novel where evil prevails in the minds of the tribe. The loss of innocence becomes greater and exposes young children to the "real world", where good and evil exists. Simon’s encounter with the Lord of the Flies is one of the major evil forces in the novel. Jack’s desire to kill only influences the rest of the tribe to become more like savages and run wild. Finally, the tragic death of Piggy is a result of the children assuming…

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is an ambitious novel that changes between characters in the story. By doing this Faulkner assists to show how the characters reason and act without being limited to just one point of view. This also evolves the story by not being limited to being narrated by one character from this the reader acquire inside information from all of the characters, not just one single character and what they judge about other people are discerning. There are various notable…

The definition of a father is a man that sacrifices many of their own needs and desires; in order, to provide for their children’s. In King Lear by Shakespeare, Lear is the father of three daughters: Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia that each desire to become the next heir to the throne of England. While, the Earl of Gloucester has two sons Edgar and Edmund which both desire to be his primary choice for his inheritance after his retirement. Unfortunately, Lear and Gloucester base their decisions on…

country apart with unjustified actions, and engraved fear into his peoples’ hearts. As a modern representation of a dictatorship, he mostly ruled by fear, causing destruction and irreparable damage. Furthermore, we are told of a similar tale by William Golding…

“She lov 'd me for the dangers I had pass 'd, And I lov 'd her that she did pity them”- William Shakespeare, Othello. Shakespeare chose to portray Desdemona as a woman with longing for adventure. He also wrote her with great loyalty and affection for those she loved. In the film, Othello, Oliver Parker takes William Shakespeare’s interruption and uses it to create the role of Desdemona. Desdemona was depicted in many important scenes in including the on in which she openly defies her father…

Literary devices impact the emotion, the heart, and the feeling of the story. Two authors who use literary devices well are Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. Faulkner’s dark raw tone deepens the plot and keeps the reader interested. However Hemmingway’s writing flows with dialogue. Making the reader feel as if they are in the setting of which the story is taking place. Knowing the emotions behind Faulkner’s characters helps the reader connect and hold on to the hope that is revealed by the…

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux wrote in 1150 that: "L 'enfer est plein de bonnes volontés et désirs" – or in English: The road to hell is paved with good intentions (Ammer 588). Perhaps no two protagonists, in all the epochs, would be as effortlessly suited for the surplus role of a paradigmatic Robin Hood character, as the ensuing underdogs. The benevolent, Hubris-filled luminaries of Victor Frankenstein and Prometheus have, too, been answerable for stealing for the people – but not from the…

A man’s greatest and sometimes uncontrollable ambitions can often blind them to the reality of things in which ultimately leads to tragic results. There are various examples throughout the plays, Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare and Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller, where the male protagonists’ ambitions of being well admired and having power can be too much for one man to overcome and eventually leads to both protagonists’ journey towards their self-destruction. These two…