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William Shakespeare was a powerful influence when it comes to modern literature, he single-handedly created many archetypes through his writing. Some would say he's the greatest of all time,known for his poetry, sonnets, and plays, he shows the true artistry stands test of time. He was born April 23, in England. By the age of eighteen he was married to a woman named Ann Hathaway, they went on to have three children. His career began sometime between 1589 and 1613, as an actor, this lead him to…

witnessed during Hitler’s reign. When the book first starts, you 're introduced to the Dodds, a small family from Chicago. The book follows William Dodd, the father, and Martha Dodd, his daughter, and their life throughout Hitler’s regime. Beginning in Chicago, FDR was looking for someone to be the American Ambassador in Berlin, but no one was willing to go, except William Dodd. The book spends a minimal amount of time in America and spends the rest of the book in Berlin. Since this book takes…

siblings only four grew to adulthood. Shakespeare was obvious one of the lucky four to survive. His sister Joan was the first child and she only survived two months from birth. Margaret was the second child and she died one year later from birth. William was the third and he lived to be 52, the second longest alive of all eight children. Next was Gilbert, he was 46 when he passed and he was the fourth child. Another daughter of the name of Joan, was the fifth child and lived to be the longest…

William Morris was one of the most influential Pre-Raphaelite artists, textile designer and writer of his time during the English Arts and Crafts Movement. As an author and medievalist, he helped establish the modern fantasy genre that has gone to inspire contemporary authors of today including J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling. Some of his great works include ‘News from Nowhere’ and ‘The Well at the World’s End’. He also contributed in refreshing traditional fabric arts and methods of production.…

William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is probably the most remarkable work of piece in the history of English literature. Today the themes and characters still plays a huge aspects of human nature. Maybe those aspects is to seek out vengeance, and what the outcome can have an effect on different reactions. Shakespeare did a wonderful work of actions for the characters of Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras, each of whom plan vengeance for the murder of their father. However each of them take different…

In William Sleator’s “The Elevator”, a twelve-year-old boy is struck with a fear of a rickety, shabby looking elevator in his apartment building. Martin‒ the main character‒ encounters a thick-bodied woman whose actions on the elevator increase the fears in Martin’s head. Even without knowing the essential knowledge about the woman, readers can still infer what the woman’s personality is equaling because of her actions. After several encounters, Martin seeks help from his father after injuries…

Title: The vile and wicked nature of human beings is captured in William Golding’s Lord of The Flies; the characters explicitly symbolize a plethora of human society’s known defects, but also manage to resemble its “positives.” The characters develop along with the plot, turning from what seemed to be a formed enlightened democracy, to a tribal uprising - this in turn shows that any government created can only be expected to uphold the standards of its members. If the quality of a society and…

Culminating Activity #1 The theme of the poem “The Tyger” by William Blake is about evil and reveals that the origin of evil can come from that of good as well. Blake is able to use diction to his advantage, as the narrator asks what made the Tyger’s heart beat. Blake wants the narrator to be unhappy with that person as he calls their hands and feet “dreadful”. The, he shifts to calling them hammers, chains, and anvils. This use of diction gives the tone a slightly darker edge to it. Blake is…

into antagonism, hostility and violence. (Tabakoff). Even though people act one way they’re still violent on the inside. Golding is trying to show what happens on the island it's happening all the time. In the novel, “Lord of the Flies”, written by William Golding, the conflicts man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs society; Portrays the external conflict which illustrates multiple sides of human nature. The boys in the story show what man vs man is. Man vs. man is when mankind fights itself…

William Blake has been regarded as one of the most influential poets of the Romantic Era. He frequently expressed his visions of spiritual connections through his literary writings. Blake was raised in a very religious household. Blake’s mother was a Moravian, but neglected her faith after uniting with Blake’s father to join the Church of England. Blake’s frequent references to religious figures and episodes, leads one to analyze how impactful religion was to Blake’s poems. According to one…