Category: Character

For centuries, countries have fought with one another over power. Whether squabbling over who has control of their nation or who really owns a territory, struggles over domination have been commonplace throughout history, featuring not only countries as a whole, but their individual settlers. Power can be defined as the amount of control one has…

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims as they travel to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury. One of the most intriguing characters in this collection is the Nun, or Prioress, who tells a tale of a martyred for singing a song praising the…

The character of Brutus in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is one of the most complex and compelling figures in the entire work. Throughout the play, Brutus is depicted as an honorable man who is deeply conflicted about the decision to join the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar. His internal struggle with his principles and the…

“We read fiction because it pleases us, is beautiful.” What do you consituties this “beauty” in a work of prose fiction and to what extent and by what means have at least two of the authors you have studied created “beautiful” works?” In reading prose, authors’ writings often draw from personal elements based on their…

Table of contents Early Life and Background Character Traits and Personality Tragic Flaws Impact on the Plot Psychological Complexity Conclusion Oedipus the King, also known by its Latin title Oedipus Rex, is an ancient written by Sophocles. The play is renowned for its complex characters and timeless , making it a staple of literature and…

Starting from 1341, the first expedition to the Canary Islands, and with the expeditions to India, Brasil and Japan, the Portuguese people opened their vision towards the undiscovered world. Besides reaching the goods that started to be traded (gold, silver, spices, silk, sugar and slaves), Portugal also came out of its shell and got the…

Table of contents Verbal Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Character Development Through Irony Irony and Themes in “The Alchemist” The Value of Irony “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho is a renowned novel that has captivated readers with its and thought-provoking characters. At the heart of this lies the clever use of irony, a literary device…

The plot follows a linear, chronological structure. Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist, and the key clash revolves round her wrestle to seek out an appropriate husband in spite of the obstacles offered by each social conventions and her own lack of self-awareness. She encounters plenty of antagonists who create obstacles between her and a contented…

The Death and the King’s Horseman play is based on a real incident that took place in Nigeria when it was under the British colonial rule, where a Horseman of a Yoruba King was prevented from committing ritual suicide by the colonial authorities. In growth to the British interference, Soyinka calls the Horseman’s own fervour…

Guilt was a major recurring theme in the book “Fifth Business” by Robertson Davies. Reaction of certain characters to conflicts in the novel shows that the morals and values taught in childhood can reveal one’s true persona. Davies shown this theme at the start of the novel. The snowball that was initially for Dunstan misses…