... works which were quite comparable even today, despite the time difference in which they were written. Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew takes place in Elizabethan England as Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is set in America in the 1920's. Both pieces however endow characters which show similar characteristics and if carefully analyzed show recurring themes of Love, Money and Aspiration in many ... it was too late. Therefore, it is evident that Money, love and inspiration play a similarly important role in conveying recurring aspects in both the taming of the shrew and the great gatsby. ...

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At first inspection F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby' appears to be just another novel about post world war one America, but viewing it as such would only be scratching the surface of a much deeper, darker and depressing story ... This theme also raises some philosophical and moral questions such as whether or not it is acceptable to do anything to reach your goals. Society The cast of 'The Great Gatsby' live in the jazz era of 1920's America which was a rather carefree era which is evident with all the lavish and wasteful and over the top parties that ... in that drives him...

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