The truth of Hester's scarlet letter changed; it no longer represented her weakness and evil, instead, she was now seen as a hardworking woman who is kind and humble. ... Are humans born innately good, evil or both? ... " he demanded, looking into her face, and permitting the whole evil within him to be written on his features. ... On the other hand, Pearl was considered to be born evil because she was the product of her mother's sin. ... No one is born completely evil or completely good, their environment shapes them and they choose whether to be good or evil . ...

• Word Count: 1931
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

However, the evil portrayal of women is a theme that is just as dominant in the literature of the time and is one that should always be examined for the problematic certainty that it is presented with. The absurd idea that all women are dangerous and reason for the ruin of men branches from the idea that they are the direct and therefore influenced descendants of the first woman to ever be perceived as evil: Eve. The women of "The Wife of Bath " and "Noah's Flood " fall in perfect alignment with this theme as their independent thinking is perceived not as a quality that should be praised...

• Word Count: 1394
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The night before the wedding, the bride must bathe in skin nourishing water to cleanse her of evil spirits. ... This is said to ward off evil influences. ... The gifts include as many as nine items representing happiness and fortune. ... A Shinto priest first holds a purification mass to rid the bride and groom of evils. ...

• Word Count: 2066
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Veils represent dramatic statements in Greek culture for important events, like weddings (Greek Drama). ... The bright red blood (associated with evil and sadness) that lies on the glistening white cheek, (associated with innocence and purity) conveys the sadness of the innocent (the young couple) corrupted by evil (Creon's law). ...

• Word Count: 1318
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" The psychological, technological, physical, and social dangers of totalitarianism and political authority represented in "1984" perhaps could be seen to compare to the restrictions on women during the 18th century. ... The most obvious one is the telescreens - everyone has one telescreen in the dead-center of their homes that constantly expresses a running stream of mindless propaganda, brainwashing the average man to be unable to recognize the evil nature of the totalitarian party. ... Annabella Milbanke challenges this, however, saying that this represents the changing nat...

• Word Count: 1738
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The story is even set at Padua High School, to represent the setting of the original play. ... His presence adds a little twist to the storyline, but ultimately seems to represent the age-old cliché of good triumphing over evil. The original play did not have Bianca's suitors actually paying someone to woo Katherine, however this payment could be thought to represent Katherine's dowry to Petruchio. ...

• Word Count: 1575
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Jane Austen is one of the most prominent women novelists in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Out of all her novels, Pride and Prejudice is by far most popular as well as the most critically acclaimed novel. This novel deals with the politics of love and marriage observed in the transition period when the Augustan phase ended and the Victorian Era began. Though, Austen lived during some ground-shaking historic events like the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars; she doesn't mention either of the historic events in her various novels. Her speciality has to do more with portrayi...

• Word Count: 2459
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Each character represents the concept that God and earthly possessions are unrelated and that there's a thin line between good and evil; who a person wants to be and who they really are. ... As he traveled the world he faced various spiritual indications of beauty, tranquility, and order as represented by his tattoos; all diverse and in disagreement to the way he was living his life. ...

• Word Count: 1910
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

This undying devotion makes the other characters actions (Iago's evil plans, Roderigo's plans to be with Desdemona and Othello's unfounded rage towards his wife) look that much worse. ... Her death is very symbolic as it represents the premature ending of the very principles that everyone's life is based on. ...

• Word Count: 1594
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Medea, a play by the Greek playwright Euripides, explores the Greek- barbarian dichotomy through the character of Medea, a princess from the "barbarian", or non-Greek, land of Colchis. Throughout the play, it becomes evident to the reader that Medea is no ordinary woman by Greek standards. C...

• Word Count: 1974
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School