Its heroine, Katherine, is such a strong willed and overpowering character in the beginning of the play, and when Shakespeare wrote, that was not as common. ... It is the changing of the roles that makes the play unique and keeps the audience interested in the play. ... "Rebellious women- were a concern for Englishmen during the time that Shakespeare wrote his plays (Detmer, Shakespeare Quarterly, 273). ... Katherine was indeed a great source of energy in the play and she was also the play's most complex character. ... He plays mi...

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• Grade Level: High School

Wilde studied the classics at Trinity College, Dublin, with distinction (from 1871 to 1874), and at the Magdalen College in Oxford, (1874-1878).He wrote "The importance of being Earnest- in 1985. ... In the play nine actors take part: John "Jack" Worthing: Jack is the play's protagonist; he is the most sympathetic, plausible character, whose love for Gwendolen is far more believable than the other desires we witness. ... Lady Bracknell: Lady Bracknell is the major antagonist in the play, blocking both potential marriages. ... You can read this play without problems. ... She shows hi...

• Word Count: 3629
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

played a major role in American history and has clearly evolved in adolescent and young adult dating. ... He brought gifts, sat and listened to her play piano or sing, all under the watchful eye of other family members, usually her parents. ... Throughout the years money has played a large part in the many different cultures of society and in the rules of courtship. In the present time money plays a role throughout the beginning and during the relationship. ... However, money is not the only device that plays a role on courting and its rituals. ...

• Word Count: 2701
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• Grade Level: High School

It is my contention that pressures of a changing society, a time when women were struggling for selfhood, a time when some women, like Edna, found themselves totally lost, played a pivotal role in Edna's decisions and ultimate demise. ... This was the era, in which Kate Chopin lived, and wrote The Awakening. ...

• Word Count: 3206
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• Grade Level: High School

The Oedipus complex in Psychoanalytic theory And Sons and Lovers There are many writers who feel that they wrote one great work among their series of masterpieces. ... The critics agree Lawrence wrote an amazing novel, especially through his use of the human psyche and realistic experience. ...

• Word Count: 4216
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• Grade Level: High School

Summary - This is the story of two families who have been neighbours for a long time. The first family is the Kellers; Mr Joe Keller, his wife Kate and their two sons Larry and Chris. The neighbouring family is the Deevers; Steve Deever, his wife, his son George and his daughter Ann. The ...

• Word Count: 3955
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• Grade Level: High School

Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in the era known as the Middle Ages, an era resembling kings, castles, and knights. ... He allows her to express radical ideas on gender theory, demonstrate liberation from gender role restrictions, and defiantly rebuke "auctoritee" by playing with the slippage, ambivalence, and reversal of a female character into male traits. ...

• Word Count: 2959
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"Linden Hills", by Gloria Naylor successfully creates a chilling argument against oppressive patriarchal societies and families. She vividly exposes the implications of what can happen to a society when cultural traits, morality and close family and neighborhood ties take a backseat to the attainmen...

• Word Count: 2802
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School