… of revenge, which was to punish the victim. Fortunato was punished for his insulting actions upon Montresor. First, Montresor punishes Fortunato by killing him. Montresor lures Fortunato to the dungeon by making him drunk and there he ties Fortunato…

… a diligent employee of F & S for twenty-two years, is driven insane by new co-worker, Ulgine Barrows. Mr. Martin is a very conservative man who has never taken a drink or smoked in his life. Mr. Martin despises her “quacking” voice and “braying”…

… insight into parallel words. The protagonists in each story are trapped in a world of ignorance because each is comfortable in the dark, and fearful of what knowledge a light might bring. They are reluctant to venture into unfamiliar territory.…

… first publication : 1945 Total number of pages : 112 Date started : 18 november 1996 Date finished : 21 november 1996 Enjoyment Rate (simply rate your enjoyment on a scale of 1-10): 7.5 Favourite moment, incident or chapter (with page referen…

… way they are and everyone would accept the differences of others. Unfortunately, the world we live in is not perfect and not everyone accepts who they are . Is there a reason why people cannot be content with their lives or with the differences…

… project or activity that best represents me. I thought about this for a while, and I decided I would talk about my piano lessons. My parents didn’t make me take them, and I didn’t take them because it was "just something to do." There is a lot behind…

… changing role of women in literature from the late 8th century B. C. to the 4th century A. D. is evident in that women become even more subservient in later works. This is portrayed in the works The Odyssey by Homer and Sakuntala by Kalidasa. Women…

… The character Oedipus in Sophocles’ drama Oedipus the King goes through an unfortunate but necessary character change. From a prideful, heroic king at the beginning of the play, to a tyrant in denial towards the middle, and finally to a fearful,…

… to look over it The character Macbeth in Shakespeare's play Macbeth In 1606 William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) (Truex, 289), the Bard of Avon (Taylor, notes), wrote a tragedy, Macbeth, for his new patron, James I (James VI of Scotland), following…

… in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The tale of three men that attempt to kill Death, but instead die themselves is a story of exceptional intellect, moral, and humour. These three qualities are quite unsurprising considering the actual…