… in Romeo and Juliet By: Richard Hawley Per.3 Friday, May 23 "A pair of star-crossed lovers", Romeo and Juliet. From the opening scenes of the play these two children of feuding families were destined to fall in love together…

… he is the most active character in the book and I know a lot about him. I like Pony because he does not try to act tough and can be himself. Ponyboy Curtis is 14 years old. He is the main character and narrator. His parents were killed in a car…

… made a serious impact on my life. My freshmen year of high school I was actively involved in the JROTC program, and one of our field trips is Camp Pendleton during Spring Break. It’s a good program, first I lived in the barracks and ate the food that…

… selected to compare and contrast are, “A pink wool knitted dress,” by Ted Hughes and “Sonnet XLIII” (43) by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The first poem I intend dealing with is, “A pink wool knitted dress.” This poem is not written along conventio…

… Heights, Emily Bronte tells the story of two love triangles that take place between the same families over two generations. The first triangle of Heathcliff, Catherine, and Edgar becomes the mirror in which the second triangle of Hareton, Cathy,…

… the tragic subject matter of the text that is of primary interest - but rather the manner in which the plot is developed. The story line progresses as if the reader is "unpeeling an onion." The tale of King Oedipus is well known. An enraged Oedipus…

… in life, but no one ever seems to fully achieve it, it is the hopes and aspirations of every American, yet rarely are these goals ever met. It is the American Dream. Yet I’m sure if you ask each person what the American dream is you’ll get a different…

… may be considered to be tragic. These characters are considered tragic because of one character trait they possess that leads to their eventual demise. Jay Gatsby is a tragic character in a unique way. That is, he has many negative traits, but only…

… both the plays Oedipus the King and Antigone written by Sophocles. Oedipus and Creon are both tragic heros with many similarities and differences. Antigone, however is more of a true modern hero rather that an ancient Greek tragic hero. Oedipus is…

… evil, yet, if he were merely a characture of wickedness the play would lose dramatic impact. Richard must display at least some attractive or sympathetic qualities, or the audience would lose interest in him.” Discuss. The character of Shakespeare’…