… drama Romeo and Juliet is the story of two lovers against fate who by their death end the quarrels between their families, the Montague's and the Capulet. After meeting each other at a masquerade, they fall in one. However, the dread between the…

… once said that, "Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice." William Golding's 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies, exemplifies this statement. A large group of English schoolboys find themselves…

… happened to me today at the masquerade! I believe I am in love...not just any love, but true love. I was not especially excited for the ball, and when I arrived I was pleasantly surprised at how much fun I was having. Aside the fact that mother…

… play, Romeo and Juliet. The play has been centered mainly around the burning love shown between Romeo and Juliet, however other representations of love are shown throughout the play as well. Some of the representations of love in the play are friendship,…

… aspects of the play. The majority of the play takes place on the island of Cyprus. Protected by military fortifications as well as by the forces of nature, external forces seem to present little threat to the island. Although the island does seem…

… of the most studied literary works of all time, one faces a difficult task. Kate Winslet and Helena Bonham Carter are given such tasks in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. They each portray Ophelia in Brangah's Hamlet and Zeffirelli's Hamlet, respectively.…

… and being Italian in the short stories I have studied. I have split this broad theme into smaller themes which are most prominent in the stories, they are also the themes that reflect Italy and the notion of being…

… inspiration for filmmakers from the very beginnings of the art of film, to modern adaptations such as 10 Things I Hate About You and Scotland, PA. In this case, though the events, scenes, philosophies and characters are rearranged and re-coded, other…

… by William Shakespeare superficially it appears to be no different than any of his other works. It follows the same rhyme scheme and patterns that are characteristic of any classic Shakespearian sonnet. It is a lyric poem with very formal sounding…

… 11th-century Scotland. The overarching political system then was feudalism, a system that was "based on the holding of land" and placed "an increasing emphasis on local protection, local government, and local self-sufficiency" (World History, Section…