… terms, blinds means a whole different thing. Blindness can normally be defined as the inability of the eye to see, but according to Shakespeare, blindness is not a physical quality, but a mental flaw some people possess. Shakespeare’s most…

… description of the consequences of one man’s decisions. This fictitious man is Lear, King of England, who’s decisions greatly alter his life and the lives of those around him. As Lear bears the status of King he is, as one expects, a man of great…

… to deceive". Sir Walter Scott may not have intended to describe the tangled web of secrets that fuels Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear", but it certainly applies. Secrets come in many shapes and sizes, and in works of literature they can be categorized…

… originally, as Harbage argues, “We weigh circumstances and view Lear’s reverses at least partly in terms of his faults,” yet eventually find that disaster is created by “the immeasurable evil,” of his two daughters. This technique results in complex…

… A Thousand Acres, the reader will find that both works use similar character types that mirror each other to increase further the similarities and meaning of the works. Perhaps no similarity is as striking as that of the fathers’. They share three …

… The appearance of a situation is usually what we want to see. The reality, what is really going on, is not always as obvious to the observer. People who cannot penetrate through the superficial appearance of a situation will see only what they…

… the least typical. In the beginning of the play Lear is already an old man; his best days have passed, though doubtless there is still about his person a certain regal carriage. Lear’s petulant behavior betrays him, and soon, when he engages…

… long story, which has been categorized as a classic. The story is about 1200 pages long. It is an epic saga, which covers about three decades in the early 1800's of France. The film is about the fugitive, Jean Valjean, following his release from…

… almost same as traditional agriculture, which produces only enough crops or livestock for a farm family¡¦s survival; therefore, they have low yields with intensive labors. This trends cause more lands are destructed and degrade by farming. On the…

… Also Rises is nothing more than a nymphomaniacal slut. Hemingway's symbolic portrayal of women may be best revealed through an investigation of the much-maligned heroine of The Sun Also Rises, Lady Brett Ashley. Popular opinion dismisses her as a…