European Literature Essays and Term Papers

1300's who's pre-Shakespearean works marked him as the most influential and predominant author/poets in his time. Although most of his life was dedicated to his career, his latest and most reputable piece of literature, The Canterbury Tales, has…

be seen in two contrasting ways. The first can be summarized as a time for celebration and love. The second, and most commonly associated with night, is a time of darkness and horror. Two shining examples of the different emotions and reactions…

and Elizabeth Bennet are absolute opposites. Jane Austen portrays Elizabeth Bennet as an intelligent, independent, yet strong character, in a soft and feminine manner. The cruel and dominating personality traits are left for characters such…

that your beloved father who had seemed in good health only a short while ago has died leaving your mother and yourself. This situation would be enough to bring great depression to even the strongest of souls but for Hamlet, the fictional prince of Denma…

crimes define pathological jealousy and a sheer desire for revenge. His acts are pre-meditated and have reasons. In various soliloquies, he reveals grudges that, while mostly false or overblown, present themselves as clear to Iago. Iago masters…

Lady Macbeth is the overriding source of evil in the first act. Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan, despite Macbeth listing eight reasons against the murder. When Macbeth is alone, we discover that he is a loyal thane to Duncan, not…

It is not just in there to fill up paper; rather, there is at least one dramatic purpose for each image and there are many different types of imagery. This essay seeks to prove that in the play Macbeth the author William Shakespeare uses…

wanted to be somebody else some time or the other in their life. Why do people want to be somebody else? What is it about hiding behind a mask and concealing your identity that is so appealing that it is featured in works of literature from a 15th…

compare the difference between King Henry and Prince Hal's style of statecraft, first we have to understand the basic philosophy of each. The King belives that to effectively lead the country one needs to lead by example. According to the King's philosop…

number 73, appears to have a dark, gloomy, and depressing aura about it. However, if you look deeper into it, I think it has an important message and a warning to it. The message has to do with not wasting the days of one's youth, to make every…