.... to create a being from a lifeless matter in hopes of one day being able to enhance ones lifeline. But upon creating life, Frankenstein becomes horrified by his creation, and flees from the anguish and fear he feels from the monster. Frankenstein abandons his creation, therefore shunning the monster from him, leaving the monster with no one to love or acceptance him. Shelley conveys to the reader that the monster has learned to speak and read by observing the De Lacey family who resided at a cottage which had an adjoining lean-to, in which he resided. Shelley also con .....

.... Shaw play on the audience’s sympathy for an impoverished Eliza, but also presents her insecurity to us. In the scene with the taxi-man, she appears significantly defensive in her response concerning the cost of the cab ride. Eliza feels humiliated by the taxi-man’s sarcastic response to her. From the start of Higgins and Eliza’s relationship, Eliza is treated like a child. Higgins says to her, “If your naughty and idle you will sleep in the back kitchen among the black beetles, and be walloped by Mrs. Pearce with a broomstick.” (p. 36) Higgins treats her like this for mont .....

.... upon the tragic hero. When, the truth all comes out on the tragic hero he can’t control it and it puts him in a jam. In tragedy, usually the truth is what will cause the downfall of the tragic hero. In every tragedy, there is always more and more complication that adds on to the problem for the tragic hero. All these problems keep adding on until the end when the tragic hero has to accept them all and deal with them. As George Lukas said, “Tragedy can extend only in one direction: upward, it begins at the moment when enigmatic forces have distilled the ess .....

.... of the play, the audience meets the Common Man. He is dressed from head to toe in black tights, which shows off his pot-bellied figure. The black clothes he wears suggest darkness and death. Next, the audience meets Steward, Thomas Mores butler. He is a humble character but has some extremely important lines that foreshadow Thomas Mores future. “… My master Thomas More would give anything away to anyone. …I say that’s bad …because some day someone’s going to ask him for something that he wants to keep; and he’ll be out of pr .....

.... class. Students went to school year round attending school for nine hours a day. The teachers were strict disciplinarians. Though Shakespeare spent long hours at school, his boyhood was probably fascinating. Stratford was a lively town and during holidays, it was known to put on pageants and many popular shows. It also held several large fairs during the year. Stratford was a exciting place to live. Stratford also had fields and woods surrounding it giving William the opportunity to hunt and trap small game. The River Avon which ran through the town allowed him to f .....

.... is evident in his role as a general. As the play begins, he is a brave general, well respected by his peers. The captain returning from battle reports of this saying, "But all's too weak; for brave Macbeth (he deserves that name)" (1.2. 17-18) Duncan later confers his title as king of Scotland, claiming, "No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive our bosom interest. Go, pronounce his present death, and with his former title, greet Macbeth". (1.3.73-76) These people trust in his strength and depend on him. However, as the play continues, Macbeth becomes ineffective as a g .....

.... fact that there are not that many characters that have to be introduced in the first chapter as in other long novels which take a whole chapter to introduce characters, the introductions only take about three to four pages. Also, in the first chapter, the background is set: a poverty stricken village on the shore of an island and a wealthier town in the mainland. The conflict, which starts the plot of the story, is also present here: a scorpion has stung Coyotito, Kino’s son, and Kino need to find a pearl to pay the doctor to help them. This leads to the discovery of the gre .....

.... matter of fact, there are two new kids. They’ll be moving into Room 209." she replied. "You’d better change their bed sheets quickly." I hurried up to Room 209. Every new patient required fresh bed sheets and a clean room. It was my job to make sure they had them. I came in contact with patients quite often because I was always cleaning their rooms. However, I knew it was not a good idea to become attached to any of the kids. Co-workers had informed me that they had become fond of a child, only to have their hearts broken when the child didn’t survive. I had been carefu .....