Essays on Character

In numerous aspects, “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs studies Mr. White’s remarkably convoluted character, one that transforms from being ultimately happy to one full of fear, guilt, loneliness and doubt. From the dark and stormy night that rages outside the family’s home in the...

Who is the most round character in the movie avatar? Most people would say that it’s Jake but I would argue that it is not Jake. I would argue that he is not even close to Neytiri when it comes to being an all-around great...

The Tempest is a play written by William Shakespeare. Its plot revolves around the usurped Duke of Milan, Prospero, who has been living in exile with his daughter, Miranda, on a remote uninhabited island for over a decade. One day he uses the magic he...

Power is to have physical, intellectual or moral effect and the ability to resist towards an effect. Power is manufactured to meet the need for managing and being directed. Each state or invidual seeks security and power in order to maintain its existence and to...

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Caesar, we are presented with Cassius, a cunning and manipulative character who catalyzes the downfall of the emperor Caesar. Cassius’ misgivings of the royal status and power that has been bestowed upon Caesar lead him to conspire to assassinate him...

“Of Mice and Men” is a story that weaves collective racial and gender discrimination within a setting of dysfunctional personal relationships. It shows on the one hand how very difficult it is for victims of discrimination to escape their circumstances and, on the other, how...

When in war different variables lead a soldier to remain in a mentality that is unmistakably filled with uneasiness and fear. Whether it be the fear of death or being seen as prey by the opposing side, the final subject on one’s mind is the...