.... Hermia, has thoughtfully chosen what he considers an acceptable mate to wed his daughter. Egeus most likely based his decision on economic, political, and social factors in his choosing of Demetrius. He is making a reasonable decision based on Hermia's future in their society. Unfortunately Hermia is smitten by Lysander and vice versa. Although her father may have made his decision with every good intension, keeping with the traditional customs of his day, and even perhaps taking into consideration such things as attractiveness, he failed to foresee the desir .....

.... children. They could not vote, own property, or choose a husband, and had to be represented by men in all legal proceedings. In some ways, these Greek women were almost like slaves. There is a definite relationship between this subordination of women and what transpires in the play. Jason decides that he wants to divorce Medea and marry the princess of Corinth, casting Medea aside as if they had never been married. This sort of activity was acceptable by Greek standards, and shows the subordinate status of the woman, who had no say in any matter like this. .....

.... hero must face opposition from an outside force, in this case it is the evil antagonist Iago. Othello is a professional soldier and preaches by the rules and codes of honor thoroughly. He believes that people are honest and genuine until he has proof that they are not. The theory on judging whether or not they are your friend or foe makes Othello an attractive figure and a generous friend. However, it also leaves him vulnerable and useless to certain people who are able to manipulate this flaw, like Iago. After witnessing Iago’s exploitation on Roderigo, we s .....

.... to deal adequately with his feelings, he escapes into a time when things were better for his family. It is not uncommon for one to think of better times at low points in their life in order to cheer themselves up so that they are able to deal with the problems they encounter, but Willy Lowman takes it one step further. His refusal to accept reality is so strong that in his mind he is transported back in time to relive one of the happier days of his life. It was a time when no one argued, Willy and Linda were younger, the financial situation was less of a b .....

.... marrying his mother. “A little more than kin, and less than kind!,” Hamlet said in discust. As soon as Hamlet found out from the ghost about how his father really died, he wanted his revenge. Hamlet carefully planed out how he was going to catch Claudius. He couldn’t just go in and kill the guy because the people would be against him. A Machiavellian Prince has to be liked by his people. His people are his fortress. If he were to just walk in and kill a king, the people would kill him. Hamlet had to catch Claudius in front of the people. He devised .....

.... view of the world. In his middle years of his life, Krapp retained this rigid and anal retentive nature. He kept these tapes in which he would constantly reevaluate his own life and try to always improve it, using these tapes as "help before embarking on a new retrospect" (1629). He had also stored these various tapes organized in boxes with their location written in a ledger. Yet in his latter years, there is an apparent decay of this regimental attitude. His very appearance is an indication of this decline. He is described as wearing "Rusty black na .....

.... of the film from this period, applauded it's "realism", but in hindsight studies of the film in the seventies and eighties were a little more critical of the film. David O. Selznick was the man behind the vision of this film and Selznick is best known for film classic's like; Gone With the Wind, (from which the formula of this movie draws heavily from) Rebecca, and King Kong. This film was a special project for Selznick at the time, and it was seen as his contribution to the war effort. The academy awards recognized Selznick's effort and nomina .....

.... he was sometimes coarse, rude at times. Being coarse means that he could be rude or obscene on occasion. He shows this on a number of different occasions. For example, when Eliza first makes an appearance at Henry's mother's house, Henry was jumping all over the tables and screaming like a maniac. He also shows this character trait when he is talking to Eliza at the end of the play, when he shows that he actually does have feelings for her, she tells him that she loves Freddy and he loves her very much in return. He then makes fun of Freddy saying that he is .....