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Answered a Question in Dusk

Norman Gortsby is young, fairly sophisticated, apparently fairly affluent and...

Answered a Question in The Tempest

In Act 1, Scene 2 of The Tempest, Prospero tells his daughter Miranda about how he...

Answered a Question in Soldier's Home

Krebs leads a monotonous life and seems to prefer it that way. He is recovering...

Answered a Question in Hamlet

When Hamlet first aappears in Act 1, Scene 2, King Claudius shows that he already...

Answered a Question in The Cask of Amontillado

Montresor concludes his narrative with these words: Against the new...

Answered a Question in After Twenty Years

Jimmy and Bob were friends in their youth because they grew up together in the...

Answered a Question in After Twenty Years

O. Henry wanted to show a contrast between the two principal characters, "Silky...

Answered a Question in The Cop and the Anthem

"The Cop and the Anthem" was first published in 1905. That was well over a century...

Answered a Question in King Lear

In the last scene of Act 5 of King Lear, Edmund is exposed as a traitor for...

Answered a Question in Essay Lab

I'm afraid there are a lot of errors. There is also insufficient information. The...

Answered a Question in After Twenty Years

Darkness is important to this story because it hinges on the fact that "Silky...

Answered a Question in The Odyssey

Homer is calling on Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, for inspiration in relating...

Answered a Question in The Gold-Bug

When Jupiter reluctantly climbs out on the branch of the tree he finds a skull. It...

Answered a Question in Julius Caesar

This is an excellent question. It is impossible to say what motivated all of the...

Answered a Question in Hamlet

One obvious place in which the theme of self-reliance occurs is in Act 1, Scene 3...

Answered a Question in A Modest Proposal

The most important thing about "A Modest Proposal" is the way in which Swift takes...

Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby

The word "hollowly" in both instances you cite is used not for its meaning but for...

Answered a Question in The Lottery

I personally think "The Lottery" takes place in the Corn Belt, because so much...

Answered a Question in Social Sciences

In the science-fiction movie The Terminator the machines had just about taken over...

Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby

The "boarder" is introduced in Chapter 5. His full name is Ewing Klipspringer. He...

Answered a Question in The Cop and the Anthem

"The Cop and the Anthem" is one of O. Henry's best and most typical stories. Two...

Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby

This expression can have only one meaning. You are quite correct in assuming that...

Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby

At the beginning of Chapter III of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald's narrator writes:...

Answered a Question in Religion

Since you say your paper is due in a few hours, I suggest you refer to the famous...

Answered a Question in Sonnet 18

The theme of Shakespeare's sonnet #18 is similar to that of many of his other...