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"Appearances can be deceiving" is a major theme in The Merchant of Venice. It is brought out most obviously in the subplot with the caskets. Portia's father has stipulated in his will that all her...

In Dover Beach, Matthew Arnold describes a moonlit scene that at first appears peaceful, and with the right treatment, could certainly be romantic. In the first six lines, we learn that "The sea is...

Jonathan Edwards' goal was to awaken people to what, to him, was the very real danger of continuing in their sin, to get them to repent and call on God for mercy. Though he intended to scare and...

Digory is bold, curious, stubborn, and rash.  He also has a healthy skepticism.  These are the traits that drive the story.  Digory also has some softer traits, such as love for his mother, sorrow...

The values of the poem are old-fashioned, conservative, and even aristocratic. Kipling comes by all these values honestly.  Recall that he was born in British India and spent parts of his life in...