Subtle Character Analysis in The Alchemist
The first scene opens with the quarrel between Face and Subtle, Doll Common intervening to bring them to their senses. ...
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Discuss The Alchemist Has A Topical Interest
The satire upon alchemy and Puritanism gives a topical interest to The Alchemist. In the days of Elizabeth the alchemists ...
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The Satirical Purpose Of The Alchemist
Satire comes from the Latin Satura, meaning originally a medley or miscellany; there is no etymological connection with ‘satyr’. Satire ...
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The Alchemist by Ben Johnson – Plot Summary and Analysis
The Analysis of the plot reveals that it is all intrigue multiplied upon intrigue. Face (a name assumed and also ...
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Views Of Brutus For Which He Is Spoken Of As A Political Idealist
Brutus is an abstract philosopher and idealist, dealing with abstract ideas of good and bad, with little or no insight ...
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Line By Line Explanation Of Julius Caesar By Shakespeare
(1) A trade, sir……….bad soles. Exp. These words have been spoken by the second citizen in Act I, scene I ...
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The Significance Of The Storm In Act 1, Scene 3 Of Julius Caesar
Plutarch has mentioned that on the night preceding the murder, many strange sights were seen in Rome. Shakespeare took this ...
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A Note On Anachronisms In Julius Caesar
In writing historical plays Shakespeare was anxious to recreate the personages spirit of the age which was being portrayed and ...
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Brutus’s action is the tragedy of Error
In killing Caesar, Brutus’s aim was to destroy Caesarism, as he told Caius, “Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers.” ...
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Compare And Contrast The Characters Of Brutus And Cassius
The character of Cassius is a foil to that of Brutus and is intended to throw into relief the features ...
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