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In order to understand the conflict between nature and civilization in Wuthering Heights, we must first analyze the main characters, representing in
their own way the nature and the civilized world. The Earnshaw family comes together with nature when the Lintons are a symbol for the culture... |
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The speaker, addressing a skylark, says that it is a "blithe Spirit" rather than a bird, for its song comes from Heaven, and from its full heart pours
"profuse strains of unpremeditated art." The skylark flies higher and higher, "like a cloud of fire" in the blue sky, singing as it flies. In the "golden
lightning" ... | Read more...

In life, everyone needs to be able to trust one another and not fear deception. Unfortunately, some take advantage of others' faith in them, but this can
usually be prevented if the trusting use a little scrutiny before believing a lie. Well remembered is the treachery of Othello's ancient, Iago, in the play
Othello, by William Shakespeare. Though the misfortunes which ... | Read more...

Romeo and Juliet, the West Side Story, both amazing stories both end in tragedy, one more some on less. They were both different, yet based on the
same story line. There were a lot of similar things and a lot of different things. You will soon learn the differences, the similarities and the different
atmosphere within each story. | Read more...

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Throughout all forms of literature, the author will often provide situations and characters, each which can contain a strong symbolic meaning.
Symbolism allows a character to be expressed as almost anything. Through the symbolism of a single character, any type of character trait, story, or
way of life can be told. Also, a character can represent a strong and demanding feeling. | Read more...

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Tess Durbeyfield is a victim of external and uncomprehended forces. Passive and yielding, unsuspicious and fundamentally pure, she suffers a
weakness of will and reason, struggling against a fate that is too strong for her. Tess is the easiest victim of circumstance, society and male idealism,
who fights the hardest fight yet... | Read more...