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The Picture of Dorian Gray, a novel published by Oscar Wilde in 1891, begins in the art studio of Basil Hallwood as he discusses his current painting of an extremely beautiful man with his friend, the witty and amoral Lord Henry. Wilde compares these two characters through their introductions in Chapter 1, contrasting them against each other through the presentation of their emotions and values, whilst also displaying them to hold a similar contempt for high society. With Basil introduced as the...

In the novels ‘A Picture of Dorian Gray’ and ‘The Little Stranger’ Wilde and Waters’ characters can be seen as haunted in many ways, extending past the influence of the supernatural. For example, they present their male main protagonists as haunted by their pasts in conversing ways, with Faraday being haunted by his working-class background whereas Dorian is only later haunted by the consequences of his sins. Additionally, Waters and Wilde present their haunted characters as undergoing...

Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear,’ portrays the eponymous character’s downward spiral after he splits his kingdom into two, handing it to his daughters who have ulterior motives but banishing his youngest for her inability to express her love for him. In doing so, he faces rejection from his daughters and expresses anger in response. Shakespeare also explores the futility of anger, most prominently in Lear’s character, who is ultimately hurt by his own anger. Through this, Shakespeare presents...

The story of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear,’ portrays the Lear’s downward spiral after he hands parts of his kingdom away to those who have ulterior motives against him. In doing so, Shakespeare’s play follows the eponymous’ character descent into madness, leading up to Lear’s inevitable death. He presents how madness in characters, specifically Lear, can lead to insight. From this, Shakespeare also explores how madness acts as a form of protection for characters such as Edgar, who take...

The story of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear,’ portrays the Lear’s downward spiral into madness after he hands parts of his kingdom away to those who have ulterior motives against him. Lear loses the support of his daughters and their husbands, however his Fool remains loyal to him. In doing so, Shakespeare’s presentation of the relationship between Lear and the Fool may serve as a commentary on madness. He explores their relationship as akin to a father-son bond, whilst conversely showing it...

Following the abolition of slavery in 1685, Black Americans were free to migrate legally across the country, leading to many different phases of Black settlement in the USA, where migration was at its peak. Before the First Great Migration from , the slow drift north occurred, starting in 1865, wherein Black Americans moved out of the Old South. However, in the wake of the First World War, migration rapidly sped up and increased during the First Great Migration, many Black Americans moving North...

To state that the actions of Charles I were the primary cause for outbreak of Civil War is an accurate statement and was the basis of all the factors contributing to underlying tensions in the three kingdoms. The argument that religion was the cause of civil war as it worsened relations between Charles and his parliament, thus causing the rise of opposition against Charles from his own subjects is accurate to a considerable extent. However, in the end, Charles was still the man behind everything...

To state that the fear of Catholicism in the years from 1678 led to the fall of James II in 1688 is an accurate statement as it is evident it was the source of the underlying tension held between James and parliament. This underlying tension is what ultimately led to parliament offering William of Orange the crown and dethroning James in 1688. It can be argued that James’ actions themselves holds more weight over religion as a factor in his fall as it led to personal rule and increased tension...

Between the years 1520 and 1688, the population of England had doubled, from 2.5 million to 5 million, increasing by 0.5% each year; with this rising population and the inadvertent effect it had on many parts of society, it is accurate to state that population growth was the most important factor in causing social change between 1625-88. However, this does not diminish the other largely significant factors for why social change occurred, ranging from the spread of racial ideas, the effects of re...