Essays on Plot

A tragedy can be defined as a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character. In ‘King Lear’, the main plot involving Lear and his daughters highlight that Lear is a tragic hero and that the merciless persecution that Goneril and Regan have subject...

Imagine a novel with only five characters. Imagine the play Macbeth with only Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, The Three Witches, and Macduff. How boring can the story be with only these characters? Just by reading these names we often fight about other characters who deserve to be in this top 5 list of major characters....

Plot The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is told from the point of view of Offred, a Handmaid in Gilead. Offred serves the Commander and his wife, Serena Joy. Her job as a Handmaid is to conceive and carry a child for the couple. The women in Gilead’s sole purpose is to reproduce. They aren’t...

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a historical drama published January 5th, 2006, by David Fickling Books, written by Irish novelist John Boyce, and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. It is a unique story and possibly one of the most difficult and disturbing I think I will ever read. I chose this book due to...

Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film, depicting the rise and fall of the publishing mogul, Charles Foster Kane. The film was produced with ground-breaking forms, applying the use of modern light innovations and focal methods of cinematography and the dramatizing editing style. The story centrally revolved around the mystery surrounding the...

Introductory Information Title of Work and Author Title: Light in August Author: William Faulkner Genre: Modern Literature and Southern Gothic Historical Context Light in August by William Faulkner was written in the 20th century – 1932. The major historical relevant to the novel are the aftermath of slavery, including the Civil War, World War I...

The film “The Matrix” considered Will Smith instead of Keanu Reeves to play as Neo the main character. This essay will begin with a short plot and character summary. Following the plot and character summary are three hero’s journey stages that are reflected in the Matrix. The three hero’s journey stages I am talking about...

Welcome to the wonderful world of Spider-Man! An amazing epic that spans decades and transcends all types of entertainment, from comics to books, t.v., and even movies. The story of how an ordinary teenager, Peter Parker, becomes a superhero, fights crime and all the while balances a regular life that spans from teenager to adulthood....

“Three Day Road” is basically an indigenous story which introduces two companions, Xavier Fowl and Elijah Weesegeechak. They are both Cree aboriginals from Northern Ontario and are two exceptionally gifted seekers. They were extremely skilled in hunting. Xavier was raised by his close relative Niska, who instructed him how to outlive out in the bushes....

American scientist, Robert Neville, is a lone human survivor living in the ruins of New York City three years after an initially promising cancer cure turns into a virus that wipes out humanity. Faithfully sending out radio messages every day and wandering the streets for food and supplies with family dog, Samantha, Robert is desperate...