The following passage beautifully describes his initial feelings as he is reunited with her. ... The narrator wishes to capture the importance of this moment with this interesting passage. ... This passage is perhaps one of the most important in the entire poem. ... This is best explained in the key passage: "Happy and proud; at last I knew/ Porphyria worshipped me; surprise/ Made my heart swell, and still it grew/ While I debated what to do./ That moment she was mine, mine, fair" (32-36). ...

• Word Count: 1455
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," the title character's love for Ophelia comes into question. Throughout the play, Hamlet's emotions and feelings for Ophelia are never publicly made known, which lead many to question if he is merely using her or loves her. However, there is evidence that demonstrat...

• Word Count: 499
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Although many passages of love are exposed in Wuthering Heights, the true genre of this book is tragedy due to the role of characters other than Heathcliff, the untraditional happy ending, and the death of the heroine early in the story. ... Nearly the entire key characters die and most before the book is halfway over. ...

• Word Count: 862
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Foreshadowings Desiree's "Obscure Origin" The following passage "describing Armand's attitude regarding the lack of information about Desiree's family history "foreshadows his assumption that Desiree's ancestry included a black African." ...

• Word Count: 2905
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

The remarkable short novella titledThe Machine Stops? by E.M. Forster is an early example of apocalyptic fiction that shows humanity trapped by technology. It was written in the early 20th century. "The Machine Stops" is set in the distant future, when mankind has come to depend on a worldwide Mach...

• Word Count: 1860
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School