She was viewed by society at her young age as being beautiful, fun intelligent and clever. ... Edna Pontellier is an upper-middle class white woman who has married into the Creole elite of New Orleans. ... While on vacation, Edna falls in love with Robert Lebrun. ... Although she does not love him, she has intense feelings for him. ... Edna Pontellier's determination and strong-will transform this story into an outstanding piece of literature. ...

• Word Count: 1384
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Menander had a fairly clever style when writing his New comedic plays but most of his works were lost in the middles ages. ... There was also love found between Gorgias and the sister of Sostratos conquering the inability of Gorgias to find love throughout his life. ... A stock character is defined as a character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer (Google). ... After the prologue with the God Pan, Sostratos immediately enters in love with the girl and his slave Chaireas begins to immediate...

• Word Count: 1947
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The characters are ordinary people like us, taken from the lower and middle classes of society, who struggle with everyday problem, such as poverty, sickness, crime, family strife and other problems within marital and paternal relationships. ... In his plays, O'Neill has embodied the trends and conflicts of his own time; he rebels against the narrowness, mindedness, hypocrisy, crudeness of feelingness, and the materialistic short-sightedness of his age.16 Throughout his plays, O'Neill reflects the reality of the American society. ...

• Word Count: 9352
• Approx Pages: 37
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School