His plays made the everyday man confront himself and evaluate the society and himself with a different perspective. ... In Peer Gynt, the rebel is against society where a young man chooses to live a life of a waste, only to find himself, ultimately, living in a world of lost opportunities. ... In all these plays of this period, "Ibsen deals directly or indirectly with the theme of the individual attempting to realize himself in the face of established conventions." ... George Bernard Shaw points out how Ibsen's characters are people from our own society and...

• Word Count: 3365
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

At the beginning of the book the reader sees him through the eyes of a young writer, the narrator of the novel: a very dull, quiet man, not in the least interested in literature or the arts(34), a typical broker. ... But, on the other hand, the reader worships him as a talented artist, a creator of beauty. ... He was a man without any conception of gratitude. ... A man like Strickland would love in manner peculiar to himself. ... I am a man, and sometimes I want a woman. ...

• Word Count: 6573
• Approx Pages: 26
• Grade Level: High School

A major theme that can be found in Poe's writings though, is that of tragedy and lost love. ... Then, to make matters worse, when Poe returned to Richmond to visit his fiancée Elmira Royster, he learned that she engaged another man while Poe was gone, leaving Poe heartbroken. ... He again fell in love with a woman named Nancy Richmond he met in Lowell, Massachusetts, which inspired him to write what is described as some of his best poetry, but it was a love unsatisfied, as Nancy was already wed to another man. ... " Considered one of his most famous writings, "Ligeia"...

• Word Count: 3693
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The report will also outline how the environment of word Ethics will be created, and what emotion will this work exude to the audiences viewing it. 1.3 Method It is not known much about the artist's life or where his unique style has originated from during the Renaissance Period. ... The artist can not be pinned down to a particular school of painting that existed in his time in the Netherlands. ... In the foreground young looking Christ is creating Eve, and judging by Adam's posture, this scene also depicts the Marriage of Adam and Eve. ... The central panel, in the series o...

• Word Count: 2849
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School