He wants nothing more but to strip himself of his beliefs, however, he finds that no matter what he does, God persists and continutes to live within him. ... of comedy and tragedy, THE FATHER- How can a father know if he is really the father of his children MISS JULIE- The mid summer's night THE DREAM PLAY- The disappointment of waiting, only to never receive what you wanted The objective of my paper will be to discuss how correlating themes between the works of writer August Strindenberg and filmmaker Ingmar Bergman are dealt with in different ways. ...

• Word Count: 2216
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

We build our temples for tomorrow, as strong as we know how and we stand on the top of the mountain, free within ourselves." (www.falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hughes.htm) Among his many poems, The Negro Mother (1931), The Dream Keeper (1932), and Montage Of A Dream Deferred (1951) argue passionately a belief in human equality, a wish for color-blind brotherhood, and a growing disillusionment with the American dream. ...

• Word Count: 2112
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

We meet Siddhartha when he is dissatisfied with Brahmans( the highest cast in Hindu) because despite their knowledge, the Brahmins are seekers still, performing the same exercises again and again in order to reach Nirvana, which for Hindu is the peace of oneness with Atman the Divine within. ... As Siddhartha says: "One must find the source within one's Self; one must possess it. Everything else was seeking- a detour error" (pg 5) The young Brahmin finds that if Atman is within then he has to focus on the world within as well. ... His goal is to "become empty, to become empty of thirst,...

• Word Count: 1350
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Tom Dacre's dream shows just how horrible this life was for the boys by contrasting it with what they should have been doing at this tender stage in their lives: 'leaping' and 'laughing' in the sunshine. ... Another example of the binary oppositions within the collection of poems can be found in the two Nurse's Songs'. ... Her heart is at rest within her breast', and she is glad to hear the hills echoing with the children's laughter. ...

• Word Count: 1564
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Wagner also adjusted his ideas in pursuit of his artistic dream, namely his own theatre Bayreuth, for which he needed funding. ... Towards the end of his life Wagner became concerned with the discrepancies within his work and sought to tidy it up' so that it could be passed on to future generations in the way that he desired it to be. ...

• Word Count: 2346
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A powerful scene takes place within the first 10 minutes which shows Joseph Donnelly and his brother carrying their father coffin while the rich landowners burn there house in the background for unpaid rent. ... The offer of free land was much of a pipe dream for both Shannon and Joseph, sense most of the land in Ireland were controlled by the few and created much of the wealth. ...

• Word Count: 1916
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Dante Alighieri is most well known for his work, The Divine Comedy. It has been studied by scholars in terms of religion, politics, and symbolism. He is recognized by scholars as one of the greatest writers of all times. He was a man of thought and feeling. Dante also had become a master of theology...

• Word Count: 1592
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

As a result, the short story usually leaves a great deal of its content open to interpretation and examination by the reader and it tends to have some interesting parallels within the story itself. ... She ends up falling asleep and having a bad dream that John had caught them and is choking her. ...

• Word Count: 2012
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School