Character

The keyword Character is tagged in the following 8 articles.

Antifertility Effects of Aqueous Extract of Phyllanthus Niruri in Male Albino Rats

September 26, 2011 - 2193 words | Biochemistry » Fertility

The effects of aqueous extract of P.niruri on epididymal sperm Characteristics, fructose and testosterone levels in male albino rats were investigated. The treatment of the extract for 14 days resulted in appreciable decrease in the fructose level of the seminal fluid... Read Article »

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Fertility Phyllanthus Niruri Sperm Characteristics Testosterone Fructose

Ivan's Transformation and Coming to Terms in Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Illyich"

March 30, 2010 - 2460 words | Opinion » Leo Tolstoy

In Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Illyich, the story's protagonist--Ivan--is dead before the story begins. The first chapter concerns itself with some of Ivan’s work associates. With the exception of a posthumous cameo, Tolstoy completely omits the title Character... Read Article »

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Shakespeare's Apemantus: The Amazing, Changing Flat Character

March 4, 2010 - 1419 words | English » Shakespeare

In William Shakespeare's The Life of Timon of Athens, the Character Apemantus is a Cynic philosopher, who delights in presenting the truth to other Characters in the most offensive manner possible. He is a secondary Character, but an indispensible one. Apemantus provides... Read Article »

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Michael Cassio as a Foil to Shakespeare's Othello

February 10, 2010 - 1520 words | English » Shakespeare

Theodore Spencer wrote of Shakespeare's Othello, “In presenting the Character of Othello to his audience, Shakespeare emphasizes very strongly his grandeur, self-control, and nobility” (Spencer 127-28). This observation demonstrates that these three main... Read Article »

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Shakespeare Othello Cassio Iago Literary Elements Theatre Plays Drama Foil Characters Foil

Comparing Female Characters in "Christabel" and "The Eve of St. Agnes"

February 5, 2010 - 2225 words | Literary Criticism » Female Characters

Despite both being the leading female Characters in their respective pieces, Christabel from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Christabel and Madeline from John Keats’ The Eve of St. Agnes have many striking similarities. Throughout both poems, the two women are... Read Article »

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Coleridge Keats Christabel The Eve Of St. Agnes Gender Roles in Literature Female Character

Women as the Submissive Sex in Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'

January 26, 2010 - 864 words | Literary Criticism » Women in Literature

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the author Characterizes each woman as passive, disposable and serving a utilitarian function. Female Characters like Safie, Elizabeth, Justine, Margaret and Agatha provide nothing more but a channel of action for the male Characters... Read Article »

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Passive Female Characters Women in Literature Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Submissive Females in Literature Frankenstein Mary Shelley

Swagger and Soul: Analyzing the Music from Ocean's 11

January 4, 2010 - 3679 words | Music » Ocean's 11

One of the more overt dilemmas in the music of Ocean’s Eleven was the necessary need to reflect on the idea of old guard Las Vegas and the obvious modernity of the time in which the movie is set. It epitomizes classic Rat Pack versus online poker, Class versus... Read Article »

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Anton Chekhov and the Development of the Modern Character

November 27, 2009 - 1177 words | Literary Criticism » Anton Chekhov

Considered by some to be the father of the short story, Anton Chekhov created a paradigmatic form for writing fiction. By mimicking reality he produced a representational art through his stories. The revelations in Chekhov’s fictional Characters transport the... Read Article »

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