Life Essays

Charles Dickens wrote “The Signalman” in the 1860s, at a time when ghost stories, the supernatural and the gothic were very popular with the Victorians. Many short stories during this period were written in this genre and this interest was probably inspired by the “Penny Dreadfuls” magazine, which contained many …

William Shakespeare wrote the story of Macbeth in roughly 1603. The play is set in Scotland during the 1200’s. The main storyline is about a Thane of Scotland who makes his prophecies come true by evil sins in attempt to become greater. It is one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies: a …

I am going to compare The Lady of Shalott and Mariana. I am going to look at the setting, the weather, the woman herself, the woman’s situation, the hero and the language, of both poems. The Lady of Shalott. The setting. In the setting there are, fields of barley and …

How does Shakespeare exploit the contemporary interest in witchcraft and the supernatural in Macbeth and what does this theme add to the play’s historical story line? James the First succeeded the English throne in 1603; Macbeth was written between 1603-1606. Undoubtedly, the play was written to compliment James the First …

‘Macbeth’ is full of dramatic contrasts, show how Shakespeare has developed the character of Lady Macbeth in act 1 scene 5, and contrast it to her character in act 5 scene 1. ‘Macbeth’ is a play set in the Scottish highlands. The plot consists of Macbeth’s rise and fall of …

When J. B. Priestley sat down to write “An Inspector Calls,” he deliberately decided to set the novel in the year 1912. This was the same historic year that the “Unsinkable” Titanic sank, the class system in Britain was at its height, and was two years before the beginning of …

In ‘An Inspector Calls’, there are four immensely strong and prominent relationships, which do not simply add dramatic effect, but are responsible for making the play work at all. These are the relationship between the Birling family members, the relationship between the Birlings and other people, most importantly the Crofts, …

The notion that employee job satisfaction should be a top priority for managers has been one of much debate. Although managers have many roles in organizations, their most important purpose is to manage their organizations (employees) in a way that can maximize profits. Thus, investing time, effort and money in …

‘Great Expectations’ is a novel written by Charles Dickens. First published in weekly instalments for a magazine that was losing readers, called ‘All Year Round’, it was soon fully released in 1851 after the magazine gained more notability. The novel also seems to be semi auto-biographical, as Dickens own personal …

In this essay, I will define how, Charles Dickens builds tension in Chapters One and later on in Chapter thirty-nine of his, second -to-last complete novel, ‘Great Expectations’. Tension is defined as a feeling of anxiety or nervousness about something that is just about to happen. ‘Great Expectations’ is a …