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Twelfth Night starts when Orsino the Duke of Illyria states ‘If music be the food of love, play on.’ Orsino desires excess of music because it might cure his desire for love. Orsino then compares love with a human’s appetite for food. In which eating too much removes one’s appetite for food so excess of

Madame Loisel is an interesting character who believes that she was born into a family of clerks by mistake. She is very materialistic and her fondness of living a luxurious life leads to her going through a major change in her life. Her whole life changes drastically, forcing Loisel to work, change her whole mindset,

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a timeless classic, still popular even after being published almost 176 years ago. Over the course of this novel, the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge learned many lessons. Each Spirit taught him a lesson that he carried with him throughout the whole novel, over the course of his iconic

Friar Laurence causes the tragic deaths of the main characters in William Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo and Juliet. The mishap starts with Friar Laurence encouraging and enabling Romeo and Juliet’s secret relationship. Problems start occurring one after another because of Friar’s reckless ability to plan. As the play progresses, the audience begins to discover Friar

John Boyne compellingly portrays the theme of friendship and how important it is in Bruno and Shmuel’s lives in his 2006 book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Boyne developed this theme and made it a central part of the story, with it eventually leading to tragedy. Bruno and Shmuel’s unique friendship crosses barriers, both