Part one of term paper
To express his view of good and evil in every man, William Shakespeare writes lines that Friar Laurence reveals in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet which compare man to plants, focusing on the common trait they hold of having two contrasting components in their being. Throughout history, there has always been a conflict with the view of good ...

Part two of term paper
... man's two sides can be thoroughly discussed over the gothic novel of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Some critics believe that the “creature” was prone to evil from the onset, that it was innately in his being, while others argue that the treatment the “ creature” received from humans pitted him against mankind into an evil and revengeful state. Shakespeare, however, in his extended metaphor comparing man to plants, holds the opinion that there is both decency and infamy in man. His opinion ...