The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves . . . —⁠Shakespeare, Julius Caesar   We have met the enemy and he is us. —⁠Walt Kelly, Pogo   Most theories of the novel stress the notion of conflict as a necessary component of plot; a protagonist must be frustrated in seeking his goal by […]

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