Essays / Comparing two writers / literary works: How to start a Comparison and Contrast Essay? [4]

Romeo and Juliet compared to Message in a bottle by Nicholas Sparks - similarities?

I need some similarities to form a thesis, but Im having trouble.

Book Reports / Character essay - on Ophelia from Hamlet [3]

You are a very good writer...this is good, you don't need to put so many quotes out there, the analysis means a lot, but all the quotes will draw the reader away.

Grammar, Usage / How to use a colon in English? [11]

Use it between two main clauses, before a quote, and to intorduce a list.