Elizabethan poetry, as the name infers, is comprised of all the poetry written during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The Elizabethan age was a pivotal point for poetry and it founded the form for literature. In addition to being one of the most famous love poems in the English language, The Passionate […]
Shakespeare’s Sonnets are some of the most interesting and famous poems written in English. First published in 1609, almost nothing is known about the poems’ style. But the Sonnets have been read, interpreted, reprinted and written about ever since their first idea. This piece will examine why the Sonnets are so important to the history […]
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On a farm, there are a variety of livestock, all of which are the private property of the farm owner. Jones is the owner of the farm. He is a selfish, cruel and full-day alcoholic. The animals on this farm have only labor in their lives. They work hard every day, but their fate is […]
The fictional novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is about two migrant workers, George and Lennie. They travel everywhere with each other and they go to the country to try and find work. Steinbeck best demonstrates the topic of loneliness through the characters Lennie, Crooks, and Curley’s wife. Lennie is one of the […]
Introduction In William Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy ‘Macbeth’, Macbeth and his wife set out to kill king Duncan after finding out Macbeth’s future from the three witches. Macbeth is trusted by Duncan but eventually betrays his trust and is manipulated into agreeing to commit the crime by his ambitious wife Lady Macbeth. This conflict drives a […]
There is something almost beautiful in belonging to someone who sees you as a part of him. This eye-opening story about a beautiful relationship between these two people who were placed in a grimy and poverty-stricken setting shows what is truly valuable. In the short story “The Gift of the Magi” the setting becomes an […]
I truly believe the theme of this story was that the true meaning of a gift can only be defined by its giver. The story at the beginning tells us that the couple, Della and Jim, owned two cherished items. Della’s luminous brown hair and Jim’s old gold family heirloom. But, later when Christmas came, […]
“The Gift of the Magi” is about a couple, Della, and Jim, with little to no money. They both had one prized possession that meant everything to them. For Della, that prized possession was her hair, and for Jim, that prized possession was a gold pocket watch that had been passed down in his family […]
When a poor person dies of hunger, it does not happen because of fate. It happens because no one wanted to help him out. Poverty destroys the hopes and dreams of the poor, and it creates societies in which a select wealthy few control the lives and destinies of those who are not wealthy. It […]
A plan once made and visualized becomes a reality…never to be destroyed but easily to be attacked. Thus Kino’s future was real, but, having set it up, other forces were set up to destroy it.” (Steinbeck 29). A historical fiction novella written by John Steinbeck: The Pearl, tells an intriguing story of a poor fisherman, […]
The quote, ‘Have I nothing better to do than cure insect bites for ?ittle Indians’? I am a doctor, not a veterinary…I, alone in the world am supposed to work for nothing–and I am tired of it.” was stated by the Doctor on page 11. This quote reveals the Doctor’s ignorant and egotistical personality and […]
There is a peaceful family including Kino, Juana, and their baby boy Coyotito in La Paz, Mexico. One night, when they are watching Coyotito sleeping, a scorpion falls on his shoulder and stings him. Kino accompanies Juana go to see a local doctor, but he does not want to save their son because he knows […]
The Pearl is a novella by John Steinbeck. It is about a pearl diver called Kino who lives a simple and happy life with his wife and son. This happy life did not last because his child, Coyotito, is stung by a scorpion. Since they are a poor family, Kino cannot afford his son’s therapy […]
In Much Ado About Nothing, honor is earned, given, taken away, and restored. Though one could argue that the virtue is synonymous with integrity, William Shakespeare’s definition seems primarily based on reputation instead of doing the right thing (though with a couple exceptions). The honor and respect sought from others is what Shakespeare focus on […]
The Honor in Much Ado about Nothing In the play Honor in Much Ado about Nothing, the motif of honor is widely prioritized. Since the play is based on Shakespeare’s creativity, it courts the central theme of honor the way it was depicted in society during that period. As evident, honor was a preserve for […]
The renaissance Christians despised the Jews since they trusted that their behavior of accusing interest on money they lend was against the societal ethics. Among the period of renaissance Christians had bowed obtainable to be forcefully indebted to the Jews who had progressive money to them with percentages taxes hereafter their extended contempt for the […]
Ever since William Shakespeare composed The Merchant of Venice in 1596, many versions of this play have been performed frequently on stage. This captivating play, because of its humorous scenes and satisfying ending, is broadly welcomed by varieties of audiences. Although the play typically regarded as an entertainment, it is one of Shakespeare’s most debatable […]
Merchant of Venice critically shows many key aspects of Law throughout the play. It shows when Laws can be unjust, how words can be twisted. It shows the flaws involved in Laws. Again it shows that the pen is mightier than the sword. Literature is beautifully used here to represent the legal system of Venice. […]
During the 1800s, slaves were a big deal. Everybody had them. Slaves would get bought, sold, beaten, killed, every bad thing you can imagine happened to them. Though one woman, believed that what was happening to them was wrong. So, she decided to do something about it. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book, starring a […]
During the Elizabethan era, revenge plays were all the rave. A play that’s main plot is purely a quest for vengeance. It begins with a hero who has been wronged and feels the need for revenge. These themes drive the plot. Typically, in the end, the hero kills the one who has wronged him and […]
Time and time again, authors have deliberately chosen certain names for their characters as a method of highlighting their characteristics and personalities. In Crime and Punishment, author Fyodor Dostoevsky chooses to name his protagonist “Raskolnikov,” the root of which (“raskol”) signifies “schism” or “split.” Raskolnikov’s dual personality is the controlling idea behind the both the […]
“As a groundbreaking author with numerous plays that are entirely diverse from one another, Shakespeare investigated the range of the human spirit and how it reacted whenever difficulties arose. “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder,”” this saying originates within William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. (Punchner & Shakespeare 2013) The tale of Hamlet is one of William […]
The Chinese proverb, “if you seek revenge, digs two graves,” perfectly explains the mood as well as the events of William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet. The theme of revenge dominates the play because most of the characters are “out to get” those who wrong them by luring them to their death. In the initial stages of […]
In the book, Crime and Punishment (1866), Dostoevsky, a Russian writer, and philosopher, humiliates extraordinary man theory. Dostoevsky shows the Extraordinary man theory as illogical with the use of his characters. The signs of the ordinary and extraordinary man are manifest within Raskolnikov’s character, even though there are several characters that represent one of the […]
In Richard Rodriguez’s book, “Hunger of Memory,” he contemplates on why language is the key to understanding the tribulation of immigration. The language pace that he goes upon while describing his childhood in the first chapter of the book (titled: Aria) tells that this portion of the book will be his immediate disproval of how […]
Both main characters in William Shakespeare’s play, “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,” and Sophocles’ play, “Oedipus the King,” share the same title of being a tragic hero. Shakespeare’s main character, Hamlet, and Sophocles main character, Oedipus, distribute many of the same characteristics of a tragic hero yet both still having their differences. Although, Hamlet and Oedipus […]
The author briefly describes his purpose in writing this book. “My purpose in writing this book is to provide an initial text about what the fourth industrial revolution is, what it brings, how it affects us, and what can be done to guide it into the common good. This book is for people who are […]
“Kidnapping is commonly defined as the taking of a person against his or her will, or restricting that person to a confined place” (“Kidnapping”). In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Sanger Rainsford, the protagonist, fell off of his yacht and ended up on Ship-Trap island. Soon after he arrives on […]
Dreams; We’ve all had them. Good dreams, bad dreams, weird dreams It’s just a natural part of life, right? We eat, we sleep, and we dream. But, do you ever feel that these dreams, maybe trying to tell us something more? That there’s some sort of deeper meaning? In the real world, it’s debatable. But, […]
Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex is a great example of a classic Aristotelian tragic hero. Because Oedipus was a tragic hero his downfall was not caused by the work of Gods or fate, but by his flaws and his personality. To Aristotle, to be a tragic hero there are requirements that the character must obtain to […]
