Category: Literary Criticism
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The Aspects of Shakespeare Story of Love
Much ado about nothing is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1598 over 400 years ago. The play explores the message and the theme of love and how it can be complicated, which is still true today. There are three types of love in this play, Claudio and Hero show an example of romantic…
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Persepolis VS To Kill a Mockingbird
The transition between childhood and adulthood is a time of growing independence along with constant questioning, especially when being exposed to the cultural norms of society, some of which are divisive and not always driven by pure motivation. When becoming adults, our personal world is shaped around what we have been taught and through our…
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The Struggles Of Medea As A Woman
The catastrophic Greek tragedy, Medea deals with the maltreatment faced by the titular character and how such struggles can lead to immoral retributive acts. Medea challenges societys paradigm of the typical woman who is a timid creature and a coward through her headstrong and opinionated character, thereby establishing herself as an exemplar for women. Moreover,…
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The Peculiarities Of Tone In Lord Of The Flies
Tone can be defined as the general character or attitude of a place, a piece of writing, a situation, etc. In literature, tone is the foundation of everything created; without it, there would be no mood, theme, characterization, or anything else involved in the makeup of a story. In the novel Lord of the Flies…
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The Character Of Friar Lawrence In Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written by the reigning poet of the sixteenth century by William Shakespeare. The play depicts a story of forbidden love from two opposing families, which ultimately results in catastrophe. Throughout the course of their romance, multiple forces influence the fates of these star-crossed lovers, contributing to their eventual…
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Gender Inequality In Medea By Euripides
How does Medea defy Ancient Athenian expectations of tragedy and its presentation of women? In Medea, the protagonist of the same name is cast aside by her husband, the hero Jason, for another woman. In the play, Medea has no say in any of her husbands actions, as she is a woman in a male-dominated…
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Medea’s Conflict With Patriarchy
Set in Ancient Greece, Euripides harrowing play Medea explores the conflict between Medea and the patriarchy amidst the breakdown of marriage. Medea can be viewed as a victim of Jason and the patriarchy due to the injustice she faces as both a woman and an outsider. However, it is Medea who proves that she is…
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Macbeth By William Shakespeare: Who Is Responsible For The Downfall Of Macbeth
The question I chose for this essay was Is Macbeth powerless in meeting his downfall or are there other circumstances and outside forces that contribute to his fate?. The author or playwright of Macbeth’s play was William Shakespeare and was one of the most well-known writers of all time. The play introduces us to Macbeth,…
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The Women’s Power Against Patriarchat In Medea
Euripides highlights the idea that manipulation comes from ones great ambition to seek a vengeance. Medea has the most extreme desire to accomplish her revenge on Jason after he ‘betrayed [Medea] and his own children for a princess’ bed.’ Euripides makes good use of foreshadowing to make it clear to the audience of Medea’s extreme…
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Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare: All Events Have Occurred Through The Power Of Fate
In the prologue of Romeo and Juliet, we are already given a glimpse of the ending of the play and what is to come. It states: A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life& and the mention of the word star-crossed implies that Romeo and Juliets fates are written in the stars and they cannot…