Category: Literature 5177

  • Shakespearean Double Plot in “King Lear”

    Table of Contents Introduction Shakespeare’s Plays Shakespearean Double Plot in “King Lear” Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Shakespeare’s use of two plots in a single play is an important literal structure that appears in several of his works. However, his play ‘King Lear’ is the most important work that provides evidence of this literal structure. Arguably,…

  • Cultural Context of “Don Quixote” by M. de Cervantes

    In the history of classical literary pieces, Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes enjoys one of the prominent positions among the masterpiece works and it is rightly considered as the foremost piece of fiction ever to be written by any important authors. The piece also holds the credit to be considered the first European novel…

  • Jung Chang’s “Wild Swans”

    Jung Chang is now viewed by many literary critics as one of the most prominent Chinese writers. Her autobiographical book “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China” several social, cultural, and psychological problems. It should be taken into account that this novel is officially banned in China mostly because it unmasks the shortcomings of the communist…

  • Browning’s “How Do I Love Thee” Poem Analysis

    Table of Contents Introduction Writing techniques used in the poem Gender difference in the Victorian age Conclusion Work Cited Introduction A poem is a piece of literature that is written to pass certain messages to people or express various emotions such as love, hate, or even anger (Glennis, 98). It is because of these reasons…

  • “Henry V” Play by William Shakespeare

    Henry V is one of the famous war plays by William Shakespeare. The play can be presented to be both anti-war and pro-war. The play is pro-war; this is because a part of it glorifies war through Henry’s speeches where he urges his troops into battle and through the chorus sang in the play. The…

  • “The Beggar’s Opera” by John Gay

    This essay will analyze the character of Captain Macheath from John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera. The character analysis will pay particular attention to the multi-faceted nature of Macheath. Rather than adopting one position or another in plot and circumstance, Macheath drives the action of The Beggar’s Opera specifically by showing a plurality of faces and…

  • Post-Modernism in Literature

    The 20th-century literature in its stylistic and ideological variety is non-comparable to the literature of the 19th century, where it was possible to allocate only three or four leading movements. At the same time, modern literature has not given more great talents, than the literature of the 19th century. The previous century appeared as the…

  • John Donne and His Literary Works

    Introduction There are many great writers whose literary works still fascinate people and are studied by students and researchers. One such person is John Donne – an Anglican cleric and English writer of the late sixteenth – early seventeenth century. Researchers note that his art “is distinguished by its emotional and sonic intensity and its…

  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth Comparison

    Want to know more about the similarities and differences between Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth and their works? This essay example is here to help you out! Keep reading to get some ideas for your Wordsworth and Coleridge comparison paper. Wordsworth In this review, we are going to discuss Wordsworth’s analysis of Lyrical ballads.…

  • “Let America be America Again” Poem by Langston Hughes

    “Let America be America Again” by Langston Hughes is a poem dedicated to the author’s pain about an impossible American dream. The dream of a virtuous republic, which America has not still reached, but achieving this dream is a goal of every generation (Gorski, 2019). The author tells about what the country could have been…