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The only reference to Twelfth Night during Shakespeare’s own lifetime is to a performance on February 2, 1602. A law student named John Manningham wrote in his diary about a feast he attended at the Middle Temple in London where he was a law student and where “we had a play called Twelfth Night; Or,…

On Elwood: “There was not a word in her account of the institution but what was true”. On reliable narrator: “Not considered it necessary, in a work of fiction, to state every particular with the impartiality hat might be required in a law court”. Juliet Barker -” “Elwood is seen through the eyes of the…

Born in Florence, Italy in 1469, Niccol Machiavelli was the first great political philosopher of the Renaissance. Once a administrative official and diplomat for the province of Florence, he was removed from office when the Medici household was restored to power in 1512. He retired to his state place where he, among other plants, penned…

Key characters in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice are affiliated with misconstrued opinions of them by fellow members of the society, naturally due to their first impressions. Whether they may be shallow opinions or opinions which highly regard one’s character; it is safe to say that their impressions are nine out of ten wrongfully bestowed….

While many stories have been written on the topic of love, Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette’s “The Hand” present a unique perspective on love and marriage. These two short stories provide insight into how love may not always be present in marriage, how attraction fades over time, and that marriage…

An Inspector Calls is a play that was written in 1994 by John Boynton Priestly. He deliberately set his play in 1912 because the date represented an era when all was very different from the time he was writing. In 1912, rigid class seemed to ensure that nothing would change, yet by 1945 most of…

In order to find the answer, one must dig into the character, achievements, and civilization of Rome and of her people. The Romans is written from the point of view that the study of the past is vitally important to understanding ourselves today. Barrow believes that Rome should be an essential part of that research:…

Ferris Bueller: 80s Trickster In folklore the trickster is vastly important; they are often times both the hero and the villain in their stories. Their classification is also one of the most specific in storytelling, needing to be a mediator, a shape shifter, and display amorality to be classified as a true trickster. Every culture…

In Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire, a major subject that is present is reality versus semblance. In the drama, Williams clearly tends to prefer the existent universe of Stanley and Stella Kowalski, than the fanciful universe of the unfortunate Blanche DuBois. He demonstrates that when the two universes intersect, world will nail the…

Robert Browning, an English poet, was renowned for his skill in writing dramatic verse, particularly dramatic monologues. One of his most famous works in this genre is “My Last Duchess,” where the speaker divulges his personality to a quiet listener. This poem draws inspiration from real-life occurrences featuring the Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso, who resided…