Literature Essay Samples Page 447

Elizabeth Barrett Browning expresses her deep, spiritual love for her partner in Sonnet 43. Throughout the poem, she repeatedly states “I love thee” in eight of the fourteen lines. In the same manner that God gives Moses measurements for the new temple in the Bible, Browning measures her love by depth, breadth, and height. This…

“There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the simplest things, and because it takes a man’s life to know them, the little now that each man gets from life, is very costly and the only heritage he…

The historical play Richard III by William Shakespeare focuses on the character Richard III, also known as The Duke of Gloucester, who becomes king. Richard III is a complex and famous villainous character, characterized as ambitious, bitter, ugly, and deformed. Throughout the play, he manipulates and murders to obtain the throne. The opening speech sets…

In a pragmatic status quo where textbooks teach us at early ages to appreciate the events that truly mattered in the development of history, no one of the Filipino blood could turn his back on Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Throughout my academic journey in school, my knowledge about him consistently evolves. If before, I’ve known…

A Separate Peace by John Knowles is a multifaceted novel that depicts war in various forms. Gene Forrester, a student at Devon School during World War II, experiences internal conflicts akin to different battles. Gene harbors jealousy towards his friend Finny and suspects that Finny is intentionally hindering his academic performance. Additionally, Gene is burdened…

Are you’re actions based on what you believe or what your see and desire? In the text The Bet by Anton Chekhov and the text The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant both authors deal with the main idea that money and materialistic goods control peoples action in a larger scale than we realize. While both…

In John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany, various symbols play a prominent role. Arm-less figures, water, and angels are a few of the more well-known symbols, but there are also subtle symbols throughout the novel. One of the most significant subtle symbols is prayer, which is an idea in itself. However, A Prayer for…

The Holocaust was a time in history where hatred and violence was expressed in many different ways. Millions of Jews were murdered, simply for their physical appearances. In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, the time period is set during the time of Adolf Hitlers rule. The narrator, Death itself, follows the life of a young…

John Handsaws science fiction novel, ‘The Chrysalis’ is an enjoyable yet perturbing novel. In my opinion the main them o the novel is the dangers of believing political ideas are more important than individuals. It is necessary to discuss aspects of style in order to show how effective it is. The story is about a…

Feeling and Intellect Since Feeling is First by e.e. cummings and When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer by Walt Whitman are two poems whose main ideas contrast very much from each other. They both reflect the basic most form of human experiences, that being feeling and intellect since they often come hand in hand. When…