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Gower’s Tale of Florent as a feminist tale. The centre of John Gower’s Tale of Florent is a question: What women desire. What women desire, as we later come to know, is sovereignty; sovereignty in love. Written in the tradition of medieval poetry, the Tale of Florent follows the then popular ‘Loathsome Lady’ motif.  The…

His work is marked by keen intelligence and wit, a profound awareness of social injustice, an intense opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language and a belief in democratic socialism. Considered perhaps the 20th century best chronicler of English culture, Orwell wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction and polemical journalism. He is best known…

I have read an amazing book called Drive: The surprising Truth about What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink. Daniel is an internationally bestselling author of six books. His books are in five different languages and he have sold more than a million copies in the United States alone. He has even traveled around the…

Catalina De Erauso, who was depicted in the persona of Lieutenant Nun, was a woman, which at an early age was sent into a convent and was expected by her parents to be a nun. She was basically raised in the loving arms of a religious people and once surrounded by a pious environment. Apparently,…

Although the novel To Kill a Mockingbird raises many of import issues. Harper Lee courageously addresses the issue of racism in Maycomb society. The issue of racism surfaces in the novel when Tom Robinson. a black adult male. is accused of ravishing Mayella Ewell. a white adult female. Even though no grounds is discovered to…

Mary Warren is a character in The Crucible, a play centered around the Salem witch trials and the individuals linked to the deaths that occurred during this dark period. In this play, the circumstances leading to the trials are revealed, including the events leading up to the hanging of both the first and last victims….

Coleridge famously describes the analysis of Iago as “the motive hunting of a motiveless malignity”. Using the soliloquies as a starting point, discuss your view of Iago and compare your views with other critics. Of all Shakespeare’s villainous creations Iago stands out as being the most wickedly stimulating yet most misunderstood character. His apparent lack…

The Iliad tells the story of numerous men who should be acknowledged as formidable war heroes, displaying immense courage in a brutal battle. However, this paper specifically focuses on two exceptional leaders from opposing sides: Achilles, representing the Achaians, and Hector, representing the Trojans. While both demonstrate bravery on multiple occasions throughout the poem, it…

Their Eyes Were Watching God establishes a female voice of authority not only on the simple level of authorship, but also on the more complicated level of self-authorization” .Janie, all her life had been pushed around. She was told what to do, what to wear and how to live her life. She searched high and…

For women of all races, the journey of finding one’s voice has persisted to this day. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie attempts to find her voice in spite of the resistance from men, and occasionally, other women. During her journey to find her voice, the men she encounter, also,…