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In December of 1932, readers of Weird Tales got a little something extra in their stockings for Christmas, namely a Cimmerian named Conan. That first Conan story, “The Phoenix on the Sword,” was followed by 16 additional Conan adventures that were published through October 1936 in the pages of The Unique Magazine. Four additional yarns and…

D. H. Lawrence’s Piano shows a man experiencing nostalgia as he listens to a woman singing which reminds him of his childhood. The poem starts with the man hearing the soft singing of a woman which takes him on a mental journey down memory lane and he sees visions of his childhood flashing in front…

During act 3, scene 3, the full extent of Iago’s evil flourish is realised as he proceeds to have a malignant and cancerous effect on Othello and his relationship with Desdemona. During this time, he also builds bridges with many of the other characters, before deceiving and betraying them. All of this makes him one…

The books Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Left Hand of Darkness provide insights into the essence of humanity and truth. Humanity refers to the collective condition, quality, or fact of being human. Truth encompasses the current state, past events, and future occurrences, remaining unaffected by personal viewpoints. These literary works demonstrate humans’ interactions with themselves, friends,…

I believe that Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of the nunnery scene was the most effective out of all the ones we watched. This is because he used symbolism in the setting, included the entire text of Hamlet, and emphasized the shifts in tone between Hamlet and Ophelia, which conveyed the subtle themes and meanings of the…

Every time I read the opening of Eliot’s “The Waste Land,” I am reminded of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. In Stravinsky’s work, the rebirth offered by spring is presented as being violent and painful, much like Eliot’s “breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land” (Eliot, lines 2-3). Indeed, the opening seven lines…

In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. force. bias and hatred interfere with love and felicity. This is brought approximately through every bit love as a cause of force. the struggle between this person and society and the thought of destiny this shown in the dance hall scene and the fight scene. A scene that explores the…

Tradition: “Everyday Use” and “The Lottery”Tradition is an important part of everyone’s life. Some people follow traditions so deeply rooted in their everyday life that they don’t even recognize them as such. Why do you cook rice a certain way? Well, that’s the way Grandma always did it. Others hold tradition above anything else. They…

Machiavelli’s Philosophy: Fear or Love? Without a doubt, Machiavelli’s The Prince is generally regarded as a vital source of information on topics of statesmanship and power. To further expound, The Prince not merely delineates what a leader or a ruler should consider and accomplish in order to achieve or maintain power, but also thoroughly explains…

The Movie Jindabyne, directed by Ray Lawrence is to say the least an intriguing text, based on Stewart Kane, an irishmen living in the Australian town in NSW of Jindabyne, who goes on a fishing trip in an isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a dead young indigenous…