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Coleridge’s criticism of Shakespeare’s Othello implies that Iago is propelled by a lack of motives, an idea which Coleridge finds difficult to accept. Nonetheless, Coleridge admits that Iago is constantly searching for reasons to justify his atrocious deeds. The author disagrees with the notion that there are no clear motives in the play. While these…

William Shakespeare was a playwright who created timeless tales. His works examined universal subjects that are relatable to by all of humankind. Although written centuries ago, countless themes explored in King Lear are still relevant in the contemporary day, including: delirium, misogyny, and sibling rivalry. Throughout history, human beings have struggled with mental illness. Shakespeare’s…

Supernatural forces in Shakespeare’s  “Macbeth” aid the play in creating a suspenseful atmosphere. The use of the supernatural in the witches, the visions, the ghost and the apparitions are the backbone of the climax and provide “excuses” for Macbeth’s change of character. Because conscience plays such a central role in Macbeth’s tragic struggle, many critics…

We should all be feminists explores the struggle against patriarchy as an essential part of the class struggle of oppression and inequality. The narrative does this by capturing the narrator’s personal experiences in patriarchal social spaces of entertainment, homes, and workplaces. Adichie uses different literary devices such as rhetorical questions, rhetorical ethos, pathos, and logos…

When the first settlers came to America many years ago, they found freedom and opportunity. With hard work and determination an average man or woman could be prosperous. This concept was not only revolutionary in theory, but has proven to be true for many successful individuals. This idea has come to be known as the…

The Fantastic thing is that it’s painless,  he said. That’s how you know when it starts” ( Hemingway 3 ) . A deceasing adult male in the center of the African Safari, is the construct of Ernest Hemingways, The Snows of Kilimanjaro.  Hemingway, in this narrative more than any other of his plants, used himself…

The narrator felt excited and glad when the snake arrived at the water-trough. He viewed its visit as a guest peacefully coming to drink. However, conflicting thoughts emerged from the narrator’s human education, urging him to kill the snake as it was a venomous gold snake. Those voices told him that if he wasn’t afraid,…

In Kate Chopin’s short stories, she expresses how women are unhappy with their lives and want to find a way to add passion. She brings out the essence of society in her short stories. She exposed the unfair disadvantages women had. In her short stories “The Storm” and “A Respectable Woman” Kate Chopin depicts similar…

Tomas Hardy, a controversial writer in the Victorian era, lived for two centuries. Due to his family life and educational background, Hardy was familiar with many ancient Greek fairy tales and biblical stories. In his representative fiction, Tess of The D’Urbervilles, Hardy employs various symbols to reveal the tragic fate of Tess, parallel to Hamlet’s…

In Victorian society, the institution linking status, gender roles, and marriage imposed unrealistic demands on both men and women. Girls were raised by their parents with the goal of becoming the ideal housewife, while men were compelled to enter marriages based on societal status. Oscar Wilde’s play, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” satirizes the conventional…