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The play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller focuses on the events leading to the death of Willy Loman. Despite being a father to two men, they were not truly his sons. Once they were legitimate sons, but a significant incident changed everything. The family’s past has been obscured by a web of lies,…

New Historicism & Marxist Literary Criticism on “A Cask of Amontillado” “A Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in 1846 in an American magazine. The historical context of this piece is as much about revenge as the plot in the story itself. During this time, Poe had acquired a bitter rival…

Anne Bradstreet and Mary Rowlandson were two influential women in early American literature. They were both women of “firsts”. Anne Bradstreet’s poems were the first published volume written by an American (110). I found it amazing that Bradstreet, a woman, was the first considering how women were looked upon in matters of literature and science….

In Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet-The prince of Denmark,” Prince Hamlet is depicted as one of literature’s most intricate and mysterious characters. His greatness and complexity arise from the multitude of facets that define him. Throughout the play, Hamlet displays contradictory characteristics that frequently conflict and ultimately shape his actions. Hamlet’s inner turmoil is evident in his…

Arthur “Boo” Radley is an puzzling character in To Kill A Mocking bird who is shut up in his house throughout the novel. Although he was described as a monster who eats cats and squirrels. that was non the instance. He is one of the “mockingbirds” in the novel. a sort adult male injured by…

The Glass Menagerie: Memory Play The Glass Menagerie is Tennessee Williams most autobiographical work. However, it is not a true autobiographical work in the sense that there is chronological order and true documented facts to his life. Instead the play is more along the line of an “emotional” autobiographical piece. At times individuals exhibit selective…

Throughout history, courtship and marriage have changed and influenced contemporary viewpoints. The plays Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, and the novel High Fidelity by Nick Hornby all explore important moments in the evolution of courtship and marriage. These literary works contribute to current ideas about marriage and courtship. In Twelfth…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie emphasized in her TED Talk, titled ‘The danger of a single story,’ the importance of acknowledging multiple perspectives and avoiding stereotypes that lead to misconceptions. The issue lies in the fact that stereotypes are not entirely false, but rather incomplete. Adichie argues that relying on a single story limits our understanding by…

Even though he was surrounded by a lot of people, he was isolated in himself, always stood apart and very sneaky. Since the whole Story has started, the narrator talks about Gatsby as someone that no matter what will be by himself even when he is hosting his parties, he does not fully participate. As…

In William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, gender roles are explored, culminating in two distinct scenes of cross-dressing. The men of Elizabethan society enjoy a prominent status based solely on gender, to which women are clearly outsiders. This is particularly evident in Jessica’s newfound freedom when dressed as a pageboy in Act 2 and Portia’s and…