Recently seeing Julius Caesar, directed by Lance Marsh, many strong moments stood out to me. One particular moment stayed with me, it made me saddened for the character at hand and made me curious as to what he would do with this pivotal moment. Julius Caesar (played by Austin Wyatt) is reigning over this land, […]
“Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded – with what caution—with what foresight—with what dissimulation I went to work!” In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, the reader is able to follow the inner […]
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Get startedIn “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator does the inexcusable by killing an old man. One major question explored after reading the short story is if the narrator should be found guilty for murder or not guilty by reason of insanity. The narrator is fully aware of the crime he has committed. […]
In the book “The Tell-Tale Heart” there was a man known as the narrator and his new founded friend known as the old man. Sadly, the narrator ends up killing the old man which leaves a question of whether or not the narrator is a madman or a calculated killer. This paper will explain why […]
“The Tell-Tale Heart” is a short story wherein Edgar Allan Poe exposes the quintessential conflict of humanity. That is, to surrender to the voice in our heads encouraging action deleterious to ourselves, or to muffle that voice in exchange for internal torment. Poe gives a name to this voice, the imp of the perverse, which […]
The story the Tale Tell heart is about an old man’s eye who vexed the narrator so the narrator watch the old sleep for a week, this convinces the reader that the narrator is a calculated killer by the steps and precautions he takes to kill the old man. The narrator is a calculated killer […]
Edgar Allan Poe, a worldwide renowned author, lived a short, yet otherworldly life, and made a prosperous living writing his iconic themes of horror, murder, and mystery, all recognized throughout his famous short story, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart.’ In Poe’s, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart,’ he does not specifically characterize the narrator’s gender, contradicting the motive to kill […]
In ‘The Cask of Amontillado,’ Edgar Allan Poe uses several different artistic choices in the construction of the story. He manipulates the story to be the way he wants it by using the point of view of the narrator, the setting, and a common monotonous sentiment throughout. Poe is successful in maintaining a ‘spirit of […]
Setting analysis is defined as the context in which a narration or story occurs, which includes elements like geographical location, time, physical, and social environments. The primary purpose of establishing a concrete setting in a story is to enable readers to have a comprehensive feel and experience while reading it. Based on the type of […]
The Cask of Amontillado is one of Poe’s most famous short stories. In the story a man named Montresor takes revenge upon his friend, Fortunato. Readers don’t know what Fortunato did to deserve revenge. During the 1700’s in a European city Montresor had a plan to get revenge on Fortunato. The both of them meet […]
In the famous short story ‘The Cask of Amontillado’ by Edgar Allan Poe, Montresor the main character vowed vengeance because Fortunato insulted him mortally. He hid his hatred for Fortunato, however, because he wants to fulfill his vow without putting himself at risk since the vengeance would not be complete if Fortunato were to retaliate […]
“The Cask of Amontillado” is a Gothic fiction by Edgar Allan Poe who develops the theme of pride and revenge to show the motive for Montresor actions and to foreshadow what is to happen in the story. “The Cask of Amontillado” is told in past tense about a chilling murder Montresor committed 50 years ago. […]
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe, the dark side of human nature is illustrated by the character of Montresor and his victim Fortunato. Montresor is a manipulator and avenger. These qualities led to the death of Fortunato, a man who hurt him. Through the actions, words and thoughts of the character, we can […]
Samuel Johnson once said “Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.” Esperanza has a lot of desire for the home that she can point to, the house that she can feel she belongs to, and that desire helps push her to getting that house. In The House on Mango Street, a novella by […]
A female is not weak nor fragile, she is strong and all she needs is a little bit of love. In the novella The House on Mango Street Cisneros uses the motif trapped. Most of the females in The House On Mango Street feel imprisoned by the ones they love most and restricted from living […]
Always feeling accepted is a feeling that s hard to have on a regular basis. Acceptance is something we all should want to give and to receive but is also something everyone struggles with whether you’re the one accepting or the one being accepted. In the book ‘ The House on Mango Street’, Esperanza struggles […]
The Author Sandra Cisneros writes and describes a novel about the life from a perspective teenage Latina, Esperanza Cordero. She tells about this young girls living in a poor Chicano and Puerto Rican neighborhood of Chicago. Growing up in the poor neighborhood on a street called Mango Street. Where you have to have good sense, […]
Esperanza was happy for the house and she thought it was going to be like their dream house. The house would be white with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence. When they got to the house it was very different but they were happy anyway. They never had […]
Making life-changing decisions can be very stressful. Choosing the wrong one can become a huge regret and weight in your life. In “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost the speaker must choose between two roads that symbolize major decisions in his life. He is torn between which road is the best choice for his […]
The poem «The road not taken» is written by Robert Frost. The poem begins with a dilemma about which path he should follow, whether if he should go with the mainstream or go alone. Eventually he chose the road to go alone, not knowing if it was the right choice or not. He keeps telling […]
Throughout Robert Frost’ poem, “The Road Not Taken”, he takes two roads that diverged in a yellow wood and connected them to everyday choices an individual has to make. It represents an individual’s journey throughout life. He uses scholarly words throughout his poem rather than simple words. An example of this is “In leaves no […]
In 1853 Solomon Northup, an African-American born a free man, wrote his biography about how at the age of 33 he got kidnapped and separated from his wife and 3 children by two men he met who offered him lucrative work with a circus. Believing both men’s words Northup followed them to Washington D.C. where […]
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a poem that incorporates many different themes, all with varying contributions to the story’s plot and characters throughout. Sometimes the themes even appear to blur their individual distinctions and become intertwined. I see the theme of games as being one of the main themes, though I understand the […]
All heros, in fact, all people have character, but what separates the common-folk from the great heroes of our time is a hero’s ability to maintain moral character. In Susan Thompsons’ rendition of “Gawain and the Green Knight”, Gawain not only proves this time-tested quality, but he also portrays why it is optimal. One of […]
In the story “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” translated by John Gardner, we see the literary element ‘Romance’ used. We see it exercised in a few different ways. Sir Gawain is an example when he stands up to the Green Knight. Due to this act the chivalrous knight deserves the respect of sir arthur […]
There are three descriptive hunting scenes that happen before each of the three seductions by Lady Bertilak. Lady Bertilak is sent by her husband, who is the Green Knight, to test the chivalry of Sir Gawain. There is a correlation between the hunting scenes and the seduction scenes. The first animal hunted was the deer. […]
The epic poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, written by an adept, anonymous author in the mid to late fourteenth century, is a classic amongst the literary world. It is a story that resides in a medieval setting and procures the classic subject matter of good and evil. The poem contains several themes and […]
Throughout the book Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad consistently refers to heart of darkness, describing the people he encounters and the surroundings he is presented with. Through the novels numerous depictions of this, Conrad directs us to the thought that a heart of darkness or the inability to remain civilized lies in all humankind. Conard […]
Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” is a novel about a man’s ability to move into madness as it is with its ability to break away from it and succeed over the dark, compelling in the urge that threaten to take over his heart and mind. This struggle with madness is evident in Kurtz. He is […]
In Flannery O’Connor’s short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, a southern family is taking a vacation to Florida, but the real journey takes place inside the family’s lives. One question that comes up in the story is what the definition of a good man is and how there is so few of […]
