The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare was first performed 1594. It focuses primarily upon the concept of identity. The Comedy of Errors includes the hilarious misidentifications of twins Antipholus/Dromio and the role of women. The play’s key women, Adriana, …
Emily Dickinson’s I Felt the Funeral in My Brain is a dark poem that portrays an insane person. The poem’s main idea is that her brain is being used to hold a funeral. The funeral service is ongoing, and mourners …
This is an insane thought. It’s not uncommon to see a beloved, beautiful woman become the envy of St. Petersburg. Anna Karenina’s suicide is not something that happened by chance. The novel’s final chapters show Anna’s mental decline leading to …
T.S. Eliot once said poetry had to be hard. Many of his poems and Rhapsody on a Windy Night are a reflection of these sentiments. Rhapsody, taken literally, is a confusing and beautifully-written mess. But, it is possible to draw …
Arthur Miller’s All My Sons is a story about the father-son relationship. It explores what a father will do for his son and how far he will go for his family. Joe Keller, the main character is a father that …
A Valediction: forbidding Mourning
“A Valediction. forbiddingMourning” is Donne’s most well-known, yet simple poem. This is his best-known expression of his ideal spiritual love. Donne, however, does not profess a devotion only to the physical. This poem is about a …
While selflessness is often considered a good trait, it can have unexpected results in your own life as well as the lives you share with others. The character of “The Thousand and One Nights” is portrayed in trivial roles. Shahrazad …
In the middle part of the nineteenth-century, it appeared that the American establishment had overcome the instabilities of its beginning stages. What had started as an inefficient and disorganized alliance of thirteen territories was able to cultivate a nationalistic pride …
Andrew Marvell’s To his Coy Mistress (Christopher Marlowe) and “The Passionate Shepherd To his Love” (Andrew Marvell) are strong examples of sensual, Carpe Diem Renaissance poetry. The poets-speakers try to get their beloveds to act by using various compliments, rhythmic …
Writers and aesthetic critics of the 18th Century wrestled with numerous questions about beauty and nature. Mind and matter was one of the most frequently asked questions. This is how beauty can be attributed to the object or projected onto …