Category: Literary Criticism
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The Reasons Medea Is Not Just Some Crazy Homicidal Lady
In her eponymous play, Medea, in the name of revenge for Jasons betrayal, kills her own children. I will argue that Medeas actions are, in fact, logically justified because they are rational when viewed on a cosmic scale. First, Jasons severest and highest offense is his violation of his oath to the gods, and therefore…
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The Problem Of Choice In The Poem The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost
The audience for this poem could be identified as people of all ages, making decisions are a part of everyones lives. Due to trends being so easily followed in today’s society, if a reader were to come across this poem the trend would be taking the road that is more traveled. The poem is very…
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Lord Of The Flies By William Golding: Two Opposing Impulses Of All Human Beings
Lord of the Flies is a historical yet fictional novel written by Nobel Prize award-winning author William Golding. It is a symbolic novel that was inspired by and influenced by Golding’s experiences as an active member of the Royal Navy during World War 2. The replica film directed by Harry Hook conveyed similar themes and…
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Is Julius Caesar a Tragedy: Essay
Not only one factor is to blame for the tragic death of Caesar, but his death also happened due to a combination of factors and fate. These factors include Caesars personal faults- how he could have avoided his own death, Cassius cruelty- how he convinced Brutus and the rest of the conspirators to kill Caesar,…
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Is Oedipus a Victim of Fate: Argumentative Essay
Fate is often a heavily debated topic as some believe that humans can deviate from ones predetermined fate and make it their own. However, others, especially those who have strong religious beliefs, may argue that fate is set in stone by a higher power beginning from ones birth to their death. The ancient Greeks were…
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Is ‘The Great Gatsby’ a Tragedy: Argumentative Essay
Did u ever read a classic book or seen a classic movie/television, well, the Great Gatsby is a classic book written by one of the greatest writers in American literature F. Scott Fitzgerald. This classic was written almost one hundred years ago, and people still classify this book as The Great American Novel. The Great…
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Reasoning And Judgment In Medea
Think about the last time you were angry and someone told you to calm down. Did it work? Did you go from angry to complete calmness? Of course not. Human brains have developed over time. We have one brain that can be essentially divided into two sections. The modern brain and the primal brain. The…
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John Donne’s Holy Sonnet 18: Critical Analysis
What are poems made from?Discuss making in the work of any poet of your choice. John Donne is considered today to be the founder of metaphysical poetry, a term created by Samuel Johnson, but being the Dean of St Pauls Cathedral in London from 1621 until his death in 1631, he was most famous in…
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Is Oedipus Rex Blind: Essay
Inside the debate on cinema and literature, particularly on cinematographic adaptations of literary works, the name Pier Paolo Pasolini inevitably has great relevance. Eclectic artist, critic, poet, and distinguished expert of classical languages he was, in fact, among the very few post-war artists capable of producing both arts (cinema and literature) obtaining results of great…
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Phantom of the Opera and The Picture of Dorian Gray: Comparative Analysis
Both Schumacher and Wilde have uniquely crafted their texts, portraying the overwhelming obsession that the respective eponymous protagonists, The Phantom of the Opera and Dorian Gray, face throughout the film and novel. Both texts delve deep into the wild and unruly minds of the protagonists through the use of camera angles, character interaction, imagery, symbolism,…