Category: Literary Criticism

Shall I compare thee to a summers day?, otherwise known as Sonnet 18, is one of Shakespeare’s most well-known sonnets. Shakespeare presents the question Shall I compare thee to a summers day and he then begins to describe all the unfavorable traits of summer. He then states that it has the following traits; too windy,…

By masquerading as an autobiography, Robinson Crusoe attempts to blur the lines between fact and fiction. Although written by Daniel Defoe, the novels first edition credits the fictitious and titular Robinson Crusoe as the storys true author. In order to add validity to the claim of Crusoe acting as the works author, Defoe crafts an…

Oedipus Rex is one of the Greek tragedies that continues to captivate modern audiences. The play explores several themes, including Oedipus’ quest for identity, the nature of innocence and guilt, blindness and sight, and power abuse; however, the most powerful and fascinating theme discussed in the play is the divisive question of whether humans have…

The reason society is flawed is because people are flawed. Golding, who had served in World War II, is well aware of the flaw known as savagery within humans, which he used to base his book The Lord of the Flies. In the novel, Roger shows this with his vicious and sadistic personality, motivation to…

To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel was written by Harper Lee, through the narrative of Jean Louise who everyone usually calls her is Scout. She lives in a small city named Maycomb with her family, that are older brother Jem and father Atticus. Her story describes the conflict between white and black people, specifically…

Nobel prize-winning author, Pearl S. Buck, reflects societal systems through the symbolism of characters and their values in the book, The Good Earth. As the story progresses, the context builds up mostly through dialogue and the thoughts of the protagonist, Wang-Lung and The season of spring is the time of the year that flowers bloom…

Bonifacio painted another earlier work known as Madonna dei Sartori, 1533, Gallerie dellAccademia, Venice. In this altarpiece, there is a cripple shown in the corner. St Homobono is one of the patrons of the Scuola and is giving alms to the beggar. He puts down his tool of trade in order to do this, nonetheless,…

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…

The phantom of the opera could be a play primarily based on the novel by the identical name; it’s a charming play that brings out several themes and character traits as represented by most actors. This plays revolves around Erik the phantom United Nations agency that is thus possessed in winning the center of an…

The first poem of Nerudas that illustrates loss through masterful use of imagery, symbolism, metaphor, and allusion is Sonnet 17. The poem adopts the form of a Petrarchan sonnet, which often follows an abb abba rhyme scheme, this type of verse usually presents a problem within the first eight lines, using the remaining six lines…