Anything not taken in moderation can be damaging In one of Edgar Allen Poes best known tales of horror The Cask of Amontillado he suggests that pride can be a very dangerous thing when one is overwhelmed with it Through the use of foreshadowing irony and symbolism Poe presents a horrific drama of two men One who will stop at nothing to get the revenge that he deems himself and his family worthy of and another whos pride will ultimately be the fall of his own death Fortunato falls prey to Montre
Wide Sargasso Sea a novel of racism feminism greed misery and madness written by Jean Rhys in 1960 this story tells a tale of main character Antoinette Cosway her life growing up and the paths taken by herself and made by others around her The author decided to pen this book due to her fondness for Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte and this was meant as an unofficial prequel to the ever popular story also starring Mr Rochester and Antoinette as Bertha the madwoman upstairs At the time when
The Lady in the Lake Books Versus Movie When we think of mystery novels we tend to view them as a cheap source of amusement Not many would dive into a mystery novel expecting to find a deep meaning or an important theme beneath the layers of the text Many just read mystery novels for pure enjoyment Consequently over the years the mystery novel has gained the reputation as pulp fiction Many would find it absurd to compare mystery novels to more renowned pieces written by such authors as Ernest H
The book Heart of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad is a masterpiece in literature Conrad obtained many of his perspectives for his work from hands on experience and also from his harsh background and childhood When Conrad was still a child his father was exiled to Siberia because of suspicions on plotting against the Russian government After his mother died Conrads father sent him to his mothers brother in Krakow for education purposes This was the last time Conrad ever saw his father After Co
Discuss Symbolism in Kafkas Metamorphosis What does he seek to convey through the use of Symbolism in his work The use of symbolism can easily be said to be the one of if not the most potent literary device used in communicating the story of Gregor Samsa the unfortunate man who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a monstrous cockroach in Franz Kafkas novel Metamorphosis Not to be thrown to the side Kafka also employs other devices Characters who despite the extremes
Fellow Shakespearean enthusiasts once again we have seen one of Shakespeare brilliant texts slaughtered and smeared onto a movie screen The BBC version of Macbeth Shakespeare Retold strays so far from Shakespeares original text it is no longer a good representation of the story The essence of the original play is all but gone and all that is left is a shell of its original self This has happened before I think we all remember the abomination that was Baz Luhrmanns Romeo Juliet How many more tim
Contentment and Materialism in The Overcoat and The Necklace Two well written short stories that have remarkable similarities in moral and theme are Nikolai Gogols The Overcoat and Guy de Maupassants The Necklace Both of these stories revolve around material items that drastically affect their lives and they are both aptly named after those items While The Overcoat takes place in Russia and The Necklace takes place in France both capture the essence of each country during a historically unique
Set in France during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Era The Count of Monte Cristo is based on revenge Alexander Dumas uses brilliant language and great characters in order to show the plot and form a masterpiece Falsely accused of treason Edmond Dantes was arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned on the island fortress of the Chateau dIf with no hope for release Dantes is the victim of the envy of Danglars the lust of Fernand and the political ambition of Villefort The selfishness of these thr
After the killing of innocent people accused of being witches a play was written called The Crucible The play takes place in a village where religion ruled and when a few girls are caught dancing in the woods the minister that caught them Mr Parris panics and has reason to believe there is devil spirits in their town Abigail Williams Mr Parriss niece is one of the girls caught and changes life in the town when she accuses everyone but herself and friends of witchery The changes the families and
Introduction What could possibly bring one of the most powerful successful men down on his knees Jealousy Mistrust Deceit William Shakespeares Othello tells a tragic story of how jealousy and mistrust can rob a powerful man of his power Due to the ever changing context of society throughout history many more critical interpretations of the play Othello have been formed since the Elizabethan times Throughout this book you will find many differing interpretations of Othello Two interesting interp