In 1842 Robert Browning published a book entitled Dramatic Lyrics which was a famous work that contained a collection of dramatic monologues Two of the poems found in this book were Porphyrias Lover and My Last Duchess In Porphyrias Lover Browning introduces a powerful insight into the demented mind of an extremely possessive man while My Last Duchess tells a story about the Duke of Ferrara revealing to a guest the murder of his wife and the motives behind it The two speakers share similar qual
A Man for All Seasons is the story of Thomas More, Chancellor to King Henry VIII of England. The story, written as a production for the stage, charts More's refusal to support Henry's attempt to divorce his wife, Katherine of Aragon, and the conflicting emotions this produced in his contemporaries. More occasions admiration, frustration, rage, and love in those around him before eventually paying the price for his principled stance.
All the King's Men is a political thriller and a powerfully symbolic tale about action, consequence, and political cynicism. Jack Burden, strong right arm of populist politician Willie Stark, whose nature as a cynical manipulator of the masses emerges over the course of the story until his career is cut short by assassination. The story deals heavily with a worldview Stark calls The Great Twitch, a nihilistic theory that all action is meaningless because human biology dictates behavior.