Dolly Doyle, M.A.
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College instructor, writing tutor, and journalist with a M.A. in English. I currently work at a library, and write fiction, poetry, and criticism. My big passions are literature, cinema, and history.
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Answered a Question in Désirée's Baby
The major logical fallacy of "Désirée's Baby" relates to assumptions made about Désirée's ancestry. From the start, Désirée's origins are shrouded in mystery. No one knows who her parents are,... -
Answered a Question in The Bloody Chamber
Both A Doll's House and "The Bloody Chamber" discuss the position of women within a society dominated by male authority. The protagonists of each—Nora of A Doll's House and the unnamed bride of... -
Answered a Question in The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale is a typical example of a dystopian novel. It presents a failed utopia, in which attempts to create the perfect society lead to totalitarianism and misery. The author, Margaret... -
Answered a Question in Robert Browning
Robert Browning and Alfred Tennyson are among the most esteemed poets of the Victorian era. Each reflects different trends in Victorian poetry, specifically the dramatic monologue and renewed... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Old English is the earliest form of the English language, dating back to the earliest days of the Middle Ages. Its heyday lasted from the fifth century through the eleventh century. The language... -
Answered a Question in The Handmaid's Tale
Motifs are reoccurring thematic elements in a literary work. The Handmaid's Tale uses biblical terminology as a major motif throughout. Servants are known as "Marthas" in reference to the... -
Answered a Question in Margaret Atwood
The central idea behind "The Female Body" is how women's bodies have been objectified and used by society. Throughout the poem's seven sections, Atwood constantly describes the female body as... -
Answered a Question in The Duchess of Malfi
The Jacobean era lasted the duration of the reign of King James I from 1603 until 1625. Like the Elizabethan period before it, this era produced great drama, especially tragedies. Greater amounts... -
Answered a Question in A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities is a classic of historical fiction, a genre which blends a fictional narrative with past events. Dickens' novel takes place shortly before and during the tumultuous years of... -
Answered a Question in Charles Dickens
Great Expectations and David Copperfield are two bildungsroman novels by Charles Dickens. A bildungsroman is a novel in which a young protagonist undergoes moral and psychological development,... -
Answered a Question in Sophocles
Both Oedipus Rex and Antigone are Greek tragedies and share much in common. It can be argued that Oedipus and Antigone are both tragic heroes brought down by a fatal flaw: pride. Oedipus refuses to... -
Answered a Question in The Handmaid's Tale
Metaphors are a common device throughout the prose of The Handmaid's Tale, specifically in regards to women within Gilead society. Offred often compares herself to inanimate objects such as... -
Answered a Question in Peter Pan
Symbolism is a common literary device in Peter Pan. The chief symbol among them is the Crocodile pursuing Hook, who represents time and the inevitability of death. Neverland itself is a symbol of... -
Answered a Question in The Tell-Tale Heart
The unreliable narrator is the primary literary device of "The Tell-Tale Heart." From the opening, the narrator urges the reader that he is not mad. However, this assertion is made debatable by the... -
Answered a Question in A Midsummer Night's Dream
As there have been several film adaptations of A Midsummer Night's Dream over the years, this answer will focus on the two most famous ones: the 1935 film directed by Max Reinhardt and William... -
Answered a Question in Jane Eyre
There are multiple film versions of Jane Eyre, and this answer will cover the most significant ones: the 1943 movie, the 1996 movie, and the 2011 movie. The 1943 film's biggest departure is its... -
Answered a Question in 1984
George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 has two notable film adaptations: the first from 1956 and the second from 1984. The 1956 film veers the most from the novel. It creates an alternate ending to... -
Answered a Question in The Tempest
The Tempest begins with a ship being tossed at sea in a storm. The exposition informs the audience who is on the ship (Alonso, Ferdinand, Gonzalo, Sebastian, and Antonio). When Prospero makes his... -
Answered a Question in Peter Pan
Peter Pan's exposition focuses on introducing readers to the Darling family, particularly Wendy. Wendy is described as an imaginative young girl. The exposition sets up the existence of Peter Pan... -
Answered a Question in Wonder
The exposition involves learning about August's condition, how he has been homeschooled, and how his parents want him to attend a normal school. This allows the reader to understand and sympathize... -
Answered a Question in The Metamorphosis
The exposition occurs in the early part of the story. There, the reader learns that Gregor has been transformed into a large insect, that he works as a traveling salesman, and that his family... -
Answered a Question in The Lion and the Jewel
The exposition of the play occurs early in the story. There, we learn that Sidi is a beautiful woman of marrying age and that two men are after her hand. One is Lakunle, a schoolteacher who claims... -
Answered a Question in Graham Greene
"Jubilee" is about aging and regret. The story concerns a fifty-year-old male prostitute named Mr. Chalfront, who knows his days in his chosen profession are coming to an end due to his being well... -
Answered a Question in Gulliver's Travels
The Lilliputians' amazement at Gulliver's belongings suggests the great cultural gulf between their society and England's. When Gulliver comes into the custody of the Lilliputians, they take stock... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
When examining the themes of power in Romeo and Juliet, first one must ask which characters hold the most power in the story. The answer would be the male nobles, like Lord Capulet or the Prince.... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
In act 1, scene 3 of Macbeth, Banquo is initially startled by the witches. He questions what they are and wonders if they are even women since they appear to have beards on their chins. Overall,... -
Answered a Question in Dante's Inferno
The Eighth Circle of hell is called Malebolge or "evil ditch." It is the place where those guilty of different sorts of fraud are condemned and punished. There are ten bolgias within this circle.... -
Answered a Question in The House on Mango Street
Esperanza is dismayed by the house she and her family live in on Mango Street. It is dilapidated and privacy is difficult to achieve. Esperanza is embarrassed by her family's poverty and dreams of... -
Answered a Question in As You Like It
Phoebe is a character type right out of the pastoral genre. Her scenes with Silvius are often parodying conventions within that genre made famous by works such as Christopher Marlowe's "The... -
Answered a Question in As You Like It
As You Like It features five songs throughout its narrative. The first song is "Under the greenwood tree," sung by Amiens and then Jaques in act 2, scene 5. It is a pastoral piece celebrating the... -
Answered a Question in As You Like It
When Rosalind disguises herself as a man, she takes on the name Ganymede. The name is a reference to classic Greek mythology, in which Ganymede was Zeus's cup bearer and male lover. Ganymede's... -
Answered a Question in As You Like It
No one dies in As You Like It, but there is no shortage of mortal peril for the characters, tempering the comedic elements of the story. What makes the danger in the play so striking is that it is... -
Answered a Question in The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy is composed of three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Each section corresponds to different parts of the Catholic afterlife, covering Dante's journey through them.... -
Answered a Question in The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy is often considered an epic. It is common to associate epics with larger-than-life heroes and grand illustrations of warfare (think of Homer's works), making The Divine Comedy an... -
Answered a Question in The Divine Comedy
While these two poems have a similar structure (Dante moves through different areas in the afterlife, learning about the nature of sin and salvation), the main difference between Purgatorio and... -
Answered a Question in The Divine Comedy
While journeying through Purgatory, Dante learns a variety of lessons, all of which emphasize the true nature of divine love. Firstly, Dante learns that love is the root of both virtue and sin,... -
Answered a Question in The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy is firstly important as an epic written in the vernacular Italian of its author rather than in Latin, the scholarly language of the period in which Dante Alighieri lived. Latin... -
Answered a Question in History
In broad terms, Hoover did not want to get the federal government involved in interfering with the Depression, as he thought the economy would eventually sort itself out, while FDR did just the... -
Answered a Question in Frederick Douglass
In The Heroic Slave, Frederick Douglass presents Madison Washington (who was an actual escaped slave in real life) as a heroic figure through his persistence in fighting for his freedom. Though it... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Naturalism was a major American literary genre at the turn of the twentieth century. Naturalism is considered an offshoot of realism, a late nineteenth-century movement which sought to depict life... -
Answered a Question in The Lottery
"The Lottery" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" can easily be compared as the two stories are staples of short horror fiction. Both are essentially about justifying murder. "The Lottery" features a... -
Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
Baba believes that theft is the root of all sins. In fact, all sins are merely variations on theft. For example, telling a lie robs a person of the truth. Even Baba's great sin, sleeping with Ali's... -
Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
Amir hopes to be able to adopt Hassan's orphaned son Sohrab, but the process is more involved and difficult than he first thinks. There is a chance he might not be able to get his request granted.... -
Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
Ali and Hassan leave Baba's service after Amir betrays Hassan, both by refusing to rescue him from rape and by trying to frame him for theft. Amir cannot bear Hassan's presence in the house because... -
Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner's main message is that redemption from past mistakes is possible. Redemption is ultimately the heart of the entire story. The main character Amir is an individual haunted by guilt... -
Answered a Question in Francis Bacon
Though he was quite busy as a statesman during the reigns of both Elizabeth I and James I, Francis Bacon was a man of multiple intellectual accomplishments during his lifetime. Two of these are... -
Answered a Question in The Bronze Bow
After his father is unjustly crucified by Roman authorities, the eight-year-old Daniel makes a solemn vow to fight the Romans even if it means his own death. Despite his youth, the boy is submerged... -
Answered a Question in The Bronze Bow
Much to Daniel's displeasure, Leah has been visiting with a Roman soldier when he is not home. This Roman soldier is Marcus, a handsome young German from conquered territory only serving in the... -
Answered a Question in The Bronze Bow
There are a few character deaths in The Bronze Bow. The execution of Daniel's father and uncle by the Romans is the event which establishes Daniel's vengeful motivations. His mother dies not long... -
Answered a Question in The Lottery
Before the lottery itself, the story gives no hint of other violent activities in the town. The opening paragraphs make the town's usual activities appear as mundane as possible. Mr. Summers, the...
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