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Answered a Question in The Merchant of Venice
In one sense, Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is certainly a comedy. Good largely triumphs over evil, and all of the main "good guys" end up with a happy ending: Bassanio and Portia live... -
Answered a Question in Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
Although Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" is not considered to be part of the Romantic canon, its first twenty lines do advance some classic Romantic themes. Most... -
Answered a Question in Kubla Khan
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Kubla Kahn" is named after a real Mongolian general who conquered China and lived on an elegant estate. This reference is highly significant for a couple of reasons.... -
Answered a Question in The Merchant of Venice
By "Shylock's speech," I'm assuming that you are referring to Shylock's "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech in Act 3, Scene 1, which is probably the moneylender's most famous speech (and perhaps the most... -
Answered a Question in The Odyssey
Odysseus' meeting with Achilles in the Underworld is perhaps my favorite part of The Odyssey, as it's one of the most thought-provoking moments in the poem. When Odysseus meets Achilles during... -
Answered a Question in Julius Caesar
Brutus' downfall is perhaps one of Shakespeare's most tragic, as it comes as a result of the qualities that also make Brutus most heroic: his deep sense of honor and nobility. Unlike the other... -
Answered a Question in The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Like the other answer to this question says, I believe that the gifts the shepherd offers his love are meant to be hyperbolic representations of his love. In other words, one should not view the... -
Answered a Question in Ulysses
Essentially, the main contrast between Ulysses' past and present is that, in his past, the king was a mighty warrior and adventurer, while, in his present, he is an aged statesman bored with his... -
Answered a Question in Kubla Khan
Though I can't write the essay for you, I can give you ideas about what you should focus on. First of all, you should note that, while Coleridge is writing a poem about an exotic location, he's... -
Answered a Question in The Solitary Reaper
In "The Solitary Reaper," Wordsworth highlights his focus on music by writing the poem in a rhythmic, lyrical style. He accomplishes this lyrical effect in a couple of ways. For one thing, the poem... -
Answered a Question in Julius Caesar
Though Antony claims that he is blunt and plain-spoken, he's actually an eloquent orator with a strong will and an instinctual ability to manipulate the political system. Antony shows he is... -
Answered a Question in She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways
The quotation you reference comes at the end of William Wordsworth's "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways." To put it in context, here's the poem's final stanza with the quote included: She lived... -
Answered a Question in The Tempest
In Shakespeare's The Tempest, Miranda is the daughter of Prospero, the former Duke of Milan living in exile on a remote island. Since Miranda has grown up in relative isolation (her chief... -
Answered a Question in The Knight's Tale
In "The Knight's Tale," the Knight primarily portrays courage on the battlefield, and he focuses on the deeds of noble warriors vying for the love of a single woman. Indeed, the climax of the story... -
Answered a Question in King Lear
Nature and the natural world are important themes in Shakespeare's King Lear, and their importance is especially apparent in Act III, Scene 2. In this scene, Lear and his Fool wander out into... -
Answered a Question in King Lear
In Act 1, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's King Lear, Lear prepares to divide his land between his three daughters. To determine who gets the most territory, he asks his children which of them loves... -
Answered a Question in The Tyger
The Industrial Revolution was a historical period that began in Great Britain in the 18th century. During this time, technological advances initiated the transition from a primarily agrarian... -
Answered a Question in A Bird came down the Walk—
It is absolutely true that Emily Dickinson explores the notion that humans cannot understand or tame nature in her poem "A Bird came down the Walk." In this poem, the speaker observes a bird on a... -
Answered a Question in A Midsummer Night's Dream
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare presents love as an all encompassing emotion felt by a variety of people and expressed in diverse ways. Indeed, it could be said that the theme of... -
Answered a Question in A Modest Proposal
The anonymous persona of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" is a brilliant satirical voice. To set the stage, Swift crafts a learned, intelligent, logical voice that suggests that the author... -
Answered a Question in Song of Myself
By "harbor" I assume you're referring to the thoughts and feelings the poet holds within himself. If that's the case, then the main thought/idea Walt Whitman harbors in "Song of Myself" is the... -
Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
As the other answers to this question suggest, the major conflict in Things Fall Apart is between the native Igbo culture and that of white colonial culture. Indeed, the book ends with white... -
Answered a Question in Volpone
Ben Jonson's Volpone is absolutely based on well-known animal fables, such as those found in Aesop's Fables. Most of the characters are named after animals who share their... -
Answered a Question in The Playboy of the Western World
J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World is often considered a modern play because of it's representation of the rural Irish peasantry. Rather than depicting the rural Irish population as... -
Answered a Question in 1984
Though Julia pretends to be an ardent follower of the Party's doctrine, she secretly stands in opposition to the Party's values. In reality, she has a lively personality, and she relishes the many... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
As the other answers to this question demonstrate, Harper Lee doesn't limit prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird to racist prejudice. However, racism is one of the most prominent examples of... -
Answered a Question in The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" is an example of Gothic literature and should not be considered a parody of the genre. Admittedly, it can sometimes be difficult to understand the... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
The quote you reference is originally spoken by King Duncan in Act 1, Scene 4 of Shakespeare's Macbeth. In context, the quote references how the former Thane of Cawdor fooled Duncan and... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
The "Is this a dagger which I see before me" soliloquy in Shakespeare's Macbeth is dramatically effective for many reasons, but I'd like to focus on Shakespeare's use of apostrophe. As a recap, an... -
Answered a Question in Dover Beach
The last image in Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach" is a haunting image of a dark plain inhabited by clashing armies. This image is developed in the final lines of the poem: And we are here as on a... -
Answered a Question in To His Coy Mistress
Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" is a poem that deals with many themes, especially the themes of love, time, human mortality, and the pursuit of pleasure. However, for all its complexity,... -
Answered a Question in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
This question is referencing a passage late in T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." To put it in context, I've listed the passage in full: I shall wear flannel trousers, and walk... -
Answered a Question in A Bird came down the Walk—
This quote does a good job of summarizing Emily Dickinson's poem "A Bird came down the Walk." Let's look at each of the four adjectives separately to see how they work in the poem. Abundance:... -
Answered a Question in A Bird came down the Walk—
It's hard to say what the climax of Emily Dickinson's "A Bird came down the Walk" is; indeed, it's difficult to say if there even is a climax in the poem, as the piece (like all of... -
Answered a Question in Bartleby the Scrivener, A Tale of Wall Street
In Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener," the narrator shows apathy toward Bartleby in a number of ways, although I find the narrator's most remarkable example of apathy to be his passive... -
Answered a Question in A Bird came down the Walk—
This poem is a beautiful example of Dickinson's style, which often employs radically unique syntax and diction to craft images of astounding poetic quality. Unfortunately, because they are so... -
Answered a Question in Pride and Prejudice
This is a very important question because the notion of class is one of the most important themes in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Often, when people discuss the dynamic of class in... -
Answered a Question in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
As the other response to this question notes, Twain is certainly satirizing Colonel Sherburn's obsession with his personal honor. However, in addition, Twain is also satirizing men's obsession with... -
Answered a Question in The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allen Poe's short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" evokes many feelings, most of which can be grouped under the general category of "terror" or "horror." In the story, Poe focuses on a... -
Answered a Question in Julius Caesar
This is a great question. While Brutus is often considered the tragic hero of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, many readers and audiences of the play have insightfully noted that Brutus, for all... -
Answered a Question in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Simply put, stream of consciousness is a style of narration that seeks to mirror the messy, random, often illogical form of human thought. Thus, stream of consciousness often defies conventional... -
Answered a Question in Modernism
Modernism was an important aesthetic and cultural movement that is generally thought to have begun in the late 19th century and to have remained extremely influential at least until the WWII era.... -
Answered a Question in Modernism
It's hard to establish exactly when Modernism began, but most scholars argue that the Modernist period began in the late 19th century and reached the end of its height by World War II. Some of... -
Answered a Question in Romanticism
The Romantic period is generally thought to have begun in the late 18th century and continued into the first third of the 19th century. More specifically, it's thought to have started around 1789... -
Answered a Question in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Many readers have noted similarities between Celtic and British mythology and J.K. Rowling's fantastical magical world. When talking about this connection in terms of the Horcuxes, I'd like to... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
Gatsby is something of a romantic, someone who believes in a person's power to change personal destiny and fulfill his or her wildest dreams. In essence, this idea is the classical definition of... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
The green light is a brilliant use of symbolism on Fitzgerald's part. In short, the green light at the end of Daisy Buchanan's dock symbolizes all of Gatsby's hopes and dreams, especially his dream... -
Answered a Question in Ode to a Nightingale
A critical analysis of a work of literature is the presentation of one's opinion about a particular work, and this opinion must be backed up by close critical reading and a sound understanding of... -
Answered a Question in A Room of One's Own
Simply put, the belief implied in the statement you reference is that women are inferior to men in all aspects of life, including the creation of literature. Since women are inferior to men (the... -
Answered a Question in 1984
George Orwell published 1984 in 1949, meaning that, though the year 1984 is now in the past for contemporary readers, it represented the not-so-distant future for Orwell. As such, the...
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