Essays On Books

During the last three months we have been studying three short stories, The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs. Lamb to the slaughter by Rould Dohl and Lost Hearts by M. R. James. The three stories have some different themes but are similar in many ways. The themes of, The Monkey’s Paw, are greediness, guilt […]

The theme of horror is easiest to portray through visual forms, such as in a movie. As there can be no visual or audible elements in text, when an author wishes to write a horror story there are certain elements he or she must use in order to make the story horrific. Authors use these […]

Language was used effectively by mystery writers in the 19th Century to create a feeling of terror in their readers. With regard to the three short stories you have read, namely “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, “The Red Room” by H.G. Wells, and “The Judge’s House” by Bram Stoker, discuss the following: These three […]

The story begins on a rainy evening with Mrs. White, Mr. White, and their son Herbert gathered in the parlor. Mrs. White is sitting in her chair knitting as she looks on as her husband is losing to Herbert in a game of chess. From the inside, Mr. White can hear the footsteps of someone […]

Nothing pains a mother tremendously as the permanent loss of her children. In the tale of “The Monkey’s Paw”, Mrs. White, the mother figure, suffers this anguish more profoundly. Her curiosity and greediness are key factors in her son’s demise. The narrative uses short sentences and foreshadowing to evoke fear among readers, and also to […]

I have studied three short stories during this half-term period. The three stories are “The Signalman” by Charles Dickens; “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs and “The Withered Arm” by Thomas Hardy. These writers create a sense of suspense and atmosphere through using a variety of techniques, one of which is their description of […]

In this essay I am going to compare The Monkey’s Paw by W. W Jacobs and The Red Room by H. G Wells examining how the writers create suspense. Both stories were written during the Victorian period. The stories are similar in the following ways, they both have an unknown which in the Monkeys paw […]

In the 1800s, belief in spirits and the supernatural was common. This increased the appeal and triumph of gothic tales because they were seen as believable. The period experienced a boost in spiritualism as many individuals lost their faith in Christianity since the Church could not rationalize the presence of ghosts. As a result, people […]

Today, interest in the supernatural genre is mainly focused on two categories of beings, the good and the evil. There are many comic book and film heroes such as “Superman” who are good supernatural characters and fight to help the world; at the same time there are many evil supernatural beings, which mainly appear in […]

A Plotting Princess: Female Roles in The Odyssey and Antigone Karen Rustad The fairy tale Snow White is a story about two women. One, the evil stepmother, schemes against her stepdaughter in order to assuage her envy and increase her power. She, of course, is thwarted by the end of the story. The other, Snow […]

How are haemon or oedipus and creon foils of each other?In the play Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles, foil and parallel characters are very common. The foil character in a story is the character who is the exact opposite of the main character, or in other word, the parallel character, and therefor serves […]

To gain insight into a culture, it’s crucial to comprehend their diverse art forms such as music, visual arts, theatre, and others. Literature is an essential medium that aids in comprehending a culture. According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, literature is composed of written works in prose or verse that convey ideas with lasting significance and possess […]

Joey Hepner highlights a powerful quote from Sophocles’ Antigone. The quote reads: “If you think what I’m doing now is stupid, perhaps I’m being charged with foolishness by someone who’s a fool” (Sophocles469). This quote is significant because it is said by Antigone after she has been caught burying her own brother, which goes against […]

Sophocles’ Antigone displays Creon as a misogynist due to his position in the play as a newly appointed ruler of Thebes who eliminates all burial rights to Antigone’s brother, Polynices. Antigone defies this order believing that the will of the gods and her family’s honor is more important. Creon, however, advocates family honor aggressively to […]

Sophocles is known as one of the greatest tragedians in the history of Greek Literature. Among his works, Antigone may be considered as the stand out and the greatest. It is the story of Antigone, the daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, the main character in another of Sophocles??? tale. In the story, Antigone showed how […]

In either version of Antigone, the plot is essentially the same. The King forbids the burial of a traitor to the city of Thebes, but the man’s sister disobeys the order and is eventually killed, along with the King’s son and wife. The characters are relatively constant between the two versions. Ismene, Creon, Antigone, and […]

Both Antigone, by Sophocles, and Blood Wedding, by Federico Garcia Lorca have similar fantastical elements that help guide the story to it’s conclusion. The use of magical characters in the plays is symbolic of vision and true sight, breaking of norms, and lighting up societal flaws. Not only does the use of magic illuminate critical […]

The city of Thebes, torn by war, is the setting of Sophocles’ play Antigone. The absence of a true leader for many years has led to a dispute between Antigone’s two brothers over who should rule Thebes. Both Polyneices and Eteocles were brothers, but Polyneices was exiled before returning to the city with an invading […]

Robert Ludlum’s claim that “Characterization is integral to the theatrical experience. “1 is demonstrated in Jean Anouilh’s play Antigone and Albert Camus’ novel The Outsider. Both authors effectively use characterization by manipulating style, foils, imagery, and action to define their central characters, Antigone and Meursault. Their approach intentionally prevents emotional attachment to the protagonists, allowing […]

The chorus discusses the tragic history of Antigone’s family in the second stasiman, stating that sorrow has plagued them from one generation to another. They express having witnessed numerous sorrows and grief that continuously accumulate within their family. The chorus warns that every generation is subject to a divine punishment, as they declare, “No generation […]

Antigone’s father complex was related to Oedipus, but in a humorous way. Antigone was the youngest child of Oedipus and Jocasta, who were in an incestuous marriage. Oedipus, who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, is familiar to psychology majors because Freud coined a developmental stage in which males compete with their fathers […]

For many years, anthropologists and philosophers have tried to find a definition to the word ‘morality’ which can satisfy all different perceptions that are believed by different people all around the world. It was found that there are two ways to use the term ‘morality’: descriptively and normatively. Descriptively refers to ” a code of […]