Literature Essays

We have opted to showcase a segment from Act 2 Scene 3 of Twelfth Night, where Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek are enjoying an evening drink while Feste, the fool, arrives. Although not pivotal to the plot, this scene presents ample opportunity for both sophisticated and crude humor. It effectively showcases the characters’ […]

In the 1980s, ‘Gregory’s Girl,’ a play written by Bill Forsyth, became popular due to its sincere humor that resonated with audiences. By examining aspects such as role reversal, character progression, technology usage, and comedic elements, we can understand why this movie was cherished. In the opening scene of the play, a group of teenage […]

The novel “Spies” by Michael Frayn utilizes various devices, such as settings, characters, themes, and language techniques, to effectively maintain tension. These techniques encompass powerful descriptive passages, utilization of tenses, and continuous questioning that engrosses the reader. All these elements contribute to sustaining tension and collectively build anticipation in the text. The use of language […]

“In Mrs Tilscher’s class” is a poem about a wonderful teacher who makes the pupils in her class feel like “Mrs Tilscher” loved you. This allows the reader to get a good idea of “In Mrs Tilscher’s” that she is very loving towards her pupils. The poet Duffy uses very short, snappy statements. It makes […]

In Tennessee Williams’ ‘Streetcar Named Desire’, the character of the protagonist Blanche is created by Williams to be facing great change, and is facing the pull between her internal flaws and the external forces pushing this change . By showing this change in accordance within the confines of a modern domestic tragedy, it becomes inherently […]

The portrayals of violence and horror in Siegfried Sassoon’s “Survivors” and Wilfred Owen’s “The Dead-Beat” showcase both similarities and differences stemming from the influence of Sassoon’s poetry on Owen’s work. The title “Survivors” itself suggests the tragedy of World War I that the soldiers fought through, and highlights their resilience as well as the potentially […]

‘Spies’ is a ‘Bildungsroman’ that traces Stephen Wheatly’s growth from childhood to adolescence. However, the novel also serves as an ‘Anti-Bildungsroman’ for Mrs. Hayward, whose maturity seems to diminish as the story unfolds. While Stephen becomes more mature, Mrs. Hayward appears increasingly childlike, particularly evident by the novel’s end. At the start of ‘Spies,’ there […]

Reading plays a very important role in the life of people. It educates a person, enriches his intellect. Books help to make a person’s character, from his moral values. Besides, books bring pleasure and delight in our life. It’s a wonderful way of spending spare time. Sometimes I read the same book again and again. […]

Extract A is a poem called ‘Dauntless Dan’ was written by Maurice McGill for his father who fought in the Boer War from 1899 to 1902. The poem is a celebration of Dan McGill’s bravery on the battlefield and his endless amount of skill. The poem ‘The Conscript’ is Extract B and was written by […]

People wrote poetry in the war because they wanted people to think that war was a good thing and that if you went you would be rewarded when you came back. They also wrote it because there was no Television and Radios so poetry was the way people got their ideas across. The attitude of […]

The Catcher in the Rye revolves around three days in Holden Caulfield’s life. Holden narrates the story in past tense, creating a personal experience for the reader. This perspective adds depth to the narrative and enhances its appeal. In this essay, I will analyze selected passages and episodes from the book that center around Holden, […]

Both poems are different approaches of war describing the horrors of it in different ways. One is dealing with the moment of death while the other one is about the philosophical ideas after a death opposed to showing the death. The sun is the central issue in the first line of Futility. It says, “Move […]

In “no more Hiroshimas”, the poet describes the Japanese town as “drab, cheerfully shallow permanence: peeling concrete, litter, ‘Atomic Lotion, for hair fall-out”. This shows the damage nuclear weapons have done to this town. “flimsy department store, flashy waves”, “Oranges and dark red apples” “squid and octopus, shellfish, oyster, ice”, the poet uses some very […]

Born in Shropshire in 1893, Wilfred Owen entered the world. Following attendance at the Birkenhead Institute in Liverpool and studying at London University, this individual followed their lifelong aspiration of becoming a poet. Unfortunately, an ailment led them to France where they worked as a tutor in Bordeaux. Staying in France until 1915, he later […]

Both poems describe the horrors and tragedy that became the norm to so many solders or the First World War. What life was like in the trenches, what it was like to see so many suffering and dying people, and what it was like to know you are going to die and never see your […]

Many people of the world contend with living their life as realistically as they can, knowing where their limits are. To them, life has a tragic dimension to it, where all that one desires may not turn out as he or she hoped it would. And through this time, some endure hardships that test their […]

Several poems have been written concerning war, with varying perspectives including pro-war and anti-war. This analysis will focus on two authors, Wilfred Owen and Siefried Sassoon, who both fought in World War One and wrote anti-war poetry. Sassoon played a role in shaping final versions of some of Owen’s poems, including “Dulcet et Decorum est” […]

In the last four lines of Sassoon’s “prelude: The Troops” the poem can be seen to turn full circle from the bitter, angry voice of Sassoon grieving for the war dead back to a more detached criticism of the futility of war which is highlighted earlier on in the poem. Throughout the piece, there is […]

The son of a railway worker, Wilfred Owen was born in Owestry, Shropshire and the four poems that will be analyzed are: > ‘The dead beat’> ‘Mental cases.’> ‘Dulce et decorum est,’> ‘Inspection.’ After being influenced by contemporary French poetry, he joined the Manchester regiment in 1915 and became a second lieutenant. While in France, […]

A consistent theme manifested by many of the trench poets was one of detachment which separated those at war from those at home. Although both soldiers and civilians were united in feeling at the start of the war, this patriotism soon faltered as the soldiers realised the truth of war. However, a gulf was created […]

This is a line taken from a draft war poem by Wilfred Owen written before he realised the true horror and reality of war; entitled ‘The ballad of Peace and War’. This poem contrasted strangely with his later work, when he wrote of how the fake glamour of war leads to unbelievable suffering. As a […]

I would like to examine how the views of war and patriotism have changed since the 1900s. To do this I will be studying three poems: “Vitai Lampada” written in 1892 by Henry Newbolt, “Disabled” written by Wilfred Owen during World War 1 and a modern poem called “Why Patriots are a Bit Nuts in […]