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About the poet Parveen Shakir Syed (24 November 1952 – 26 December 1994) was an eminent Urdu poet, a teacher and a civil servant of Government of Pakistan. Parveen was born on 24 November 1952 in Karachi, Pakistan. Shakir held two master’s degrees, one in English Literature and one in Linguistics from University of Karachi. … Read more
Hamlet Close Passage Analysis This passage from Shakespeare’s Hamlet is spoken by Hamlet when he first speaks to Laertes after Ophelia’s funeral, during Act V, Scene II. In the scene, Laertes and Hamlet are about to have a sword fight, which has been set up by Claudius. Hamlet has killed Laertes’ father, Polonius, and is … Read more
Inferno Essay “Dante’s Inferno”, a part of Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy”, tells the story of Dante traversing through the levels of Hell and his perception of the sins and the sinners that are punished there. The epic poem in its entirety relays personal elements as it humanizes Hell by explicitly describing the descent of a … Read more
When an inner conflict arises within one’s self, it may lead to a state with inner darkness which can lead to struggling with life choices. Octavio Paz is dealing with an internal struggle and confusion in his life, where he is having a deep difficulty in making his life choices, as he is in search … Read more
John Milton was born, in London, England on December 9th and he died on November 8thin the same place that he was born. He was alive during the Restoration Era of King Charles II, that’s when he decided to begin to write Paradise Lost and the poem was an epic poem. Paradise Lost which talks … Read more
Have you ever been in love? It is horrible, because it makes you feel so vulnerable. All because one person walked into your life. You end up giving a piece of you. They did something like talk to you or kiss you, and now your life is not the same anymore. If that connection fades, … Read more
AP Literature & Composition 14 October 2016 Distortion of Human Nature in Wuthering Heights There is no doubt that Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë’s only masterpiece, is regarded as one of the more captivating novels of English literature. What defines Wuthering Heights? Written in a didactic nature, the novel’s narrative structure is riddled with mysterious settings, … Read more
Tennessee Williams is known for many pieces of literature written throughout the 1900s. In his writing Williams often uses symbolism to grab the attention of the audience and highlight key details that are important to understanding the plot. One of these works is The Glass Menagerie, throughout this play Williams manipulates the use of memory … Read more
Wuthering Heights is commonly considered to be a classic of English literature and many see it to be a classic example of Gothic Literature – however upon reflection it could be argued that there is a constant overlapping of Gothic and realist domestic genre which sheds light on such a very distinct way of depicting … Read more
Common Sense & Productivity in 100 Years of Solitude: How Much Work is Too Much, and Why? Gabriel Garcia Marquez utilises multiple recurring motifs to lead to a common overarching theme in 100 Years of Solitude. The most prevalent one that is represented in the town of Macondo is productivity. This leads to an errant … Read more
My Life in Books Over time I’ve explored many different books from a variety of genres. Having always had a passion for literature, these books have made me laugh, made me cry, brought new issues to my attention and completely altered my perspective on many things. These five are a few of my absolute favourites … Read more
Book Report Author and source The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time is a Fictional story by Mark Haddon. Mark Haddon was born in Northampton. He was a graduate of Oxford University in 1981 but then later continued to go to school for English literature at Edinburgh University. He had many jobs but … Read more
Othello Essay #1 In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Othello, Iago manipulates Othello’s poor judge of character, insecurity, and jealousy by deceiving the Moor into lies and doubts. Although Iago appears to be an honest and good man, he is very ambiguous as he brings the downfall of Othello. Iago is skillfully manipulative as he utilizes … Read more
Introduction In the human experience, it is so easy to fall for simple tricks that seem like acts of kindness. One way to prove this is the mythological creature the siren. The sirens sing a beautiful song, which seems like an act of kindness, but they sing it for evil. The song traps sailors on … Read more
Bidden by the ghost of his father to ‘revenge his foul and most unnatural murder’ (Shakespeare 1.5) by his brother, Claudius, Hamlet swears to hastily avenge his father’s death. He then spends the rest of the play failing to fulfill this promise, even when the guilt of his uncle is clear as day. However, it … Read more
