… play, King Lear goes through a process of self-destruction. In the beginning, King Lear's pride, his self-image, and exercise of excess power astray him toward a series of losses and his death. But these series of losses make him perceive the real world.…

… obscure poem about the struggle to retake the world from the grasps of Satan and his minions. John Milton, the man who brought the literary world the great fall of mankind in Paradise Lost, returns to the epic biblical struggles in the sequel, Paradise…

… in Like Water for Chocolate.         Food equals memory and memory equals immortality. In the recipes we pass down from generation to generation, in the food of our mothers, we reawaken the past, make the present more real, perhaps capture…

… shaping the story. The most important aspects of this story are Edna's longing for freedom and independence. These two yearnings are represented in many ways. One of the more important symbols for independence is clothing. _____At various points…

… was William Wordsworth. Wordsworth wrote many interesting poems, and one of his finest was "She was a Phantom of Delight". Wordsworth had relations with many women and so it wasn't known for whom he wrote this poem. In his poem, he never describes…

… Shakespeare in the 15th century. This play is based upon two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who in just a short period of three days meet, marry, make love, and die. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. These two families have gone by many generations…

… of stories in a frame story, between 1387 and 1400. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England). The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they…

… Some of these stories can be adventurous, romantic or horrifying. Some of these stories are good to read while some are very predictable and boring. Although some stories that are predicable tend to be boring, it is a not a case for 'Smee',…

… revealed with meanings that are more than superficial. In depth, what the statement means is more broader than what meets the eye. The play gives an endless variety of quotes by all different types of people. Hamlet speaks of something in Act I scene…

… Tales is a collection of stories set within a framing story of a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral, the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket. The poet joins a band of pilgrims, vividly described in the General…