English Literature Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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An Analysis of Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, a Famous Short Story by Joyce Carol Oates (1091 words, 2 pages)

A famous short story is Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates. This stunning story describes how the seemingly perfect girl, Connie, is terrorized by the most abnormal man, Arnold Friend. Some would argue that he is the devil. Any argument that Arnold Friend is ... Read More

The Role of Love and Marriage in Romeo and Juliet, a Play by William Shakespeare (3109 words, 5 pages)

What role do love and marriage play in Romeo and Juliet? The play of Romeo and Juliet includes several different types of love known in the 1600s. Courtly love is the first example known in the play discovered by Romeo and his false love for Rosaline (today's equivalent could be ... Read More

Bernard Shaw’s Great Respect and Consideration for Women Shown in His Play “St. Joan” (1129 words, 2 pages)

Bernard Shaw was a dramatic critic. He is said to be one pf the world's most famous playwrights. Even though there were many who opposed his progressive views, he was adamant in his desire to reform society. Shaw was a feminist and had great respect and consideration for women. St. ... Read More

Analyzing Jane Austen’s Criticisms Written in Her Novel Emma (1473 words, 2 pages)

"I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like," were Jane Austen's exact thoughts on her novel 'Emma', prior to writing it in 1816. And that is exactly what she proceeded to do. Jane Austen was influenced by the society at the time when she ... Read More

Lets Talk About Love in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (2176 words, 7 pages)

What does Shakespeare have to say about love in the play 'Romeo and Juliet'? We are introduced to many different aspects of love throughout the play 'Romeo and Juliet'. Shakespeare does this by expressing his own views through his characters and their opinions. As the play unfolds we begin to ... Read More

Analyzing Cassio’s Balanced Character in William Shakespeare’s Othello (1003 words, 2 pages)

Shakespeare presents Cassio as a balanced character, essentially honest and trustworthy, who, although he does have some weaknesses, he has weaknesses which are understandable and not in the extreme, thus contributing to the concerns and effects of weaknesses in Othello. He also provides a contrast to Iago, who seems to ... Read More

A Comparison of Traits Between True Love and Romantic Love (860 words, 1 pages)

There are many forms of love but the most commonly confused forms would have to be Romantic, and True. Even though many effects of Romantic and True love are the same, feelings and the reasons which cause the effects to take place, are what differentiate Romantic and True love. What ... Read More

An Analysis of a Scene from Hamlet, a Tragedy by William Shakespeare (515 words, 1 pages)

What a piece of work is manand yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? (Hamlet, 2.2 327-332). In this scene from William Shakespeares Hamlet, Hamlet is speaking to his old university friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, explaining the sadness that has engulfed him since his father's death. The speech ... Read More

A Personal Narrative About Five Sites Providing Useful and Valuable Information (1067 words, 2 pages)

Sociology Class ReportSpring 2001 1. The Atlantic Monthly Group httpwww.theatlantic.comunboundflashbksimmigrimmigint.htm The website provides extensive information on history of immigration and issues related to immigration. I narrowed down my choice to an interesting article by Matthew Connelly and Paul Kennedy, "Must It Be the Rest Against the West?" The article discusses ... Read More

A Discussion About the Book “Crossing” by Agnes Nieuwenhuizen and Tessa Duder and the Theme of Crossing Boundaries in Order to Reach Freedom (829 words, 1 pages)

The essay statement that I will be discussing in this essay is 'crossing the boundaries is all about freedom.' In this case I definitely agree that this is true as it is portrayed in various short stories in the book "crossing" by Agnes Nieuwenhuizen and Tessa Duder. We also see ... Read More

A Discussion About Whether Macbeth from Shakespeare’s Play “Macbeth” is a Butcher Who Kills in Cold Blood (816 words, 2 pages)

At the end of the play, Malcolm refers to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as '...this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen...', consider the accuracy of Malcolm's judgment by reference to their speeches and actions throughout the play. (2,5 pages) In Malcolm's eyes, the Macbeths are just tyrannical murderers who snatched ... Read More

The Tragic Nature of Hamlet, a Play by William Shakespeare (347 words, 1 pages)

Was Hamlet a Tragedy? Often forced to confront the ghost of his father, Hamlet spends his time contemplating revenge in the name of his father, all the while watching others take action which he disagrees with. While some may see it as a tragedy, perhaps in the name of love, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Illusions in Poems by Wilfred Owens (616 words, 1 pages)

QuestionIn what specific ways do Wilfred Owens poems attempt to dispel the illusions about the war represented in the art on pages 367-368? As the First World War raged through Europe many of the countries involved used posters to draw people to the cause. The posters located in the Human ... Read More

A Discussion on Poetic Skepticism Concerning War in Various Literary Pieces (850 words, 1 pages)

War is imposed. The situation to go to war is made by those who have something to lose in the political realm. If war were a decision made on an individual level it would be a mere fight. The Leviathan, as referred to by Thomas Hobbes, or system to which ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in Galileo, a Play by Bertolt Brecht (972 words, 2 pages)

Wallace and Galilei Heroes or Zeroes? In the play Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, the main character Galileo Galilei, is forced to recant and turn on his ideals for the sake of his life. The little monk warned Galileo before he divulged his findings, that they could be disastrous to the ... Read More

Human Nature in Loss of the Creature, an Essay by Walker Percy (430 words, 1 pages)

Percy Essay Walker Percy has explored various aspects of Human Nature in this essay Loss of the Creature. He explores how there are certain experiences in this world that come in symbolic packages, or attached to preformed complexes. Percy explores the definition of Sovereignty and how it applies to the ... Read More

A Brief Summary of a Play About a Grandmother and Granddaughter (824 words, 2 pages)

Grandmother yes, dear Woolf. It is true. Women's experiences are way wider than men's. 1st Granddaughter hello Grandma, what are you reading? Grandmother nothing! I was knitting something! 2nd granddaughter I saw you grandma! Do you read for Woolf? She is excellent! Grandmother I read for her because she is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Viola in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (1038 words, 2 pages)

Viola finds herself shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria. William Shakespeare, the author of Twelfth Night, explores and shows the emotion of love in detail. Shakespeare has also created a romantic comedy about three persistent characters that are trapped in a love triangle that seems continuous. One of the main ... Read More

An Analysis of Values and Attitudes Conveyed in “Utopia” by Sir Thomas Moore (1181 words, 2 pages)

What values and attitudes does the text Utopia convey? The text Utopia was written by Sir Thomas Moore in 1516, just before the outbreak of the Reformation. Mores life flourished through the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, which were influential years in the Renaissance, a flowering of art and ... Read More

A Chapter from a Narrative of a Slave from Franklin County, Virginia (5274 words, 6 pages)

Up from slavery Chapter I 45Sl2 Slavery A slave among slaves. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter I. I WAS born a slave on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. I am not quite sure of the exact place or exact date of my birth, but at any rate I suspect I must have ... Read More

An Analysis of the Metaphors and Comparisons to Drinking in Under the Influence by Scott Russell Sanders (707 words, 1 pages)

In the essay Under the Influence, Scott Russell Sanders uses metaphors and comparisons to describe his fathers drinking, and the connection of his excessive working and compares those two addictions. First, he talks in detail about his fathers excessive abuse of alcohol, emphasizing the transformation of this father every time ... Read More

A Personal Narrative on the Experience of Working for the US Military (1980 words, 3 pages)

My corporation is the United States Army, my CEO is the President of the United States, and my job is to defend the constitution of the United States of America. Throughout this course, I have been reminded of the stark differences in the U.S. Army and civilian corporations, but I ... Read More

An Analysis of Four Types of Prewriting: Free Writing, Clustering, Specifying and Outlining (702 words, 1 pages)

Writing Despite all of the increasing technological advances, writing is still a main form of communication. Beginning in grammar school and continuing through high school and college, thousands of students spend hours preparing essays for class. The majority of students usually begin drafting those essays merely by staring at a ... Read More

The Timeless Story of a Love Triangle in Tobias Wolff’s Two Boys and a Girl (1037 words, 2 pages)

I Saw Her First In Tobias Wolff's "Two Boy's and a Girl," the main character, Gilbert, envies his friend Rafe, wanting what Rafe has instead of accepting and trying to enjoy his own life. His sarcastic way of coping with this self-made problem develops as he looks after Rafe's girlfriend ... Read More

The Contrasting Roles of Malvolio and Sir Toby in Twelfth Night, a Play by William Shakespeare (1298 words, 2 pages)

The roles of Malvolio and Sir Toby in Twelfth Night In Twelfth Night, the contrasting roles of Malvolio and Sir Toby Belch help the play develop to the fullest possible extent. In one respect, the two characters work as purely comedic players, bringing joy to the audience in the form ... Read More

An Analysis of One Version of Twelfth Night, a Play by William Shakespeare (566 words, 1 pages)

Version of Twelfth Night - "The New Folger Library - Twelfth Night or what you will" Please note that there are serveral versions of Twelfth Night. Be sure to check the location of each lines if the book you are using is different than I am using The context of ... Read More

An Analysis of Different Views of Love by Characters in Twelft Night by William Shakespeare (813 words, 2 pages)

In Shakespeares Twelfth Night, a number of characters have distorted visions of what love, and especially romantic love are. Duke Orsino begins the plat as a self-loving, egotistical man deluded by his own amorous fancies. Olivia, the woman he believes he is in love with, is a proud mistress who ... Read More

The Heroic Traits of Shakespeare’s Prince Henry (Henry IV) and Christopher Marlowe’s Dr Faustus (The Tragic History of Dr Faustus) (1220 words, 4 pages)

Hero worship has existed in this world since the beginning of time, from the Jews honoring Moses, to the Germans honoring Adolf Hitler. Becoming a hero is a very difficult thing to accomplish. One must be successful in gaining the reverence of one's peers while at the same time not ... Read More

The Process of Tim Blake Nelson’s Conversion of Shakespeare’s Othello into O (1546 words, 3 pages)

The process of transformation used by Tim Blake Nelson in his conversion of Shakespeare's Othello into 'O', required him to modernise the universal themes that are prolific throughout Shakespearean literature and human life. These thematic elements that are ever present in human society include racism, jealousy and also appearance versus ... Read More

The Change of Context in Tom Stoppard’s Transformation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet into Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (963 words, 2 pages)

The text Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead (Ragad) written by playwright Tom Stoppard in the 1960s is a transformation of Shakespeare's canonical play Hamlet. Ragad is not merely just a reproduction of Hamlet but it creates an entirely new meaning to Shakespeare's play. Tom Stoppard raises contextual issues, which are ... Read More

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