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

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An Analysis of the Basic Plot of Hamlet Forces (1698 words, 3 pages)

Hamlet (J. Arthur Rank Films, 1948) Hamlet (BBC, 1980) Hamlet (Warner Brothers, 1990) Hamlet (Columbia Pictures, 1996) Hamlet (Double A Films, 2000) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Cinecom Pictures, 1990) A Hawk from a Handsaw Hamlet in Film "I am but mad north-north-west when the wind is southerly I know ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Barn Burning (942 words, 2 pages)

Jeremy Aust Professor Anderson English 104 November 6, 2000 A Literary Analysis of Barn Burning At first glance, the story Barn burning seems just to be about a tyrannical father and a son who is in the grips of that tyranny. I think Faulkner explores at least one important philosophical ... Read More

Macbeth (1403 words, 2 pages)

Macbeth (For kids) Once upon a time on a hill of Scotland, three witches come together. It is a cold, foggy day and they are talking about meeting with a man named Macbeth. At the bottom of the hill in King Duncan of Scotland's castle, a police officer tells King ... Read More

The Unconditional Love in Bessie Head’s Story “The End and a Boy” (595 words, 1 pages)

Bessie Head wrote the story "The Wind and a boy". Her story revolved around a boy was accepted unconditionally and loved even more so. Alan Paton wrote the story of Ha'Penny, a sad story with a bittersweet ending about a young delinquent and his search for belonging. This essay shall ... Read More

A Comparison of ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (1268 words, 2 pages)

A comparative study of Sydney Carton in Dickens' novel, A Tale of Two Cities, and Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet in Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, requires the reader to analyze various aspects that the transforming effect love can have on a personality. As we study each character, it is ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of ‘Truck Stop Rainbows’ (843 words, 2 pages)

I have chosen to write a literary analysis about a book called Truck Stop Rainbows written by Iva Pekarkova in 1989. It depicts a journey of a young woman who is in search of her rainbowssymbols of beauty, freedom, and self-identity in a Communistic Czechoslovakia. David Ellis, a literary critic, ... Read More

An Analysis of ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ (913 words, 1 pages)

A Tale of Two Cities is a tale filled with the theme of sacrifice, as it is used to help the reader realize the cost of life, as well as to develop the plot through the effects of those sacrifices. Through the characters of Sydney Carton, Dr. Manette, and Ms. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Caretaker by Harold Pinter (1932 words, 3 pages)

A Play can be confrontational, challenging and disturbing to the values and assumptions of an audience. Discuss with close reference to The Caretaker. The Caretaker, written by the British playwright Harold Pinter in the late 1950's and early 1960's disrupts the audiences perceptions of existence and their understandings of it. ... Read More

The Portrayal of Characters of John Edgar’s Widemans Essay Our Time (414 words, 1 pages)

The hardest habit to break, since it was the habit of a lifetime, would be listening to myself listen to him. That habit would destroy any chance of seeing my brother on his terms and seeing him in his terms, learning his terms, seemed the whole point of learning his ... Read More

A Compariso of Marriage Is a Private Affair and This Be the Verse (676 words, 2 pages)

The story Marriage is a Private Affair and the poem This Be the Verse made me analyze that parents decisions arent always the best ones. I think when a parent decision do not agree with the lives of their children, it can cause conflict between them. I felt the story ... Read More

An Analysis of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (271 words, 1 pages)

Sunddenly, Bob dashes out into the audience and jokingly asks one of the audience members if she would like to catch a movie after the play. This type of thig was typical at The Complete Works of William Shakespeare in Samuel Park in Dallas. It was an entertaining comedy with ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (1221 words, 2 pages)

A Mid Summer Night's Dream Film Analysis A Mid Summer Night's Dream Film Analysis "A Mid summer Night's Dream" is another entry into Shakespeare's recent rebirth on film. Michael Hoffman's film dose not stay true to the text, but he must take liberties to allow for this classic story to ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare (417 words, 1 pages)

William Shakespeare intensifies the emotion of love and foolishness in the epic tale of four lovers and an enchanted forest in his classic Midsummer Nights Dream. Early in this work, we learn of two young maidens, Hermia and Helena, and their unfulfilled passions. Hermia, the daughter of a gentleman, is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare (1189 words, 3 pages)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM A Midsummer Nights Dream was written in 16th century England. In 1595, life was as you can imagine very different. During this period Queen Elizabeth I was at the throne. England was a Christian country and people greatly honoured the queen. Shakespeare was Elizabeth Is poet ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Edmund in King Lear by William Shakespeare (1807 words, 5 pages)

Kenneth Jones Professor Bailey English 2322 May 28, 2000 A Look at Shakespeares Edmund In King Lear, the villainous but intelligent Edmund, with more than a brief examination into his character, has understandable motivations outside of the base purposes with which he might at first be credited. Edmund is a ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Piano Lesson (668 words, 1 pages)

A Lesson in Names The title The Piano Lesson has a lot to do with not only the themes in the play, but one would think after reading the play that the title helps to set the tone as well. According to Dictionary.com theme is defined as a dominant idea ... Read More

An Analysis of the Elements of Tragedy in Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge (1049 words, 2 pages)

Audiences are drawn to tragedies because a tragedy brings out the true characters spirit and creates vivid emotions within these characters. Aristotle once stated in his Poetics that a tragedy should arouse pity and fear in spectators. For a tragedy to procure such distinct emotions of pity and fear three ... Read More

The Story of Ermalinda During the Large Outmigration From Poland to United States (1062 words, 2 pages)

During the time when there was a large outmigration from Portugal to the United States, Ermalinda was just 6 years old. She always remembered herself preparing to leave for her new life, she would sit in a chair for hours and just stare at the mountain peaks which descended steeply ... Read More

The Important Values in a Person With Good Character (1265 words, 2 pages)

A Dreamland It Would Be My grandmother once told me that a person who has character is a person who not only thinks well of others, but of themselves as well. She also told me that such a person is not afraid to stand up for their beliefs. I still ... Read More

The Role of a Woman in the 19th Century in Henrik Ibsen’s Play A Dolls House (578 words, 1 pages)

Adam G A Dolls House The play a dolls house by Henrik Ibsen is based on house hold life and the role of woman in the 19th century. When Henrik Ibsen wrote this play he designed two possible endings. The critics and the viewers liked the original ending which was ... Read More

Serious Social Commentary in Henrik Ibsen’s Play “A Dolls House” (1468 words, 2 pages)

In the play, A Dolls House, by Henrik Ibsen there seems to include serious social commentary underlying in this piece. This play is obviously critical of the time period, but also presents little or no solutions. The play is critiquing the society of the time for its structured hierarchy of ... Read More

A Review of Henrik Ibsen’s Play “A Dolls House” as a Tragedy (10386 words, 19 pages)

A Doll's House as Tragedy Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House can be seen as defining modern tragedy, and Ibsen's innate ability at creating dramatic situations is evident in the fact that many of the conventions seen in theatre and television drama were developed within this play, some 120 years ago. ... Read More

A Review of the Sixteenth Century Bard “The Taming of the Shrew” (1851 words, 3 pages)

The Taming of the Shrew is one of the earliest comedies written by sixteenth and seventeenth century English bard, William Shakespeare. Some scholars believe it may have been his first work written for the stage as well as his first comedy (Shakespearean 310). The earliest record of it being performed ... Read More

Protagonism as Described by Bilbon’s The Hobit (898 words, 1 pages)

The protagonist and title character of The Hobbit, Bilbo is by far the novel's most important figure. Bilbo's thoughts, feelings, and actions form the focus of the novel and shape its plot. Bilbo's central role is underscored by his appealhe is not only the most important but also the most ... Read More

A comparison and contrast of nature (1233 words, 2 pages)

A Comparison and Contrast of Nature BY Professor Liberman 4-02-99 In the Nineteenth century Realism, Naturalism, and Symbolism were popular modes of expression by writers of that era. Such modes of expression were the use of nature in their writings. Two poets that really stand out among the rest are ... Read More

The Close Relationship Between Horatio and Hamlet in the Play “Hamlet” (906 words, 2 pages)

Horatio seemed to be Hamlet's only true friend throughout the course of the play. Where many men befriended Hamlet, they later either betrayed or neglected him. Horatio, however, stays Hamlet's side throughout the course of the play, never once questioning his motives or principles. Throughout the play, Horatio is seen ... Read More

My Summer Holiday With My Family and The Camping Trip (514 words, 1 pages)

During the summer my family and I like to go camping. For me it is a way to get away from everything that is happening in my life. When camping things are so relaxing and beautiful. When camping with my family I am always woke up by the smell of ... Read More

Differentiation of Characters and Actors In “Six Characters in Search of an Author” (361 words, 1 pages)

In Six Characters in Search of an Author, Luigi Pirandello demonstrates how he took advantage of classical drama by creating the difference between the characters and actors in the play. Pirandello uses many staging approaches and techniques to merge drama and theater, into real life, while featuring the shortcomings of ... Read More

Seamus Heaney is a contemporary Irish poet. As soon as he published "Death of a Naturalist", in 1966, it was acclaimed as a great work of literature. This collection revolves around childhood, the loss of innocence and the transition from childhood to adulthood. We also have a glimpse of Heaney's ... Read More

A Comparison Between The Societies in The Novels “1984” and “Brave New World” (1306 words, 2 pages)

1984 vs Brave New World Undoubtedly, the thought of living in, or forming a utopian society has flashed through nearly every person's mind. A few people have even tried to make this ideal dream society a reality. Unfortunately, within the pursuit of these societies the leaders become corrupt and begin ... Read More

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