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

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The Experiences of Women Trying to Be Successful in the World in A Room of One’s Own and To the Lighthouse, Two Books by Virginia Woolf (2839 words, 8 pages)

Virginia Woolfs books are great examples of showing what women go through when trying to be successful in the world, especially aspiring female role models. In A Room of Ones Own she discusses a typical Victorian womans relationship with the men around her and how she is so often interrupted, ... Read More

The Dangers of Technology in the Novel 1984 by George Orwell (995 words, 4 pages)

Orwell and TechnologyIn the novel 1984 written by George Orwell, he tells of how the world can become a totalitarian government quickly. George Orwell published the novel in the year 1948, and tried to predict what the future would be like in nineteen-eighty four, and from the novel, thought it ... Read More

The Character of the Goddess Ayesha in She: A History of Adventure, a Novel by H. Rider Haggard (2064 words, 7 pages)

Ayesha, a modern Victorian MedeaH. Rider Haggards novel She A History of Adventure, cognomen She, stars a complicated matrona and goddess, Ayesha, of the lost civilization of the North African Amahagger people. Through her interactions with her own people along with outsiders, Ayesha paints herself as a complicated and intensely ... Read More

A Personal Interpretation of 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (867 words, 4 pages)

Orwellian Interpretation George Orwell, originally named Eric Blair was an English novelist who wrote many works during the time period of the 1930s and 1940s. The majority of his works focus on politics, language, society, and so much more. In some way, each of his pieces can be related to ... Read More

A Comparison of God as the Perfect Creator and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as a Flawed Creator (1070 words, 4 pages)

Unlike Victor Frankenstein, God is the perfect creator. God created humans to conceive other humans, have emotion, and obtain the capability to communicate with one another. On the other hand Victors main purpose in attempting to create the Monster is solely a science experiment. Victor creates the Monster who cannot ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of the Loss of Innocence in the Novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding (492 words, 2 pages)

The loss of innocence is an apparent theme in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Exposure to the wild and the nature of entangled in its vines causes the eventual loss of innocence. This is exemplified before there is a major division of groups, when the boys ... Read More

Recidivism in Society and the Prison System in the Book 1984 by George Orwell (752 words, 3 pages)

Recidivism in SocietyAlthough the prison in the book 1984 was inhumane and unethical it did possess one good quality, it introduced its captives back into society as functioning members. This is something American prisons seem to lack. Our prisons need to correct behavior, not just punish bad behavior.American prisons do ... Read More

Character Analysis of Basil Hallward in The Picture of Dorian Gray, a Novel by Oscar Wilde (695 words, 2 pages)

The main character in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian, is a man too easily influenced by his surroundings. He is quoted as saying, Basil Hallward is what I think I am Lord Henry is what the world thinks me Dorian is what I would like to bein other ages, ... Read More

Biblical, Political, and Psychological Allegory in Lord of the Flies by William Golding (761 words, 3 pages)

Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a novel which has been connected to several different allegorical representations of the characters, themes, and symbols. Biblical, Political, and Psychological connections are among the most commonly taught,. The Lord of the Flies has many allegorical connections which have been explored by ... Read More

Othello Compare and ContrastIn William Shakespeare's 1604 play, Othello, there are many characters that have compare and contrast, however, Desdemona and Emilia in particular collide with their strong beliefs on love, marriage, and sin. Desdemona, the wife of Othello exudes characteristics of assertiveness, chaste, and romanticism, while Emilia, Iagos wife, ... Read More

The Different Techniques Used to Build Hamlet’s Character in William Shakespeare’s Play (1715 words, 5 pages)

"The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" by William Shakespeare hasan abundance of long, beautiful soliloquies, many given by Hamlet himself,including the infamous "To be, or not to be" (3.1.58) speech. What arelittle known or studied are the puns that Hamlet delivers throughout theplay. These puns combined with the immense ... Read More

A Response on a Passage From A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare (325 words, 2 pages)

Midsummer Nights Dream Passage ResponseThe passage I choose to respond to comes from the second scene of act three starting at line 193. In this passage Helena starts to believe that Lysander, Demetrius, and Hermia have conspired against her when in reality both Lysander and Demetrius have been put under ... Read More

Missed Opportunities of a Life of Love and Pure Happiness in The Adventures of David Simple, a Book by Sarah Fielding (1947 words, 7 pages)

Restoration and 18th Century LiteratureGood Intentions Taken for GrantedIt is hard to tell when a woman is genuine in her affections towards others, especially towards men. Often times, it is unclear as to if the emotional display of women is merely a mechanism for their self gain, or if they ... Read More

The Volatile Mix of Love and Violence in Romeo and Juliet, a Play by William Shakespeare (711 words, 2 pages)

Fights and love should not be combined. William Shakespeare shows this in the most famous love story of all times, Romeo and Juliet. In the city of Verona, Italy, many centuries ago, two lovers try to be together despite the fight held between their families. Romeos family, the Montagues, and ... Read More

A Psychoanalytic Analysis of Coraline, a Novella by Neil Gaiman (1498 words, 5 pages)

Coraline- Psychoanalytic JourneyThere are many psychoanalytic aspects to the novel Coraline of which I can discuss and determine but what seems to be the strongest thread of unconscious motivation? The idea of her real world and one created is rich with the concept of a childs desire and the manifestations ... Read More

Character Analysis of Tamora in Titus Andronicus, a Play by William Shakespeare (2676 words, 9 pages)

Topic ProposalFor my topic I would like to explore the character of Tamora in Shakespeares Titus Andronicus and who she could be based off of in real life. Some speculations for exploration would be Catherine de Medicis, queen of France in 1547-1589, Hecuba queen of Troy and Semiramis, queen of ... Read More

Younger Women’s Perspective in Response to Their Marriage with Older Men In “The Miller’s Tale” And “The Merchant’s Tale”, Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1542 words, 5 pages)

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer shows an interesting perspective of how some women respond to their marriages when they are forcibly wed to men who are much older than them. Two stories for example, The Millers Tale and The Merchants Tale show two women in this situation and how ... Read More

The Ghost of King Hamlet’s Influence on the Tragic Outcome of the Play Hamlet by William Shakespeare (626 words, 2 pages)

Tragic EndingHamlet is obviously a tragedy no questions asked, but who is truly responsible for all the mayhem that happens throughout the play. There are many players to this plot who all have contributed to all the events, but who was behind them all. Who was the one who provoked ... Read More

A Review of Symbolism and Characters in The Merchant’s Tale, a Book by Geoffrey Chaucer (883 words, 3 pages)

George B. "The Scorpion of Chaucer's Merchant's Tale." Modern Language Quarterly 26.3 (1965) 369. Academic Search Complete. Web. 8 Oct. 2014.The purpose of this article is to consider the meaning of the scorpion in The Merchants Tale.(Pg. 1 George Pace goes on in a brief summary to discuss, first of ... Read More

A Comparison between the Characters of Antony and Octavian Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra, a Tragic Play by William Shakespeare (1828 words, 6 pages)

The War between Antony and Octavian CaesarIn Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare, we are introduced to a young man who is struggling in a way of what he values more, duty and honor or his love for Cleopatra. The story portrays Antony as a sympathetic character which means a ... Read More

The Journey of Marlow in Heart of Darkness, a Novel by Joseph Conrad (1493 words, 5 pages)

Marlows JourneyMarlow just gets up and goes. It seems so. Its like a sirens call or the highlighted route on a GPShe just seems to know that he has to go and go he does. Of course, its not really that simple at all. It all really started when he ... Read More

The Natural Order in Denmark in the Famous Play Hamlet by William Shakespeare (2574 words, 8 pages)

The Role of Roles in HamletEverything has an order. When this order is disrupted, things fall apart, chaos ensuesa changing world means changing people and, sometimes, individuals get left out. After all, life is a game of fitting in. Society offers us roles, and we fill them, because who we ... Read More

An Analysis of the Zubik versus Burwell Case in Relation to the Affordable Care Act (2582 words, 9 pages)

Zubik v. Burwell An AnalysisAs part of a now somewhat established tradition of challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since its passage into law in 2010, Zubik v. Burwell presents ever more complex issues about what constitutes religious freedom, as well as questions the federal governments authority to become involved ... Read More

Character Analysis of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Falstaff in Henry IV (2182 words, 8 pages)

Juliet and Falstaff Desire, Deconstruction, and Debunking Social ImperativesShakespeares Elizabethan stage was a place of conceit and counterfeita stage of meta-performance full of characters who constantly exchange their identities, provide stage directions to one another, and use the very tone and tenor of language to convey changing notions of themselves ... Read More

The Politics of Desire in Elizabethan Shakespeare (2215 words, 8 pages)

The Politics of Desire in Elizabethan ShakespeareWith various shades of want love, pride, ambition so powerfully driving nearly all of Shakespeares works in one way or another, it becomes natural to call into question the exact role of desire, not merely as a rhetorical tool for character and plot development, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Relationship of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth (372 words, 1 pages)

Macbeth and Lady Macbeth appear to have a good marriage. Macbeth respects what Lady Macbeth wants and agrees with her almost all of the time. When Lady Macbeth hears of the prophecy that the witches told to Macbeth, she gets the urge to be queen. Meanwhile Macbeth has the urge ... Read More

The Life, Literary Works, and Contributions of Elizabeth Ashbridge (740 words, 3 pages)

Elizabeth AshbridgeAlthough little is known about Elizabeth Ashbridge outside of what she wrote in Some Account of the Fore Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge, she was an important both for early American and for feminine literature. Stated on page 376, she had an awful regard for religion and ... Read More

The Manipulation in the Novella A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (840 words, 3 pages)

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess is a novella written inspired by the authors spite of the movement of communism, the rise of behavioralism, his devotion to the Catholic faith and the savage like nature of Russian teenagers. The title of the novella itself is quite contradicting for it contributes ... Read More

A Review of Hard Times, a Book by Charles Dickens (702 words, 2 pages)

Hard Times by Charles Dickens is a novel divided into three books. These books are titled Sowing, Reaping, and Garnering. In the first book called Sowing, Charles Dickens shows his concern for the people who have miserable lives such as being poor or having trouble working. Most of the novel ... Read More

An Examination of the Film Adaptation by Baz Luhrmann of Romeo and Juliet, a Play by William Shakespeare (2357 words, 8 pages)

Star-crossed lovers. How many times will a person hear that phrase during their lifetime in what seems to be an unlimited amount of contexts? Countless. The phrase was coined by playwright William Shakespeare when describing his love-struck characters Romeo and Juliet, and their deep infatuation with one another whilst being ... Read More

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