Abigail Williams

The connections that one makes with the real or imagined landscapes reveals the need for individuals and society to feel a sense of belonging and unity. Melissa Harrison’s novel, Clay and the Funk Brothers’ short film, Looms represents this view of people and landscapes being inextricably linked. The novel, Clay explores how TC visits the park and secret garden as it is a platform for escapism and refuge. This need for escapism is stimulated by his fractured relationship with his mother, causing…

In A TALE DARK AND GRIMM by Adam Gidwitz introduces king and his death, the young prince, faithful Johannes, and the most beautiful woman in a painting, and Hansel and Gretel. The king passed away and his son, the prince became king afterwards. The prince was not allowed to go in a room because he would fall in love with the painting of a beautiful woman. He went to rescue her and they started a life together. Faithful Johannes was not allowed to let the prince in as the king said before he…

Raskolnikov’s Guilt Crime and punishment is about a man, Raskolnikov, who commits a crime and is trying to live his life with this guilt. The crime that Raskolnikov commits is murder, and he tries to justify it by telling himself that the world is better off without this wicked woman. Although, that might be true Raskolnikov did not only kill a wicked woman he killed and innocent girl, and that is what's tormenting his soul. Raskolnikov tries his best to keep his crime a secret, but he cannot…

The play, Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare is a romantic comedy set in Messina that focuses on two relationships throughout the play, Beatrice and Benedick and Claudio and Hero. Beatrice and Benedick are constantly arguing because of how similar their personalities are. They have a strong relationship because of how well they know each other. Claudio and Hero have a ‘fairytale’ kind of love because they do not know each other very well and do not argue until the day of their…

Love is a strong interest and pleasure in something or feeling of affection. It is said to be marvelous but also sinister in its betrayal. Being neglected by someone I love is the worst experience of my life. February 14th, on a school day It was a dewy but sunny day not just any day, it was valentine's day. Valentine's day is one of the most romantic day for lovers to show their appreciation for eachother, but for me it took a total opposite turn. How could so many things go wrong in only one…

SAAD ALDAKHEEL 10/19/2017 American literature How Anne Bradstreet confronts puritan view of gender Anna Bradstreet grow up in a health family. She was the daughter of Thomas Dudley who is the manager of country estate of the puritan Earl of Lincoln. Anna Bradstreet got married at the age of 16 to the young Simon Bradstreet who was working with Anna father. Anna Bradstreet never went to school but her father always taught her and gave her an education. It that time many woman didn’t have an…

A misogynistic society often comes with many consequences. Hence the topic of female stereotypes has been addressed for centuries, from Shakespeare’s era to the 20th century to present day. William Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew and Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s (1850-1919) poem “Woman” exhibit their opinions regarding a woman’s role in society and the manner in which she responds. Shakespeare and Wilcox both reject the idea that female stereotypes, set by a misogynistic society, pressures…

Molière’s sentiment “to correct men by amusing them” is embodied in “The Imaginary Invalid,” or “The Hypochondriac.” Written in 1673, his final play defines his legacy, begun when he traveled through the French countryside with Madeleine Béjart and their Illustre Théǎtre. That was when he encountered the Commedia dell’Arte, the basis for modern comedy, adding its elements into his plays. Like many Enlightenment authors, including Corneille, Racine and Boileau, he resolutely applied Aristotle’s…

In the medieval story of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” the presence of unintentional doings due to Sir Gawain’s impetuousness is displayed continuously throughout the epic. Opposing views claim that Sir Gawain was in fact, aware of the outcomes as a result of his actions and calculated thoughts. There certainly might be evidence to this claim such as the following statement made by Gawain, “such a foolish affair is fitting for a king, so; being first to come forward, it should fall to me”…

The six elements that belong to every tragedy are the plot, characters, diction, thought, spectacle, and melody. The most significant elements of tragedy are the plot and character. The plot is the arrangement of the incidents in the story, whereas, the character is the morality given to the characters of the tragedy. Although the character defines the qualities of the character, the action of the plot itself makes them feel the emotions. Therefore, the characters contribute to the action of…