William Cullen Bryant

“Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that’s probably the biggest key to success.” This statement, by actor Taylor Lautner, identifies the importance of honesty to relationships. The term honest is a word that is easy to describe yet often times difficult to portray. In Othello, the Moor was easily able to call his friend, Iago, “honest Iago.” Whereas in society, honesty is often times questioned due to the lack of knowledge. Honest is used…

Life in a Glass House Tennessee Williams is best known for writing short stories, poetry, and plays. He likes to use Metaphor, symbols, and Southern Gothic style when he writes. Southern Gothic style can be looked at as the lost, unbalanced, mind like addiction, madness, obsession, and controlling. Most of Williams writing is based on his life experience. He recreates his life as a child and brings them back to life in his writing. The memory of his childhood is very much the same as the…

Just like the common themes found in Iphis and Ianthe from Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Galatea, there are some common themes from Galatea found in William Shakespeare’s play As You Like It. This common theme is the idea of a woman dressing up as a man and falling in love with another person. Even with these commonalities, there are many differences between these two plays in both plot and what each play says about gender, love, and marriage. Using this, the end of the play Galatea can be better…

In the short story "A Rose for Emily" written by author William Faulkner, we are introduced to quite the character; Miss Emily Grierson. A bit self-centered and mysterious, Emily Grierson was not despised by the people in her hometown, but was certainly not admired either. Not to blame the Southern community for their curiosity in what Miss Emily was all about, with her odd behavior and bizarre ways. Anyone would be intrigued by the irregular conduct that a young woman like Miss Emily presented.…

In 1603, William Shakespeare wrote a tragedy called Othello about a Spanish moor that ultimately fell victim to his own skepticism and emotions and murders his wife due to the machinations of Iago. Iago is the most interesting character in this Shakespearean play and actually has more speaking parts than even Othello himself. A man that can even convince his own wife to help with his masterfully manipulated puppetry of Othello, Desdemona, Rodrigo, Cassio, and Emilia is an exquisite character.…

The short story “A Rose For Emily” was written by William Faulkner in 1930. Fifty-three years later, the story was adaptation was adapted for the big screen based on Faulkner’s short story. The short story and the film have many similarities and differences; they compare in areas of plot and symbolism, but differ in chronological order and mood. These similarities and differences give “A Rose For Emily” the ability to be distributed in two completely different mediums, while sticking to the same…

and decided to start a pop punk band. Her and the Farro brothers were founding members of that band Paramore, along with friend Jeremy Davis. ‘Paramore’ was coined from a friend of the band’s mother’s maiden name, and a play on the word ‘paramour.’ Williams was discovered in 2003 and introduced to Atlantic Records, being offered a record deal as a solo pop artist. She refused, saying she would only sign if she could be part of Paramore rather than be a solo…

LOTF Essay Could modern day society function without clear rules, laws, and enforcement of those rules? In Lord Of The Flies, William Golding uses symbolism and characters to show that humans need rules and enforcement of those rules in order to function effectively. Without them, humans naturally become savages, which leads to an unsustainable and dangerous society. The diminishing power of the rules, and the results of this is shown through the fire, the power and respect towards the conch,…

have no reason for the argument other than to prove that they are right and therefore, better. It is noteworthy that these children at least recognize that war is not the only tool and are capable of using words and logic to come to a conclusion. William Golding author of Lord of the Flies supports this idea in his novel about a group of little boys left in isolation to form their own new world, yet the still create conflicts and end up dealing with such conflicts by means of war. These boys…

In As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, Darl was always perceived as mildly insane. He was able to know and understand things that he shouldn’t know. In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” by Tennessee Williams, Stella’s sister Blanche lied throughout the play in order to change the way she was perceived. She was also unable to keep her secrets and painful memories which led to her insanity. In As I Lay Dying and “A Streetcar Named Desire,” both Darl and Blanche’s levels of sanity decreased when they…