William Dodd

Themes are universal lessons and subjects in a piece of writing or book. Both Hamlet and the Twelfth Night have universal themes. The two plays teach valuable lessons throughout the actions going on. Readers are able to recognize themes throughout the plays based on the specific characteristics of each of the plays. The two books have some clear differences. The Twelfth Night was written in 1601 while Hamlet was written in 1599. The different times of being written can allow the reader to…

Mercury the lead singer of Queen, “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality. Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see…” English playwright William Shakespeare plays with this idea of dreams versus reality throughout a number of his production. The William Shakespeare play A Midsummers Night Dream plays with this idea more than any other play production created by the famous playwright. Within this particular play, Shakespeare plays with the…

The theme of appearance versus reality is reoccurring throughout the play of King Lear by William Shakespeare. There is an evident contrast between reality as opposed to appearance. Reality is the world or the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to appearance to be an idealistic or notional idea of them. Appearance is an imagination, while reality is an actual existence. In King Lear there are many characters that appear to be, what in reality, they are not. Since one cannot see…

In the eighteenth century, “Gothic” meant anything that was unusual, disrespecting of tradition, or nonconforming. Gothic writing revolved around wicked, amazing, and sometimes destructive people, objects, or events. Much of Gothic literature was a result of disturbances in the eighteenth century. Mayhem erupted due to major changes in politics, economics, and social norms. Subsequently, Gothic literature valued the past with its ideas of aristocratic strength, passion, barbarity, and magic. The…

taught them life lessons. To William Wordsworth nature was his one only teacher. The majority of the writers prefer nature over anything artificial or industrial. They explain that nature proves to be overpowering and is seen to be greater than anything artificial. Nature is a visionary for the writers and gives them inspiration for composing their poems and views. In the writer’s eyes nature shows someone with imagination to make reality and the world a better place. William Blake is a firm…

According to Thomas J. Watson, “If we do not take advantage of our opportunity, it is our own fault.” The novel, “Lord of the Flies”, by William Golding, is about the boy’s freedom using many archetypical objects on the island without adults and rules of civilization during World War-II. The author agrees according to looking at human experiences that if given opportunities to start all over again, humans will be the same again. By saying this he means related to novel if boys were given to…

In an ingenious masterpiece, Shakespeare weaves trifling events that appear inconsequential, yet become essential to the plot and flow of the play. Upon discerning the role of women in the Shakespearean era and analyzing the relationships both Gertrude and Ophelia had with the men in their lives, can one comprehend the role and treatment of women in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. The presence of only two women in the entire play denotes a certain message from the beginning, additionally with both…

In the Shakespearian play ‘Hamlet’, the portrayal of madness is one of the driving themes, which widely affects all characters and the main plot. The representation of madness is not only complex, but was cleverly planned out, as the madness between the characters are linked. Because of how intricate the play was written, there is much speculation to be made. There is a debate in the audience over whether Hamlet was truly mad or not - something that will likely never get a definite answer as…

William McKinley Junior was born in Niles, Ohio, on January 23rd, 1843. Being the seventh of nine children, his mother, Nancy, did not devote all of her time to him. Because of this, he learned how to take care of himself. The entire family were devout Methodists, Nancy enrolled the children in Sunday school before she enrolled them in regular school. William was intrigued by the challenges of school and had an extraordinary intuition, a trait which would go toward his favor in his adulthood.…

While we were perusing in English class a short story on "A rose for Emily" in Chapter 1 of William Faulkner 's A Rose for Emily, as we read we discovered a couple data about Miss Emily, she originates from an effective and very much regarded family which was started from the south and through time they have lost their notoriety and their energy because of family matters and issues, it was said that miss Emily relatives were distraught and it was past down to era to era until it contacted her.…