Essays on Madame Bovary

Irony can be separated into three distinct categories: situational, dramatic and verbal. The first two of these ironies can be seen throughout Flaubert’s text, and there are distinct instances whereby they are seen to heighten the pathos of the narrative. Verbal irony as defined by…

Madam Bovary : Theme Analysis There are some people who, on their deathbeds, regret their lives for not having enjoyed it to the fullest and having missed on the real meaning of their lives. The issue is far more deeper than that, and Gustave Flaubert’s…

Madam Bovary : Style Analysis The tone of this extract from Madam Bovary is gloomy and bitter. Emma Bovary is trapped in the hole of sadness which she makes no effort to escape. Her expectations of reality are too complex to be fulfilled in real…