Introduction Game of Thrones is one of the most popular tv series of this century and has been highly praised by the mass viewers as well as the critics for depicting the medieval era with a touch of fantasy inculcated. The show has been based…
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The literary aspect of the fantasy genre was absolutely not there in my mind when I at the of eight watched the “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” movie adaptation which was the first installment directed by Peter Jackson based on…
There’s literally no excuse for anyone not to know what Game of Thrones is in this day and age. Social media, commercials, ad campaigns, TV shows, and movies have referenced the Emmy award-winning shows numerous times in the last eight years since it premiered on…
Game of Thrones (GOT) is the most watched, most pirated series with the most awards in the history of television. Television fiction is based on the still unfinished literary work of George R.R. Martin. Directed for David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, GOT is considered the…
The corruption that Hamlet learns of within Denmark is where Hamlet first learns of the truth behind his deceased father’s death, thus causing negative complexity within Hamlet’s emotional and mental state. When Hamlet encounters the ghost of his deceased father, who tells him, “So the…
Hamlet is arguably the most dynamic character to come of seventeenth century literature. William Shakespeare created a human being with a complex mind and elements of diversity difficult to understand. From the first glimpse of Hamlet alone, the audience is engulfed in his opulent intensity….
“To be or not to be” is one of the most famous quotes of all time by an author that has stood the test of time, William Shakespeare in his play, Hamlet. There are several themes displayed in Hamlet, these themes include death, obsession, and…
In The Wheel of Fire by G. Wilson Knight, Knight’s argument that Claudius was not a plausible villain has multiple merits but also some underlying flaws. I will defend that Claudius’ later actions were forced on him due to Hamlet’s dangerous mental state, but I…
The Harlem Renaissance was the development of a neighborhood in New York City as a black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that resulted. Lasting roughly from the 1910s through the mid-1930s, this period is considered a…
Langston Hughes’s poem ‘Mother to Son’ is a poem everyone should read at least a few times throughout their life. Although it’s short it sends a powerful message. The poem was written by Langston Hughes. Langston was born on February 1, 1902 and started writing…
In soliloquy in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the eponymous character uses language that displays him in a power driven mood, aiming to extract information from his mother. The presence of dynamic, dark words like “witching,” “bitter,” and “daggers,” is a constant reflection of his intense internal psyche,…
In the poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes, a mother is relating her own past life experiences to climbing a crystal staircase. She talks about the obstacles that she has had to overcome and then relates these obstacles to climbing a crystal staircase. She…
Introduction Alienation is the emotional detachment or isolation from society. Characters that are alienated feel ostracized and do not take part in their society. It can also be described as the loss of hope, a loss of faith, or unbelief. Alienation is not just a…
Tim O’Brien’s chapter “Speaking of Courage” from his book “The Things They Carried” is very similar to Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Soldier’s Home” when it comes to the way they tell the story of men coming home from war. Although both authors use a different…
What does it mean to be an outsider? Perhaps it is someone who simply does not or can not fit in with societal norms. This someone could be labeled as a social oddball or an alien coexisting in a world that they don’t call home….
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