Category: Literary Criticism

Electra is considered the best character drama in Sophocles. In his version of the play, Sophocles showed a detailed analysis of Electra’s ethics and motives. Unlike Euripides ‘Electra, Sophocles’ Electra emerged victorious from his efforts. He successfully avenged his father’s death without being completely engrossed in anger. One of the most obvious themes in the…

Marriage as an essential for women to gain a favorable social standing is a common Austen theme. In Jane Austens era women were expected to settle in their households, they were very dependent on their partners income and financial status. Unlike any other woman, Jane Austen was well-raised and had a comprehensive education. Through her…

Reality is filled with an uneven balance of fate and free will, with free will being a stronger force. A person may have his or her life planned to the last second, but a random force may intervene and can affect the persons future instantly. Some belief in destiny, claiming that our lives are predetermined…

Today, the name Oedipus is typically first associated with inappropriate familial relations. And with a name linked so closely to such a despicable action, many unfamiliar with Sophale’s Oedipus Rex imagine Oedipus must have been a man of no morals — given that he married his mother and slaughtered his father. But the play itself…

The Outsiders was written by S.E. Hinton. S.E. Hinton is an American writer who grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and she was best known for her novel The Outsiders. This was one of her most successful books and she wrote it during high school. When I came across this book I did my research on…

Filled with paranoia in an unjustified Puritan society, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible depicts the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and its deeper meaning within it. In The Crucible, John Proctor is the protagonist and tragic hero of the story. John Proctor is a farmer and town leader whose downfall initially begins when he commits adultery,…

In Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Lord Voldemort attempted to kill young Harry Potter and succeeded in killing Harrys parents in order to stop a prophecy concerning the child. This plan backfired as Lord Voldemort could never succeed in killing Harry due to special circumstances involving Harrys parents that occurred when Lord Voldemort first tried…

The play Macbeth takes place in Scotland during a time of turmoil and battle, in the tragedy Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth commit regicide to become King and Queen. This theme of ambition thrives in the play and is the main catalyst for the entire tragedy. Lady Macbeth is a significant character in Macbeth…

Pride comes in all shapes and sizes. It could be the feeling of a parent whose child graduates from college or using pride to help uplift one’s self-confidence and esteem by reflecting an intrinsically motivating can do attitude. To some degree, every living being needs pride, but when this self-confidence is so overwhelming that it…

All actions have consequences is something that has been drilled into every person’s mind since the minute they first got into trouble. However, people seem to forget about this idea until after the deed is done and the consequences start to arrive. But, what a lot of people seem to forget is that consequences can…