Category: Literary Criticism

Bonifacio painted another earlier work known as Madonna dei Sartori, 1533, Gallerie dellAccademia, Venice. In this altarpiece, there is a cripple shown in the corner. St Homobono is one of the patrons of the Scuola and is giving alms to the beggar. He puts down his tool of trade in order to do this, nonetheless,…

The phantom of the opera could be a play primarily based on the novel by the identical name; it’s a charming play that brings out several themes and character traits as represented by most actors. This plays revolves around Erik the phantom United Nations agency that is thus possessed in winning the center of an…

The first poem of Nerudas that illustrates loss through masterful use of imagery, symbolism, metaphor, and allusion is Sonnet 17. The poem adopts the form of a Petrarchan sonnet, which often follows an abb abba rhyme scheme, this type of verse usually presents a problem within the first eight lines, using the remaining six lines…

Throughout all three plays the authors used many literary devices to make their plays better, but one that I noticed in all three is metaphors or a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action in which its not literally applicable. In fences, Oedipus, and a sound…

William Shakespeare`s Sonnet 130 is an unusual sonnet since it contravenes the concept of female beauty and, instead, provides alternative perspectives concerning beauty and love. Written probably keeping his lover or mistress in mind, Shakespeare compares her physical features and mannerisms with the unlikeliest of natural objects. It stands apart from other sonnets because it…

This essay aims to analyze Shakespeare’s sonnet 130 ‘My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun’ from the perspective of syntactic analysis. Syntax deals with the structure of a sentence or the arrangement of words in a sentence. It’s common for poets to play with word order in order to emphasize specific phrases or sentences.…

The The Tale of Sohrab and Oedipus Tyrannus are two distinct stories that showcase the timelessness of the Shahmaneh. The two stories are not only entertaining but also reflect on various themes that are relevant to the social structure of society and can also apply to the individual lives of people. Upon reading the tales,…

In Plaths poems Contusion and Edge there is a central theme and image of death that is liberating and perfect. These themes and images are constant throughout many of Plaths poetry, but in these two particular poems, the idea of death is more forthcoming. Edge the last poem that Plath wrote before she ended her…

While I enjoyed all the poems and stories we have read in class. The one that really stood out to me is Oedipus the King. The poem is very enjoyable to read and has many lessons about life. Unlike too many readers, I think Oedipus was a hero, of course, he was unfortunate in the…

Macbeth is a play work by William Shakespeare, more specifically, it is a tragedy of artwork, there are many kinds of tragedy in this world when people talk about tragedy, people might consider many words, such as death, misery, unhappiness, loss, etc. It is difficult to understand the tragedy of Macbeth. There are a thousand…