Category Archives: Literature

How does Hamlet’s understanding of death in the afterlife change over the course of the play, and what explanation does Shakespeare offer for this development and Hamlet’s character?

Hamlet Essat So it’s should be focusing on death and mortality. It’s the 2nd prompt. You should analyze hamlet’s ever-changing treatment of the Idea of death. How does Hamlet’s understanding of death in the afterlife change over the course of the play, and what explanation does Shakespeare offer for this development and Hamlet’s character? There […]

How is the shared theme of appearance versus reality seen in both “A Jury of Her Peers” and “The Yellow Wallpaper”?

How is the shared theme of appearance versus reality seen in both “A Jury of Her Peers” and “The Yellow Wallpaper”? How is the shared theme of freedom versus oppression seen in both “A Jury of Her Peers” and “The Yellow Wallpaper”?  

How does this concept relate to Leopold and what does wonder in wild things show Aimee about herself?

WILDERNESS LITERATURE The Aesthetics of Wilderness Assignment: Sand County Almanac, World of Wonders, Wilderness Letter Leopold writes that we begin “in nature, as in art: with the pretty”. For this assignment, consider the role of wilderness in defining the self using Sand County Almanac, World of Wonders, and Wallace Stegner’s Wilderness Letter. Your focus should […]

-How does this film challenge stereotypes-How does the author’s background influence their poetry?

Literacy Analysis Write about the idea of psychological development and how it pertains to identity based on the three novels protagonist; House on the Mango Street (1984) by Sandra Cisneros, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) by Zora Neal Hurston and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (2017) by Gail Honeyman. The topic should be well […]

How do you think the two works are shaped by the time they are written in? Why do they still speak to us today in 2021?

Module 2: Reading Quiz 2 After reading The Odyssey and the Greek play you chose, compare and contrast the two works. Use the following guidelines to help you compose your answer: – What are at least three similarities between the two readings? – What are at least three differences between the two readings? – These […]

What are each hero’s weaknesses-Which of the two do you think is the ultimate hero?

Module 2: Reading Quiz 1 Read the Epic of Gilgamesh (Links to an external site.) and the book of Job (Links to an external site.). Compare and Contrast Gilgamesh and Odysseus as heroes. Use the following guidelines to help you compose your answer: – How are Gilgamesh and Odysseus similar? – How are Gilgamesh and […]

What roles do the women play in the development of Odysseus’ character during his journey? How are women portrayed in the Odyssey, Oedipus and Nights?

The Odysseus Homer, Oedipus The king and Nights How do female characters (Penelope, Circe, Calypso, Athena, the Sirens) help and hurt Odysseus’ homecoming? What roles do the women play in the development of Odysseus’ character during his journey? How are women portrayed in the Odyssey, Oedipus and Nights?

Discuss how it speaks to your (the reader’s) mind (intellect)-Discuss how it speaks the your (the reader’s) feelings (emotions)

Read “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” page 257, and listen to Langston Hughes reading his poem on this link Read “I Too,” page 257, and listen to Langston reading it on this link Read “Mother to Son”, page 261 and listen to Hughes read it on this link   Poetry speaks to the mind (intellect) […]

Write a detailed analytical essay about the role of women in medieval society in the wife of bath’s prologue and the wife of bath’s tale by Geoffrey Chaucer.

The Roles of Women in Medieval Society in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” Prologue and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” Write a detailed analytical essay about the role of women in medieval society in the wife of bath’s prologue and the wife of bath’s tale by Geoffrey Chaucer. No secondary sources can be used. When […]