British Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 4

Firstly, the author of the article mentions that the message of the poem is simple i.e.that the dark lady's beauty cannot be compared to the beauty of a goddess or to that found in nature.

Occurring as it did from the middle of the 1700s to the middle of the 1800s, the Romantic Period was an age of tremendous change and upheaval.

It is because of the uniform content and constantly relevant themes of the children's stories that have allowed it to endure the test of time.

The life of Lord Jim seems to be surrounded by certain signs and symbols; in particular, colors have a deep and important meaning in the understanding of the nature of every character.

His shift in language, from the discussion of Oliver and what he was doing and thinking to a consideration of what we must do, signifies the switch from the simple narration of the story to [...]

There is no denying the importance of the fact that the whole fabric of Shakespeare's tragedy unfolds in Hamlet subjective perception and interpretation of his uncle and mother' treason.

The audience may be able to show a degree of empathy with Hamlet as the play was written in a slightly satirical manner and shows that he is very much human in his qualities and [...]

A careful analysis of Lady Macbeth's intensely complicated character and her role in the play proves that Shakespeare is actually a feminist writer.

In Peter Pan literature, the writer uses different techniques to deliver his message to the writer. The writer tells a story complete with characters that include Peter Pan, Wendy, John and Jane.

On the ward, McMurphy proves himself to be a master manipulator, hustling his fellow patients in card games and persistently challenging the authority of Nurse Ratched.

The first example of the subverted power dynamic is at the very beginning of the story. The writer shows that power comes at a certain price, and in the case of the main character, he [...]

The style in which Zadie Smith writes serves as a shorthand to introduce the reader to a situation that can be regarded as ethically or socially problematic and approached from the perspective of Zadie Smith's [...]

As to the Asians, Crusoe found some that he liked and others he did not, his feelings may have had something to do with religion.

The writer makes the reader believe in his dream world where children become champions and where, unlike the real world, the good always wins over evil.

It is imperative to consider Merriam-Webster's definition of a knight: "a man who is given special honor and the title of Sir by the king or queen of England", to understand the first component of [...]

One of the principal plotlines of the novel is a love story. Meanwhile, it should be noted that the author's interpretation of love is different from that elucidated in a typical romance.

Ann Radcliffe's "The Romance in the Forest" explores the relationship between Adeline and the men in the book. Adeline is the lead character in the book, and she is supposed to exemplify the strength of [...]

Later on that evening, Daisy suggests to Winterborne about her wish to ride on the lake and willingly overlooks the appropriateness of the time.

One of the most significant figures among the range of the animals inhabiting the land of fantasy is a dragon, the symbol of wisdom and power.

In this talk, Professor Esolen discusses the importance of wonder as one of the main themes in Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

This is the only way for the animals to establish equality and create a flourishing, happy and wealthy society."Animal Farm" by Orwell is a description of the metamorphoses that happen within a freedom movement turning [...]

One of the reasons why the novel The Remains of the Day is being commonly referred to, as such, that represents a high literary value, is that the themes and motifs, contained in it, do [...]

Meyer refers to the concept of information overload, which shifts the historic power of the press and alters the ways, in which the community responds to it.

The divination made by the witches pushes Macbeth further into immorality as he is made to believe that he deserves the position of king. In addition, Macbeth abandons reason and morality so as to make [...]

The scene divulges the heightened parody presented by Shakespeare where there is bafflement and confusion among the young lovers. The scene sets the stage for confusion in and bickering among the young friends.

The subject of the present paper is argumentative analysis of poetry, hence one of the most famous Shakespeare's sonnets "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day" will be subject to analysis and argumentative response [...]

The age of the British Empire has doubtlessly left a memorable trace in the world history, shaping the lives of millions of people and defining the evolution of both the domestic and the foreign policy [...]

The life story of a young chimney sweeper is presented in the first stanza of the poem in the form of an emotional monologue.

However, in Ferdinand's case, the emotional pain was the result of a misunderstanding after the ship wrecked, Ferdinand came to the assumption that he was the only survival completely on his own.

Kurtz is a great threat to the entire organization especially the powerful position of the manager of the company that Marlow was working with.

The first theme is the connection of writings of women on the subject of the First World War and the modernism theoretical constructs.

Thus, in his article "Cryptozoology and the Paranormal in Harry Potter: Truth and Belief at the Borders of Consensus", Peter Dendle discusses the role of the paranormal in the books.

The following essay on the novel 'The Time Machine' presents the apparent differences between the book and the world at the time.

This means that the apart from presenting the evil deeds of the characters, there should be people in the society who are opposed to the vices.

There are two stories told in the novel, the first is that of the real John Harmon and the other is that of Lizzie Hexam, the connecting element of both stories is the misidentification of [...]

Not that the chain is of any importance to Fanny no; she uses it to cover her romantic feelings and this is self-deception.

Speaking of Kittredge's interpretation of the tale told by Chaucer, it is worth mentioning that the way in which Kittredge defines the moral of the story is not the only possible way of understanding Chaucer's [...]

The experience has been such a major part of her personality that she carries it with her always, and it makes her character unique because of this.

As soon as the main hero resorts to action, the learning model forms a combination of active experimentation and concrete experience that guides the officer to the end of the story, with slight reference to [...]

The very fact that and the author omits these stories is the proof that the main idea of the novel is not to tell about the prince and his love, but to show the period [...]

The story of Beowulf, to a great extent, focuses on the history of the main character as a hero as opposed to a king.

In addition, the author uses the second section to teach the audience about the history of India as a British territory. In the final part of the novel, Kim's secures a job as an intelligence [...]

That the Harry Potter books are written in a fashion robust enough to allow for close reading, for example, in the context of the monomyth of the hero, or in light of philosophical concepts, is [...]

In whole, the main characters, the setting, the murder, the climax and the denouement are closely interconnected and wrapped up with distracting event to always keep the reader in suspense.

He will have to lie, by omission, for the rest of his days.Mr. Anderson, a witness to bullying, is affected for the rest of his life.

In spite of the fact that it should a two-way correspondence, the author of the book allows the reader to use own imagination and think about the manner of writing of Wormwood.

Hence, it mocks the culture of pamphleteering and political ostentation that has developed in reaction to the Irish problem in addition to the unintentional evil of the English affluent and the hopelessness of the Irish [...]

Therefore, due to the shift in the focus and time constraints, the pacing of the movie is fast, and there is no digressing.

Rowling's Harry Potter series is the narrative about "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". A breakdown of three specific instances in the book that illustrate Harry's bravery and the exceptional traits that make him a [...]

Elements of content Victorian Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson creates an ironic tension for the presentation of romantic heroism. The poem grants the power presented by features like physical weaknesses and age. It portrays denial of situations and forces that catch the lives of people despite clear knowledge of the situations. The poem is a […]

The novel, with its satire, condemns the moral values of high society and their willingness to sacrifice what is dear for the sake of their reputation by satirizing the material values of such a social [...]

In conclusion, Palamon and Arcite are bound together by their duty and the desire to win Emily's heart, regardless of her opinion.

Carter's "The Tiger's Bride" is set in a small town in Italy, where Beauty's father loses her to the Beast in a game of cards.

Galvanism is the technique of resurrecting a corpse and advancing Luigi Galvani's research on using electricity to advance and extend life.

Hetherington's "The Creator and Created Review of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" demonstrates that Shelley's religious views and lifestyle influence Frankenstein and that Mary's modernity may be replicated in chronicles to comprehend their meaning.

His character is a strong individual who will not transgress the ideals of his party and is fully committed to him.

The main idea of the William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, written in 1604, is the confrontation of the mind and the heart.

Inspector Gregory's character, in turn, is implemented in the stories by Conan Doyle as the one who is clever enough, though lacks the imagination to solve any case correctly, "See the value of imagination, it [...]

The creative heritage of James, as a mirror, reflected the attitude to the spiritual and cultural traditions of Europe. In his story, Daisy Miller, the main character, is the embodiment of inner freedom and simplicity.

As for the irony, the author uses this device to draw the readers' attention to the injustice of the situation described in the poem.

If Mary Shelley was for the idea of cloning technology, I think her novel would have ended up with Frankenstein creating a female companion for the monster to compliment the theme of love in the [...]

In The Dead, Gabriel Conroy as a nephew of his aunt that is known to handle every problem himself is presented as a character that is well cautious and possesses certain authority.

At the same time, it is beyond doubt in the basement Macbeth's character is clean and as a soldier, he is true to his job and his king.

Knowing that the monster intended to cause yet more destruction in the world and who the monster was likely to target, Frankenstein's deliberate refusal to do anything to help his creation comprises another instance of [...]

In this respect, it is of paramount importance for us to mention the symbol of the beast, or some sort of threat.

'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens deals with "the aspirations and ambitions of the protagonist and narrator, Pip, to improve his status in life and create conditions for better living"..

Her monologue or probably it would be better to say defense speech is the bright example of the transition that we have already mentioned.

In later years, a lot of his poems were directed through the style of using firm words to express his strong emotions and to depict the ideas of revealing and concealing the tone of his [...]

In its most common use, the word torture refers to "the use of physical or mental pain, often to obtain information, to punish a person, or to control the members of a group to which [...]

In this speech alone we see Mercutio in direct opposition to all of the characters in Romeo and Juliet while at the same time we are provided an alternate point of view to the ideals [...]

It can be presumed that the three the madman, the ferryman, and her friend work according to the dictates of the baron.

He had made expeditions in Lithuania and in Russia, no knight of his degree so often; and many a time in Prussia he had sat at the head of the table alone all the knights [...]

Shakespeare's creativity is the top of the English Renaissance and the maximum synthesis of traditions of the all-European culture. The variety of Shakespearian works is worth paying attention to.

We are not aware what happens at the moment of death or after it and seek to find the answers to the questions raised by Shelley in the poem "On Death".

Sheen is the location for the landing of the fifth alien cylinder and the narrator and the curate are buried under the debris of the house collapsing around them.

The author analyzes the main features of childhood in Victorian novels and tries to explain the image of victimized children predominant in major nineteenth-century novels. The author analyzes the socio-economic conditions of the Victorian era [...]

The third scene is full of phrases and descriptions appealing to the reader. Short phrases deliver messages to the reader about the true essence of Cassius, Casca, and Cicero.

The play revolves around the two opposing forces: truth and deceit, and we see a contrast between the importance of being true to one's self and the importance of being truthful with others.

The scene with the leaving bus that is the beginning of the "One Day in December" perfectly emphasizes the potential of this story to become a successful movie.

The story is mostly descriptive and the speaker starts by narrating the "appearance presented by the streets of London an hour before sunrise on a summer's morning". The drunken, the dissipated, and the wretched have [...]

The author's attitude is obvious, and it is noticeable that Orwell, who performs his duty, is not ready to accept the reality in which a person is deprived of life by force.

In the light of Assadourian's argument concerning the innateness of consumerism in human beings, culture defines norms and values in a society, which are hard to smash when they become normalized.

However, Macbeth's wife is murdered and the news is broken to him, and he is drifted into a life of futility and remorsefulness.

Finally, this essay will try to persuade that the startling uniqueness of mind highlighted in the struggle to find the balance between "utopian possibility and dystopian reality" is what made it possible to render the [...]

Trapped by the Indian culture into a marriage she objected, Jasvinder's sister had to endure the suffering without sympathy from the parents. The title of the book symbolizes the story of a girl who caused [...]

When I read the story for the first time, it hardly drew my attention to the words chosen by the author to depict this scene. And why earlier in the text the author used the [...]

The book tells the story of Cyprus in the mid-1950s. The book highlights the experiences on the island and the individuals he met during his stay.

But, no matter how strange, awful and bitter it seems, the poet admits that people fail to see that beauty and lose the sense of nature, unity with it completely: "For this, for everything, we [...]

In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis introduces a collection of puzzles that fulfill a human life, make people move and think about the past, present, and future as a one whole, and turn the majority [...]

However, he tells the doctor that he is not actually aware of the reasons that are taking him to his death.

The fact that Hal obeys his father's call is important as it shows his obedience to his father. It can be noted that Hal's relationship with his father is strained in the beginning.

Tracy chevalier in her novel discusses a theme with a great effect to the society, which is the status of the female individual. Tracy Chevalier in this novel is concerned with the continuing change in [...]

Seeing that a range of elements of Swift's satire are on-the-nose and very straightforward, it is quite easy to assume that the rest of the narration serves merely as a foil for the social and [...]

However, the emergence of the bill of the right to people's life across the globe is owed to the occurrence of the First and the Second World War.

Guided either by their own principles, as in case of Sir Elliot, or by the convictions of others, as in case of his daughter, the key female protagonist in the story, the characters act on [...]

The two pieces of work that will be the main area of concern in this analysis are 'A Tale of Two Cities' and 'Oliver Twist'. He speculated about the nature of messages that he sent [...]

The first thesis is based on the historical context of the novel and I believe that the novel by Stevenson is a resonance of the frustration of many Victorian intellectuals of the stifling social norms [...]

At the same time, in spite of the seeming dominance of the Eloi, their actual hierarchy gradually switched during the evolution process, as the Morlocks hunt for the Eloi at night and eat them.

Yeats successfully draws the minds of the readers of the reality of the aging population. In the poem, Eliot's is able to draw the conscious of the readers to imagine of the outlook of the [...]

Arguably, the sociopolitical and religious system of governance in Britain at the time was threatened by Machiavelli's Ideas of freedom from religious dictatorship and injustice in the society.

The reader will wonder that all the boys respond in the same manner to the sound of the blown shell. The author uses aesthetics to drive emotions out of the reader about the value of [...]

In order for us to be able to substantiate the suggestion that the earlier provided definition does apply to Wycherley's comedy, we will have to make mentioning of what were the specifics of a socio-political [...]

In the romantic period, fiction writing attracted a big chunk of the populace, and such it proved a way in which the ideas of the writers and authors alike filtered into the minds of the [...]

This occurred in the late seventeen century and summarily she was quoted to have harbored the ambitions of becoming a Catholic nun in her teenage age.

In spite of the predominance of this vision of the marriage and the woman's role in society, Jane Austen in her Pride and Prejudice proposes several possible variants of realizing the scenario of meeting the [...]

Answering the question why Dorian Gray was motivated to adopt his life philosophy and to lead a double life it is possible to look at the facts.

To understand the meaning of the name for the person's identity and the meaning of the appearance and clothes for being recognized and accepted in society, it is necessary to analyze the relationship between Moll [...]

In other words, one is to keep in mind that the expressions of anger the author highlights in her novel are related to three issues.

In the early chapters of the novel, the author tells the readers about the neglect that Antoinette's family faces after the end of the slave trade.

The mother is the true hero of the child because he toils 24 hours a day to feed, clothe, and care for the child. In the case of the The red headed league, Sherlock Holmes [...]

According to Bandy, the selfish nature of the grandmother and her disregard to her family is evidenced when she seems to care the safety of the other family members.

There are animals which represent the poor people while the pigs and dogs represent the administrators of the leader. The pigs and dogs are given power to rule the animals by Jones who is the [...]

The story has been presented in various ways to capture the attention of the audience and to make it interesting. It was unexpected that the action of the mother in law would lead to the [...]

In the story, he is seen to be everyone's favorite friend and is portrayed as being the closest friend to Winnie-the-Pooh.

The symbolism of the Lord of the Flies is centered around the beast, the sink, and signal fire. The end of the shell is the end of the age of law and order.

This is echoed in the novel, as Victor Frankenstein is said to create life against the laws of nature and is punished for it.

First of all, in order to depict the universality of the events, to show that this is not a particular case he describes but the characteristics of his epoque, Shakespeare doubled the plot, telling, in [...]

However, Frankenstein by Shelley and Gulliver's Travels by Swift conveyed the message for the future generation and humankind's development by applying the elements of the past and present.

The themes of creation and vengeance are illustrated to give a clear perspective of Mary's main aim in writing her book.

The novel The Island of Doctor Moreau demonstrates the views of Herbert Wells on human nature, the development of personality, and the connection between the spiritual and the animal in people.