Shakespeare's ‘The Tempest’ textual converse with Atwood’s ‘Hag-Seed’ examines the gradual descent of power and authority in society, infecting individuals with merciless corruption leading to disastrous consequences. Through the dramatic plot and characters, Shakespeare represents the volatile aspect of the human nature, reflecting the complex issue of power and authority related to the context of rising political power and the...
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Authors may dismantle and reconstruct elements of another text to remodel enduring ideas for new audiences, positioning us to embrace new perspectives, values and contexts. By dismantling and reconstructing the Jacobean drama ‘The Tempest’ (1610), Margaret Atwood is able to imitate William Shakespeare’s timeless ideas, through her postmodern novel ‘Hag-Seed’ (2016), which resonates with ‘The Tempest’ by exploring the ability...
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian novel, explores, through the character of Offred, power within the totalitarian state of Gilead – where fertile women are treated as the property of the state, subject to systematic rape and subjugation. ‘The Power’, also a dystopian novel, published by Naomi Alderman in 2016, explores a world in which women become the dominant...
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Introduction Power dynamics have been a central theme in sociopolitical discourse, often illustrating the tension between the strong and the weak. The assertion that power is wielded by the strong to exploit the weak reflects a historical pattern observed in various societal structures. This essay critically examines the interplay of power and exploitation, questioning whether it is an unavoidable outcome...
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‘Macbeth’ is a catastrophe which was written by one of the most notorious playwrights in history. Shakespeare wrote ‘Macbeth’ in 1606, but it took place in the 11th century. He wrote it for the pleasure of King James I and his royal court who ruled over medieval Scotland. The play features themes of betrayal, which is ironic because King James...
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The nature of power can undoubtedly corrupt the human mind, as power in itself manifest our inability to develop a way of thinking and thought process that is rational and logical. This can have a profound impact on the individual and society, as ones over ambitiousness can create a lack of moral consciousness, which ultimately results in a corrupt human...
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In social science and politics, power is the capacity of an individual to influence the conduct of others. The term 'authority' is often used for power that is perceived as legitimate by the social structure. Throughout the novel ‘Lord of the Flies’, William Golding presents how power can be destructive. It discusses that without law and order, humans revert back...
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What makes characters worth reading about is their struggles. This is especially the case in ‘Les Misérables’, the well-known novel written by Victor Hugo. Jean Valjean was born into a poor family. He had seven children that he needed to support, leading him to stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family and sent to prison for nineteen years....
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In the play ‘An Inspector Calls’, Priestley presents the theme of power through many characters, such as Mr. Birling, Sheila and the Inspector, and portrays them in different ways based on their use or lack of power. To begin with, Priestley presents the theme of power through the character of Mr. Birling by immediately illustrating his social power with his...
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The theme of motherhood is central to the plot of Emecheta's novel 'The Joys of Motherhood'. That is because motherhood is regarded highly in Igbo culture. According to the culture, the best thing that a woman does is have children. Thus, motherhood is considered a central tool of the patriarchal machine to control women. According to Emecheta, “Women have been...
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Many texts often explore androcentrism and are repressive in relation to women, perpetuating ultimately degrading representations of women and assigning cultural constructs of gender roles. As H. Bertens writes in ‘Literary Theory: The Basics’, women are traditionally seen with “helplessness and renouncing all ambition and desire”, where “female independence…gets a strongly negative connotation”. However, Lionel Shriver’s ‘We Need to Talk...
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Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ revolves around Sethe, a former slave who lives in a haunted house at 124 Bluestone Road. Sethe’s past is complicated: her two sons abandoned her, and her house is haunted by an abusive ghost that everyone believes is the spirit of Sethe’s dead daughter. As the book furthers, it is released that Sethe herself killed her daughter,...
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Home is a place where you grow up, play games, argue with your siblings, have family gatherings, and so much more. The saying ‘Home is where the heart is’ pretty much describes it. In the book ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ written by Mark Twain, Huck never really felt like he had a home, which is very true. For example,...
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The theme of home and belonging is a wide theme, as has manifested in a number of stories. This is because home, being a central aspect of human existence, gets us thinking of such things as shelter and comfort. By definition, a home is where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family (Oxforddictionaries.com). According to this definition,...
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“In America, roads are like the devil’s hands, like God’s love, reaching all over, just the sad thing is, they won’t really take me home. There are two homes inside my head: home before Paradise, and home in Paradise; home one and home two. Home one was best. A real house. Father and Mother having good jobs. Plenty of food...
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In ‘The Golden Age’, the author Joan London explores the concept of ‘home’ in the novel. In the text, London expands the meaning of home to be a place that offers a sense of shelter and belonging and permeates love and warmth. Through various characters, London posits the idea that while it is difficult to replace people’s physical home, yet...
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Is Odysseus a true hero as popular opinion would have us believe, due to the crucial role he played in winning the Trojan War and returning home to his kingdom, Ithaca? Or is he a self-serving leader with numerous faults? In Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’, Odysseus is portrayed as a hero, but, when one examines his quest, actions, deeds, and various...
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In ‘The Iliad’, Homer explained that various characters displayed traits of heroism. A hero is a person who puts their life up for the greater good of other people. They also, could be a person who you would look up to as role model for yourself. The characteristics that various gods displayed in ‘The Iliad’ by Homer were honor and...
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Before I begin to compare the heroism between Hector and Achilles and pick a winner, I want to talk about the difference between a hero and a superhero. A hero can be anyone. Any man without an eye, without an arm or even without a big brain can be a hero. Because being hero doesn't require physical strength, anyone can...
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In this essay I aim to discuss and analyze the concept of heroism in Mary Shelley’s gothic novel ‘Frankenstein’. I will also discuss the way in which both Frankenstein and his monster are heroes. Furthermore, I will explore the different archetypes of heroes, e.g., the romantic hero, the tragic hero, the Byronic hero and the anti-hero. Additionally, I will discuss...
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The novel ‘The Longest Memory’ written by Fred D’Aguiar and Tom Wright’s play ‘Black Diggers’ explore the racist domination of our past societies. When faced with difficult circumstances, people can either make the easy choice: to ignore it and carry on, or to face the problem head on and put the safety and well-being of others first, despite jeopardizing their...
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“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing” (Orwell). According to an overview fact sheet released in 2014 by Freedom House, out of all one-hundred ninety-five countries in the world, eighty-eight countries are free, fifty-nine countries are partly free, and unfortunately, forty-eight countries are not free. Considering that...
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Introduction The timeless tragedy of 'Romeo and Juliet' continues to captivate audiences and scholars alike, particularly through Shakespeare's masterful interweaving of fate and time as central thematic elements. The play's exploration of destiny's role in human affairs, combined with the relentless march of time, creates a complex tapestry that resonates with contemporary discussions about free will and temporal consciousness. This...
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“There was once a merchant in the famous market at Baghdad. One day he saw a stranger looking at him in surprise, and he knew that the stranger was Death. Pale and trembling, the merchant fled the marketplace and made his way many-many miles to the city of Samarra. For there he was sure that Death could not find him....
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Are human beings in control of their fate? The story of Oedipus shows that it is not. Oedipus did try to escape his fate a lot of times, but couldn’t because no matter how much you try to run from your fate, you just cannot escape it anyway, what is meant to be, will always find a way to you....
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Introduction Cassandra, the enigmatic Trojan prophetess from Greek mythology, is one of antiquity's most tragic figures. Her story, a rich tapestry of foresight and futility, represents the struggle between knowledge and powerlessness. Blessed with the gift of prophecy yet cursed never to be believed, Cassandra's fate is emblematic of the broader human condition, where insight often meets with skepticism and...
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Happiness is determined by who we are as a person and our perspective on life. In this essay, I am going to argue my point of view with reference to the famous novel ‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray Bradbury and the author's main ideas expressed in it. “I don't know what it is. I'm so damned unhappy. I'm so mad and...
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When I first read the story of the Banished Immortal written by Bai Xianyong, the figure of the protagonist Li Tong, who dressed in red cheongsam dancing in the bar, was ingrained in my mind. She was the queen of the beauties. She had always been living so proudly and so willfully. Li Tong seemed to live the kind of...
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Dante’s ‘Inferno’ is an undeniably Christian text, as it catalogs various types of earthly sinners and describes the torments they experience in Hell. The poem is the first part of Dante’s three-part religious project, ‘The Divine Comedy’, which goes on to illustrate Christian Purgatory and Heaven. ‘Inferno’, however, is much more than a mere dramatization of the Christian afterlife. In...
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In the article ‘College Isn’t for Everybody, and It’s a Scandal that We Think It Is’, the author, Thomas Reeves, argues about the issues regarding under-preparedness and the consequences of it when going to college. Reeves talks about the declining ACT scores nationwide over the years, as well as the millions of dollars that are being spent on remedial education....
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