William Carlos Williams was a very progressive American writer in the way that he did not adhere to set rules of poetry. Punctuation, capitalization, and rhyme were just some of the many ideas that he played with in his writing. “[He] thought it pretentious to begin every line with a capital letter,” (470). Williams courageously…
The two poems written by William Blake feature animals that are antithetical, one symbolizing the goodness, peace, harmony and unity in the world whilst the other the presence of darkness in the world. Blake makes a similarity between a lamb and a child which are both gentle, mild and crooning, giving us the sense of…
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tragedy that sets forth in Rome around 44 B.C. As all Shakespearean tragedies, Julius Caesar includes a tragic hero whose predetermined fate and hamartia bring about his downfall and in doing so, bring catharsis and poetic justice to the reader. In this tragedy, the tragic hero is Marcus…
As most Shakespearean tragedies, “Macbeth” is the story about a tragic hero whose desires bring about dismal self-destruction as well as recognition from the reader’s part. For the most part, “Macbeth” can be considered about ambition and how power corrupts all, yet looking more in detail, the play is about heinous actions and the guilt…
“In order to understand the whole world, one must first understand Mississippi” (). This thought was penned by William Faulkner, author of a Rose for Emily and several other stories set deep in the American South. Faulkner is considered to be one of the foremost Southern writers, and his work takes place almost exclusively in…
