In this conversation the poet uses colloquial language to bring the characters alive. For example ‘Lo, I have brought my gift’ where Maude Clare draws attention to herself. Rossetti shows Maude Clare’s personality through the use of imperative verbs, for example ‘Take my share of a fickle heart’ followed by ‘Take it or leave it as you will’. This shows that Maude Clare is strong and determined despite being rejected by Thomas. In Victorian society women were expected to be passive and honest, and competed for more wealthy and worthy men.
Brittany Whiting English IVMrs. JolicoeurFebruary 11, 2011 Senior Research Paper The actions people make are often misinterpreted and not thought to be based upon a psychological factor. The author of The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd, finds a way to present this idea in combination with her own real-life experiences and characteristics. Sue Monk Kidd has made many impacts on literature. She has been awarded for her great impact by having books on the bestseller list and winning the Quill Award.
Meghan O’Brien Mrs. Richardson AP English 4 January 2013 Prompt C: Foil Every author has a purpose to his or her writing; the grammar, syntax, and diction are used throughout to portray a lasting impression. Charlotte Bronte does this in her well known novel, Jane Eyre; her ability to build characters such as Helen from Lowood Institution compels readers to fall in love with the tragic tale, the main character, Jane Eyre experiences. Helen highlights Jane’s weaknesses by emphasizing the differences they share, such as Helen’s inward spirit and outward submission when reprimanded. Once arriving at Lowood Institution, Jane Eyre soon finds a companion who, unlike her, seeks the goodness in everyone and never patronizes anyone for their
Susan Glaspell: Influential Female Writer of the 20th Century. Susan Glaspell, ground breaking feminist writer and Pulitzer Prize winner, became a very influential writer in the 20th century. Glaspell continued on the legacy of authors such as Kate Chopin as prominent literary figures. Glaspell’s work influenced many females’ authors even today; Glaspell joins the ranks of “Literary Figure Greats.” The creation of Provincetown Players served as a venue for Glaspell’s work, including her one-act play “Trifles.” Susan Keating Glaspell, was born to Elmer Glaspell and Alice Keating on July 1, 1876, in Davenport, Iowa. (Evans) The details of Glaspell’s childhood are slim leading to the assumption by many, that she lead a relatively quiet,
Jay Gatsby, as is clear by the title, is the main character in the story. His dreams and desires are what the novel revolves around. To me, Gatsby is the most interesting character in the novel; but what makes him that way are the parallels found between him and the author, Mr. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Both Jay Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald fell very in love with a woman; Gatsby for Daisy, and Fitzgerald for Zelda Sayre. Fitzgerald married Zelda, and she became a great inspiration for him.
During the 19th century, among the Brontë sisters, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre was considered the best from all their work but later on the critics declared Wuthering Heights to be superior in work. The novel has inspired the world of art and numerous adaptations of the book have been made. The novel has several movie and T.V series adaptations that have been successful both commercially and among the critics. It has also inspired several creative adaptations such as operas, musicals and theatrical adaptations. Even though Wuthering Heights is her only published work, Emily Brontë is one of the most recognized writer, her work i.e.
Franco Zeffirelli’s Jane Eyre Film Adaptation Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is one of the most popular texts of all time. Since it’s publication in 1847, there have been stage, television, and film adaptations of this classic. One of the more popular adaptations is director Franco Zeffirelli’s film version. What makes his version of Jane Eyre interesting compared to other adaptations is his ability to take particular scenes from the book and dramatize them in a way that make them seem more profoundly powerful than they were originally portrayed in the book. Jane Eyre is the story of a girl who struggles to keep her independent spirit despite the problems that society and circumstance conspire to throw against her.
“If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another, from whom can she expect protection and regard?” (Austen Northanger Abbey 21) Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyse Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park and to show the reader how the author depicts the main figures in these two different novels. This literary essay will focus on giving a description and comparison of both characters, Catherine Moland and Fanny Price. It will be also address how the two female characters of these novels belong to different prototypes of heroines. Introduction Jane Austen was born in 1775 in the small town of Steventon, Hampshire and belonged to a close and respectful family. Her father was a cleric who encouraged his children to read and write novels and plays.
The one and only Arundhati Roy-the world acclaimed author of The God of Small Things. She was there. She was there for good and praises poured on her. Her presence sweetened the sweet production, as well as heightened emotions. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, written sometime in the mid-1590s.
Using elements familiar to audiences of romances through the ages, from the moody and wind-swept novels of the Brontë sisters in the 1840s to the inexpensive entertainments of today, Rebecca stands out as a superb example of melodramatic storytelling. Modern readers considered this book a compelling page-turner, and it is fondly remembered by most who have read it. The story concerns a woman who marries an English nobleman and returns with him to Manderley, his country estate. There, she finds herself haunted by reminders of his first wife, Rebecca, who died in a boating accident less than a year earlier. In this case, the haunting is psychological, not physical: Rebecca does not appear as a ghost, but her spirit affects nearly everything that takes place at Manderley.