Shakespeare wrote his plays to appeal to Elizabethan audiences. Much of the text is dated or archaic and is initially unknown to the typical student. Yet upon thorough study, the student will gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of Shakespeare's words and the English language. Despite the difficulty that dated text presents, the passions and emotions described by Shakespeare touch the hearts of his readers and audience, students included. Vivid imagery and poetic descriptions are presented effectively and have a great impact on the audience.
Readers are very different; certain people prefer different genres of literature, such as action/adventure, romance, humor, and so on. Despite this, there are some basic criteria that need to be included in the short story for it to be worth reading. In addition, to the different tastes of the readers, literature has to be written for a specific group or target audience. A well written piece of literature should be written for the specific target audience. Some skillful writers are able to pull this off, as well as writing stories that are great for almost any age group.
In today's world, many people are losing their sense of what a true piece of literature really is. It is rare to find someone who likes to read for their own pleasure. It is even rarer to find someone who likes to read the classics, such as shorts storys by Alice Walker or novels writen by Shirley Jackson. I have learned more about different writing styles of these American authors. Their works gave me a better insight on many different themes that capture the reader's attention and drives the reader to think beyond the pages of a novel or a short story.
When introduced to fairy tales, children welcome them mainly because the stories nurture their great desire for change and independence (Zipes 2). Fairy tales are a genre in literature. They have their roots in the oral tradition. Fairy tales with very similar plots, characters, and motifs are found spread across many different cultures. Fairy tales also tend to take on the color of their location, through the choice of motifs, the style in which they are told, and the depiction of character and local color (Elements Found in Fairy Tale).
Writing is another activity in contrast to reading, speaking and listening. It happens when the people create the language themselves for the other people read it. Although the functions are different from each other, these skills work together to support me when I learned English. From Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie, the author loves to read books that make him becomes
Not all Novels should be Clear In many causes while reading certain novels and stories you might wonder why some stories have so much changing to them Or why so much back and forward amongst each of the stories? Many of these things may happen not because the author is trying to confuse the reader instead because the author is trying to give the reader a better understanding of many stories through different perspectives. Throughout this essay you will learn about how a great author Junot Diaz portrays this sort of writing style. Through Diaz’s writing in Drown we were able to see how the lack of chorological order made things shift around a bit for the reader, for instance the book began with the story Ysrael. A story that gave us the reader
Literature is also very important because it relates to each person in many different ways and it has some affect on us as well. It is great to teach us about out past and many cultural difference that we have had and even may encounter in our present lives. The piece of literature that will be identified throughout this paper will show us how certain folks behaved in the former days and can even relate to how they behave today. The Welcome Table by Alice Walker, will show that we all can be judged by the way we look (color of the skin) and by the way we dress. The Welcome Table by Alice Walker is a great story to analyze.
Foreshadowing means to present an indication or suggestion beforehand. Many writers use this technique of writing because it adds so much more meaning to a novel. Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to keep the audience from becoming too upset by the tragic
Yashar Ganjavi Mary Schultz July 10, 2011 Essay #2 Differences in Interpreting a Story Novels are the mirrors of society. People write because they can express a piece of their minds that cannot be translated by speaking. When we write it brings out that imaginative side of our brain that allows us to explore our minds and depict our personal image of the world. Cormac McCarthy is great example of someone who has a broad imagination and is able to create a whole world of characters and interactions. The fascinating thing is that these depictions of McCarthy’s imagination are intertwined with real places and characters that resemble people of those areas in that time period.
Lost in the betrayal of his mother, uncle and his girlfriend Ophelia- Hamlet is the story of how a young prince tries to avenge his father’s death and the situations and consequences that follow. There are many themes and underlying messages in this play that may be difficult for the young generation to understand due to the Shakespearean dialect. Hamlet-No Fear Shakespeare by Neil Babra makes the book’s themes easy to understand due to the very detailed graphics and the accurate translation of the book into modern English. The graphics also help portray what the characters are feeling and their emotions at certain points, which helps one to understand the characters much better. Another good thing about this book is that every scene is translated accurately and there is nothing missing or added-it is true to the original book, thus making it a very good study guide for those who find Shakespeare difficult.