Both Bakhtin’s theories and Shakespeare’s plot structure of Twelfth Night revolve around this category of event (carnivals) and its festive dynamics, therefore reflecting each other greatly in a broad sense, sharing many fundamental perspectives on carnivals and their motives/effects on its participants and in Shakespeare’s case, characters. In Act 1 of the Twelfth Night, Shakespeare presents his characters in ways that conform to Bahktin’s theory of carnivalesque. An aspect of carnivalesque that Shakespeare utilises within the beginning of the play is the ideology of presenting the characters with the mind-sets of social ruling being obsolete. This is shown in a number of ways amongst the script of the play, mostly recognisable in the most extreme case of the fool, Feste, being granted the abilities to say all that he wishes, and however insulting or criticising his remarks may be. This conforming of no social barriers in Act 1 is evidently significant in the instance of Feste saying ‘Take away this fool’ whilst regarding the Countess Olivia.
Proposal Thesis: 1. Device: the device that is prominently used during the novel was symbolism. 2. The use of symbolism is very influential to the text and how it is shaped because each symbol represents a passing/stepping stone in the narrator’s life. When first read, each symbol may seem unimportant but as I further read into the text each symbol became the entirety of the novel.
Everything from a three line haiku to a 1000 page novel has an underlying theme. In many cases there are several interlocking ideas that are present within one work of literature. These ideas slowly develop throughout the work bring the reader one step closer to discovering the true reason behind the piece of literature. Every author carefully portrays the theme so that the reader continues to be enthralled in the work and has to ask questions that can only be answered by understanding said theme. Death is a theme that has be revisited by many authors and poets time and again in countless ways with several interpretations.
Amontillado and the Catacomb After reading the short story, The Cask of Amontillado, I was able to uncover numerous symbols. Each symbol plays a vital role in better understanding the story and the actions portrayed. The symbols I was able to identify include the Amontillado, Fortunato's outfit, Montressor family motto, and the catacomb. All four things can be viewed on a deeper level, in order to piece together the true meaning of the story. The first and most evident symbol of the story was found in the title.
The authors of these writings are able to capture readers by utilizing characterization, rhythm, rhyming, metaphors, or a fairytale setting throughout their storyline. It is imagination that sanctions the reader of these literary forms to be able to mentally visualize what the author would like the reader to visually perceive by use of symbolism or descriptive wording. In the poem “The Road Not Taken” (Frost, 1916) or the short story “Used to Live Here Once” (Rhys, 1976) – there is a dominant theme, no matter what self-contained journey we find ourselves on, we the readers are the ones who determine how the journey ends. In both of these works of literature the theme is a forthcoming journey. In the poem “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost paints us a descriptive picture of a fork in the road in which the reader encounters along his journey.
How, and with what intended effect on the reader, is the theme of VILLAINY presented by Poe and Chandler in your chosen extracts? Compare literary, linguistic and contextual aspects of each writer’s approach to the set theme. Murder is the villainous act committed in both the Tell Tale Heart and The Big Sleep extracts. The motives surrounding each, the perpetrator of the crime and also the linked themes differ immensely. The Poe extract prepares us for the deed and allows us an insight into the workings of the villains mind through the use of a first person account of his thinking and actions.
Different cultures have all engaged and written great poetry using the idea of repetition, but each culture uses it to show a different meaning or purpose in the speech. Among the most interesting cultures that vary in their usage of repetition are the Native Americans, the Spanish, and the Japanese. In poems from these cultures we see the use of repetition reflect each of their unique histories, values, or perception of the world. In the Native American poems, anaphora is used in a specific way that is rooted in their history; before writing had developed, oral tradition was the primary method to pass on the tribe’s history, beliefs, and lessons. In these oral traditions the tribe leaders or story tellers would repeat lines of stories in order to make important concepts stand out; the repetition also gave the stories a song like quality that made the lesson easy to remember.
Allowing the Montresor to speak freely and explain his dark secret in juicy detail. This pulls the reader in, they want to read more. This helps the reader to see inside the dark depths of Montresor's mind, who we later on learn is a killer. When talking about the past insults of Fortunato, the reader takes notice to Montresor's drastic change of tone, “..I must not only punish, but punish with impunity...” (Poe, 402). This clearly foreshadows what is to come, but not into
“The Cask of Amontillado” is one of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories that have to do with revenge and a secret murder. The story begins with a man named Montresor who is tired of being ridiculed by Fortunato so he seeks revenge by tricking Fortunato using reverse psychology. In “The Cask of Amontillado” every narrative detail contributes to a single intense effect which defines Poe's theory of short fiction, which is why I enjoy Poe’s style of writing so much. Poe stuck with his horrifying style of writing but instead of making it about being love and heartbreak with a woman; he told a tale of
Another commonality between Pere Goriot and The Canterbury Tales is that Balzac manipulates the description of the physical appearance and dress of the characters to hint to the reader about their personality as well as to inject his own opinion of them. For example, when Vautrin is introduced Balzac describes him as a “stern judge, his glance seemed to pierce to the bottom of every issue, every conscience, every emotion” and “his debtors would sooner have died than not repay him.” Here, the reader can immediately recognize Vautrin as being the possible villain in the novel and could also make an appropriate assumption that Balzac, the writer, didn’t really like Vautrin as a character. Furthermore, the juxtaposition between the physical description of Eugene and his actions throughout the novel, allows the reader to come to certain