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I’m Worthy

Walking through the gates of the kingdom, A husband and wife make their way to The celebration of King Arthur’s knights. Returning home from battle to join Their master, by his side at the Round Table Once again. Passing through the thick crowd, The couple bumps into two of the knights. Getting the unlucky attention of the superior soldier. “Damn, that’s one fine lookingContinue reading “I’m Worthy”

We’re Outsiders

We’re outsiders We hear death’s lullaby song. We wonder what we did to deserve this punishment. We see people fading away like ghosts. We worry we won’t make it another day. We want to be a part of the world around us, But we’re outsiders. We pretend to be all right and held together, but we’re not. We feel the emptiness closing in around us. We touch the invisible chains that imprisoned us here. We worry that we’llContinue reading “We’re Outsiders”

Medieval Ladies Tarot Cards

For my unessay I took some of the women characters from the texts we read, and created tarot cards for them. While I am not really a believer in tarot, or truly know how to read cards, I have always been fascinated by the art styles and meanings given to each card. My original planContinue reading “Medieval Ladies Tarot Cards”

Beowulf; The Musical

Unfortunately, I did not create an entire musical for my project, although that would’ve been amazing. I decided to create various playlists for some of the characters within Beowulf and focus on displaying their thoughts through lyrics. Just a slight note; all the playlists are done in an order of the progression of their thoughtsContinue reading “Beowulf; The Musical”

The Role of Women in Literature

What is the role of women in literature? This is a question that is asked when people see female characters in literature. In newest translation of “Beowulf” by Maria Headley, there are parts of the book where a female character is what the reader might assume of a woman in medieval times, and there isContinue reading “The Role of Women in Literature”

A project on Jane Eyre…and those around her.

Below is a game that I created about the book Jane Eyre based on jeopardy. This game is letting the players show their knowledge, and of course, show my knowledge and analysis on some of the characters in Jane Eyre. The character slots are listed “Character 1”, “Character 2”, and so on so that theContinue reading “A project on Jane Eyre…and those around her.”

Misogyny in Hamlet

Everyone who has read William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, knows that Hamlet treated the women in his life very poorly, even his own mother, the woman that raised him. In the beginning of the play, I understand where his frustration is coming from and why he is so angry with his mother. Almost two months has passedContinue reading “Misogyny in Hamlet”

The Lady in Red

“The Red Room” in Jane Eyre can apply to every woman who has ever felt “trapped” by their role in society as a woman. This picture is, of course, of Jane shown completely in mostly black-and-white (not red) contradictory to the title name. This is a metaphor for the way in which we have aContinue reading “The Lady in Red”

Words of Poetry to Voices of Spoken Word

I believe that history reinvents itself. The world today is comparatively different from the past two centuries not only culturally but literarily, as ways to express the human condition and societal problems evolved in the realm of poetry. History has been written and we are still in the process of telling it; literature should beContinue reading “Words of Poetry to Voices of Spoken Word”

Nature in Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea is a novel that explores the origin of Jane Eyre’s Bertha Mason. The novel begins with Bertha, (formerly Antionette)’s childhood, and continues to her death in fire. The book shows her relationships with family, servants, and husband, Rochester. The book moves through several distinct settings, including the Coulibri Estate of Antionette’s youth,Continue reading “Nature in Wide Sargasso Sea”