Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel is many things: a cautionary tale, a harsh critique of scientific progress at any cost, and also in many ways a feminist text, presenting the alarming consequences of what happens when men intoxicated by their own power attempt to play God. In the following essay I will attempt to interpret FrankensteinContinue reading “A Feminist, Assemblage Theory Reading of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”
Life or Death?
Hamlet’s famous quote “to be or not to be” from act three scene one, simply means life or death. He is in a sticky situation as he is contemplating living or actually putting an end to all his suffering and turmoil. Questioning life and its unfairness versus actually committing suicide and not knowing what happensContinue reading “Life or Death?”
Analyzing My favorite Hamlet Quotes: A Deconstructed Essay
Introduction and Reflection Even though not everyone has read Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, I bet everyone has heard at least a quote from it used in conversation or quoted in a TV show. I have always been akin to collecting quotes. I like that in a few short words a larger message can be represented. IContinue reading “Analyzing My favorite Hamlet Quotes: A Deconstructed Essay”
Frankenstein: 1818 vs 1931
Hamlet: A Good or Bad Portrayal of Mental Health
In Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” many of the characters struggle with mental health issues including the title character Hamlet. Throughout the play Hamlet is seen as mad and insane by those around him being ostracized and pushed away more and more as the play goes on. Shakespeare is considered one of if not the greatest storyteller toContinue reading “Hamlet: A Good or Bad Portrayal of Mental Health”
Poems of Frankenstein
By Jordan Witham Undead Wanderer Thin crystal skin Cut from dead kin Stretched over bone Before, as live as stone A cold heart that throbs Yearning for what was robbed An undead, towering structure Searching for its constructor Rightful Company Why must I live When he will not give What I need to survive IsContinue reading “Poems of Frankenstein”
Interpellation in Hyperion’s “The Soldiers Tale” and “The Poets Tale”
Red Room Reaper
McKenzie Ball For my un-essay I did an interpretive painting of the red room in Jane Eyre. The room is seen as a haunted place, where Jane feels trapped, alone with the spirit of her deceased uncle. Even though the red room is seen as “one of the largest and stateliest chambers in the mansion”Continue reading “Red Room Reaper”
Was Hamlet Playing Mad?
The Moon as a Maternal Figure in Wordsworth’s “The Idiot Boy” and Robinson’s “The Maniac“ as Romantic Era Personification to Sympathize with the Intellectually Disabled
Throughout human history, the moon has long served as a figure or symbol in various cultures. It is not uncommon for the moon to be associated with theological or mythological entities. Common too, is that the personification of the moon as that of a feminine figure. European personifications of the moon, such as the GreekContinue reading “The Moon as a Maternal Figure in Wordsworth’s “The Idiot Boy” and Robinson’s “The Maniac“ as Romantic Era Personification to Sympathize with the Intellectually Disabled”
Sprockets and Springes 