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Rhetorical Devices in Julius Caesar: Mark Anton...
William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is a treasure trove of rhetorical devices. What devices does Mark Antony employ in his famous speech at Caesar’s funeral?
Rhetorical Devices in Julius Caesar: Mark Anton...
William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is a treasure trove of rhetorical devices. What devices does Mark Antony employ in his famous speech at Caesar’s funeral?
Teaching Macbeth: Duality, Role Reversal, & Psy...
Shakespeare's Macbeth is a play with unprecedented psychological complexity. Each character is constructed as the site of dual and dueling personality traits!
Teaching Macbeth: Duality, Role Reversal, & Psy...
Shakespeare's Macbeth is a play with unprecedented psychological complexity. Each character is constructed as the site of dual and dueling personality traits!
The Great Gatsby: A Mystery Novel?
How does Fitzgerald rework the genre conventions of the mystery novel in The Great Gatsby? Can framing the book as a mystery novel help to make it more engaging for students?
The Great Gatsby: A Mystery Novel?
How does Fitzgerald rework the genre conventions of the mystery novel in The Great Gatsby? Can framing the book as a mystery novel help to make it more engaging for students?
Color Symbolism in The Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald endows the colors in his novel with symbolic significance. What does each color symbolize? Why might Fitzgerald endow each color with dualistic meanings?
Color Symbolism in The Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald endows the colors in his novel with symbolic significance. What does each color symbolize? Why might Fitzgerald endow each color with dualistic meanings?
The Motif of Houses in The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a novel filled with houses. Why do so many chapters feature house tours and house parties? What do the houses reveal about their owners?
The Motif of Houses in The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a novel filled with houses. Why do so many chapters feature house tours and house parties? What do the houses reveal about their owners?
Names in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: "Where...
"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" In the balcony, why do Romeo and Juliet become so obsessed with names? How does Shakespeare invest names with symbolic meaning?
Names in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: "Where...
"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" In the balcony, why do Romeo and Juliet become so obsessed with names? How does Shakespeare invest names with symbolic meaning?