Category: Study Guides

  • Don Juan Study Guide

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    Don Juan Study Guide Author: George Gordon Byron Original title: Don Juan “Don Juan” is traditionally portrayed as a satirical poem, but it also can be seen as a tragedy. The author presents the story of a legendary lover from the unusual angle, showing him not as a selfish seducer who breaks the hearts of…

  • Black Man

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    Who is that guy? Is he a real guy by the way? Do you have any associations? In this novel a name Black Man in a nickname for the real devil. People know and keep telling legends about him. One of the most popular is that a Black Man inhabits the dark and scary woods.…

  • George Murchison

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    George Murchison is the minor character of the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. He is presented to the audience as well educated and rich fellow who like to show off with his academic achievements. That is why he never misses a chance to make some literary allusion and perform his deep…

  • The Last of the Mohicans Summary

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    The events of the books take place during the violent wars between Britain and France for the American lands. The native Indian tribes are ruthlessly used by both sides and the inner tension between the different tribes is exploited to make Indians a free cannon fodder. The times are harsh and cruel, danger lies everywhere…

  • The Pilgrim’s Progress Study Guide

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    The Pilgrim’s Progress Study Guide Author: John Bunyan Original title: Pilgrim Progress by John Bunyan is one of the most famous religious allegories in the Christian world. Once its popularity was second only to the Bible. The book is written in two parts, the first one was finished in 1678 and it took the author…

  • Addie Bundren

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    Could have been the protagonist of the story. Addie is the mother and the main keeper of the Bundren family. She is very sick and dies at the very beginning of the plot. Being involved in an affair with the village priest, Addie has given birth to Jewel, the only child who doesn’t call Anse…

  • The Plague Essays

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    War and Conflict in Literature Introduction “Something was deadly wrong with the entire town and it was important that something more serious than individual treatment took place.” (Albert Camus, 1991) In The Plague, Albert Camus has engraved a group of actors of characters that each in their personal manner contradicts the… 1 204 words Albert…

  • Volpone Study Guide

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    Volpone Study Guide Author: Ben Jonson Original title: Volpone or The Foxe: A Comedie Volpone is a satirical comedy by Ben Jonson that laughs off human greed and immorality. Even the names of the characters that can be translated as “sly fox” and “fly” hint us that they aren’t the people, but more of an…

  • The Winter’s Tale Study Guide

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    The Winter’s Tale Study Guide Author: William Shakespeare Original title: The Winter’s Tale The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare is one of his several “problem plays”. It starts as a classical tragedy, but ends in a comedic and light-hearted way, despite even this can undo the death of the innocent at the beginning. The main…

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Summary

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    When festivities are spread across the minds of the people, King Arthur’s troops of men and women rejoice in the celebrations at his court. King Arthur, although not consuming in the celebrations initially, later meddles in conversation with his brave stories of adventures including the one which got him interested in the festivities. Ironically, the…