Category: Study Guides

  • To be, or not to be: that Hamlet

    To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;No more; and by a sleep to say we endThe heart-ache and the thousand natural shocksThat flesh…

  • Martin Vanger

    For most of the story, Martin seems like a pretty nice guy. Even Blomkvist believes him! Can you imagine that? It seems like he is a normal guy, with a calm smile and kind eyes. But while reading, we get to know a lot of awful details. Martin didn’t kill Harriet, but he does kill…

  • Dubliners Summary

    “The Dubliners” by James Joyce is a compilation of a set of 15 stories that revolves around the lives of the general people who live in Dublin. Each of the stories that are portrayed in the book is about specific events from the lives of Dubliners of all ages, genders and occupations. These stories individually…

  • Ismene

    Ismene is the daughter of Oedipus. In Sophocles “Antigone,” timid Ismena is opposed to her fearless sister: she did not find the strength to follow her father into exile, and she did not dare to violate the prohibition of King Creon to bury Polynicus. When Creon condemned Antigone to death, Ismena decided to share her…

  • Le Morte d’Arthur Summary

    This epic story by Sir Thomas Malory depicts all the life of King Arthur, from his birth to the death and the feats of his Knights of the Round Table. The main motif of the story is destiny one can’t fight but can face with dignity. Another prominent theme is the apocryphal quest, the search…

  • Granger

    Once a writer and now a vagabond living outside the city, Granger is the leader of other intellectuals forced to live as tramps. They call themselves the Book People and one of their tasks is to save books from being destroyed. He meets Guy who has escaped from the police and becomes his third mentor.…

  • Winesburg, Ohio Essays

    Winesburg, Ohio Sherwood Anderson originally planned to title his book “The book of the grotesque” however his publisher had a suggested to change the title to “Winesburg, Ohio.” Anderson agreed. The theme of the grotesque is the focus Anderson’s writing. The tone set fourth in the prologue was established by the… 613 words Winesburg, Ohio:…

  • One Hundred Years of Solitude Study Guide

    One Hundred Years of Solitude Study Guide Author: Gabriel García Márquez Original title: Cien años de soledad Characters: Úrsula Iguarán, Remedios Moscote, José Arcadio Buendía, Amaranta Buendía, Aureliano José, Rebeca Buendía, Santa Sofía de la Piedad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia , Arcadio “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is a novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It represents…

  • The Rose

    The Rose plays a significant role in the Little Prince’s Life and Perception of the World. She was left alone on the planet when the boy began his explorations. He talks a lot about the Rose because he is afraid to lose her. She is naive and vain, but the Prince continues to feel special…

  • Dante Alighieri

    Dante in the “Divine Comedy” is the main hero, the narrator, narrating from the first person. He is spiritually lost and forced to flee from the True Way. Due to the fact that he is spiritually weakened, his guide is sent to him. He is a spectator of the pictures of Hell and Paradise; from…