Posted on: 05 Sep 2024
This article will introduce the characters of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (with descriptions for each). Though Romeo and Juliet is certainly one of Shakespeare’s more accessible plays, it can be hard to remember who’s who. (Is Mercutio a Capulet? Is Sampson a Montague?) As always, if you need it, here’s a scene-by-scene summary of the […]
Posted on: 29 Aug 2024
This article will give a scene-by-scene summary of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Like most of you, I was supposed to read Romeo and Juliet in high school – and like many of you, I watched Baz Luhrman’s Romeo + Juliet instead. While my laziness was understandable, I’m sad that I didn’t get to experience […]
Posted on: 27 Aug 2024
This article will introduce and analyze the characters in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. If you’ve read my other articles on Steinbeck’s novel, you know how depressing this book is. (Here’s a summary if you need a refresh.) Though some of the characters are reduced to mere symbols (Curley’s wife in particular), the friendship […]
Posted on: 26 Aug 2024
This article will present and analyze some of the most important quotes in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men (OMAM). I’m embarrassed to admit that I knew only the barest outline of the plot of OMAM (Lennie, George, bunnies?, maybe murder?). Having just finished reading it, I’m not going to lie – it’s depressing. (Here’s […]
Posted on: 26 Aug 2024
This article will give a chapter-by-chapter summary of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. (In reality, OMAM doesn’t have numbered chapters, so I have opted to call them “scenes.”) Even if you haven’t read the novel, you’ve probably seen references to the characters and plot of OMAM (both SNL and Family Guy have done parodies.) […]
Posted on: 25 Aug 2024
This article will provide a comprehensive list of characters in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. Though Jane and Mr. Rochester are the two gothic spires of this text, there is a whole host of characters who populate the manors and moors. If you need it, here’s a summary of the text to help you out as […]
Posted on: 19 Aug 2024
This article will analyze some of the most important quotes from Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. Even if you’re only familiar with the gothic, Michael Fassbender-vehicle, you probably know the gist of this classic bildungsroman. The orphaned Jane Eyre is sent to live with her cruel aunt, Mrs. Reed. After years of neglect, she attends Lowood […]
Posted on: 16 Aug 2024
This article will give a concise plot summary of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. When you think “Jane Eyre,” you probably think “gothic romance” and “insane wife in the attic” – and you wouldn’t be wrong. (I admit, I do love Michael Fassbender’s over-the-top Mr. Rochester.) More than that, Jane Eyre is a trenchant examination of […]