Power and Magic in Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
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Welcome to the blog!
Here you'll find a variety of posts; in both content and style! Anything goes, from listicles to rants, and short think-pieces to informal essays. Sometimes I want to talk about a small section of a book/film/TV show, sometimes I want to respond to someone else's journal/essay, and occasionally I'll get caught up in a 'big idea' style conversation. Ultimately, I just want to talk about the things I like! If you find it enjoyable, informative, and/or useful, then all the better.
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- Apr 2, 2020
- 4 min
Love and Isolation in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
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- Jan 8, 2020
- 9 min
The Fall From Innocence to Impurity: The Motif of Color in “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
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- Jan 6, 2020
- 1 min
Word of the Week: Jehu
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- Jan 2, 2020
- 3 min
So Your Resolution Is To Read More...
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- Dec 30, 2019
- 1 min
Word of the Week: Schadenfreude
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- Dec 23, 2019
- 1 min
Word of the Week: Dérgingolade
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- Dec 16, 2019
- 1 min
Word of the Week: Mulct
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- Dec 9, 2019
- 1 min
Word of the Week: Inveigh
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- Dec 2, 2019
- 1 min
Word of the Week: Atrabilious
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- Nov 25, 2019
- 5 min
Scenery as a Symbol of Duality in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
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- Nov 25, 2019
- 1 min
Word of the Week: Rhadamanthine
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- Nov 18, 2019
- 1 min
Word of the Week: Kangaroo Court (It's a phrase this time!)
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- Nov 11, 2019
- 1 min
Word of the Week: Omphalos
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- Nov 4, 2019
- 1 min
Word of the Week: Anfractuous
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- Oct 28, 2019
- 1 min
Word of the Week: Limerence
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- Oct 16, 2019
- 10 min
Performativity, Language, and Homosociality: Applications of Queer Theory to The Great Gatsby
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- Sep 22, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
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- Aug 30, 2019
- 2 min
So you weren't given a thesis...what now?
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- Aug 12, 2019
- 7 min
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