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Funny but Flat? A Review of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’

11 Nov 2013
‘Little Women’ Analysis: Feminism, Ambition, and the Truth About “Castles in the Air”

27 Oct 2013
‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ Analysis: Love, Betrayal, and the Human Condition

17 Sep 2013
‘The Vicomte de Bragelonne’ Review: Harder to Finish than War and Peace?

11 Sep 2013
‘Coriolanus’: Shakespeare’s “Hollywood Blockbuster” of Political Manipulation

23 Jul 2013
‘Cloud Atlas’ Analysis: Book vs. Movie & The Art of Connectedness

15 Jul 2013
Shakespeare’s Giggle: Why Trickery Rules in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

6 Jul 2013
‘Tortilla Flat’ Analysis: Steinbeck’s Arthurian Parallels

2 Jul 2013
Why Antonio is No Hero: Unmasking the Hypocrisy of Mercy in ‘The Merchant of Venice’

25 Jun 2013
Why Reason Fails: The Hidden Philosophy in Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace’

21 Jun 2013
More Than a Conquest: Why Shakespeare’s ‘King Henry V’ is a Story of Unity

11 May 2013
Sympathy for a Fool: A Review of Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV Part 2’

8 May 2013
Why John Falstaff? A Character Analysis of ‘King Henry IV Part 1’

4 May 2013
‘Richard II’ Character Analysis: Identity Crisis & The Divine Right

1 May 2013
‘To Have and Have Not’: Genius or “Incomprehensible Nonsense”

25 Apr 2013
‘The Love of the Last Tycoon’ Analysis: Monroe Stahr vs. The Great Gatsby

22 Apr 2013
Why Science Fails in Dracula: An Analysis of Faith, Madness, and Van Helsing

16 Apr 2013
Is King Arthur a God Archetype? A Symbolic Look at ‘Le Morte d’Arthur’

8 Apr 2013
The Psychology of ‘Richard III’: Fear, Ambition, and the Rogue

23 Mar 2013
‘Henry VI, Part 3’: The King, The Philosopher – Why Shakespeare Inverts Henry’s Story Arc

18 Mar 2013
‘Henry VI Part 2’ Review: The Weak King vs. Bombastic Villains

13 Mar 2013
Shakespeare’s ‘King Henry VI Part 1’: When Noble Hearts Fail

7 Mar 2013
‘Madame Bovary’ Analysis: Irony, Fate, and the Tragic Pursuit of Happiness

2 Mar 2013
‘Julius Caesar’ Analysis: Ambition, Power, and the Moral Dilemma

21 Feb 2013
Shakespeare’s ‘Henry VIII’ Analysis: When Mightiness Meets Misery

5 Feb 2013
The Supremacy of Performance: How ‘Hamlet’ Reveals the Human Soul

4 Feb 2013
Do We Control Our Destiny? Fate and Folly in Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’

3 Feb 2013
The Dying Beast: Unraveling the Madness and Tragedy of ‘King Lear’

3 Feb 2013
Is Johann Veraguth a Villain? A Critical Analysis of Hesse’s ‘Rosshalde’

26 Jan 2013
Why ‘Mansfield Park’ Stunned Me: Rethinking Fanny Price and the Aristocracy

21 Jan 2013