"Gloriana" is a work by the Scottish writer and feminist Florence Dixie. In this work, the protagonist Gloriana dreams of a world in which women will no longer be...
Basics of Public Speaking Referred to as oratory or oration, public speaking is the delivery or performance of a structured or themed speech or presentation in which the objective...
Faust is a tragic play in two parts: Faust. Der Tragödie erster Teil (translated as: Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy) and Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil (Faust:...
"An Inland Voyage” (1878) is one of the most well known R.L.Stevenson's travelogues. In 1878 the outdoor excursions were an unusual pastime so Stevenson seeks to...
"William Tell" is a drama written by Friedrich Schiller in 1804. The story focuses on the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell as part of the greater Swiss struggle for...
Study Guide … is a collection of notes that introduce students – and not only students – to poems, novels or plays written in English. They facilitate...
An Inland Voyage (1878) is a travelogue by Robert Louis Stevenson about a canoeing trip through France and Belgium in 1876. It is Stevenson's earliest book and a pioneering...
This collection of Shakespeare tales focuses on themes of friendship and betrayal. Included in this volume: The Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Comedy of Errors; The Winter's Tale;...
Petruchio tames Katherina, an unwilling participant in the relationship, with various psychological torments, such as keeping her from eating and drinking, until she becomes a...
Twelfth Night' centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola, disguised as Cesario, falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with...