Shakespeare’s second tetralogy was given the name The Henriad was given that title by Alvin Kernan in recognition of its epic qualities. This thesis is a study of the uniquely Vergilian construction of Shakespeare’s epic. Vergil’s Aeneid and Shakespea . . .

Elizabeth Gaskell, as a Victorian realist writer, often focuses on descriptions of settings and the exterior world. Through diverse and varied settings, she reveals the influences of rapid social change after the Industrial Revolution. At the same t . . .

Historically, the thematic concerns surrounding J.R.R. Tolkien’s works of Middle-earth have been oversimplified as static struggles between moral absolutes, base conflicts between forces of good and evil. This narrow approach has overlooked Tolkien’s . . .

Criticism on Titus Andronicus neglects a comprehensive discussion on the play’s grotesque characteristics; likewise, grotesque theorists fail to mention Titus Andronicus when they discuss Shakespearean grotesque. However, Titus Andronicus offers ample . . .

The main objective of this project is to examine the female revenger in William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus and Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl. The female revenger often signifies cultural attitudes about a given society, as she exhibits behaviors that . . .