two-headed dragon‚ with great success also comes great criticism. To be successful‚ a person should be able to take one with another‚ take the criticism in stride and use it. J.K. Rowling‚ the world renowned author of the Harry Potter series‚ does just that with criticism like “…written for people whose imaginative lives are confined to TV cartoons‚” (Byatt) and also being called “derivative and clichéd” (Del Negro). Not only does she not let the criticism she has received affect her‚ but she uses it as
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Nicole Golden Ms. Fallon English IV Honors January 29‚ 2012 Frailty; thy name is woman. Hamlet‚ one of Shakespeare’s most well noted plays‚ is also one of his most popular among critics. Shakespeare’s portrayal of characters‚ especially women‚ has evoked much arousal in the feminist category. Ophelia‚ Hamlet’s love interest‚ is characterized with a lack of will‚ an unexplained background‚ a “feminine death”‚ and as a sign of sexuality‚ is a negatively portrayed female character in this
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Formalism and New Criticism “Formalism” is‚ as the name implies‚ an interpretive approach that emphasizes literary form and the study of literary devices within the text. The work of the Formalists had a general impact on later developments in “Structuralism” and other theories of narrative. “Formalism‚” like “Structuralism‚” sought to place the study of literature on a scientific basis through objective analysis of the motifs‚ devices‚ techniques‚ and other “functions” that comprise the literary
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Prompt 1 Two criticisms of utilitarianism influence Mill towards rule-utilitarianism. The first criticism involves objectors viewing this philosophy as encouraging society to do what is expedient for the moment (22). The second objection proposes “that there is not time‚ previous to action‚ for calculating and weighing the effects of any line of conduct on the general happiness” (23). Mill argues both of these objections by taking rule-utilitarianism into consideration. Rule- utilitarianism states
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Psychoanalytical Criticism in Hamlet There is a whole lot that goes on inside our bodies and minds that most of us are unaware are even occurring. Looking into one’s psyche‚ these unknown occurrences become clear as well as the motives behind them. Psychoanalytical criticism takes a look at all these psychological occurrences. It explores how the human mental and psychological development occurs and how the human mind really works. It also looks at the root causes of psychological problems in individuals
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The Scarlett Letter Criticism Nathanial Hawthorne envisioned The Scarlet Letter as a short story published in a collection‚ but it outgrew that purpose. Most critics accept Hawthorne’s definition of it as a “romance” rather than a novel. The novel begins with an introductory autobiographical essay‚ “The Custom House” where Hawthorne describes working as a custom officer in Salem‚ Massachusetts. He describes coming across documents that provide him with the basis for The Scarlett Letter.
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In his primer Marxism and Literary Criticism (1976)‚ Terry Eagleton defines Marxism as "a scientific theory of human societies and of the practice of reforming them."1 Marxist criticism‚ he states‚ "analyses literature in terms of the historical conditions which produce it" (vi). The business of this criticism is "to understand ideologies—the ideas‚ values and feelings by which men experience their societies at various times‚" some of the ideologies of the past being accessible only in literature
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A dancer‚ choreographer‚ activist‚ and teacher; Katherine Dunham is by far a legendary woman. She was born on June 22‚ 1909 in Chicago to a French Canadian mother and an African American father. Unfortunately‚ when Dunham was around the age of four years old‚ her mother passed away. This caused her to have to live with other family members before permanently moving to Joliet‚ Illinois where her father worked at the dry cleaning business that he owned. As a child‚ Dunham always had a knack for
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Stopes’ reading on the subject prompted her first book ’Married Love’‚ which was published in 1918. The book was condemned by churches‚ the medical establishment and the press but was very popular‚ selling 2‚000 copies within a fortnight. Thousands of women wrote to ask her advice. Marie Stopes became famous overnight‚ and used the publicity to advance her cause. Stope’s first book Married Love published in 1918 was condemned by churches‚ the medical establishment and the press. However‚ the book
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Beowulf: Cultural Criticism The epic poem “Beowulf” is a representation of how mankind has adopted a hypocritical mindset that allows themselves to kill and commit evil‚ while at the same time persecuting other groups for doing the same. Throughout the text itself‚ the Danes are known as a warrior race that controls and conquers other nations through violence and destruction‚ but they tell themselves that it is for the greater good and god has given them the right to do so. Though this is a fictional
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