The raindrops are wriggling along the window like sperm, leaving watery streaks behind them. They consume, mercilessly, the idle droplets in their path, who cling on for dear life. Barely clothed trees wobble by, as adolescent grown men with long greasy hair, ponytails and glasses discuss their expert knowledge of the American military genius’ most [...]
Through Margaret Atwood’s gritty portrayal of Grace Marks, the 18th century convicted ‘murderess’ of her master and housekeeper, it is extremely easy to see her as a wronged woman. Robbed of any means to control her own destiny, she finds herself to be entirely at the mercy of both of both circumstance and the authority [...]
Hardy’s Return of the Native is a novel whose grandiose landscape, dark and almost supernatural themes and the fatal downfall of its protagonists easily draw comparisons with Aristotle’s definition of a successful tragedy. Indeed, it is clear that of the features noted by Aristotle as features of the tragic genre, the vast majority can be [...]
