Lord, how can man preach thy eternal word?He is a brittle crazy glass;Yet in thy temple thou dost him affordThis glorious and transcendent place,To be a window, through thy grace. But when thou dost anneal in glass thy story,Making thy… Read More »The Windows by George Herbert
Read the poem About the author Lady Mary Wroth holds a significant place in English Renaissance literature. Born into a notable literary family on October 18, 1587, as Mary Sidney, she became Lady Mary Wroth upon her marriage. Her family… Read More »In this Strange Labyrinth by Mary Wroth summary and analysis
In this strange Labyrinth how shall I turn,Ways are on all sides while the way I miss:If to the right hand, there, in love I burn,Let me go forward, therein danger is.If to the left, suspicion hinders bliss;Let me turn… Read More »In this strange Labyrinth by Mary Wroth
Read the poem About the author Lady Mary Wroth holds a significant place in English Renaissance literature. Born into a notable literary family on October 18, 1587, as Mary Sidney, she became Lady Mary Wroth upon her marriage. Her family… Read More »Sweetest Love Return again by Mary Wroth summary and analysis
Sweetest love return again Make not too long stay. Killing mirth, and forcing pain Sorrow leading way: Let us not thus parted be Love, and absence ne’er agree; But since you must needs* depart, And me hapless leave, In your journey take my heart Which will not deceive Yours it… Read More »Sweetest love returne again by Mary Wroth
[1] BRISTOL, thine heart hath throbb’d to glory.—Slaves,E’en Christian slaves, have shook their chains, and gaz’dWith wonder and amazement on thee. HenceYe grov’ling souls, who think the term I give,Of Christian slave, a paradox! to youI do not turn, but leave… Read More »A Poem on the Inhumanity of Slave Trade by Ann Yearsley
I did not live until this time Crowned my felicity,When I could say without a crime, I am not thine, but thee. This carcass breathed, and walked, and slept, So that the world believedThere was a soul the motions kept; … Read More »To my Excellent Lucasia, on Our Friendship by KATHERINE PHILIPS
William Congreve’s “The Way of the World” is celebrated for its incisive humor and wit, which infuse the play with an irresistible charm. Congreve’s keen sense of comedic timing, clever wordplay, and satirical dialogue combine to create a theatrical experience… Read More »Humor & Wit in The Way of the World
Daisy is a character who appears in Eugene Ionesco’s popular Avante-Garde Drama ‘Rhinoceros’. Daisy is a young receptionist who works at the same office as Berenger, the protagonist of the play. Daisy is described as attractive, and Berenger is shown… Read More »Daisy character analysis in Ionesco’s Rhinoceros
“The Good Woman of Setzuan” is a masterpiece of modern theatre, written by the legendary German playwright and director Bertolt Brecht during his exile in Scandinavia. With its powerful and thought-provoking exploration of themes such as morality, social responsibility, and… Read More »The Good Woman of Setzuan as an Epic Theatre
