In “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays”, what does William Hazlitt mean when he states the following: “We do not like to see our author’s plays acted, and least of all, ’Hamlet’. There is no play that suffers so much in being transferred to the stage” ?

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The Freudian concept of “the uncanny” refers to_________________?

A. a feeling of being disconnected from the world. B. a sense of something being familiar and foreign at once. C. terror at the thought of death. D. a realization of one’s empowered position in the world....

Lauren Beth Signore’s essay, “Anne of Green Gables: The Transformation from Bildungsroman to Romantic Comedy”, argues that Anne of Green Gables is ultimately what kind of character ?

A. A romantic awaiting true love B. A cynic awaiting the world’s destruction C. A delusional girl with no grasp on reality D. A young girl with a particularly dark Mindset...

According to Dr. Taormina, Victorian novelists generally________________?

A. wanted to subvert middle class values. B. accepted middle class values. C. wrote in a hyperrealistic fashion. D. had a negative view of human nature....

What is the relationship between the practices of New Historicism and New Criticism ?

A. New Historicism was a reaction against New Criticism, which was seen as too narrowly focused on text rather than context. B. Both fields of literary study are American in origin. C. New Historicism is simply an early form of Cultural Materialism. D. Both fields of study are strictly focused on how readers interpret and … What is the relationship between the practices of New Historicism and New Criticism ?Read More...

Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” can be described as what kind of play ?

A. A comedic play B. A tragic play C. A modern play D. A tragi-comedy...