Essay on Byron's Don Juan - No Formal Ending is Needed

There are a few names in literature which represent the ability to captivate an audience with suspense and gloom. Though masters of different genres, Edgar Allen Poe and William Shakespeare both embody this unique ability. One of Poe’s work in particular resembles the beauty and darkness that is found in Shakespeare’s tragedies. In the intriguing short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” two wealthy gentlemen from an Italian, wine-loving village go off to find a barrel of expensive medium-dry sherry to share amidst a happy carnival, and the stakes rise when one of the men betrays his friend, chaining and trapping him deep in the catacombs. The jolly and fun-loving Fortunato is assumed to be unfortunately slowly killed by the narrator, Montresor. The relationship between these two men and the struggles presented throughout the entire first-person recollection of the fictional Montresor created by Edgar Allan Poe uses many of the literary elements that are prominent in William Shakespeare’s revenge tragedies.

Most times, anything abnormal or odd tend to be pushed under the rug. Edgar Allan Poe subtly brings attention to topics the are typically ignored. E. A. Poe had far from a perfect childhood. His father left when he was young and his mother died when he was three. Poe also seemed to have a lonely childhood after his parents were gone. He was separated from his relatives and didn’t appear to have many friends. He attended the army and after went into West Point. His academics there were well but he was eventually kicked out because of poor handlings of his duties. Before Poe died, he struggled with depression and a drinking problem. Some believe Poe’s tragic lifetime was the inspiration for some of his stories. Such as, “The Fall of the House of Usher”. A possible theory about this story is that Roderick and the Narrator were one in the same. This essay will discuss the possibility of them being the same through plot, characterization, and personification.

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The text proceeds from analyzing each poem individually, and later draws parallels between the two. It tries to answer the questions whether the poems are a call to social irresponsibility, and if the object of the poem, the common man should be scorned or pitied. That the common man who is busy conforming to the norms of the state and the society has lost connection with his natural surroundings evokes sympathy for him. Materialism has subsumed his capacity to think to an extent that he cannot even decide whether he is free to do as he wishes – can he say no to enlisting for war? Or can he hold an opinion that did not coincide with the larger public?

Juan Francisco Manzano was slave in the country of Cuba in the 18th century. In the year 1797 he was born into slavery from slave parents and would remain a slave for the majority of his life. With all odds against him he was able to become very knowledgeable, like tailoring, writing, reading and writing poetry, with minimum resources that he acquired. Any opportunity that came his way to expand his knowledge he would take full advantage of it and practice until it was up to standards. But his main objective was to become a free slave, which was a rejected idea by his mistress. After his hard work of being a poet and being recognized by others of the time he was able to receive his freedom. Of course this couldn’t be done without the help of Del Monte, who bought Manzanos freedom. As a result from the help of Del Monte, Manzano was insisted by Del Monte to write an autobiography. With much fear and insecurity Manzano wrote his autobiography.

In the beginning of the movie/book Byron was very mean but as the story went on he became nicer.

The intrigue regarding these narratives has spurred me on to delve deeper into the literary scene of the time period. I also have a great interest in a range of poetry, most particularly from the renaissance period to the era of romanticism, in which my favourite poets are William Shakespeare and William Blake. I have been keen to go further than the A-level English specification in my readings, which allows me to develop an independent response and interpretation to the things I read, as such of William Blake who once famously said that ‘the true method of knowledge is experiment’. I have also enjoyed the translated works of Li Bai, who even though was not from the aforementioned periods, still wrote poems that could be considered a parallel of the romanticism period, in particular his poem ‘Alone Looking at the mountain’, and found that even in its shortness it’s meaning is both deep and

Essay 2: The Cask of Amontillado The story “The Cask of Amontillado” was written by Edgar Allan Poe. This story is kind of mysterious. It talks about a man called Montresor and her enemy Fortunato. This character Montresor is really mad at Fortunato because he insulted him, so Montresor wants to get revenge by planning the death of Fortunate. Since the begging, he has started doing and saying suspicious things, and some of those suspicious acts I will be explaining them.

Lord Byron’s works, such as Don Juan and other poems reflect not only the suave and charming characteristics of the Romantic Period, but they also reveal the nature of Byron’s uncommitted and scandalous life. Byron, like most Romantic era authors, was very unpredictable and opinionated in all of his writings. From the hatred of his upbringing, to the love of adventure, and also to the love of meaningless relationships with various women were majorly influenced and illustrated through all of his works and especially in “Don Juan.” Yet he still managed to infiltrate his poems with charm, romance, and heroism. Byron was a perfect fit for the Romantic Period and his poems and he was therefore known as a great contributor towards the era.

Obviously, the murder of poor Fortunato is never discovered, and the account of those events are played back in narration by Montresor some fifty years later (183). However, the symbolic references Poe strategically placed throughout “The Cask of Amontillado” implore the reader to explore the possibilities. There are several uses of symbolism that stand out in the story, all of which challenge the reader to understand the subtle meaning behind Poe’s

George Herbert (1593 - 1633), born later than John Donne (1572 - 1631), largely followed Donne’s poetic style, however incorporating slight changes: the diction that is evident in Herbert’s poetry is much simpler than Donne’s diction, and the metaphors are also easier to comprehend. What both have in common, is the colloquial manner, the logic arrangement of the poems argument and therefore the persuasive nature of the poetry. In Donne’s poetry, this logical arrangement

In the poems “The Wanderer” and “The Dream of the Rood,” anonymous authors give way to the idea that an Almighty God will solve every problem a person has by doing two things: 1) drawing upon the memories of a warrior who has lost everything near and dear to him due to war, and 2) entering the dream of a man who has been exiled and isolated. Each piece takes its reader through the trials and tribulations that one may not relate to in this era, yet the reader is still there alongside the character wanting them to find peace with their world and themselves. Initially, it is believed that the characters will overcome their hardships and achieve the happiness they seek. However, as the reader delves deeper into the character’s story, there is an overwhelming sense of incompleteness. What actually happens at the end of each piece is not written in stone - telling us the story is not whole - nor has a conclusion been reached. The intrapersonal thoughts being shared with the reader reveal the obstacles that keep an overall wholeness from occurring.

There was a frequent reference to “a poet” whose work was widely respected in this novel. The Count de Satigny (who was Esteban Trueba’s ‘suitable’ choice of a husband for Blanca) referred to the work of the poet as “the best poetry ever written, and nothing could compare to it”. When Jaime and Nicholas became adults, the poet became more widely accepted as Clara had formerly predicted the first time she heard him recite in his ‘telluric voice’ in one of her literary soireés. It was evident that the poet lived and wrote about the right of the citizens to live their lives the way they wanted to, making their own decisions and expressing their own opinions without being controlled. For this reason, the funeral of such a poet became “the symbolic burial of freedom”.

Shame is a strong word, and Lord Byron uses it freely, to show that he

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