Literary Analysis

  • Beowulf: the King and His Thane

    Welcome to the Library of the Ink-stained Archivist, where oaths bind more tightly than iron. Within the flickering firelight of ancient mead-halls, kings reigned not by might alone, but by the loyalty of those who bled beside them. In Beowulf, honor is the mortar between ruler and retainer, and when that bond cracks—ruin follows. Discover…

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  • Iago: Villainous Mastermind or Victim of His Own Mind?

    An psychoanalytic and cognitive theory literary analysis of the complex character of Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello, exploring a central dichotomy: is he a villainous mastermind or a victim of his own mind?

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