Undergraduate coursework completed as part of my English Literature degree in University of Galway
This presentation explores key themes and symbolism in Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, focusing on visual style, characterisation, and social commentary within the film. It examines how colour, setting, and character design are used to contrast life and death and communicate deeper meaning. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QVCw1mmoZ6x2chiQ_1NbBniVQkVw3iWX/view?usp=sharing
Christopher Marlowe’s “The Tragic History of the life and death of Doctor Faustus”, or more commonly known as “Doctor Faustus”, is a play regarding the thrilling life of the main protagonist, Doctor Faustus. The opening speech of the play provides the audience with great insight to what the play is concerned with and information about … Read more
The passage stated from George Orwell’s “1984” makes us re-think everything we know about the human conscience as well making us question certain things that we believed didn’t need to be questioned. Orwell’s use of language in the extract and throughout the Novel is extremely powerful in such a way that the words and descriptions … Read more
But alas! What poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher design that to get her a husband? (Mary Astell) The eighteenth century was a time of numerous beliefs, class and social standards. It was a time when men ruled and women followed. Finding a good husband should be a woman’s main … Read more
John Donne and George Herbert are easily two of the most significant poets when it comes to Biblical influence in early modern society. The poems “Show me deare Christ, thy spouse, so bright and clear” (14) by John Donne and “Redemption” (15-16) by George Herbert can be comfortably described as two of the most biblical … Read more
Edmund Spenser’s “The Faerie Queene” can be smoothly described as one of the best works of the late fifteen hundreds. The use of allegory and religion are ever present throughout the text, and can be identified in a number of characters. The character of Una plays a particularly interesting role in book one. Not only … Read more
Q(B) Cass Sunstein is wary of the trend towards personalisation of media diets, arguing that it damages the media’s role as a ‘general interest intermediary’, while others (like Negroponte) have celebrated the end of boredom as we get to tailor content closer to our interests. Technology is evolving more and more each passing day. In … Read more
How have changes in media technology over the past twenty years (cable television, DVDs, streaming) affected the structure and content of television drama ? Over the last twenty years television has drastically evolved. The growth and development of technology and our society certainly had an impact on the evolution of television and the way we … Read more
What message do ‘The Witches’ and ‘Holes’ convey about ethics? What does the young reader learn or possibly question about commendable behaviour? Young readers have impressionable minds. As they are growing and developing, they long for a better understanding of life and guides for what are considered to be important moral principles. As a parent, … Read more