The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser As An Allegory

In an allegory, some actual actions or instructive morals are shadowed under imaginary persons or things. Every allegory has two senses- the literal and the mystical. The literal sense is like the vision of which the mystical is the true meaning. The story consists of fictitious persons, creatures of the poet’s brain in a moral … Read more

Moby-Dick as An Allegory of the Quest on An Individual Soul

Moby-Dick is an engaging story of a man’s heroic pursuit and fights with a white whale. Nevertheless, the novel has a deeper meaning. One can interpret an allegorical purpose by delving into Captain Ahab’s epic journey of hunting Moby Dick. Ahab’s unstoppable quest for the white whale depicts a forceful human nature to conquer the evil of the … Read more

Serious and Comic Elements in Measure for Measure

Arrangement of Serious and Comic Elements in Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare has variably been described as an allegory, a morality play, and a satire. However, perhaps, the most satisfactory label is a tragicomedy, aka a dark comedy, aka a bitter comedy. The arrangement of serious and comic elements in the play has made it an outstanding tragicomedy in a significant way.  Scaling Measure … Read more