Caitlin94
I am a second year student at Queens' College, University of Cambridge, and I am reading English Literature. At A Level I studied Biology, English, History and Psychology. So far I have studied Medieval Literature, Renaissance Literature, Shakespeare, and am currently working on a dissertation on James Joyce and George Moore. I also take ab inito Italian and am working on a portfolio of essays based on texts from the Long Eighteenth Century.
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Rhetoric, bodies and representing the visual in The Rape of Lucrece and Titus Andronicus.
This essay is discussing the visual aspects of bodies and rhetoric in Shakespeare's epic poem The Rape of Lucrece, and the tragedy Titus Andronicus; not for the queasy.
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This essay is discussing the visual aspects of bodies and rhetoric in Shakespeare's epic poem The Rape of Lucrece, and the tragedy Titus Andronicus; not for the queasy.
DISCUSS THE EVOLVING ANALYSIS OF THE CONDITIONS OF KINGSHIP AND THE VIRTUES OF A GOOD GOVERNOR IN RICHARD II.
This was probably my best essay of the Easter Term. It discusses the virtues of a good governor, working with Shakespeare's Richard II and Machiavelli's The Prince. I also recommend watching BBC's The Hollow Crown for a fantastic interpretation.
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- • 7 pages •
This was probably my best essay of the Easter Term. It discusses the virtues of a good governor, working with Shakespeare's Richard II and Machiavelli's The Prince. I also recommend watching BBC's The Hollow Crown for a fantastic interpretation.
Discuss masking and exposure in Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
This essay was received well in supervision, and discusses both masculine and feminine power, and masking and exposure in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing.
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- • 8 pages •
This essay was received well in supervision, and discusses both masculine and feminine power, and masking and exposure in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing.
How do Shakespeare's late plays bring 'the world of words' into conversation or tension with 'the world of things'? Othello and The Winter's Tale, Sha
This essay was written in the summer term of my first year. It is a discussion regarding 'the world of things', mainly in Shakespeare's Othello, but also in A Winter's Tale.
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This essay was written in the summer term of my first year. It is a discussion regarding 'the world of things', mainly in Shakespeare's Othello, but also in A Winter's Tale.
Eating and Food in Coriolanus
This was probably one of my favourite and most challenging essays of last year, concerning the interesting topics of eating and food in Coriolanus. I recommend watching Ralph Fienne's recent and very good adaptation.
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This was probably one of my favourite and most challenging essays of last year, concerning the interesting topics of eating and food in Coriolanus. I recommend watching Ralph Fienne's recent and very good adaptation.
Discuss Narcissism and self-interest in Measure for Measure and The Merchant of Venice.
This 2,833 word essay was given a good grade in supervision, and discusses narcissism and self-interest in two of Shakespeare's plays, the Merchant of Venice and Measure for Measure.
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This 2,833 word essay was given a good grade in supervision, and discusses narcissism and self-interest in two of Shakespeare's plays, the Merchant of Venice and Measure for Measure.