In order to write a strong paper, you will need to examine a text both subjectively and objectively.
This is very true, especially if the subject matter is something personal to you. Its important to be subjective, but also know where to be objective.
business leaders succeed (Coleman)
I see this often in successful people. They often read a lot of books. Especially now in the day of phones and social media.
But... what if we were to define literature as Sidney did--a creation made from the "zodiac of [the poet's] own wit," improving upon nature itself through invention? Might some of today's internet media fall into that definition?
I feel that there should be a broader definition of literature, but not too broad. Some things on the internet shouldn't be classified as literature.
After the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg, many people saw the proliferation of novels and plays as morally poisonous.
I feel that this often comes with new technology. Everyone considers it poisonous and not good for you. We see a similar thing with social media in today's time.
43 percent of adults read at least one work of literature in the previous year.
I think this is due to the fact that kids aren't encouraged to read as much as there were.
Audiences in the old days also would get rowdy and interact with the actors and actresses, sometimes in outright chaotic ways.
We see this in M Butterfly when Galimard talks to the audience.
In the above excerpt from the beginning of the play (1.1), Marcellus, Bernardo, and Horatio (soldiers) greet each other as they patrol the castle.
Wow so interesting, I used to have a hard time following the plays. Probably because I read through them too fast. Once I slowed down it became easier.
While Fortinbras uses military strength, Hamlet chooses to use his intellect. While Fortinbras is decisive, Hamlet seems paralyzed by indecision. By examining the ways in which these two characters are similar and different, we can learn a lot about each of them and their significance in the play.
So a foil, is a side character who have the same goals as the protagonist?
A lot of literary production is driven by economics, after all: playwrights gotta eat, too!
I see this often in movies in India. They have short intermissions to go to the restroom or get snacks, never saw anything of the sort in America.
Not all plays or even tragedies follow this structure exactly.
I wonder where the anticlimax would be...
How does the theme shine through in the story?
I feel that the theme in certain emotionally or politically intense novels can be misunderstood if the person doesn't look at the text objectively.
Is the story written in the first person “I” point of view?
One thing I've noticed is that some literature switches from first person and third person point of view sometimes.
An example of a metaphor is when someone says, "My love, you are a rose." An example of a simile is "My darling, you are like a rose."
Metaphor: relating things to another thing Simile: Same thing but using the word like
Are there turning points, a climax, and/or an anticlimax?
Interesting would the anticlimax be like the beginning of a horror movie?
we might disregard character, plot, setting, and theme as surface elements of a text
Interesting, curious by what it means by surface elements.