Academic Essays

The world of academia provides a starting platform for future research projects. My academic essays explore the relationships between theory and modern content as well as provoke critical analysis on subjects learnt within the classroom. Through my ability to thoroughly analyze theory and scholarly journals I have been able to develop clear theses and arguments to support my claims. My ability to research and think critically has reached beyond the classroom and into the practical world where I’ve applied my learnt knowledge to internships and writing.

THE AMBIGUOUS WRITER IN SHAKESPEARE’S SONNET 29

This essay uses contemporary theory from Roland Barthes literary essay The Death of The Author to analyze the voice of the speaker in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29. The gender-less speaker illustrates the ambiguity of the voice and indicates that language speaks not the author.

THE UNACHIEVABLE EXPECTATIONS IN MALE FRIENDSHIP - THE MAID’S TRAGEDY (REVISION)

This essay analyzes male friendship in the Early Modern period. The focus of the analysis is meant to challenge the legitimacy of the friendship during this time and the role it plays within the text.

ANALYSIS OF CHAUCER’S LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN

This essay offers a preliminary reading of Chaucer’s collection The Legend of Good Women. This essay explores the potential reasoning behind Chaucer’s text that are primarily about “bad women.”