Browsing English Honours Capstone Papers by Title
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"All Imagination Compact:" The Ambiguous Relationship between Human Nature and Nonhuman Nature in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(2020-03-03)Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream probes the mysterious Elizabethan relationship between human and nonhuman nature. The common belief at this time saw nature as an almighty force of God; yet, there were many contradicting ... -
Coercion in Octavia E. Butler's Xenogenesis
(Dalhousie University, 2020-03)Throughout Octavia E. Butler's Xenogenesis trilogy, which introduces humanity to an alien species called the Oankali, there are many imbalances of power. Between violence from toxic masculinity and alien sedatives, the ... -
A Conversation with Selin: Meaning, Truth, and the Academic/Personal Divide in The Idiot by Elif Batuman
(2023)Through a blend of critical analysis and personal narrative, this essay explores frameworks of meaning-making and their place in a student’s life using The Idiot by Elif Batuman as a touchstone text. In this work, my own ... -
Corn Lear: A Perspective on the Agricultural Decline in King Lear
(2019-02)In response to the trend of anachronistic, ecological readings of Shakespearean texts, the goal of this essay is to re-situate the ecological themes in King Lear back into their original context to gain a greater understanding ... -
The Divided Selves of Doctor Faustus
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Holding Out for a Tragic Hero
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The Human Condition: A Synthesis of Spirituality and Sensuality
(2023-02-28)This is a Capstone Paper for the Dalhousie Department of English. It studies the work of James Broughton in contrast to Cartesian dualism. After establishing how Broughton's poetry characterizes the human condition as a ...
