Category Archives: Essays & Literary Analysis

On the significance of sense of self and society in Much Ado

The text of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is, in its essence, an amusing, profound commentary on the subject of critical judgement’s role in trust, justice, and love.  The play’s plot is derived from the fact that, as suggested by … Continue reading

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Written [r]evolution

“In the beginning was the Word.”  (John 1:1) And the Word was the will to communicate, and the Word evolved.  Like any other organism which successfully survives in our world today, it morphed, reproduced, underwent speciation, adapted to the climate … Continue reading

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

I always enjoy delving further into things to extract their meaning.  To dispel ambiguities that could prompt thoughts of dissection, I am speaking of conducting literary analyses! Two Wednesdays ago, I was presented with Stopping by Woods on a Snowy … Continue reading

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On snow and Sonnet 23

The invitational round of the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad is being written at present.  Regrettably, I will not be partaking in it – the sheer quantity of snow present has resulted in all Toronto District School Board schools being closed, and our … Continue reading

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