Robinson Crusoe: Master of the Island
Master of the Island. That is what Robinson Crusoe became at the end of his adventure. In a sense, Dafoe has created in Crusoe, the perfect colonist. I’ve read Robinson Crusoe once (abridged version) and kind of enjoyed it, though … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Robinson Crusoe
I first encountered “Robinson Crusoe” in one of my least favourite elementary schools. My teacher read us a rewritten version of Daniel Defoe’s famous work. Back then, I didn’t pay much attention to it because, well, I found it boring. … Continue reading → Continue reading →
The Tempest
Coming back to Shakespeare feels rather natural, having done one of his plays every year of high school, and preformed a few of them throughout elementary. Though I’m more used to his tragedies than comedies, so this was a bit … Continue reading → Continue reading →
The Tempest
The Tempest. The Tempest is the first Shakespearean work I ever had to read. It was also the day I learnt that Shakespeare, the guy I had formerly knew as the guy with the skull, says “to be or not to be, that is the question” and had written a love story called Romeo […] Continue reading →