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Revenge / by Caitlin Ray
- Author
- Ray, Caitlin
- Published
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2016]
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Physical Description
- 112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
- Series
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction to themes in literature -- chapter 2. An overview of Hamlet and Othello -- chapter 3. Vengeful characters -- chapter 4. An overview of "The Cask of Amontillado" -- chapter 5. Symbolic revenge -- chapter 6. An overview of True Grit -- chapter 7. Banding together for revenge -- chapter 8. An overview of The Princess Bride -- chapter 9. Anti-revenge in The Princess Bride.
- Summary
- This title examines the theme of revenge in Hamlet, Othello, True Grit, The Princess Bride, and "The Cask of Amontillado." It features four analysis papers that consider the revenge theme, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the theme.
- Subject(s)
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet—Juvenile literature
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello—Juvenile literature
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Cask of Amontillado—Juvenile literature
- Princess bride (Motion picture)—Juvenile literature
- True grit (Motion picture : 1969)—Juvenile literature
- True grit (Motion picture : 2010)—Juvenile literature
- Cask of Amontillado (Poe, Edgar Allan)
- Hamlet (Shakespeare, William)
- Othello (Shakespeare, William)
- Princess bride (Motion picture)
- Revenge in literature—Juvenile literature
- Revenge in motion pictures—Juvenile literature
- Revenge in literature
- Revenge in motion pictures
- American literature—Themes, motives
- American literature—History and criticism
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781624038082 (hc)
1624038085 - Note
- Description based on surrogate.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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