In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, a classic play by Shakespeare, we are invited into a tale of two ‘star-crossed lovers’ whose passionate and ill-fated love story has long been considered the epitome of romantic love. However, upon closer inspection, this...
The following essays and opinion papers provide a modern interpretation of ‘The Scarlet Letter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne which align with the spirit of the 21st century. Firstly, we will focus on the blatant double standards. Hawthorne presents Hester Prynne...