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Biblical Allusions: Like many 19th-century authors, Mary Shelley relied heavily on biblical allusions. In Frankenstein, Shelley’s use of biblical allusions suggests a deep skepticism toward ...
Biblical Allusions: Biblical allusions appear throughout Othello and many of Shakespeare’s other works as well. Shakespeare’s audience was well-acquainted with scripture, and so his use of ...
Here are two of the novel’s most prominent biblical allusions: Dickens begins an extended allusion to the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 11–32) in chapter 4 when Mr. Wopsle comments at ...
In a vie for power, the gods Odin, Vili, and Vé murder Ymir, the greatest of the jötnar. Ymir’s wounds bleed so profusely that the blood floods the world, killing the rest of the jötnar. In a ...
There are two main biblical allusions found in Mary Shelley 's novel Frankenstein. The first allusion is found in chapter four of the novel and the second found in chapter fifteen. In chapter four ...
Biblical Allusions and Allegories: Hawthorne makes use of allusions to symbols and individuals from the Christian tradition in order to explore the subjects of sin, guilt, and salvation. Hawthorne ...
Biblical Allusions: Like many Victorian authors, Charles Dickens regularly used biblical allusions. In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens’s use of biblical allusions suggests a deep ambivalence about ...
The key allusion of this kind is the Araby bazaar itself. The bazaar’s name is intended to capitalize on the commonly held, fanciful vision of the East as a place of exoticism, mystery, and ...
The apple is an allusion to the story of Adam and Eve in the biblical Book of Genesis. The snake in the Garden of Eden uses an apple to tempt Eve to eat from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge. The ...
Significant Allusions. Biblical Allusions: Several references throughout the text suggest that Gregor can be read as a Christlike figure who must die as a martyr for his family’s continued ...