A List of The Essential Man's Library: 100 Must-Read Books - Art of Manliness. Hamlet. First performed between the years 1600-01, first printed in 1603. Throughout Shakespeare's plays, the maintenance of identity is a very common conflict, as it was shown in Macbeth and now in Hamlet. In this play Shakespeare has portrayed young Hamlet to convey the two sides to him; one side shows his insane behaviour towards his family, the other side determines his thoughts of either doing right or wrong according to what he has seen. The play trembles with conflicts: one being identity, which shows all the characters in different disputes of their own. We also see the problems of lack of self-confidence, misjudgement, and betrayal. First performance at the end of 15th century, ~ timeline, death of Elizabeth I and accession of James VI and I. Fan of this book? The Metamorphosis. Franz Kafka The Metamorphosis [This translation by Ian Johnston of Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC (now Vancouver Island University) has certain copyright restrictions.
For information please use the following link: Copyright. For comments or questions please contact Ian Johnston.. For more links to Kafka e-texts in English click here. This text was last revised on March, 2009] The Metamorphosis One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in his bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug. “What’s happened to me,” he thought. Gregor’s glance then turned to the window. “O God,” he thought, “what a demanding job I’ve chosen! He slid back again into his earlier position. He looked over at the alarm clock ticking away by the chest of drawers. It was very easy to throw aside the blanket. Thus, he tried to get his upper body out of the bed first and turned his head carefully toward the edge of the bed. “Mr. “But Mr.
The Picture of Dorian Gray. Oscar, Oscar, Oscar, Forever is a long time... I get bored at cocktail parties! --Submitted by Tequila Mockingbird. Oscar Wilde's perfectly charming and witty manner of expression will enchant you in more ways than one. He is a master storyteller and drifts through the story like a gentle summer breeze through odour filled roses, giving you the feeling that you can literally smell the flower he is describing. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a masterpiece. A beautiful story, based in a beautiful era. There is an old film version of this story called "The Portrait of Dorian Grey" which was possibly made in the late 1930's to early 1940's. What would you do if you had a record of every bad deed you did? Fan of this book? 1984.