Me too! Do you have a favourite comedy or tragedy? Some of my favourites are Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear.

What an incredible tradition! It's amazing that the play continues to be performed, even over 400 years later. I find it fascinating that the residents chose to perform a play opposed to a different medium.

The Chosen is definitely on my reading list. I've read Potok's other novel My Name is Asher Lev a couple months ago and loved it. Potok weaves together stories of art, culture, and religion in a beautiful

Merci! I thought so too. :)

I wouldn't say that Shakespeare himself holds to such a philosophy. There should be a distinction between what a character says and what the author may or may not believe. The ends justifying the means

So true! Ian McKellen does a fantastic job playing Richard in the 1995 film production. Although the film makers do not directly say it, Richard resembles Hitler and the world around him resembles the

I find it particularly fascinating that Zamyatin was imprisoned for writing We, which was banned from being within the Soviet Union. He eventually was allowed to emigrate to Paris. We was considered a

Thanks for your comment! It's encouraging to know that there is a community of artists and creative people who care about sharing their art and creativity with others on Steemit. I mostly focus on books

I'll have to check those titles out! Thanks for sharing them. I think the zombie genre allows for important conversations about humanity, society, and as you said, the preciousness of life. I think people

Thank you. I appreciate the feedback. Zombie literature is quite new to me. I'm usually not a big fan of zombies so The Girl With All The Gifts surprised me because I quite enjoyed it. I appreciated the

Thanks! Northanger Abbey is one of my favourites. The film version is pretty good, too.

Thanks JD. I look forward to reading some of your articles soon!

Would The Reader by Traci Chee fit the requirements?

I didn't see this until it was too late. I hope you offer another contest because I am definitely interested in participating!

That's a great question! Upon a bit of research, apparently the origins of the Cinderella story appeared in Egypt ( I'm not sure how accurate the article is, but it seems that the Cinderella story was

Northanger Abbey is unique from Austen's other novels. Although it was published later, it was one of the first manuscripts that she wrote. The supernatural appears in Northanger Abbey because Austen is

Her work really is incredible. I'm taking a university course on Utopian and Dystopian literature. We read "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" and will read The Lathe of Heaven in a few weeks.

Thank you. Yes, it has been unpleasantly cold all across Canada. I took these shots when I was studying near Calgary, but I'm from Quebec.

You can buy the book from Amazon in hard copy or online

That's very true. The best books and movies aren't just for entertainment. They say something significant about the world or life and make people think.