This list of student essays is organized by the theme with which it engages. As the list of texts evolves with the syllabus over different semesters, so do the themes, motifs, images, and ideas of interest to students. To read an essay, select it by clicking on the respective link. Each essay is the intellectual property of the student author and should be cited as such.
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GENDER
- Claire Davies, “The Power of Breaking Gender Rules and Old English Literature Traditions in Judith” (Fall 2022)
- April Chronowski, “The Intersectionality of Gender in Silence” (Fall 2022)
- Nick Dlugos, “The Genuine Emotionality of Sir Gawain” (Fall 2022)
- Vivian Deng, “Astrophil and Stella: The Perceived Power of Female Rejection” (Fall 2022)
- Emily Steiger, “Rachel Speght’s A Muzzle for Melastomus: The Muzzle For Men” (Fall 2022)
- Genevieve Duska, “Gender and Feminism in Speght’s A Muzzle for Melatomus” (Fall 2022)
- Paulina Allen, “The Justification of Gender Inequality in The Arraignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and Unconstant Women” (Fall 2022)
- Heiner Badilla Sanchez, “Gender and Religion in Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum” (Fall 2022)
- Juliana Hall, “Exploring Gender in Cavendish’s The Blazing World” (Fall 2022)
RACE/RACISM
- Ella Incantalupo, “The Lack of Wholeness: Broken Bodies and Nationality in The Four Branches of the Mabinogi” (Fall 2022)
- Ian Quinn, “Religious Racism and Enduring Legacy in The King of Tars” (Fall 2022)
- Melissa DeFabritiis, “Racism and Microaggressions in The King of Tars” (Fall 2022)
- Faith Field, “Samson Agonistes” (Fall 2022)
- Emily Levesque, “Aphra Behn, Oroonoko, and Racism” (Fall 2022)
- Grace Cairns, “Race in Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko” (Fall 2022)
NATION/NATIONALITY
- Ella Incantalupo, “The Lack of Wholeness: Broken Bodies and Nationality in The Four Branches of the Mabinogi” (Fall 2022)
- Sophia Lindstrom, “The Power of Narrative: Romanticized Historiography and Nationalism in Henry V” (Fall 2022)
- Lily Daher, “The Power of Politics in Henry V” (Fall 2022)
POLITICS/HISTORY
- Lily Daher, “The Power of Politics in Henry V” (Fall 2022)
- Sophia Lindstrom, “The Power of Narrative: Romanticized Historiography and Nationalism in Henry V” (Fall 2022)
- Samara Addo, “Politics in Milton’s The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates” (Fall 2022)
- Jamie Burke, “Milton’s The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates’ Place in 17th Century British Morality” (Fall 2022)
GEOGRAPHY/GEOPOLITICS
- Ella Incantalupo, “The Lack of Wholeness: Broken Bodies and Nationality in The Four Branches of the Mabinogi” (Fall 2022)
- Juliana Hall, “Exploring Gender in Cavendish’s The Blazing World” (Fall 2022)
DISABILITY
- Ella Incantalupo, “The Lack of Wholeness: Broken Bodies and Nationality in The Four Branches of the Mabinogi” (Fall 2022)
- Mia Tewes, “Presence of Religion in Samson Agonistes” (Fall 2022)
- Eddy Jose Ramon, “Milton’s Sonnets and Religious Beliefs: Connections and Influence” (Fall 2022)
SEXUALITY
- April Chronowski, “The Intersectionality of Gender in Silence” (Fall 2022)
- Julia Dantzler, “Bisclavret as a Queer-Coded Monster in Marie De France’s ‘Bisclavret’” (Fall 2022)
RELIGIOUS BELIEF
- Scott Williams, “Judith’s Importance” (Fall 2022)
- Ian Quinn, “Religious Racism and Enduring Legacy in The King of Tars” (Fall 2022)
- Paulina Allen, “The Justification of Gender Inequality in The Arraignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and Unconstant Women” (Fall 2022)
- Heiner Badilla Sanchez, “Gender and Religion in Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum” (Fall 2022)
- Mia Tewes, “Presence of Religion in Samson Agonistes” (Fall 2022)
- Eddy Jose Ramon, “Milton’s Sonnets and Religious Beliefs: Connections and Influence” (Fall 2022)
CLASS
- April Chronowski, “The Intersectionality of Gender in Silence” (Fall 2022)
- Julia Dantzler, “Bisclavret as a Queer-Coded Monster in Marie De France’s ‘Bisclavret’” (Fall 2022)
- Fengying Guo, “Love in Marie de France’s ‘The Lay of the Werewolf’” (Fall 2022)
- Jeremy Whitman-Kinghorn, “A Modern Interpretation of Class in the Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales” (Fall 2022)
- Sarah Nim, “Historical Context through the Stereotypical Class Clowns in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales“ (Fall 2022)
- Juliana Hall, “Exploring Gender in Cavendish’s The Blazing World” (Fall 2022)
EMOTIONS
- Fengying Guo, “Love in Marie de France’s ‘The Lay of the Werewolf’” (Fall 2022)
- Nick Dlugos, “The Genuine Emotionality of Sir Gawain” (Fall 2022)
- Vivian Deng, “Astrophil and Stella: The Perceived Power of Female Rejection” (Fall 2022)
- Camilo Quinteros-Parrilla, “Love Through a Woman’s Perspective in Pamphilia to Amphilanthus” (Fall 2022)
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