The Swedish Moose Uncovered

Zwischen Immer und Nie. Between Always and Never. A concept that stems from the neverending summer in which a moment of time is held in infinity but also nothing. Within ‘Call me by your name’ the notion relates to a relationship that stemmed from emotion expressed through silence and understated behaviour.  The two main characters that the novel is centred around are Elio and Oliver. Elio is the 17-year old, trilingual, musical genius, son of an Italian philosophy professor and Oliver is characterised as the 24-year old, American graduate who is spending the summer in Italy under the supervision of Elio’s father whilst working on his manuscript for his studies.  Andre Aciman captures the essence of summer ‘somewhere in Northern Italy’ in 1983, in which the scenery of Monet’s Berm encapsulates a moment of everything, every emotion, every unsaid thought between the characters of Elio and Oliver, and suspends it in a bubble of happiness, sensuality, and summertime...

The Taming of the Shrew: Is it still relevant in Modern Society or are we all just delusional? Controversy sparks legacy. The Taming of the Shrew is controversial within many groups of society. Some feminists use excerpts from the text as evidence of female oppression, domestic abuse, power struggles within Shakespeare's time. From a feminist perspective, the character development of Katherine portrays the conformity needed to survive in the Shakespearean era. Additionally, the play uses satirical elements to transform what could be interpreted as a tragedy into the social commentary as it is typically interpreted. The Taming of the Shrew is still relevant today through the constant reproduction, and in turn interpretation, of the elements, themes and concepts that surround the controversy that is Shakespeare and his work. It is obvious from the first reading of The Taming of the Shrew that the societal norms of the Shakespearean era drastically contrast to modern-day. The...