American Buffalo is a funny play. It doesn't overflow with jokes, but develops sustained humour from the rhythm of the dialogue, a rolling punch line that builds for an hour and a half. It's hard to nail down. Imagine someone who doesn't understand English listening to Lenny Bruce on a riff. The...

Thematic Discussion on Hernani An honorable person is someone to be admired and emulated, certainly not castigated. In Victor Hugo's Hernani three of the four central characters are anything but honorable for much of the play. Although Don Carlos, Hernani and Dona Sol have moments where they dis...

Modern Pardoner’s Tale Phil MacDonald British Literature 1/31/01 It was Wednesday night, three o’clock am. The city was murky, damp, foggy and quiet. For Seattle, this was a typical December night. The roads were covered in sleet from a winter storm system that passed through th...