In “The Tale of the Second Lady,” who was the husband who be… In “The Tale of the Second Lady,” who was the husband who beat the lady badly after her face was bitten by the silk merchant? Read Details
For what sin was Ulysses (Odysseus from The Iliad and The Od… For what sin was Ulysses (Odysseus from The Iliad and The Odyssey) condemned to Hell? Read Details
In Hamlet and Antigone, the theme of death is central. How d… In Hamlet and Antigone, the theme of death is central. How does their treatment of death differ? Read Details
In “The Story of the Merchant and the Demon,” why is the fir… In “The Story of the Merchant and the Demon,” why is the first man traveling with a deer? Read Details
What does the “forest dark” symbolize in this line of Infern… What does the “forest dark” symbolize in this line of Inferno? “Midway upon the journey of our life/ I found myself within a forest dark…” Read Details
What lesson is intended in the “Tale of the Ox and Donkey,”… What lesson is intended in the “Tale of the Ox and Donkey,” told by the vizier to his daughter Shahrazad? Read Details
How does the second dervish lose his right eye? How does the second dervish lose his right eye? Read Details
How do the poet’s descend from the eighth to the ninth circl… How do the poet’s descend from the eighth to the ninth circle of Hell? Read Details
To what group did the Muslim Delhi Sultanate lose power in t… To what group did the Muslim Delhi Sultanate lose power in the early sixteenth century? Read Details
For what purpose does the King of the Black Castle allow his… For what purpose does the King of the Black Castle allow his wife to build a mausoleum? Read Details