top of page

Blog

How Does the Treatment of Women Compare Between King Lear and The Handmaid's Tale?

Nala Cyriac Mr. Cohen ENG4U October 21st, 2025 How Does the Treatment of Women Compare Between King Lear  and The Handmaid's Tale ? Despite the nearly four hundred-year time difference, the stories of King Lear  and The Handmaid’s Tale  share many similarities in their depictions of the role of women in society. Initial ideas presented through classical tales such as Shakespeare’s are expanded upon in Atwood’s dystopian novel, exploring their ramifications in a world where mu

To What Extent Is There a Correlation between King Lear's Morality and Power?

Nala Cyriac Mr. Cohen ENG4U October 14th, 2025 To What Extent Is There a Correlation between King Lear's Morality and Power? King Lear is widely considered morally improved by the time the play concludes, yet there is no sufficient evidence to support this claim. The sad reality is that when one holds ultimate power, morality becomes insignificant. Since Lear never truly believed he gave up his power, he never overcame his fatal flaw and thus, never achieved true moral growth

Adapting Famous Writers: Margaret Atwood

Nala Cyriac Mr. Cohen ENG4U September 23rd, 2025 Adapting Famous Writers: Margaret Atwood As I return to the Commanders' compound, I enter through the steel door and drop the day’s gatherings in their designated spots. This is where we handmaids live, and each day is more or less the same: the same clothes, the same prayers, the same dull, uneventful routine that becomes even more thoughtless with each passing day. I can’t remember how it came to this. How every choice we on

Second Practice Analysis

Nala Cyriac Mr. Cohen ENG3U November 20th 2024 How has Angie Thomas Created a Dramatic Moment within Chapter 2 of The Hate U Give?...

Second Creative Writing

Nala Cyriac Mr. Cohen END2D September 10th 2024 Target: I would like to start by picking something that I have a bit more interest in...

Angie Thomas: A Voice for the Voiceless

Nala Cyriac Mr. Cohen ENG2D September 17th 2024 Angie Thomas: A Voice for the Voiceless Introduction Angela Thomas, commonly known as...

bottom of page