http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/3818/emily-gray Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:10:30 -0400 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:10:30 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1545/a-16th-century-ovid-the-influence-of-classical-mythology-on-the-understanding-of-shakespeares-plays By Emily Gray - Commonly believed to be the single greatest writer and poet of the English language, as well as one of the most distinguished and esteemed dramatists in the entire world, William Shakespeare is credited with authoring approximately 38 works of theatre, 154 sonnets, two lengthy narrative poems, and several additional pieces of verse. While there exists some question concerning the authenticity of authorship of several of these dramatic works, scholars have determined that 32 of the 38 plays can unquestionably be attributed to Shakespeare (Root 119-132). With the majority of the writing of his known... Mon, 27 Feb 2017 05:47 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1545/a-16th-century-ovid-the-influence-of-classical-mythology-on-the-understanding-of-shakespeares-plays http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1527/tyrant-or-temptress-deciphering-meaning-from-stellas-sole-reply-in-sir-philip-sidneys-fourth-song By Emily Gray - First published in 1591 but thought to be composed sometime during the previous decade, Sir Philip Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella recounts the evolution of the relationship between the fictional, titular characters primarily from young Astrophil’s point of view. Consisting of 110 sonnets and 11 songs, the English poet’s sonnet sequence begins with a love-struck Astrophil narrating both his motivations for writing the various pieces and his initial struggle to begin translating his internal sentiments into poetic verse. The work goes on to document the transition of Astrophil&rsquo... Mon, 06 Feb 2017 06:04 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1527/tyrant-or-temptress-deciphering-meaning-from-stellas-sole-reply-in-sir-philip-sidneys-fourth-song http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1520/the-role-of-deception-in-love-as-portrayed-in-shakespeares-a-midsummer-nights-dream-and-twelfth-night By Emily Gray - Primarily concerned with love in the form of “the love of persons,” Shakespeare’s literature examines and scrutinizes several varying types of relationships stemming from different facets of a singular emotion (Nordlund 21). By focusing solely on this branch of love, Shakespeare is able to incorporate a plethora of illustrations throughout both his comedies and sonnets of parental love, sibling love, romantic love, and variations on the classical idea of phileo, or friendship love, while excluding such unrelated phenomena of affection as the love of material goods or the love... Wed, 18 Jan 2017 12:47 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1520/the-role-of-deception-in-love-as-portrayed-in-shakespeares-a-midsummer-nights-dream-and-twelfth-night http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1453/womens-struggles-in-industrialized-victorian-london-as-depicted-in-charles-dickenss-hard-times-and-christina-rossettis-goblin-market By Emily Gray - The Victorian Age was a time of rapid economic, social, and cultural change throughout England. Beginning in the late 1700s and early 1800s, industry began to take shape in Britain, launching England into an era characterized by “momentous and intimidating” social movements, surprising inventions, and a remarkable energy driving the time (“Victorian Age” 1099). This culminated under the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), as people migrated from the country to the city in the hopes of finding better wages as a result of the Industrial Revolution (Service 83). The changes... Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:20 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1453/womens-struggles-in-industrialized-victorian-london-as-depicted-in-charles-dickenss-hard-times-and-christina-rossettis-goblin-market