Articles by Ellen T. Goodson

Found 3 articles
Shakespeare
2010, Vol. 2 No. 07
"And I of Ladies Most Deject and Wretched:" Diagnosing Shakespeare's Ophelia with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
By Ellen T. Goodson
If William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is “the most famous play in English literature,” his Ophelia is arguably the field’s most tragic female figure (Meyer 1588). Torn from her lover and bereft of her father, the young woman falls... Read Article »
Shakespeare Hamlet Ophelia Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
English Literature
2010, Vol. 2 No. 07
Mysticism and Christianity in Early English Literature: Comparing Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
By Ellen T. Goodson
The introduction of Christianity to England in 597 established a structured, uniform faith among a people accustomed to different branches and pockets of polytheistic paganism. Over the next seventy-five years, the burgeoning country quickly grew... Read Article »
Beowulf Sir Gawain And the Green Knight Christianity Mysticism Magic Paganism English Literature
Aphra Behn
2010, Vol. 2 No. 07
Aphra Behn's The Rover: Evaluating Women's Social and Sexual Options
By Ellen T. Goodson
Following the collapse of the Puritan Protectorate in 1660, the halls of court seemed to buzz with a festive attitude: “Out with the old and in with the… older.” Cavalier revelries under Charles II regained the notoriety of their... Read Article »
Aphra Behn The Rover Gender Women Double Standard Libertinism Puritanism

Ellen T. Goodson graduated in 2011 with a concentration in English and Theatre from Davidson College in Davidson, NC.

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