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Monsters are not always the imaginary manifestations of a child’s fear; truly terrifying individuals are capable of being real monsters, sullying the hope for a peaceful, happy world by committing horrendous acts of violence. In Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, that monster is Edward Hyde; Mr. Hyde is an alternative identity of the kind Dr. … [Read more...] about Modern Classics: Dr. Jekyll and Dexter Morgan

Let’s be honest: I love a good tragedy as much as the next hopeless romantic. I’m perfectly content grabbing a box a tissues and a pint of Ben & Jerry’s, curling up under the covers, and bawling my eyes out to the most recent episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Although my life isn’t always such a cliché, such occurrences happen a little more often than I would like to admit. I just … [Read more...] about Modern Classics: Romeo and Taylor Swift

By Ashley Huggins People often like to think themselves more creative than they actually are; all too often, the same themes and storylines seem to appear in various forms, be it film, television, literature, art, even social media. Despite similar themes being echoed in all of these formats, people keep finding more unique, unexpected places to create. Classic literature, … [Read more...] about Modern Classics: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries