Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels wrote this book to be sarcastic. It’s supposed to shed light on issues of the human...

Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, wrote this book to be sarcastic. It’s supposed to shed light on issues of the human condition in ridiculous ways. Book II is focused on one of Gulliver’s many different journeys. This journey is when he met the Brognagdians.      Book II contrasts nicely with Book I, which focused on a narrow-minded society of Lilliputians who happened to be the size of bugs compared to Gulliver, who was the average Englishman. Book II focuses on

Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, wrote this book to be sarcastic. It’s supposed to shed light on issues of the human condition in ridiculous ways. Book I is focused on one of Gulliver’s many different journeys. This journey is when he met the Lilliputians.      In part I of discussing Gulliver’s Travels , we discuss how Gulliver came to be with the Lilliputians and what their kingdom is like. In chapters 4-8, Gulliver is freed from the Lilliputians' captivity und

Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels wrote this book to be sarcastic. It’s supposed to shed light on issues of the human condition in ridiculous ways. Book I is focused on one of Gulliver’s many different journeys. This journey is when he met the Lilliputians.      The Lilliputians live in Lilliput, and they were at war with the neighboring island nation of Blefuscu. The people in both places were comically small compared to Gulliver; he was seen as a giant. The Lilli

Comus , was a Masque by John Milton. A masque is a type of play that was particularly popular in the years after Oliver Cromwell’s rule...