

Tribute to Hedwig
In an earlier post, I stated Man of La Mancha as my favorite musical. That will not change. I also claimed West Side Story as the best...
Jan 31


Emma: Poem and Commentary (1998)
Billy Schraufnagel Mr. Blackburn Humanities A, 3 November 2, 1998 Conjecture A smile A blush What do you see? A silly charade A trip...
Jan 23


Wordsworth: “Through Meagre Lines and Colours”
Billy Schraufnagel April 13, 2000 English 125-8, Fayen Wordsworth Paper “Through Meagre Lines and Colours” Not many people on New...
Jan 13


From the Archive (1997): "Denmark's a Prison"
Billy Schraufnagel December 10, 1997 English Lit., pd. 10 “Denmark’s a Prison” “His greatness weighed, his will is not his own For he...
Jan 5


Pope and Nature
Billy Schraufnagel English 125-8, Fayen March 4, 2000 Pope Paper The Proper Use of Nature In much of his poetry, Alexander Pope seems to...
Dec 29, 2024


From the Archive: Emerson and Self-Reliance (2000)
Billy Schraufnagel September 21, 2000 English 277a, Schirmeister Response # 1 This passage in “Self-Reliance” addresses I think one of...
Dec 11, 2024


Milton Part 2: The Sum of Wisdom
Billy Schraufnagel English 125-8, Fayen February 15, 2000 Long Milton Paper The Sum of Wisdom Milton uses a unique convention of a double...
Oct 9, 2024


Milton Part 1: Resemblances
Billy Schraufnagel English 125-8, Fayen January 25, 2000 Short Milton Paper “Resemblances” in Paradise Lost Eve’s dream in Book V of...
Sep 10, 2024


From the Archive: Donne (1999)
Billy Schraufnagel English 125-8, Fayen December 7, 1999 Donne Paper “If Our Two Loves Be One” At the beginning of Donne’s poem, “The...
Jul 18, 2024


Top 5 Plays I've Ever Seen
I'm going through a great archive of my old Playbills, and I've thought about this for a long time, so here I will put down the 5 best...
Jul 11, 2024