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Can you really learn about human nature by removing yourself from the company of other humans? Henry David Thoreau thought it was a possibility and...

If you really want to let your hair down, Walden Pond is the place for you...unless you like that hair to be clean and full of volume, because ther...

Maybe it's just us, but we don't like to put off our dreams. After all, who knows? Tomorrow night, we might not want to have hands that are giant m...

We were so moved by Angelina Jolie's overseas adoptions that we created a proposal to bring foreign-born children over by the thousands! Think abou...

Martin Luther King, Jr. was way more than a speech man.

It's called "Self-Reliance." What could it possibly be about?

Welcome to the first world problem pity parade. Strap in.

In The Color Purple, Celie is abused by her father and husband. She leaves her father by marrying Mr. ________, and then leaves Mr. ______, too. Bu...

What is Dracula really about? Just Count Dracula? Or is there more to it than vampires? This video addresses some major ideas in Bram Stoker’s cl...

Aren't midsummer night dreams the worst? You wake up all sweaty and gross, and for a minute there, you can't even remember where you are. And also,...

In the world of Shakespeare, pretty much everyone either dies or gets married. Hamlet and co. got the short end of that stick.

Why did Iago want to destroy Othello? Shmoop amongst yourselves.

In Poe's raven's defense, he probably only knew that one word...

It can never hurt to have a few spare duchesses lying around the house.

Folk tales are all about conveying a deeper meaning—no banjos required. Arabian Nights is one of the most famous collections, so get ready to lea...

Can you imagine some little guy who's constantly up in your business, criticizing your every move, and always trying to make you feel bad about you...

Can you imagine what it would be like to be without the gift of sight? In "Cathedral," the narrator helps a blind man envision a cathedral by guidi...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech has stood the test of time, and we think it always will.

This was Barack Obama’s original campaign slogan, but it didn’t test all that well with the voters.