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William Shakespeare
1603
Famous for: Some of the most memorable lines in English literature—“To be, or not to be: that is the question”—and a series of truly unfortunate events that make this play a tragedy to end all tragedies.
Charlotte Brontë
1847
Famous for: Gothic atmosphere, feminist statements, and a crazy lady locked away in a tower.
William Shakespeare
1623
Famous for: Betrayal, madness, death … and the squelching of freshly-plucked eyes.
William Golding
1954
Famous for: The Beast, a talking pig’s head on a stake, a horrific descent into chaos and savagery.
William Shakespeare
1603
Famous for: Excessive bloodshed, a world gone mad, “Double, double toil and trouble” and other witchy chants.
William Shakespeare
1600
Famous for: Verbal sparring, taking note, and a whole lot of little lies … some with nearly dire consequences.
Elie Wiesel
1960
Famous for: Unflinching descriptions of Holocaust brutality, a search for faith, survival.
Sophocles
430*
Famous for: Twisted family relationships and some stomach-turning eye-gouging.
John Steinbeck
1937
Famous for: Bunnies, an “interesting” perspective on women, a horrible, tragic ending.
