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The Review


Oedipus Rex: A Comedy of Errors (and Eyes)
What if fate isn’t cruel, just funny in a very Greek, very theatrical way?
Tanvi Venkat
Oct 269 min read
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Hope Is for Suckers
What if ‘expecting the worst’ is exactly why it keeps happening?
Tanvi Venkat
Jul 147 min read
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The Swan's Fall: Interpreting Tragedy Through the Black Swan/White Swan Conflict
Every swan dreams of a beautiful death—but the real tragedy is that she must choose between being perfect and being whole.
Tanvi Venkat
Apr 57 min read
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The San Clemente Syndrome: How Love Rises from Ruins
Love, like the Basilica of San Clemente, does not vanish—it settles beneath us, layered with time, waiting to be unearthed.
Tanvi Venkat
Feb 197 min read
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Revisiting Shakespeare: What if the Bard Were a Woman?
Would Shakespeare’s exploration of female autonomy have taken a different trajectory had the Bard been a woman?
Tanvi Venkat
Nov 12, 20248 min read
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Socratic Irony: Demeaning or Defining?
Is Socratic irony demeaning or defining? Socrates' feigned ignorance humbles yet sharpens minds, questioning the fragile nature of truth.
Tanvi Venkat
Aug 27, 20246 min read
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Satisfaction: Earned or Yearned?
Akin to perfection, satisfaction is another craving that lives in the depths of my soul—an insatiable hunger that knows no bounds. Being...
Tanvi Venkat
Jun 10, 20247 min read
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Perfectionism: A fatal flaw
Perfectionism —A thread that often weaves its way through our lives, leaving behind a trail of shattered dreams and unfulfilled...
Tanvi Venkat
Dec 31, 20235 min read
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