- All's Well That Ends Well
- Antony and Cleopatra
- As You Like It
- The Comedy of Errors
- Coriolanus
- Cymbeline
- Hamlet
- Henry IV, Part 1
- Henry IV, Part 2
- Henry V
- Henry VI, Part 1
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Henry VIII
- Julius Caesar
- King John
- King Lear
- Love's Labor's Lost
- A Lover's Complaint
- Macbeth
- Measure for Measure
- The Merchant of Venice
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Othello
- Pericles
- The Rape of Lucrece
- Richard II
- Richard III
- Romeo and Juliet
- Shakespeare's Sonnets
- The Taming of the Shrew
- The Tempest
- Timon of Athens
- Titus Andronicus
- Troilus and Cressida
- Twelfth Night
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Venus and Adonis
- The Winter's Tale
In this passage, Amabelle describes Henry I’s citadel, a national landmark in her home country of Haiti. The citadel, which contains weapons and defensive structures, is a symbol of Haiti’s national and cultural pride; it is a physical embodiment of Haitian culture. Moreover, Amabelle acknowledges that she often “played” in the “safety” of the citadel’s rooms and surveyed the land from this secure vantage point. In this way, the citadel imparts a sense of belonging, comfort, and home: it allows Amabelle to feel like a part of her country, and protects her from “attack” from outsiders or strangers.
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