Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
'Warts and AllWe're not exaggerating when we say that Hogwarts saved Harry Potter's life. Can you imagine how terrible his life would have been without the great wizarding school? We don't want to....
Genre
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ain't Shakespeare—no one is wearing a weird neck-doily or speaking in sonnets—but it has many hallmarks of great Shakespearean drama. It features a huge cast...
What's Up With the Title?
For the love of Voldemort, we have no idea who the Cursed Child in the title is. But we have a few theories. Defendant A: Albus Severus Potter. The Evidence: This prophecy: "When spares are spared,...
What's Up With the Ending?
If you cried at the end of Half-Blood Prince when Dumbledore died, you better bring a whole box of tissues to the end of this story. While it lacks the shock value of that mind-blowing finale, it'...
Tough-o-Meter
Literarily speaking, the Harry Potter series is famous for having a reading level that grows along with its readers. Harry is ten in the first book and seventeen in the last book, and each book in...