[ Sound like a genius ... in 60 seconds.™ Fast, focused videos on classic literature. www.60secondrecap.com ] No, you’re not off the hook. Just because Elie Wiesel’s “Night” is, at heart, an autobiography doesn’t mean that this book doesn’t have symbols. Fortunately for you, Wiesel gave his main symbol away just by penning the title of his story. That’s right Night.

[ Sound like a genius ... in 60 seconds.™ Fast, focused videos on classic literature. www.60secondrecap.com ] If youve got a skull t-shirt or skull tights or some type of skull patch on your backpack, you could be doing advertising for Shakespeares “Hamlet.” Thats because the most prominent symbol in this play is the symbol of the skull. Check out this 60second Recap™ for more on what Shakespeare was up to.

[ Sound like a genius ... in 60 seconds.™ Fast, focused videos on classic literature. www.60secondrecap.com ] Oh, come on, Shakespeare! Not another symbol. Make that two more symbols. In “Macbeth,” it isn’t just blood that’s symbolic. Discover the subtext of weather and nature in this Recap.

[ Sound like a genius ... in 60 seconds.™ Fast, focused videos on classic literature. www.60secondrecap.com ] If you’re feeling grossed-out by the cover-to-cover bloodshed in “Macbeth,” don’t despair. All the blood may not make for a very inspiring read, but it does make for some interesting meaning. Find out why when the 60second Recap explores the first of “Macbeth’s” symbols.