As critical essays mostly deal with the evaluation of different literary works it is obvious that the best topics for this group of essays are topics associated with the analysis of certain novels, books, stories, poems or articles. One of the best critical essay topics is the review of a story or a novel, especially if it goes about a famous classic literary masterpiece. At the same time the author may decide to choose a certain character from a literary work as the topic of a critical essay. Among the most popular critical essay topics are critical essays on such characters as Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and critical essays of such works as The Great Gatsby or Frankenstein.