E. M. Forster's novel, A Passage to India, is a look into the lives of both the colonizer and the colonized. While the plight of the colonized is tragic, filled with degrading images of subjugated civilizations and noble people reduced to mere laborers, it is the colonizer, the British of India...
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“Men travel faster now, but I do not know if they go to better things.” — — “The old man smiled. 'I shall not die of a cold, my son. I shall die of having lived.” — Page 67 — “Only a Woman, divine, could know all that a woman can suffer.” — — “Where there is great love there are always miracles,'...
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“For he that does good, having the unlimited power to do evil, deserves praise not only for the good which he performs, but for the evil which he forbears.” — Page 88 — “We are like the herb which flourisheth most when trampled upon” — — “I have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom," he...
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The context surrounding the period in which Tartuffe was written in, the 17th Century is remembered as being a time of extreme power for the French Monarchy. King Louis XIV and Cardinal Richelieu transformed France’s feudal monarchy to an absolute monarchy. What must also be noted about this time...
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“Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain.” — Page 184 — “Some folks want their luck buttered.” — — “I won't be a slave to the past. I'll love where I choose.” — — “She had learned the lesson of renunciation and was as familiar with the wreck of each day's wishes as with...
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One of the biggest victims of them all in Pat Conroy’s The Prince of Tides is Lila Wingo, the mother of the main protagonist Tom Wingo. She has been through a countless amount of trials and tribulations, and in turn she pushed her pain onto her children, hurting them as well. The events in Lila...
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ISBN-13: 978-0713654332 Ben Johnson was an Elizabethan English poet, dramatist and actor. A peer of William Shakespeare, Johnson was born in 1572 and died 65 years later. He was a man of extraordinary literary talents and despite the fact that he didn’t go to university he was acknowledged as one...
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The reflection of fear and hope problem in is a book published in 1924 by E. M Forster which portrays the colonized India under the rule of Britain and further explores the problem whether it’s possible that friendship can be established regardless of the separation of religions and social status...
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George Gordon Lord Byron’s poem Don Juan, though well received as art, was never equally well received as a moral vision. Unfortunately for the poet, this is a well established fact. One only has to peruse the historical record, to examine the letters and reviews of the day to see a...
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Walter Scott was born in Scotland and since childhood, he was fond of the past of his fatherland, legends and folk legends about military exploits, cruel battles and the courage of warriors. Beginning to write every novel, the writer carefully and carefully studied historical documents, monuments...
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Cleante: A True enlightenment Man Moliere’s Tartuffe is from 17th century France, during the Enlightenment, or the Age of Reason. The type of Enlightenment in the western culture differed from the Eastern Asian philosophies. Enlightenment thinkers put faith in reason and analysis in the Western...
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The Mayor of Casterbridge. written by Thomas Hardy. is a chef-d'oeuvre with the immortal Michael Henchard as the lead character. who is arguably the greatest creative activity of Thomas Hardy. The Mayor of Casterbridge is a human calamity which gives a deep moral message sing the evil effects of...
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Between the 7th and 9th centuries, the Japanese took to modeling themselves after neighboring China in many ways and faithfully imported Chinese language, writing, politics and literature. According to Masaka Graham, a Japanese scholar who studied Po Chu-i and his influence on Japanese literature...
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Attitudes to wealth in Volpone and Glengarry Glen Ross Ben Jonson’s Volpone is an overt satire of greed which in no way covers up the numerous second meanings and implications found throughout the text that link towards the theme of wealth and the characters feeling towards monetary matters...
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Discuss the various Symbols used in the Passage To India. Introduction: Forster is a distinguished novelist both in modern English and world literature history. His works ignite criticisms of different views, among which individual relationships and the theme of separateness, of fences and...
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Byron's Don Juan One writer who has not received nearly enough credit for his works is George Gordon, who later became known as Lord Byron. This is the man who wrote his own poetical version of Don Juan. Don Juan is a man who is known for being able to arouse the desires of women and to love every...
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Joseph Andrew was written by Fielding to satirise some of the more commonly found social follies and foibles in the contemporary society. Irony and satire are closely related literary terms. Fielding was avowedly writing a book in which he was to hold the mirror up to human folly. As such, it was...
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Tartuffe Questions Acts I-V Act I 1. Madame Pernelle is leaving because she is dissatisfied how everyone in the household is not paying attention to what she says because they are constantly chattering on and on. 2. Madame Pernelle is dissatisfied with Dorine because she is chatty, is “too saucy...
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The Merchant of Venice is a very famous comedy by that most talented of playwright William Shakespeare. It was written in 1596 or 1597 after the great playwright had penned down his famous plays like Romeo and Juliet and Richard III. The story or the outline of the plot is essentially Italian...
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A fairy tale is usually known as a children's story about magical creatures but, over time, fairy tales have been considered to be false stories meant to trick people. These are fictional stories that involve magic and imaginary creatures, beings and lands. As for the setting, it is not detailed...
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Q. Discuss the fdunction of the beast imagery and beast fable in Volpone. Ans. Beast imagery is used in Volpone to represent the deformity and degeneration of the characters and the moral abnormality of Venice supposed to be the hot bed of crime, knavery, lust and prostitution. Driven by the...
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A Passage To India portrays the stance of the British people in India, wherein the Englishman is viewed as a racist, self-righteous and rude set who deny to relate to the Indians on an individual level or rather see Indians as a person. A Passage to India is divided into three sections: Mosque...
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The works of George Gordon, Lord Byron have long been controversial, nearly as controversial as his lifestyle. Gordon Byron was born with a clubfoot and his sensitivity to it haunted his life and his works. Despite being a very handsome child, a fragile self-esteem made Byron extremely sensitive...
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Throughout the novel, their personalities are revealed by their interactions with the other characters and with each other. Being best of friends, they share many characteristics. They devote themselves to God, rise above their peers in moral character, and posses greater learning than their peers...
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Tartuffe - Final Version Reflective Introduction After examining the drama Tartuffe, my intentions were to contemplate in a comparative manner the cultural and theatrical context of when the play first appeared against the backdrop of the social norms that we experience today. Furthermore, I was...
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The Merchant of Venice "Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is still relevant today because it deals with issues which still affect us. Show how two of those issues are discussed in the play. " Throughout the play a distinction is made between how things appear on the outside and how they are in...
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William Shakespeare’s classic play "Richard III," tells the story of the rise and fall of the English king. Throughout the Shakespeare’s play, the story is riddled with numerous amounts of ironic moments, both in verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. According to Perrine’s Literature...
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"Wither, wither/ Is shame fled human breasts?... Is that, which ever was a cause for life,/ Now placed beneath the basest circumstance? / And modesty an exile made for money? " This is the strongest statement of the play's philosophy. Knowing that Jonson put these words into the mouth of Celia...
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Nature is everywhere. This universal idea inspires many authors to emphasize nature’s role in the human world and to highlight how the human world affects nature. A Passage to India, written by E. M. Forster, does just that. In many instances throughout the book, Forster stresses human...
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Reading Lord Byron’s poetry is never dull, reading Don Juan is a delighting way to pass your evening. From the very first stanzas the reader will be giggling and keeping a smile that will only be eclipsed at knowing the extent of the poem, for Byron himself joked about long poems &ldquo...
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5. In his Preface to ‘Joseph Andrews’, Fielding claims that human vices in his novel are ‘never set forth as the objects of ridicule but detestation’. To what extent are ‘Joseph Andrews’ and ‘Robinson Crusoe’ concerned with issues of morality? Despite the fact that ‘Joseph Andrews’ and ‘Robinson...
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Throughout history gender roles in society, as well as in the family unit, have changed. At the dawn of civilization many cultures were led my women in a matriarchal fashion (meaning that females held positions of power and influence over men). The logic behind this idea is one that is women are...
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The Merchant of Venice: A Tragic play In my opinion the play The Merchant of Venice is a tragic one which is discised as being comic. Many factors of this play are derived from the current voice of situation. The Merchant of Venice could be looked at as more tragic because of the negative intents...
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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” is widely regarded by many literary critics as one of his most accessible and easy to understand works. Although these attributes could lead some to think that this would make a short story simple or below them. The Masque has stood the test of time...
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William Young 12AMP ENGLISH LITERATURE COURSEWORK - 'VOLPONE' HOW FAR DO YOU AGREE THAT "VOLPONE" IS A satire ON CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY'S OBSESSION WITH WEALTH ABOVE ALL ELSE? From the outset, I agree that 'Volpone' is a satire on contemporary society's obsession with wealth above all else. However...
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Summary: Chapter IV Mr. Turton invites several Indian gentlemen to the proposed Bridge Party at the club. The Indians are surprised by the invitation. Mahmoud Ali suspects that the lieutenant general has ordered Turton to hold the party. The Nawab Bahadur, one of the most important Indian...
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Analysis and Interpretation of Don Juan canto 1 stanza LXV to LXX: Don Juan was written by Lord Byron. He started writing it from 1818. The manuscript was not complete at the time of Byron's death in 1824. Byron coined the term “Byronic Hero”. Don Juan is definitely a Byronic Hero. He has all the...
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Joseph Andrewsis a picaresque novel of the road; the title page tells us that it was "Written in Imitation of the Manner of CERVANTES, Author of Don Quixote. " Despite its looseness of construction, however, Joseph Andrews does make a deliberate move from the confusion and hypocrisy of London to...
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Essay #2: Tartuffe’s Extreme Manners and Modes Moliere’s “Tartuffe” highlights modes and manners of various characters throughout the comedy. A character that shows a high extreme between his manners and modes is, Tartuffe. Tartuffe has many schemes and sneaky plans to destroy the domestic...
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Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice It is my strong belief that the play, "The Merchant of Venice", should be taught in classes. If this play was banned from schools it would most certainly be a form of censorship. While minors rights are somewhat limited when it comes to this right, I think...
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I found the essay “Snow White and Her Wicked Stepmother” by Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar to be very interesting. They start the essay talking about the story of Lilith, who the catholic believe was Adam’s first wife in the bible. Lilith was the typical woman, not listening to Adam and trying...
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Hamza Shafqat Jonson’s presenta? on of the theme of Greed Jonson presents the theme of greed in an extremely interes? ng manner, sa? rizing the vices of the characters through portraying there hunger for money and human desire. There are many aspects in the play which reveal the theme of greed, as...
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In 2008 Tata Motors paid the Ford Motor Company $2. 3 billion for UK-based automakers Land Rover and Jaguar (JLR). The deal came about as Detroit’s auto makers faced one of the worst business environments in decades. The Big Three posted losses in the billions of dollars; by2008, with the global...
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Don Juan: Lord Byron - Summary and Critical Analysis Don Juan is a vast creation and it is not always interesting; there are many dull stanzas in which Byron says nothing interesting. But despite some weaknesses in structure, characterization, and philosophy of life, Don Juan is an 'epic carnival'...
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Questions on Joseph Andrews 1. Comment on the character of Joseph Andrews and his role in the novel. J. Andrews is the hero after whom the novel is named. He is the chief protagonist of the novel. His physical appearance fascinates Lady Booby and also Mrs. Slipslop, and later, Betty the...
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In Tartuffe, a play by Moliere, one of the main characters named Orgon brings in a hypocrite named Tartuffe, who is the antagonist of the play, into his household. Tartuffe pretends to be very religious and Orgon falls for his act. The scene I am selecting consists of Cleante, Organs’...
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William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice contains many examples that insult Jews because they were the minority in London in Shakespeare’s time. Although many parts of the play could be interpreted as offensive in modern times, Elizabethan audiences found them comical. The majority...
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In Charles Perrault’s version of “Cinderella,” we read about a kind and sweet young lady whose father takes for his second wife a woman with two daughters of her own. Not long after the wedding the stepmother and stepsisters begin to treat the kind young lady very badly. The stepmother gives the...
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“Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.” — — “Riches, the dumb god that giv'st all men tongues, / That canst do nought, and yet mak'st men do all things; / The price of souls; even hell, with thee to boot, / Is made worth heaven!” — Page 49 — “Riches are in fortune A...
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Analyse the symbol of the mosque to bring out the complex picture of Islam in the novel A Passage to India. Mosque is the holy place for all Mohammedans, and in the Novel ‘A Passage to India’ it has a greater significance. The first part of the novel is named as Mosque. E M Foster has...
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