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Introduction To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell is a clever, well-structured dramatic monologue. In the poem, the poet is persuading his beloved for the immediate fulfilment of sexual love as time is running fast. The poem commences with an initial promise; the promise then qualifies and develops in nature; and concludes with a resolution. … Read more
To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell Had we but world enough, and time,This coyness, lady, were no crime.We would sit down, and think which wayTo walk, and pass our long love’s day.Thou by the Indian Ganges’ sideShouldst rubies find; I by the tideOf Humber would complain. I wouldLove you ten years before the Flood,And … Read more
Introduction Imagery is defined as the visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. There is no doubt that the imagery in the play Macbeth is highly imaginative and varied. The imagery conveys certain ideas which are subtle and complex. The Garment Imagery and its Significance The garment imagery in this play has attracted the attention of … Read more
Riders to the Sea as a Tragedy According to Aristotle, “Tragedy” is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude… through pity and fear affecting the proper purgation (catharsis) of these emotions.” Tragedy is a form of poetry or a type of play that deals with a serious topic … Read more
Examine Macbeth as a tragic hero with special reference to tragic flaw in him.OR “The destruction of Macbeth reflects the fall of Satan himself.” Discuss.OR “Macbeth the man is a study in self damnation.” Discuss.OR Show the stages by which Macbeth degenerates from a hero to villain. Ans. Introduction Macbeth is a tragic play by … Read more
Introduction William Butler Yeats commented that Edmund John Millington Synge’s Riders to the Sea (1903) is “written out of a deep knowledge of the life of the people… He has gone every summer for some years past to the Aran Islands and live there in the house of the fishers, speaking their language and living … Read more
W.B. Yeats said that to him, Riders to the Sea is “the finest piece of tragic work done in Ireland of late years”. On the popularity of the play, Synge himself commented that “It is a curious thing that Riders to the Sea succeeds with an English but not with an Irish audience and “The … Read more
QUESTION: Comment on the significance of monarchy or Kingship in the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare. The Theme of Kingship in MacbethMonarchy is a form of government with a monarch at the head of the state. Macbeth is a play that dramatizes a story about monarchy, power, authority, order and disorder. The issue of kingship … Read more
Introduction Twelfth Night can be considered a model Shakespearean comedy in that it employs nearly every feature of the genre: a wedding, mistaken identities, misunderstandings, physical comedy, and a happy ending. Like all of Shakespeare’s comedies, the play ends with wedding(s). In this case, the joint wedding of two sets of lovers: Olivia and Sebastian, … Read more
What is Comedy and Romantic Comedy? Comedy is a literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having a cheerful ending. The motif of this dramatic work is triumph over unpleasant circumstances by creating comic effects, resulting in a happy or successful conclusion. Aristotle divided the … Read more