since his death, William Shakespeare’s plays and writings are one of the most studied and read pieces of literature in today’s education systems. Through the course of his life, Shakespeare wrote over thirty-five plays and influenced the English language, which with some adjustments have become the style of the 20th and 21st centuries. Shakespeare is still relevant for today's education and his writings have transcended the test of time due to his adaptable plotlines, universal themes, and relatable
Macbeth is bad and Shakespeare should feel bad Overall the play “Macbeth” is, at best, just...ok. The play is sporadic at points throughout the play, the focus of the play shifts so frequently that most readers are left confused by the basic storyline of the play. This as a piece of literary work should never happen, a piece of literature should not make reader's question if the frequently skipped important information because it lessens the effect the piece will have on the reader. In “Hamlet” there
Wilfred Owen and Robert Frost successfully convey the brutal, cruel and inhumane theme of violence in their eye-opening poems, 'Disabled' and 'Out, Out'. Set during the hard times of war, these poems portray different war-related themes and carry their own distinctive similarities and differences, contrasting with one another. On one hand we have 'Disabled,' written by Wilfred Owen with his intense experience as a soldier in the First World War. His past experience inspires his piece of poetry heavily
The 19th century in Western literature is one of the most significant and interesting periods of all. Many of the modern literary tendencies have derived from this formative era.Nineteenth-century literature is characterized by the Romantic movement and by the strong nationalism which was formed by French Revolution and American revolution in 18th century.Romantic movement developed as a rection to scientific and rational attitude of 18C..It was a shift from age of decorum,reason and order to Romantic
In an online article entitled Medical News Today it is mentioned that Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion.However, when it gets out of control it can become destructive. Uncontrollable anger can lead to serious problems in personal relationships, and may undermine the individual's overall quality of life.Although Freud seeks to distinguish mourning and melancholia he offers a portrait of melancholia that continually blurs into his view of mourning. He begins his description
Woman: God’s second mistake? Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, who regarded ‘thirst for power’ as the sole driving force of all human actions, has many a one-liners to his credit. ‘Woman was God’s second mistake’, he declared. Unmindful of the reactionary scathing criticism and shrill abuses he invited for himself, especially from the ever-irritable feminist brigade. The fact and belief that God never ever commits a mistake, brings Nietzsche’s proclamation dashingly down into the dust bin
The distinctiveness of Indian theatrical tradition in the dramatic cultures of the world—its antiquity as well as its aesthetic appeal—is more or less indisputable today. The roots of theatre in India are ancient and deep-seated. Theatrical expression of some kind or the other has been since primitive and mythic times, an integral part of Indian life. Our knowledge about the initial, primitive stage of theatrical activity in India is very meagre. However one can safely say that theatre in India as