Studying Poetry and Drama Section 1) Robert Browning, Extract from ‘The Bishop Orders His Tomb’ Section 2) ‘What’s it going to do to him working for a woman?’ (Top Girls). Analyse the presentation of patriarchal authority andor challenges to patriarchal authority in texts studied on the module. 1. Robert Browning, Extract from ‘The Bishop Orders His Tomb’ ‘The Bishop Orders...
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'Sons and Lovers' is one of the major novels of David Herbert Lawrence, published in 1913, before the beginning of the First World War. In the novel 'Sons and Lovers', Lawrence portrays different types of interpersonal human relationships. Because Lawrence has a deep understanding of human life and has too much experience of the world. Lawrence elaborated on the nature...
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Both North and South (1854-55) and A Dolls House (1879) present women as systemically restricted by an 1800’s patriarchal society, which elicits a response of sympathetic relatability within a typical female Victorian reader. Both of these novels are defined by the controversy of binary conflicts, which, if left unresolved, tear apart Gaskell’s Nora and Torvald, but consequently draw Ibsen’s Margaret...
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Introduction Virginia Woolf is a famous modernist English writer and the novel Mrs. Dalloway is one of her most popular works. The novel is based on a modernist writing technique which is known as stream of consciousness. There are throwbacks in the novel which are actually the thoughts of the characters. As we see, two stories are being discussed in...
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Introduction The tale of Princess Rapunzel has captivated audiences for centuries, originating from a European folktale before being immortalized by the Brothers Grimm in the early 19th century. This narrative, characterized by the imagery of a maiden locked in a tower with her long, golden hair, has undergone numerous adaptations in literature and film. The evolution of Rapunzel’s story from...
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Introduction Fairy tales have long served as cultural cornerstones, captivating audiences with their enchanting narratives and moral lessons. Over the centuries, stories like "Cinderella," "Rapunzel," "Red Riding Hood," and "Jack and the Beanstalk" have undergone numerous transformations, each adaptation reflecting the socio-cultural ethos of its time. In recent years, there has been a marked shift towards reimagining these tales to...
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What Was Happening at The Time ‘Into the Woods’ Was Set? Cinderella The first written European version of the fairy tale Cinderella was by Giambattista Basile in 1634 called ‘Cenerentola’. This name comes from the Italian word ‘Cenere’ which means cinder or ash. This is a reflection on the modern-day fairy tale that most people associate ‘Cinderella’ with as her...
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Thomas Hardy as a psychological realist, few critics have gone so far in the other direction as Gilles Deleuze, who states that Hardy’s characters ‘are not people or subjects, they are collections of intensive sensations’ (Deleuze and Parnet 39-40). This is to suggest not that Hardy is uninterested in people but that he is interested in them as material objects,...
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The defeat of the damsel in distress Chapter One: The Most Beautiful Child of Them All In order to understand the journey of defeating the ‘damsel in distress’, it is needed to analyse the first variations. Often when referring to Little Red Riding Hood, it could be argued that both the Perrault and Grimm’s Brothers versions are canonised together, making...
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The early 20th century, the golden era of modernism, was a remarkable time in the history of literary world as this modernist paradigm had brought a radical shift in aesthetic as well as cultural sensibilities in all fronts of life, including in literature. It was not only the sense of war, the economic disruption or political turmoil that led to...
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Virginia Woolf (1882 –1941) was an well-known English novelist, essayist, feminist, to a greater degree, a modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. Unlike antecedent literary works of her time, she experiments with different techniques, forms, and structures – denouncing former Victorian, Romantic, realist conventional use of description, generic characters, and plot, yet, maintains concern for the depiction of the...
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'Love between man and woman was repulsive to Shakespeare”(Woolf 97). Virginia Woolf published Mrs. Dalloway in 1925. The Modernist monumental work was written in the wake of the atrocities that happened during the first world war. The story presents the reader with Clarissa Dalloway, a member of London’s high society, who spends a day in 1923 preparing for a party...
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Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground depicts a man who is deeply rooted in a lifestyle of pessimism and bitterness. He is highly governed by his own taxing philosophies. The Underground Man lives by the precedent of his own conceptions on how life should be lived. His understanding of the way people should interact socially and how individuals should be engaged emotionally...
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The short poem, “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning is one of his finest works that portrays the motions of love and hate, as well as passion and control. The thrilling love story is about a man who is greatly obsessed with his lover named Porphyria and all he really wants his to keep her all to himself. But the only...
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The Underground Man and Meursault share the goal of ensuring that they lead authentic lives, lives free from the expectations and confines of society and themselves. However, each undergo a different process to reach this objective. The Underground Man believed he would achieve his authentic self by rebelling against the deterministic laws of nature. That is, he believed that meaningful...
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In Chartism from Carlyle, it deals with the conditions of the working class in England at that time. He also questions the “laissez-faire” policy that Adam Smith advocates in England. According to him, there is a social, political division between the upper class and the working class. These two classes have different interests and the struggle is the expression of...
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Music plays an important role in films. Often music aids the setting of the tone for a film and grants the audience insight into the internal states of the main characters as well as clues towards the directionality of the plot in general. The Disney film Tangled (2010) directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard and with music composed by...
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1. How does the Underground Man's language 'sound'? The Underground Man “sounds” like he is holding an intellectual discourse with a group of gentlemen, attempting to present his ideas both in a witty and dignified if not contradictory manner, often writing as if responding to actual reactions and replies (“Well, rest assured, gentlemen, I’ve never received such a slap, although...
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Through conversations between texts and composers, the construction of texts can be reintroduced across different time periods to display and challenge the values of audiences. This is exemplified through Stephen Daldry’s postmodern film, The Hours, which compliments Virginia Woolf’s modernist novel, Mrs. Dalloway, to a great extent by offering an adaptation on the novel. Through the exploration of both resonances...
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Introduction The concept of toxic masculinity, defined as cultural norms that can be harmful to men, women, and society, manifests in various forms of literature. William Shakespeare and Robert Browning, two monumental figures in English literature, provide profound insights into this phenomenon through their poetic works. Shakespeare's plays and sonnets often depict the destructive nature of rigid masculine ideals, while...
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Introduction "The Laboratory" by Robert Browning is a compelling narrative poem that delves into the darker aspects of human emotion, primarily focusing on themes of jealousy and revenge. Set in an alchemical laboratory during the 17th or 18th century, the poem presents a speaker—presumably a woman—who seeks to concoct a lethal poison to exact revenge on her romantic rival. Browning's...
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My Last Duchess” is a poem written by Robert Browning from the point of view of Alfonso, the Duke of Ferrara during the 16th century. His speech is very formal, using a very strict rhyme scheme and rhythm to establish couplets. This shows that the Duke appreciates control, and applies effort to control his statements. The sentence structure of the...
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Powerful individuals who commit evil acts do not regard their actions or themselves as evil. Evil should be employed to qualify acts of persons rather than their character. This distinct change would allow individuals to abstain from the foundational interpretation of evil and, hence, analyse the evil acts in their contexts and effectively distinguish their inherent characteristics and motivation. ‘The...
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Tess encounters Angel Clare who forms a relationship with Tess after agreeing to tutor her and who becomes a significant impact on her life. Hardy presents Tess as a powerful force as he creates a border between happiness and depression in her life. Mark Asquith critiques “Angel abandons her, masking his prurient disgust at her sexual history with spurious Christian...
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Introduction The industrial revolution in England significantly altered societal structures, economic practices, and human interactions, marking a pivotal period of transformation. Elizabeth Gaskell's novel North and South provides an incisive analysis of these changes through its portrayal of the industrial town of Milton, a fictional representation of cities like Manchester. This essay examines the industrial landscape depicted in Gaskell's work,...
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The authors emphasise society’s extreme expectations by presenting a female character who embodies the ideal by being domestic and submissive, contrasting against Becky and Eustacia’s defiant and rebellious behaviour. ‘The running parallel and contrast between Amelia and Becky provides the narrative backbone’, emphasising the structural unity encompassing the novel, created by the alignment of their adventures despite their opposing values....
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Introduction Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations" is a profound exploration of human character and societal influences. At its core, the novel examines the development of Pip, an orphan with grand ambitions, and Miss Havisham, a wealthy recluse consumed by her past. Their intertwined fates within the narrative provide a rich tapestry for understanding themes of personal growth, manipulation, and redemption. Pip's...
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Rich dad, Poor dad Book by Robert Kiyosaki inspired me the most The Rich Dad, Poor Dad book by Robert Kiyosaki is a worldwide hit and has become an inspiration for any individual who needs to improve their comprehension of how cash functions. The book recounts the narrative of the writer's two dads and their altogether different mentalities to cash....
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Chapter 1: The rich do not work for money. Many people mistakenly believe that this means that the rich do not work. In fact, the situation is quite the opposite. The truth is that most wealthy people work hard, but their way of doing things is different from most people. The rich and those who want to get rich are...
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An allegory is a novel, poem, photo or play which can be elucidated to unveil the latent or symbolic meaning. To add, allegories are used to teach or justify principle, morals, thoughts and so forth. There are three allegories such as biblical, classical and modern. The morality play is a kind of allegory where the primary character meets personifications with...
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