Literature
Understanding the Genre of Le Guin’s “Omelas”
A story like “Omelas” is valuable to utopian and dystopian critics alike because it allows the reader to determine whether it is a utopia or a dystopia. […]
World Literature
British Literature
The Edenic World of ‘As You Like It’
Far from the world of evil and corrupt court, is the world of the forest. It is a world o true reality where there is no room for flattery. Here people live in harmony with nature and resolve all their conflicts. […]
British Literature
‘Julius Caesar’: A Great Political Tragedy
Shakespeare shows the grim reality of politics in ‘Julius Caesar’. Replete with conspiracies and conflicts, we see how appearance and reality are ambiguous. […]
British Literature
‘Much Ado About Nothing’: A Test of Pride and Love
Shakespeare combines delightful repartee and the conventional comic path to investigate love in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. Sometimes, it is not a central authority or a powerful person that creates a block in a relationship. Rather it is the pride of the characters themselves that creates this block. […]
British Literature
Prospero’s Speeches in ‘The Tempest’
‘The Tempest’ is rich with the sense of the ongoing bounty of life, but also well aware of the sadness of loss and the inevitability of death, and also of the mystery of what lies beyond this life. […]
British Literature
Prospero’s Transformation in ‘The Tempest’
Unlike Caliban, Ariel brings the elements of harmony and forgiveness in ‘The Tempest’. He makes Prospero take the nobler action of mercy. […]
British Literature
Prospero and Caliban in ‘The Tempest’
The interactions between Prospero and Caliban in Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ tells us a lot about human relationships. There is mutual hatred along with a heavy dependency for the sake of survival on the island. […]
British Literature
The Duke’s Scheme against Angelo: A Dark Twist in ‘Measure for Measure’
The duke’s scheme against Angelo was not out of mal-intention or tyranny. In fact, it was to catch him in a situation that he cannot escape anymore or use his hypocrisy to look virtuous. He tricked Angelo into thinking that he is sleeping with Isabel. […]
British Literature
The Role of Folklore and Folktale in ‘Measure for Measure’
The folklore and folktale tool is seen in many of Shakespeare’s plays, but in Measure for Measure, it is specifically bold. Angelo’s deception, the trap he falls in, the duke in disguise, they are all elements of folktale. […]
British Literature
Elements of Tragedy in ‘Measure for Measure’
Measure for Measure is not categorized as a tragedy, yet, it has enough elements of tragedy not to be categorized as a comedy. Obviously, that is why it is called a problem play. […]