In his Poetics‚ Aristotle set forth the characteristics of good tragedy. To him the two most important features of tragedy were plot and character. The plot should contain a change in fortune‚ preferably from good to bad‚ and should ideally hinge on a recognition or discovery. T The main character‚ the protagonist‚ should be a person in whom good and bad are mixed but in whom the good predominates. That definition is usually paraphrased as "a basically noble person with
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The Shri Ram School English Literature Project 2013-2014 Class X You are required to do two separate assignments: A. On‚ ‘As You Like It’ B. On‚ either poetry or short stories You have to choose one question/theme from each genre Both assignments have to be completed in a total of 1500 words. You are free to divide the words between both assignments as you choose. Please remember that this project will be assessed for the ICSE Board examination and will constitute a part of the marks awarded for
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What is Literature? Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work‚ and is not confined to published sources (although‚ under some circumstances‚ unpublished sources can also be exempt). The word literature literally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature‚" as in the figures of speech "arts and letters" and "man of letters." The four major classifications of literature are poetry‚ prose‚ fiction
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Dibrugarh University B A. Syllabus in English under Semester System (Approved by the Board of Studies in English on 20/12/2010) This course has been designed as part of an integrated course in English Literature‚ inclusive of M.A. in English. Only students wishing to pursue M.A. in English should take up this course. Each paper is of 100 marks out of which 80 marks will be for the End semester examination and 20 marks for the Internal Assessment. Paper I: History of English Society and Culture I (Anglo Saxon
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By P Baburaj Senior Lecturer Dept. of English Sherubtse College‚ Bhutan MAC FLECKNOE - John Dryden In Restoration period‚ in 1660 was a nation divided against itself. The plague of 1665- 70‚000 people died in London alone. In September 1666- The Great fire of London.13‚ 000 houses destroyed. As mentioned England was in bad condition. The literature of the period was influenced by the writings of the classical poets such as Virgil‚ Horace‚ and Ovid. They tend to return Classical Period.
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canvas of African literature in the past two decade is Senegal ’s Mariama Ba. She has through her works brought to the fore the condition of the woman in the marriage institution in particular‚ and in the African society which is largely patriarchal. The focus on the woman in her literary output is attracting added attention‚ apparently because of the searchlight beamed on women in the Muslim world. It will be recalled that before now the whole corpus called African literature was simply a male dominated
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Claudius at the end‚ it was only because of the madness that went on in the final scene. Had he not been challenged at the end‚ I don’t believe he would have killed Claudius‚ regardless of the evidence he obtained against him. Claudius’ only hamartia is his cold‚ calculating‚ evil nature. Claudius causes his own ruin because of his evil behavior. He murders the queen because he has a lust for power‚ and perhaps for Gertrude‚ he spied on Hamlet and concocted several plans for his murder. His
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Engberg 1 Zach Engberg Molly Fenn HP English ¾ 28 October 2012 Tragic Flaw of a Man Named Hamlet Aristotle described a tragic hero as being "a [great] man who is neither a paragon of virtue and justice nor undergoes the change to misfortune through any real badness or wickedness but because of some mistake." The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare‚ in being a tragedy‚ displays its main character‚ Hamlet‚ as said tragic hero. He is by no means a “paragon of virtue and
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In The Name Of God Fatemeh Sadat Nasseri Draft: 1 Course: essay writing Tutor: Dr. Bozorgian What are four expectations of an essay writing course? Some people consider it boring some are so excited about it‚ but it does not matter how you feel about writing course because every student must pass it. When you want to start something you have some expectations about it and it you do not achieve your goals at the end‚ you just waste your valuable time. In my mind
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The Tempest The shipwreck in Act I‚ Scene 1‚ in a 1797 engraving based on a painting by George Romney The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written in 1610–11‚ and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island‚ where Prospero‚ the rightful Duke of Milan‚ plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skilful manipulation. He conjures up a storm‚ the eponymous tempest‚ to lure
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