George Bernard Shaw once wrote: "There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it." Clearly‚ Shaw had his heart broken once or twice. Shaw was right. As we strain to grasp the things we desire‚ the things we think will make our lives better: money‚ popularity‚ fame... we ignore what truly matters‚ the simple things‚ like friendship‚ family‚ love. The things we probably already had. This year‚ I got everything I wanted and everything I wished for. But
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horizon of the play‚ the fog of Raina’s romanticism disappears. Raina’s disillusionment and the revelation of the hollowness of the ideals of love and heroism is infect an unromantic and unsentimental sage of ‘Arms and The man.’ Conclusion: George Bernard Shaw has successfully accomplished his mission through his title. It is thought provoking interesting and ironical. Further‚ it gives Shaw full vent to his comic genius along with his serious engagement with major social ethical issues. Thus Arms
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destiny‚ the former from the oppressions of her class and the latter from her life under patriarchy. The feminist concerns of both plays are evident in the characterizations of Eliza and Nora in their ability to question the injustices against them . Bernard Shaw believed that women were treated poorly in modern society and often he dealt with themes for women’s rights . Ibsen ’s perspectives about women ’s position in the family and society are evident from A Doll ’s House .Though the theme of Pygmalion
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In Pygmalion‚ George Bernard Shaw utilizes his protagonist Eliza to represent not only a gender or social role; but more in particular‚ how quickly those can all change. Although judged and cast as inferior for her job selling flowers alongside her almost indecipherable language‚ Eliza is completely transformed into a lady. Yet‚ interestingly it is not her actions that make her feel lady-like‚ but it is in how she is treated where she feels the most like a woman. Shaw becomes the “watchdog of
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ENGLISH - II (For Candidate Admitted From Calendar 2007 Onwards) Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75 PART – A Answer All the Questions: 10 X 2 = 20 1. Define prose. 2. What does the term one act play mean? 3. Write about the author George Bernard Shaw. 4. What is meant by composition? 5. Write down the definition for sentence. 6. What is note making? 7. State any two examples for simple compound sentence. 8. What are the types of clauses? 9. What does the term reported
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Passion is what drives to care about something or to accomplish great things. In the myth “Pygmalion‚” author Bernard Evslin uses literary devices to demonstrate Pygmalion’s unwavering devotion to perfection and beauty. A literary device used in the first segment in which Pygmalion is talking to Aphrodite is repetition due to Pygmalion keeps saying “you.” For example‚ a couple of quotes in Bernard Evslin’s version of Pygmalion in which it displays the literary device of repetition showing Pygmalion’s
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The Controversial Ending of Shaw’s Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion is a play that has become a classic in today’s world. It is a retelling of an ancient story‚ of the same name‚ by the Roman poet‚ Ovid‚ in which a sculptor falls in love with a statue he carved. In Shaw’s story‚ Henry Higgins‚ an expert in phonetics‚ happens upon a poor flower girl with awful English and street manners named Eliza Doolittle. Throughout the course of the play Higgins transforms her into an elegant independent
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Just because Shakespeare is the best doesn’t mean he didn’t make some mistakes. I’m not alone in thinking this. William Gibson and Austin Pendleton‚ among others‚ have pointed out some of the Bard’s--what shall we call them?--technical infelicities. Here are a couple that bug me: I think there is a misplaced speech in Hamlet which has resulted in much unnecessary confusion. You’ll remember that in Act I Hamlet meets his father’s ghost‚ who tells his son that he was murdered by Claudius. Hamlet is
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Book Report In the book‚ “How to Develop-Self Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking” The main takeaway from this book is that Dale Carnegie shows how improving public speaking and improving self-confidence are a function of preparation‚ education‚ determination and practice. There is no short cut to a better you - rather a long path of self-improvement. He shows you how to develop poise‚ improve your memory‚ begin and end a talk‚ Interest and charm your audience‚ improve your diction
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As humans‚ emotional reservations ultimately hinder an individual’s logical reasoning. In his work Saint Joan‚ George Bernard Shaw depicts the trial of Joan of Arc‚ leader of the French into victory against the British and yet ultimately the defendant on charges of heresy. Through slippery slope‚ an appeal to credibility‚ and inductive reasoning‚ the Inquisitor of the Church vindicates Joan’s execution to the court on the grounds that punishment for any form or magnitude of sin is justifiable. The
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