Q 1. Sketch the character of Shylock. Lord Lyttelton finds Shakespeare a dramatic genius par excellence. “He (Shakespeare) painted all chara cters‚ from kings down to peasants with equal truth and equal force”. “The Merchant Of Venice” shows that he is an astonishing artist and his deep insight into the human heart is par excellence. “The Merchant Of Venice” is famous‚ not only for the beauty of the language but also for the beauty of characterization. Shylock‚ the Jew is one of the inconceivable
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repeats this device subsequently)‚ it might be approached as a quasihistorical narrative; however‚ this technique places the characters‚ their actions‚ and aspirations in social perspective‚ counterpointing major and minor happenings and emphasizing the concerns of the ordinary struggling individual. World events are distant; local and personal concerns dominate the characters’ lives. The arrangement of the novel into twelve chapters suggests the form of the epic‚ with its hero battling against great
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fear getting old‚ so they find spending time with younger people makes the feel young and lively again. In Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Old Man and the Sea‚ the author uses the elderly man‚ Santiago‚ to represent old age‚ and he uses the boy‚ Manolin‚ to represent the aspect of youth in the story. The contrast between these two characters illustrates this idea of wisdom coming with age and elderly yearning for youth. Old age is represented in this story by Santiago. He is a very old man who has been
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behind the play‚ “Asphalt Man”‚ we must first look at the playwright’s background and education‚ period setting of the play‚ and analyzing the characters. Moreover the details of its themes‚ design concepts‚ lighting and sound‚ costumes‚ audience positioning that helps to understand how the plays expected to be performed. Although‚ this analysis is limited to some specific ideas and possible techniques that can be useful for the process of working on the play (“Asphalt Man”). A. Analyzing the
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“The Man of Property”‚ it belongs to the pen of John Galsworthy. From the point of view of its structure it presents a piece of narration‚ which is an account of the main character’s actions‚ a piece of character drawing (a psychological portrayal of the main character) and an inner monologue which is Galsworthy’s favorite method of characterization. John Galsworthy was born in Surrey‚ England in 14th August‚ 1867 and died on 31st January‚ 1933 after six months’ of illness. He was 65 years old. . He
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The Invisible Man is told from the narrators present looking into his past. The protagonists suggests that light is an intellectual necessity for him since “ the ruth is the light and the light is the truth” as scripture tell is. From his underground living situation the narrator attempts to make sense out of his life experiences and position in American society. Ralph Ellison speaks of a man who is “invisible” to the world around him because people fail to recognize his presence. He lives
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In the 1950’s science fiction collection of stories The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury‚ there are two stories that express the main idea of revenge and they are The Other Foot and The Veldt. In The Other Foot‚ revenge is seen when Willie takes revenge on the white people because of how they treated his parents and the other black people on Earth. In The Veldt the children‚ Wendy and Peter‚ take revenge on their parents when they don’t let them take their rocket to New York‚ this revenge builds up
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differences between a man and woman except the obvious structure ones and that men and women have equal rights and abilities. Equal rights are indisputable in our civilized world‚ however‚ the abilities of the two sexes really differ‚ the majority of cases scientists agree that differences in abilities‚ behavior‚ thinking‚ perception and‚ of course‚ structure and physiology are physically and genetically conditioned. Truly‚ if to think about it‚ the matter is that the structure of a man and woman differs
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existence and freedom. In the short story "The Blind Man‚" Lawrence reiterates these themes in the climatic scene at the end of the story. Lawrence illustrates through symbolism‚ diction and character Bertie Reid’s need to be private and Maurice Pervin’s need to be connected. The vocabulary an author uses to describe the way a character speaks and thinks‚ helps the reader to better understand who the character is. In "The Blind Man‚" Bertie Reid’s character uses more complicated words‚ while Maurice Pervin
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THE INVISIBLE MAN by Ralph Ellison Ralph Ellison’s novel‚ Invisible Man‚ embodies many villains that the narrator (the main character) faces. Dr. Bledsoe and Brother Jack are just two of the villains that use and take advantage of the narrator. After each confrontation with his enemies‚ the narrator matures and augments his personality. Through his words‚ the reader can see the narrator’s development in realizing that he is invisible simply because people refuse to see him. Dr. Bledsoe
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