Pratik Harde Commentary on ‘A Gift’ by Rahila Gupta The story is an interior monologue that traces the feelings and emotions of a relationship between two women. It is a very reflective piece or work that is written in first person narration. We are not aware of the identity of the narrator. The title of the story contradicts the story. A gift is given to someone out of happiness and that which has good memories that which stays with a person forever. But here the story is called a gift which
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‘Othello’ Act 1 Commentary In the first act of Othello‚ the antagonist of the play‚ Iago‚ is introduced rather than Othello himself. Iago and Roderigo are known to the audience in the beginning while Othello’s name is never mentioned in the first scene but is referred to as ‘he’ ‘him’ ‘moor’ etc. which creates anticipation in the audience. But as the play develops Iago mentions Othello a lot by giving him different other names. These named used by Iago gives us an impression that Othello is a bad
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Modern McDonaldization George Ritzer‚ in his acclaimed sociological commentary‚ The McDonaldization of Society‚ defines “McDonaldization” as “the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world” (Ritzer). Ritzer deems modern Western society an entity in which the individual in his or her natural creative‚ free-thinking state is rapidly being eclipsed by an authoritative‚ de-humanizing
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of Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ Lady Macbeth is revealed to be a confident‚ forceful person determined to get what she wants. She refuses to allow anything to get in the way of what she desires. Lady Macbeth is determined to go through with her plan with Macbeth to kill Duncan and does not allow Macbeth to back out. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s relationship and their different feelings on killing Duncan reveal Lady Macbeth as being the more forceful person. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have a very unique
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excessive daytime sleepiness‚ hallucinations‚ sleepwalking‚ and many other dangerous symptoms. These characteristics match that of Lady MacBeth from William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of MacBeth. In the play‚ the
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Women in History and the Rise of the City of Ladies Prior to and throughout the late middle ages‚ women have been portrayed in literature as vile and corrupt. During this time‚ Christine de Pizan became a well educated woman and counteracted the previous notions of men’s slander against women. With her literary works‚ Pizan illustrated to her readers and women that though education they can aspire to be something greater than what is written in history. Through the use of real historical examples
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All the King’s Men Commentary #1 We left the bay‚ and lost the salt‚ sad‚ sweet‚ fishy smell of the tidelands out of our nostrils. We headed north again. It was darker now. The ground mist lay heavier on the fields‚ and in the dips of the road the mist frayed out over the slab and blunted the headlights. Now and then a pair of eyes would burn at us out of the dark ahead. I knew that they were the eyes of a cow-a poor dear stoic old cow with a cud‚ standing on the highway shoulder‚ for there wasn’t
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break? What made him want to kill his king or even his best friend? Lady Macbeth was ultimately the motivation that Macbeth needed to become disastrous. When Shakespeare created this play‚ he created the ultimate tragedy‚ someone with so much honor that become too selfish and lost everything. Macbeth’s downfall began in Act I when he sent the letter to Lady Macbeth that told her his plan to kill King Duncan‚ progressing to Lady Macbeth actually assisting Macbeth in the murder‚ and her providing support
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To metamorphose ones character through years of experience and age is salutary. To deteriorate ones character through a short period of fast decisions and unsure actions is perilous. Lady Macbeth proves the truth to this theory. The impulsive mistakes and power-hungry tactics littered the journey Lady MacBeth paves throughout this play that ultimately ends in her death. She feels overwhelmed by all that is happening‚ both physically and mentally‚ and decides to end her own life. The Tragedy of Macbeth
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Is lady Macbeth a hateful/fiendish character? Introduction- Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in 1606‚ during the Elizabethan/Jacobean times. He was writing for theatre during the reigns of 2 monarchs‚ Queen Elizabeth 1 and king James 1. Macbeth was written after the gun powder plot in 1605 The play Macbeth was set in Scotland. The play was performed in the Globe theatre London. The message conveyed in the play was- Don’t kill the king‚ don’t believe in magic‚ never trust people who prophecise about
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