The Part IV of Gulliver’s Travels Verges on Tragedy, Discuss

Swift’s satirical masterpiece Gulliver’s Travels ridicules English politics, the judicial system, and religious disputes. No doubt, but it is also a satire of humanity in general. A satirical work possesses some comic elements by exposing the follies, absurdities, and faults of human beings in a humorous manner. Though Gulliver’s Travels has some comic elements, its somber mood … Read more

Discuss The Elements of Paganism And Christianity in Beowulf

Before the advent of Christianity in England, Anglo-Saxon literature was pagan or secular— so is the case with Beowulf.  The work of Beowulf is the product of a pagan poet, finally modified by interpolations of a Christian monk who decorates it with Christian characteristics. Indeed, the poem derives the power of its flavor and vigor from … Read more

Discuss The Treatment of Love in “Sons and Lovers”

As presented in the novel, Sons and Lovers revolves around love, two kinds. One is the love of a mother for her son with its crippling effects on the son’s emotional development; the other is the love of the son going towards two women, Clara and Miriam; who represents two conflicting kinds of loving relationship. The … Read more

Discuss the Use of Irony And Humor in Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”

Irony presupposes a contrast between appearance and reality. A writer who uses irony is conscious of the incongruity of life. The contrast between illusion and reality, the ideal and the real, the seriousness of the comic virtue and vice become a writer’s immediate concern. The writer seeks to communicate it to the readers as Jane Austen … Read more

Discuss The Character of Prospero And Briefly His Island in “The Tempest”

Prospero is the central character in the play The Tempest. Indeed, he dominates the play from the beginning to the end. The entire action of the play, barring some of the deeds of Antonio, Sebastian, Alonso, Gonzalo, Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo, is manipulated by Prospero. Prospero is not an ordinary human being. Indeed, he is an … Read more

Discuss the Major Themes in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”

Many commentators agree in the belief that The Tempest is the last creation of Shakespeare. I will readily believe it. There is in The Tempest the solemn tone of a testament. Victor Hugo, A 19th century French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. [Literariness.org] Shakespeare’s The Tempest has been variously interpreted as a romantic comedy, a comedy … Read more