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 The Last Ride Together as a piece of dramatic monologue The dramatic monologue is a kind of soliloquy current revealing speeches which pressure circumstances forces relief underlying temperament speaker. situation expression speaker’s thoughts feelings moment experience. while soliloquy person concerned speaks argues himself, dramatic monologue speaker speaks addresses arguments another person who generally keeps silent, … Read more

Role of the chorus in Murder in the Cathedral Like the early Attic tragedy Murder in the Cathedral is a choric play; it depends very largely on the chorus. The formal chorus of Canterbury women is not divided in the Greek manner. That the characters are meant to be choric is clear because Eliot makes … Read more

 Murder in the Cathedral as a poetic drama In the words of John Peter, the chorus in Murder in the Cathedral rouse “us to participate wholeheartedly in the emotional crises that arise, supplying the action with a background that is, like music, all-pervasive. “This leads us to a consideration of the language and versification, through … Read more

Examine Tennyson’s Tithonus as a dramatic monologue in an Elegiac Strain The dramatic monologue is a short poem that reveals the power of convincing mental complexities and expressing them in perfect lyrical language. It is a poetic soliloquy in which the speaker reveals his own character. Usually, a listener is present, and he does not … Read more

Discuss Tennyson’s treatment of the theme of the triumph of life over immortality in Tithonus. Tithonus is one of the most beautiful conceptions of the mythological Greek mind beset in a harmonious verse. It may be interpreted as a fable of the desolate sadness that would be the penalty of surviving or as a parable … Read more

 The character of Sydney Carton in “A Tale of Two Cities” Set in two European cities torn by war, in A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens paradoxically introduces his story, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, … Read more

The Development of Bathsheba Everdene in “Far from the Madding Crowd” The most vivid female character of Hardy’s early fiction springs into existence in the portrayal of Bathsheba Everdene in Far From the Madding Crowd. The way in which Bathsheba is introduced, admired, and controlled by the male point of view is entirely relevant to … Read more

Justify the title of the novel ‘A Tale of two cities’ by Charles dickens As suggested by the title “A Tale of Two Cities”, Dickens’ novel is about the impact of the French Revolution upon the people living in France and England alike. When Dickens wrote his novel in 1859, the Revolution had well subsided, … Read more

 Character and role of Madame Defarge in A Tale of Two Cities The charm of Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities lies not only in the magic of the plot but also in its deft characterization. Madame Defarge, the wife of M. Defarge, the wine-seller, is the most characteristic female figure here. If Lucie is … Read more

Comment on the Ending of Far From the Madding Crowd Critics have found the ending of Thomas Hardy’s far from the Madding Crowd unconvincing and contrived because it turns counter to the tragic bias of the novel Like other novels of Hardy, it shows the struggle between the man on the one hand and on … Read more