In this category, the readers can find the notes of prose lessons
Mrs Christine Linde: Character Study Mrs Christine is an old friend of Nora. We meet her in the very first Act when she comes to see Nora at her house. Mrs Linde’s problem is that she has nobody to live…
A Comparison Between Nora and Helmer “A Doll’s House†reflects the general behaviour and attitude of the contemporary society which was basically a male-dominated society. The main protagonist of the story, Helmer surfaces as a man who looks at everything…
Character Analysis of Nora The two very important characters of Ibsen’s play in “A Doll’s House†are Nora and Helmer. They are husband and wife who love each other. Ibsen portrays in the first act that they are happy and…
The Major Characters Krishna Krishna is a lecturer at Albert Mission College in Malgudi, where had been a student earlier. He is about thirty when the novel opens and he goes about his job of teaching students mechanically by rote.…
The Elements of Humour and Pathos Humour and pathos are the integral parts of Narayan’s work. Narayan’s earlier novels like Swami and Friends and The Bachelor of Arts are mainly comic. In his third novel, The English Teacher, there is…
The Autobiographical Elements The English Teacher is essentially an autobiographical novel. What Dickens wrote about his novel David Copperfield is true of Narayan’s The English Teacher. Dickens wrote:The pen that wrote David Copperfield was often dipped in my own blood.…
The English Teacher is R.K. Narayan's greatest among his works. This was his third novel. It was published in 1945. It is the loveliest, nicest, and most sensitive love story and spiritual romance ever written. It is the love storey of Krishna, the English teacher, and his wife, the vivacious Susila. Both have a deep and abiding love for one another. Their love is genuine and unwavering, and it never changes. Their love is heavenly, much like Romeo and Juliet's. Her affection for him is as silent as Viola's in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
The Wolf’s Postscript to ‘Little Riding Hood’ Introduction to the Poem The Wolf’s Postscript to ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ is a thought-provoking poem by Agha Shahid Ali. This reads like a letter from the wolf to Red Riding Hood, as…
SHORT SUMMARY OF ROMEO AND JULIET The play is set in Verona, Italy, where a feud has broken out between the families of the Montegues and the Capulets. The servants of both houses open the play with a brawling/ fighting…
What is tragedy? Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude. The tragedy is presented in the form of action, not narrative. It will arouse pity and fear in the audience as…
Themes of A Doll’s House The Role of Men and Women in Society This play focuses on the ways that women are perceived in their various roles, especially in marriage and motherhood. Torvald, in particular, has a very clear but…
Cat’s Paradise Introduction Emile Zola was born in Paris, France. He was lover of animals. This story, titled ‘Cat’s Paradise’ (Le Paradis des Chats) and first published in 1864, is told in the words of an Angora cat (pet cat).…
