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Mr. Kurtz and His Enlightenment Mr. Kurtz is the protagonist of the novel “Heart of Darkness.” He arrives in Africa full of vim and excitement, with the intention of exposing introducing Africans to the civilized manners of life. As his mother was half-English and his father was half-French, he represents all of Europe. Marlow emphasises … Read more
Short Storyline of Heart of Darkness The story begins with five men on a boat at the River Thames. Marlow starts telling other companions a story of an experience when he was a captain of a steamship in Africa. He commences on by reflecting on how Britain’s image among Ancient Roman officials must have been … Read more
Imperialism refers to the colonial expansion practised by European allies during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. The European imperialism in Africa had a gloomy touch in its nature which is vividly expressed by Conrad in “Heart of Darknessâ€.
Summary of Hamlet Act I. The play begins in Denmark with the news that King Hamlet of Denmark has recently died. Denmark is now in a state of high alert and preparing for a possible war with Young Fortinbras of Norway. A ghost resembling the late King Hamlet is spotted on a platform before Elsinore … Read more
The Last Leaf | Questions 1. What dreadful illness did Johnsy suffer from? Ans. Johnsy suffered from a dreadful illness called pneumonia. 2. What did the doctor tell Sue about Johnsy? Ans. Sue looked after Johnsy well, but Johnsy showed no signs of improvement. One day, the doctor told Sue that Johnsy had one chance … Read more
Leisure – Questions and Answers Answer the following questions: 1. What does the poet want us to stare at and gain from it? Ans. The poet wants us to stand and stare and enjoy the beautiful things in life. He wants us to look at the beauty of nature and enjoy all the beautiful things … Read more
The Plate of Gold Appreciation of the poem ‘The Plate of Gold’. Poem & Poet: ‘The Plate of Gold’ by James Henry Leigh Hunt. Theme: Service to mankind is service to God. Tone: A narrative and serious poem. Structure & stanzas: No uniformity in stanzas. Rhyme & Rhythm: Free verse. No rhyme scheme or rhythm. … Read more
The essay ‘Of Youth and Old Age’ is one of the most popular essays of Lord Bacon. In this essay Bacon presents a comparative study of the nature of youth age and old age. He says that both the stages of life have their own merits and demerits. Bacon is of the view that the compounding of the characteristics of young age and old age can help in getting success especially in business.
Of Truth is an aphoristic essay written by Francis Bacon. He begins this essay with a quotation from Pilate, who asks "What is truth?" According to Bacon, truth is a belief that binds the mind and restricts free choice in thinking and acting. The Greek philosophers who questioned the limits of human knowledge are no longer alive, yet some still do.
The heroine Iphigenia is the daughter of King Agamemnon , the general of the Greek troops in the Trojan War . Homer’s epic Iliad in particular reports on the Trojan War , but also numerous other writings from ancient Greece. So now the entire Greek fleet gathers at Aulis to sail together to Troy to go to war, when suddenly there is a calm. The sailing ships of the Greeks cannot sail without wind.
The play Candida is written by George Bernard Shaw. Candida is the name of the central figure of the play. The word Candida is derived from the adjective ‘candid’, which means frank and truthful The major characters of the play are Candida, Reverend James Mavor Morell, and Eugene Marchbanks. The minor characters of the play are Burgess, Miss Proserpine Garnett, and Reverend Alexander Mills (Lexy).
Harvest is a play written by Manjula Padmanabhan focussing geographically on Mumbai, India. We see the character, Om, signing up as an organ donor for Ginni who is an American woman simply because there is no more jobs in India.