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Most important Short Questions with Answers Sea Fever by John Masefield

  Sea Fever 1) Who wrote the poem ‘Sea Fever’? Ans:- John Masefield wrote the poem ’Sea Fever’. 2) What was the favourite place of the poet?  Ans:- To see the sea was the favourite place of the poet.  3) What do you mean by steer?  Ans:- Steer means to control the direction of movement.  4) What was the colour of mist on the sea’s face?  Ans:- The colour of the mist was grey.  5) What thing did not the poet deny?  Ans:- The poet can not deny the call of running tide.  6) Write the name of Sea-bird?  Ans:- Sea-gull is the name of a sea-bird.  7) Who wants to live a gypsy life?  Ans:- The poet wants to become a gypsy life.  8) Write the name of the sea-animal?  Ans:- Whale, a name of the sea-animal.  9) What do you mean by whetted knife? Ans:- Whetted knife means sharpened knife.  10) What kind of day does the poet prefer for siling?  Ans:- The poet prefers vagrant gypsy lives in a sea-gull and whale’s way.  11) What does the poet do when the

Write a note on University Wits

University Wits are none but the works of great  intellectual  scholars of Oxford and Cambridge University .They flourished Dramas during the Elizabethan Era and obviously before Macbeth Writer Shakespeare . The University Wits is a phrase that was made famous by late 16th century English Playwrights and Pamphleteers who were educated from Oxford and Cambridge but this term was coined by George Saintsbury . Christopher Marlowe, Robert Greene, Thomas Nashe are the scholars of Cambridge and John Lyly, Thomas Lodge, George Peele are the wits of Oxford University. Thomas Kyd was not of University but he also counted as a University Wits. They were usually actors and dramatists. University Wits reached the top point of the drama and gave a sensational stamina to boost up the thinking mind of the audience as well as readers. Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593): He is the evergreen shining star of University Wits. He shook the drama World to write top most Plays, mainly Tragic P

Is Macbeth a Villain or a Hero?

  Is Macbeth a villain or a hero? --Justify In the realm of Shakespearean   Heroes besides Hamlet , Othello and King Lear , the one Hero  who stands non-parallel is none other than Macbeth in the play of Macbeth . As a hero,he is outstanding in courage, heroic power, valour and poetic quality. The hero shut the mercy of mankind by murdering innocent ones. Thus becoming the title villain after his name . Wilson Knight called Macbeth 'the apocalypse of evil ' in The Wheel Of Fire. Rightly Ray Walker said that ," If Hamlet is the study of a moral man in an immoral society, Macbeth is the study of an immoral man of a moral society".      The witches in the very first scene utterance: " Fair is foul,foul is fair '' this is what strikes the key note of the play Macbeth .  A noteworthy and quoteworthy face is that in Macbeth , first appearance he almost utter the same, "So foul and fair a day I haven't seen " , thus making a like wi

Key note on Epistolary Novel

 Epistolary Novel  It is a one kind of famous novel that is written as a series of documents basically in Letter format. Elements Dialogue Format Emphasis on thoughts Interior Feelings Boundless Emotions Derived  That term derived from Greek word " Epistole " that means a Letter and this term coined by James Howell (1594–1666) with "Familiar Letters" Influenced  Epistolary Novel based on Realism to a story and impacts the working of real life from a different point of view. Popular In the 18th century, this genre became popular through the works of Samuel Richardson's successful Novels Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1748). Famous Epistolary Novels : Pamela:(1740):  Samuel Richardson's successful first epistolary novel Pamela, It tells the story of a 15 years old maidservant Pamela who is able to  protect her chastity from the wealthy landowner Mr.B. It is a story of Moral Ethics. Clarissa (1748)   The pathetic story of a young woman, Clarissa

The Great Gatsby as a True tragedic love story

  Content: Introduction American Dream Gatsby's Love Gatsby's Weekend Party The secret of the accident Gatsby's Furenal Ceremony Conclusion Introduction: American famous Novelist F.Scott Fitzgerald shook the Literary world to write a Magnum Opus " The Great Gatsby ", based on a true story but the real name of Gatsby is missing in the novel. It is not only the novel of American dream but also the novel of true Love Story of Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is the story of Jay Gatsby , he established himself as a millionaire , his love affair with Daisy and tragic ending with Gatsby's murder to stop all his fame and name but still Gatsby was great, that is the the most important fact that totally justified the title but time for justify Gatsby as a true lover. American Dream :   Everyone wants to fulfill one's dream but dream is an unconscious state of mind that is a mixture of reality and imagination that you must understand to read Sigmund Fr

To Kill A Mockingbird as a Southern Gothic Novel

Introduction : Like Tony Morrison's Southern Gothic Novel "Beloved", American Novelist Harper Lee wrote "To Kill A Mockingbird" and achieved the prestigious Pulitzer prize and selected her Novel to create Academy Award films . Southern Gothic Novel is a genre of American Gothic Novels that became popular in the mid 19th century. To Kill A Mockingbird is a Southern Gothic Novel for Racism, innocence, imprisonment, evil, supernatural entities like ghost and ghost house. Racial Injustice: Racism is the major issue of Southern Gothic Novels , Tony Morrison's Beloved is the best example for that. In the Novel , Tom Robinson was published only for Racism by the people of Maycomb , a fictional town in Alabama . He was a black man and accused for raping Mayella but it is not true to know Atticus , A honest lawyer, collected a lots of evidence as a proof to free Tom but Tom as a black man who is unable to justice even Atticus says to Jem, hi

"Waiting For Godot "as a representative of the Theatre of Absurd

          "Waiting For Godot " as a representative of the  Theatre of Absurd   -----explain       The Theatre of the  Absurd is a term coined by critic Martin Esslin , who made the title  of his book on the subject. The term refers to a drama that emphasis es absurdity of human existence by employing disjointed repetitious  and meaningless dialogues proposeless and confusing situations and plots that lacks realistic or logical development which just become popular during the 1950 A.D and 1960 A.D. which presented  on the stage the philosophy articulated by the French philosopher Albert Camus   in his " The Myth of Sisyphus ". primarily deals with the five defining playwrights of the moment- Samuel Beckett of them . Beckett's classic tragicomedy is known for it is lack of plot -        "nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes ,it is awful !"  Two old tramps beneath a single tree,  make jokes of human existence while they  wait

The Influence of French on English Language

Towards the close of the Old English period an event occurred which had a greater effect on English Language than any other in the course of its history. This event was the Norman Conquest in 1066. This Conquest of England by William of Normandy was sure to have a profound influence upon the English Language and change the whole course of the Language . After the Conquest , English remained the Language of the country but French king became that of the government and quickly became a necessity to many who had no sharing in ruling. The Influence of French bloomed large on government and administration except King and Queen. Most of the words owe their origin in French as reign, court, sovereign, country, minister, council, authority, govern, parliament, government, state, crown. The adjectives like courteous, noble, fine and refined are all French . People and nation were originally French words . Even the language of the garden of welfare of English is decora

Sketch the character of Bathsebha

   "Frailly, thy name is woman " - say Hamlet , these observationa if applied to the heroines of Thomas Hardy , then Bathsebha of Far From The Madding Crowd is suitable one to justify this statement .She processes grave features for she is samaritan manager of  farm servant , she is more down to earth then Hardy's   other heroines like Tess , Sue , Infride and Eustacia .If she is tempted it is only because she lacks in a strong and strict guardian behind her .We cannot say either of understanding or like Bathsebha but need some time to justify the character. She is young lady of inconsequential and willful but though misfortune and suffering ,she develops into a wise and good beloved. The matured Bathsebha may have to depends on Gabriel Oak at critical hours but she is a courageous woman in her right and she has been changed by responsibility and disaster . From the very beginning Hardy intents to presents Bathsebha's temperamental impositions to exercis

The Romantic poet Blake visualise an ideal state of affairs from The Chimney Sweeper

“Though the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm: So, if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.” (stanza 6, line 3-4)----Explain.  Who was Tom Dacre?(POEM---THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER) This lines is concluding line of the the Chimney Sweeper written by romantic and liberty poet William Blake.  This speech flow from the mouth of poet's own imagination view. Here, the romantic poet Blake visualise an ideal state of affairs.Children are protected by God and so no harm would come to them. In spite of the slavery and injustice imposed on them by the merciless and heartless masters. Sweeps childrens are free, gay and lively. Their natural urges cannot be curved by any social injustice. There is divine glory in children. Blake has now an innocent view of things and feels that if men do their duty honestly, they need not fear any harm. God is there to protect all from dangers. The poet celebrates the power of imagination.The poet envisages happiness and warmth in the socie

The Images and Symbols employed in Macbeth

Write the note of the images and symbols employed in Macbeth what is the fair is foul and foul is fair symbolise As the greatest dramatist and highest sonneteer William Shakespeare tragedy Macbeth   is anchored upon the supernatural and tragic atmosphere, it is obvious that images and symbols play a vital role as far as the theme of the play is concerned. An image denotes a word picture when any simple thing is used to represent something it becomes a symbol  . Macbeth is incircled with images and symbols such as Foul and Fair; light and darkness ; blood , dress and so on.The language and the imagery served The main theme of evil and its components -temptation , corruption, murder and retribution.  Light and darkness appears to be recurring images in the play when the play opens there is hardly any trace of light. Most of the scenes of the play are set in the darkness.So, darkness stand for evil murder, sorrow, murder and inhumanity. There is a contrast between good and evi

Ode to A Nightingale presented Romanticism

Consider Keats's concept of romanticism as you find in Ode to A Nightingale. Was Keats an Escapist? The romantic of the romantics , the worsipper of beauty,  the embodiment of sensuousness , the escapist by nature, John Keats in   Ode to A Nightangale  ,very nicely and masterfully blend  the world of reality and the world of Nightingale. Most of his poems include the conflict between the real and ideal, the temporal and the eternal, the flux and the fixity . Among all of his Odes , Ode to A Nightingale  , is surely is the purest gem and poem that adds a colourful feathers to the crown of keats by drowning into the world of The nightingale. The romantic keats wants to escape from the earthly world but ultimately he is  thrown back into the hard ground of reality. Keats start of the poem with an aching sensation as if he was drunk hemlock  or has empited some opium to the last drop to his mouth. The sensation is not by the result of envy on his part towards the bird   b

A note of Symbolism on One Act Play Thirst

A symbol is something that represents an idea, a process or a physical entity which is very significant in literature. Which is used to signify something else, and is known as a symbol. Eugene O'Neill's One Act Play "Thirst" is symbolic in essence. Many major symbols play a vital role in the play. The play is about a ship-wreck and the helplessness of three characters and it proceeds beyond the merely factual in its concern with the universal plight of man is pitiless universe in Thirst, the symbols heightened the atmosphere of mystery,fear, horror and terror, pity and frustration. The setting itself is symbolic. The sky is ' pitilessly clear', the sun is 'like a great anger of God' and the sea too ' cruel '. The personifying phrases symbolise the fact that they are not only natural entities but also they are inimical two men. The Gentleman and the Dancer both drowned in the sea of symbols in the course of the play. The Gent

The Ending of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

The ending of James Joyce's stream of consciousness Novel A Portrait of the Artist as a young man is not end but at all rather it's beginning. The book culminates in Stephen's self imposed exile from Ireland - his home,church and his past. Joyce's decision to leave home from Paris and Italy . The mind is that Stephen is not able to truly commit to his artistic calling until he has thrown his ties in the past and really experienced life as an independent person. The book ends with the confidence that he will find his artistic voice somewhere out there in the course of his wandering. My New Website about Literature with new angle. Visit : www.Literature Again.com His closing lines are, "Welcome,O life! I go to encounter for the millionth times the reality of experience and ….old father,old artificer,stand me now and ever in good stead" . Stephen will attempt to express the ' consciousness of (his) race '-but ironically he has to leave

Edward II as a historical play or chronicle play

Man's eternal quest is to know the unknown, to see the unseen and discover the undiscovered things that's why the very spirit of the Elizabethan Era . They have the nostalgia to seek into the historical  part and fetch the pearl of spirit and undaunted. Christopher Marlowe, the excellent Elizabethan playwrite squashes  the juice of the historical background and unlock them in the full throated ease   in the play Edward II .He just poured the new wine into old bottle and stimulates the dozing spectators into frenzied drunkards. Marlowe is not the first Elizabethan  to is write the historical play but Marlowe were deeply inspired by Shakespeare's Henry VI .So his Edward II is the direct outcome of the historical agenda present in episodes but it mansley surpassed Shakespeare in dealing with King Edward II , a King deposed and assassinated one with his weakness .It is a marble still in historical plays, it is modern in its approach. Edward , the king is not import

The growth and development of Raju in R.K Narayan in The Guide

  Being a master , R.K Narayan the Indian novelist in his novels, presents his characters with all simplicity, wholeness, ignorance, experience, virtues and vices. Perhaps all his characters, Raju in  The Guide is beyond any comparison. Though this noble consist of the features of a picaresque novel, yet Narayan finally shifts Raju from his status to the statue of a universal guide, who guides an entire human race into salvation thus he rises at the end like a Phoenix from the ashes, a Picaro turned Pilgrim in the midway the character has to undergo many steps to complete his growth and development. The role of a guide  trusted upon Raju from he admits" it is written on the brow of some that they shall not be left alone ". He even possesses the ability to guide others, a rare leadership quality. Being a railway vendor,he used to face the enquiries of many tourists regarding many sites and places. While replying to their queries, he soon amuse the person of