To what extent does the time in which composers live influence their response to enduring human concerns Discuss with reference to your two prescribed texts Elizabethan Barrett Brownings Sonnet from the Portuguese and F Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby were both composed during times of significant change Influenced by the growing optimism of the Victorian era Brownings Sonnets are a written reflection of her own experiences depersonalized to represent a broad female perspective On the other
From Egoism to Humility in Shakespeares King Lear In Shakespeares King Lear Shakespeare paints Lears egotistic attitude both of which made his life tormented and full of misery Because of his poor judgement and excessive pride he loses not only the kingdom that he takes pride in but most importantly the daughter that loves him the most However as the play progresses Lear journeys from egoism to humility and death Lear is a very egotistic man In the beginning the foolish king who out of whim iss
Elements of Romantic Comedies Romantic comedies have grown from everyday comedies to include very specific elements that distinguish them from the normal One of the main elements of romantic comedies is that the idea of love and its shift from the thought that women should love their husbands more than men love their wives as well as the belief that sex is something that the man should obtain whenever he asks for it because men are the bread winners of the home Instead romantic comedies are bas
Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the worlds pre eminent dramatist He produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613 His early plays were mainly comedies and histories genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the 16th century He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608 In his last phase he wrote tragicomedies also known as romances and collaborated with other playwrights Shakespearean comedy always invol
Select two different significant elements in Jane Austens novel Emma and analyse how they are reshaped to create new meaning in Amy Heckerlings film Clueless Transformations require an imaginative reshaping of significant elements of a text for new contexts Jane Austens Emma has been modernized and transformed into the Amy Heckerlings film Clueless For this to be successful Heckerling must keep the key elements and reshape them to create new meaning Emma has been transformed into Cher They both
As the context is altered from Jane Austens 19th century novel Emma to the late 20th century film Clueless directed by Amy Heckerling the initial attitudes towards the existence of patriarchy in society remain of concern but adjust to their new backgrounds Austens novel through Emmas self improvement shows the notions of the importance of marriage as a subjectification of women and also uses the characters of Emma to challenge societys patriarchy and Mr Knightley as the male archetype to whom E
Endures the test of time According to the 18th century scholar author and critic Samuel Johnson Nothing can please many and please long but just representations of general nature Preface to Shakespeare p 210 By this Johnson means that no literature will endure the test of time except that which reveals and explores situations and characteristics that are recognizable that most of us share that are common to people across boundaries of time and to some extent place I have chosen two short storie
Chinese Chivalry and Western Knight Spirit Chinese chivalry which has long history in China is an important element of traditional Chinese culture and Western knight spirit which has much the same as Chinese chivalry is also flowering in the Middle Ages These two cultural spirits have showed themselves in two very important works named the Sir Gawain and the Green knight which is known as a masterpiece of the European romantic verse and Heroes of the Marshes which is one of the Four Masterpiece
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles Christopher Reeves In the novel of Beowulf it clearly shows that he is a great hero who overcomes many obstacles in his life to protect his people Beowulf embodies several beliefs of the Anglo Saxon values Beowulf is based around courage fighting prowess and loyalty First characteristic of Beowulf is courage Beowulf had great courage because he was willing to take on great challeng
EpThe epic form has been part of the worlds literature for decades and continued to be one of the most substantial forms of written matters In the film Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets by David Columbus the spectator discovers numerous characteristics that resemble the work with other epic forms such as Beowulf by Burton Raffel Harry Potter demonstrates deeds and qualities of a hero by performing courageous actions He also determines the fate of Hogwarts and the life of Ginny Weasly Over