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Q 1). Discuss any differences you observe between Aristotle's definition of tragedy and dryden's definition  of play.   Ans.  Aristotle's difinition :                                        " The imitation of an action that is elevated, complete and magnitude; in language embellished by distinct froms in its sections; employing the mode of enactment; not narrative; and through pity and fear accomplishing the catharsis of such emotions." Aristotle's element of tragedy:                                          - plot                                                  - character            ...

  This task is given by dilip barad sir it's about movie screening of Macbeth. Macbeth is a tragedy by William shakespeare. a brave scottish general named macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches. that one day he will become king of scotland. consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife. macbeth murders king Duncan and takes the scottish throne for himself.after this he felt extreme pain and guilt.    He killed more people out of paranoia.civil war erupts to overthrow macbeth,resulting in more death.in the end of the play macduff kills macbeth and fulfilling final prophecy.and malcolm beacomes king  In this we can find some comedy scenes also in lady macduff and her son's conversation. macbeth's main idea is good versus evil.the dangers of ambition,the influence of supernatural forces, loyalty and guilt.all this stuff makes macbeth tragedy. i really enjoyed movie screening. At the end of the play all artist came together and dance with music in th...

 This task is given by dilip barad sir   Q 1) What is poetic diction, and what type of poetic diction does Wordsworth suggested in his “preface to the lyrical ballads “.         Ans. Poetic diction refers to operating language of poetry, language employed in a manner that sets poetry apart from other kinds of speech or writing. it involves the vocabulary, the phrasing and the grammar considered appropriate and inappropriate to poetry at different times.     ex. “I wandered lonely as a cloud “. in this line Wordsworth utilizes poetic diction to create a sense of calm and tranquility.          The real poetic diction in the view of the Wordsworth:                                        ...

  WILLIAM  BLAKE (1757 - 1827) :                                                                                   William blake is arguably the greatest english poet after milton. he had vision even as a child and was deeply interested in philosophy and the contemporary theological debates . an extremely well-read man especially in mysticism and occult philosophies.                     Blake's poetry heralds a whole new era. his poetry also appropriates and rework myths , traditions and symbols from various sources swedenborgian mysticism , christianity , renaissance art , european and english poets and religious poetry . blake's poetry must be read with his visuals to get a more complete sense of his vision . he also wr...

Socrates ( 470BC-399BC) was a renowned greek teacher and recognized as the father of western philosophy. socrates prefferd conversational teaching.  Why is socrates the best philoshoer ?            He was first greek philosopher to seriously explore questions of ethics. his contribution to the development of ancient greek philosophy which provided the fondation of western philosophy.     What is death, according to socrates ?             According to socrates , philosophy is the practice of dying . death was nothing to be feared .he accepted death rather than betraying the way he lived his life. what is socrates's philosophy ?                   Socrates was a moral philosopher. he was not interested in mathematics or science but was concerned with the quality of his soul and that of others. socrates philosophy examines how we should live. this led him to disc...

Q.1 ) comparative analysis of Chaucer,  Spenser and Shakespeare as poets conduct a comparative analysis of Geoffrey Chaucer, Edmund Spenser and William Shakespeare. Focus on their poetic style, themes, and contribution to english literature and their influences on subsequent literary.   1) Geoffrey Chaucer ::       ✓ Poetic style :               • Chaucer considered the first poet of English literature, brings many changes to the table in regard to english literature.             • Chaucer wrote his verse with lines that contain ten syllables and often had rhyming pairs of lines called couplets.             • The meter, or rhythm, formed with ten syllables per line eventually evolved in to the meter called iambic pentameter, the meter that Shakespeare wrote his plays in .       ✓ Theme :              • The infinite...

Q. 1 - To what extent do you agree with Plato's objection to the freedom of expression and artistic liberty enjoyed by creative writers.? liberty enjoyed by creative writers.? – identify texts (novels , plays,poems, movies , TV soaps etc...) That can be justifiably objected to and banned based on Plato's objections. • sometimes I agree with Plato's objection to freedom of expression artistic liberty enjoyed by creative writers. as we know that some TV soaps that are totally weird and idiotic how makers of TV soaps (daily soap's) are fooling the audience. I want to give a recent example of TV show 'nagin'. This serial spred superstition in the society . This show is very unrealistic. It should be banned as if I think from Plato's point of view. Q.2 - Referring to the literary text you studied during your BA program , write a brief note on the texts that followed the Aristotelian literary tradition. • During my BA program I have studied "HAMLET...