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A monologue from the play by Euripides NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Plays of Euripides in English, vol. ii. Trans. Shelley Dean Milman. London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1922. HIPPOLYTUS: By a fair semblance to deceive the world,Wherefore, O Jove, beneath the solar beamsThat evil, woman, didst thou cause to dwell?For if it…

A monologue from the play by Moliere NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Dramatic Works of Moliere, Vol. II. Ed. Charles Heron Wall. London: George Bell & Sons, 1898. SGANARELLE: If you knew the man as I do, you would find it no hard matter to believe. I have no proof as yet. You…

The Abhinjanasakunthalam is regarded as the first Indian play translated into a western language. Sir William Jones translated it, and it was later translated into twelve European languages. Some English translations include “The Fatal Ring: an Indian drama” by Sir William Jones, “The Lost Ring: an Indian drama” by Sir Monier Monier Williams, and “Sakuntala…

Culture has been a great part of our diverse world. Culture has helped us understand why people behave in certain ways. Culture is used as a link to understanding many questions of peoples actions. In light of many debates of culture used as political controversy the question, “who owns native culture? ” is brought up…

Harlow Robinson describes Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7 in Prokofiev’s biography as one of Prokofiev’s most accomplished compositions written since his return to U. S. S. R. It is a dramatic embodiment of the strength and driving intensity of Prokofiev’s (and Russia’s) existence during the War Years. Indeed, this sonata, the second of his three…

Charles Koechlin, in his book on Debussy, commented that “Sirуnes has a subtle charm, and an irresistible and fatal sensuality that emerges from the slow vocalises. If its construction appears a little uncertain – especially after the precision of Fetes – this uncertainness is surely intentional.”1 The apparent “uncertainness” of construction that Koechlin wrote with…

“A Rose for Emily” and “A House of Flesh” – these two are two contrasting short stories written by two different writers from two different times. “A Rose for Emily” is written by William Faulkner (published in 1931) and the plot is set in an American city during the later part of the 19th and…

In ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood and ‘The Remains of the Day’ by Kazuo Ishiguro compare how the authors focus on identity through the use of their characters and their relationships. ‘The Remains of The Day’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ are two novels from opposing ends of the fictional literature spectrum. On one side we…

Malcolm refers to Macbeth as a “dead butcher”. A butcher feels no emotion when hacking, or chopping meat; a butcher may hold a bloody knife, he may relish what he does and has no emotion or regrets, because this is his job. This implies that the manner in which Macbeth has killed is thoughtless. and…

‘An inspector calls’ was written by J.B.Priestley between 1944-1945 but set in 1912. The play all takes place in the living room of a house, and although it seems that this would restrict the play, it doesn’t. In fact it is very dramatic play with tension, irony and very dramatic scenes. The historical setting of…