Abundance of Symbols in Shelley’s poetry. A symbol in a broad sense denotes an image used to signify an idea. Shelley, endowed with tremendous imagination and a deep insight into natural objects, finds symbols to express his idea almost at will. That is why his poetry abounds in symbols and requires from the reader quite an amount …

SYMBOLIC SIGNIFICANCE OF SHELLEY’S “ODE TO A SKYLARK” Q.S. Discuss the symbolic significance of Shelley’s “Ode to a Skylark”. Ans. In “To a Skylark” the speaker addresses the skylark as a “blithe Spirit” rather than a bird, for its song comes from Heaven, and from its full heart pours “profuse strains of unpremeditated art”. The skylark …

 SUMMARY OF JOHNSON’S PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE SHAKESPEARE’S ENDURING APPEAL Approach towards antiquity. Some people lament that the dead are praised unreasonably. They hold that the criteria of evaluating a writer should be the excellence of his work and not his antiquity. They are generally people, who have nothing to contribute to the universal truth and therefore try …

SOPHOCLES AS A DRAMATIST HIS CONTRIBUTION TO GREEK TRAGEDY Sophocles was an innovator in tragedy. He introduced the third actor; he introduced or at least greatly developed stage scenery; he increased the number of the chorus from twelve to fifteen; and he abandoned the practice of connected tetralogies, making each play an artistic whole in …

SONS AND LOVERS: THEME OF INDUSTRIALISM, RELIGION INDUSTRIALISM Industrialism 1: The mining company has set up in the valley for the’ miners and their families. The well-to-do families and the poor families each live in the valley designated for them: Best wood for the well-to-do, and slums of “Hell Row” for the poor. Industrialism 2: Mrs. Morel …

“Sons and Lovers” by D.H. Lawrence is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1913. It tells the story of Paul Morel, a young man growing up in a coal mining town in England, and explores his complex relationships with his mother, Gertrude, and the women he becomes involved with. The novel begins with an introduction to the …

“Sons and Lovers” by D.H. Lawrence follows the life of Paul Morel, a young man growing up in a coal mining town in England. The plot can be summarized as follows: Part One: The novel begins with the introduction of the Morel family. Walter Morel, a miner, is married to Gertrude, a woman who is discontented with her marriage and …

CHARACTERS Gertrude Morel:  Gertrude Morel is a central character in D.H. Lawrence’s novel “Sons and Lovers.” She plays a pivotal role as the mother of the protagonist, Paul Morel, and is a complex and intriguing character. Here’s a detailed character sketch of Gertrude: Physical Appearance: Gertrude is described as a beautiful woman with dark hair, fair …

Ans. Jocasta is the wife of Laius, the late king of Thebes. After the death of her husband, Oedipus is made king of Thebes as a reward for his freeing the city of Thebes from the grip of the monster, Sphinx, who threw a riddle to every Theban that passed by her, and devoured him …

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