Literature

Chapter XXVIII from Forster’s A Passage to India: Summary and Analysis

Chapter XXVIII from E M Forster’s A Passage to India (Part 2 Caves): Summary and Analysis Ronny was feeling a burden upon his conscience for the way the natives were making stories about his mother’s death. People were making stories about her remains being found and strange creatures creeping up from Ganges. He could not […]

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A Passage to India Summary and Analysis Part 2 Caves (Chapter XVIII – XX)

Chapter XVIII Summary and Analysis Fielding had hoped McBryde would be able to help him but he was from the same herd and so bound to follow. The two saw Indians from two different angles and both have  along discussion in this chapter. Fielding still believed that Aziz was innocent and McBryde thought that  nothing

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A Passage to India Part 2 Caves – Summary and Analysis of Chapter XII-XIV

A Passage to India by Forster (Caves) – Summary and Analysis of Chapter XII to XIV. Part II Caves Chapter XII. Part II of E M Forster’s A Passage to India opens with the description of Marabar Caves, but before that the author describes India’s geological settings, the Holy Ganges and the Himalayas.  According to

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Character of Catherine Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights Characters: Catherine Earnshaw Catherine Earnshaw is one of the leading characters in the Novel Wuthering Heights. She maintains an impressive and powerful presence in the novel even after her death. Catherine grows up as a free spirit in Earnshaw family with Heathcliff. The two explore their surroundings together and share each other’s feelings.

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Major themes in Othello

An Analysis of the Main Themes in Othello Relationships can be painful: Whether it is Othello’s relationship with Desdemona, Iago’s with Emilia or Cassio’s with Bianca, personal relationships can be badly complex and painful and that’s what Shakespeare seems bent on proving. There are some important components of a strong relationship that make it long-lasting.

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Role of Fate in The Mayor of Casterbridge

Hardy described himself as a determinist—in other words, he believed that the course of human life was shaped by forces, internal or external, beyond human control. Does this philosophy hold true in The Mayor of Casterbridge? What forces are responsible for shaping Henchard’s life? Michael Henchard is a complex character from Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge.

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Discuss Portia’s character. How does she compare to the men around her?

Discuss Portia’s character. How does she compare to the men around her? Is Bassanio a worthy husband for her? Portia has no comparison in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. No one truly matches her wit and energy. She loves Bassanio, a Venetian scholar and a soldier who had visited her home when her father was alive. Portia

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To what extent is Shylock defined by his Jewishness? To what extent is he defined by his profession?

Is Shylock a Jew or a moneylender? To what extent is Shylock defined by his Jewishness? To what extent is he defined by his profession? Shylock is defined by both his Jewishness and his profession.  He is as much of a Jew as he is a money lender. Neither would he compromise on his business principles

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What does Antonio and Bassanio’s friendship reveal about their characters?

Discuss the relationship between Antonio and Bassanio. What does their friendship reveal about their characters? Antonio and Bassanio are very good friends becomes clear right from the initial scenes. Whatever slight doubt is there gets cleared by the end. Throughout the drama, the two friends are dearer than life to each other. Their love and trust

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Mesopotamian Views of Culture and Civilization: Enkidu and the Harlot

What does the story of Enkidu’s education by the prostitute tell us about Mesopotamian views of culture and civilization?  Sex is like a rite of passage for Enkidu. It is the harlot that introduces him to the society and the civilization. She educates Enkidu about several things and not just sex. The prostitute tells him

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