Plays augmented through Ibsen's pen strike the prevalent stereotypes in a society without presenting a one-sided picture. Hedda Gabler, a play included in our course outline of UoS, showcased the exquisite psychological trauma of a woman whose "time was up". Nora in "A Doll's House" is someone who, at the beginning is someone "less than Hedda" but when she goes through few realizations throughout the play, she becomes "more than Hedda" as our teacher puts it.  Similarity between the Plays "Hedda Gabler" and "A Doll's House" share the traits of a few common characters and themes with ..read more

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Christopher Marlowe, a renowned playwright from the Elizabethan Era, is known for tracing somewhat 'forbidden' themes of his time like the theme of antisemitism in The Jew of Malta and the theme of witchcraft in his flagship play, Doctor Faustus -- a clear indication of the intellectual rebellion against the orthodox beliefs that took place in Renaissance. For those who don't know, "Doctor Faustus" is a story of a scholar at the University of Wittenberg who sold his soul to the devils so that he may acquire the limitless amount of knowledge, wealth and power. This play appeared in 1594.  ..read more

Introductory Lucky's speech, though a bunch of verbal gibberish, still assumes the shape of a valuable asset in Waiting for Godot because of a certain theological theme it carries. It is worth noting that the speech is delivered by someone who does not speak on usual accounts and his speech is a result of his "thinking". According to Beckett, "The threads and themes of the play are being gathered together [in this speech]. " And there is a reason why has Beckett said so. As this play mainly highlights the absurdity and uncertainty of life, Lucky's incoherent speech throws a spotlight on such s ..read more

This assignment is written by Ishrat Jahan Audio-lingual method Audio-lingual method is a method used for teaching foriegn language, where oral method is the main concern to learn, where students are made to listen to the teacher speak using the target language and then repeat after the teacher in order to learn the target language. A historical overview According to Richards and Rodgers, During the second world war had a significant effect on language teaching there. To supply the US Personnel who were fluent in German, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanere, Maky, and other languages, and who c ..read more

Introductory Catherine Belsey's Critical Practice is all about the extraction of the meaning out of a given text. In this book, she does not tell a definite method for the extraction of meaning, but she explains theories being brought up through the different schools of thought which were set against the Common Sense view of Literature like New Criticism and Reader Power. Belsey was of the view that those theories were trapped in their own problems of Common Sense. She further claims that it was Post-Saussurean Linguistics which guided the literary and practical criticism to find out the meani ..read more

Introductory Catherine Belsey, in her Critical Practice, strives to pinpoint the location of the meaning of a text being criticized. Expressive Realism places the author at the centre of the text and makes him the only source of meaning of the text for a reader. New Critics, who went ahead to challenge Expressive Realism also became an extension of Expressive Realism. Before diving deep into the theory of Expressive Realism, it is essential to know what realism actually is.  Realism and Classical Realism Realism was a literary movement of the 19th century, set in direct response to Romant ..read more

Introduction Literary Essays is one of the distinct optional subjects among every major subject a student of English Literature comes across. It is the easiest as well as the most difficult subject among all other academic segments you may have dealt with. It is a subject that requires both knowledge as well as spirit of writing because in this subject, you will be forced to write more than 20 pages for a single topic.  Paper Pattern of Literary Essays (UoS/PU) In the paper of Literary Essays conducted by Sargodha University, 8 topics are given and only 1 is to be selected to write an ess ..read more

Aristotle's Poetics 1 What is literary criticism?  The process of weighing a certain piece of literature, be it in the form of prose or poetry, under certain theories and practices is called literary criticism.   2 What does Plato say about poetry?  Plato despised poetry on account of being used for spreading "immorality" and "lies about gods". He called poetry the imitation of an imitation, twice removed from reality.   3 The subject of 'Republic' is politics. Comment.  The subject of Plato's Republic is not politics. The book is based on the dial ..read more

Introduction Doing MA in English Literature from Sargodha University as a private candidate is considered a viable choice for many students. People usually shrink from doing MA English Literature from Punjab University because of their "antagonistic" marking and take shelter in the "Easier" abode at Sargodha University. However, some may say doing MA English from the University of Sargodha is as difficult as it is in Punjab University. And, UoS does award first division marks to a fortunate candidate, even in MA English. But it is not all roses everywhere.  Objectives The main objective b ..read more