The poem Nick and the Candlestick is a wonderful example of Plath’s style as a confessional poet. The poem is directly addressed to her son Nicholas Hughes. The very title of the poem suggests a tone of simplicity. The poem in its plot also follows the same idea as it has a crystal clear plot. However, the poem is hovered with opaque phrases and startling imageries. In this poem, she describes what early motherhood is like and uses figurative language to make the experience more vivid. The poem has two parts and each is loaded with a contrasting tone. The poem is written in dramatic monologue ..read more

  Even though a committed nationalist, Yeats usually rejected violence as a means to secure Irish independence, and as a result had strained relations with some of the figures who eventually led the uprising. The sudden and abrupt execution of the leaders of the revolutionaries, however, was as much a shock to Yeats as it was to ordinary Irish people at the time, who did not expect the events to take such a bad turn so soon. Yeats was working through his feelings about the revolutionary movement in this poem, and the insistent refrain that "a terrible beauty is born" turned out to be pr ..read more

  Sylvia Plath’s poem has her hallmark stamp of powerful language, sharp imagery and dark undertones. Together with unusual syntax, no obvious rhyme or meter and an astute use of enjambment, “Mirror ” is a personification poem of great depth. This poem is all about appearances and the search for the self. The fact that the mirror is the voice and has the starring role is a little odd, but Sylvia Plath wanted to show just how powerful an object the mirror is in people's lives. In particular, she wanted to highlight the issue that some females have with their image, and the inner turmoil t ..read more

Derozio is considered the first poet of Modern India to express his fiercely intense patriotism in poetry. The poem “To India, My Native Land” depicts his pure patriotism.  The poem has been identified by historians as containing some of the first written examples of Indian nationalism, with the poem extolling “patriotism and a love of freedom”. The theme of the poem is primarily concerned with nationalism and patriotism. Derozio writes of the “past glory” of India and how the country that was once “worshipped as a deity” has been chained down to the lowest depths. “Thy eagle pinion is ..read more

Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Though Frankenstein is infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement, Brian Aldiss has argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story. However, the novel can be read from two main levels; as a science fiction and as human nature. The entire novel moves around the invention of a scientist and the result of it. Dang ..read more

 Arms and the Man is one of best plays of Bernard Shaw. It was performed for the first time in London in the year 1894.  Now 112 years have been passed by. Still the play is both humorous and thought provoking to all people in the world because the themes of the play are still relevant.  The play has two themes:  One is WAR and the other is MARRIAGE. These two themes are interwoven. War is stupid and evil. But marriage is essential and good for mankind. But both are covered in romantic illusions, which led to disastrous wars and unhappy marriages. Arms and the Ma ..read more

 CRITICAL APPRECIATION OF THE POEM OR Emily Dickinson conceives death as a journey to eternity. Do you agree? OR Emily Dickinson’s views death as a gentle and comfortable companion to man. Do you agree? OR The journey of the poetess in the coach of Death is actually the journey of a funeral procession to the graveyard. Do you agree to this view? Answer -  The poem “Because I Could not stop for Death” is one of the representative poems of Dickinson showing her attitude to death. She has presented death as a civil, gentle and suitor. The poem presents the last phase of her mysticis ..read more

The play ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare is about a fascinating character known as Macbeth. Whether Macbeth is a hero or villain has been much questioning over this. As the story goes on, Macbeth went down many changed turns, some for good, and some for bad. Macbeth goes from a nice hero to a mean villain all in a small period of time. Many actions made Macbeth into a good person at the opening of the play, which gave him titles of bravery, loyalty, and a good reputation. Then several actions made Macbeth appear evil such as committing crimes, being greedy, and having temptation. Macbeth can ..read more

Filmmaking is the process of making a film, generally in the sense of films intended for extensive theatrical exhibition. Filmmaking involves a number of discrete stages including an initial story, idea, or commission, through screenwriting, casting, shooting, sound recording and pre-production, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a film release and an exhibition. Filmmaking takes place in many places around the world in a range of economic, social, and political contexts, and using a variety of technologies and cinematic techniques. Film productio ..read more

October 2014 saw the release of the third of Vishal Bharadwaj’s movies inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedies, Haider. To say that the movie is inspired by Hamlet would not convey the splendour and subtlety of the adaptation. There are the obvious similarities — Haider for Hamlet or Pervez for Polonius and Liyaqat for Laertes. Or the energetic, angsty ‘Bismil’ being the Mouse trap. There is even a grave digger song, Haider meditating on life and death with a skull and the famous ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy as ‘Main rahoon ki main nahin.’ Set in the insurgency-torn Kashmir of 1995, the film tel ..read more