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Movie screening of Sense and sensibility

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In our department yesterday we watch movie Sense and Sensibility which Was directed by Ang Lee . This novel originally written by Jane Austen . This novels main theme was marriage and money, appearance VS reality. Originally it is written in early 17th century. About the novel: In this movie there are present Dashwood family. Mr. Dashwood had 2 wives. He has a son which was his first wife's son and for his second wife he has three daughters. In this movie 3 sister Elinor ,Marianne and Margaret. Elinor was very much sense able and also she loves Edward but she not express it still the end . In the end she cried and express her feeling towards him. Marianne also fall in love with John Willoughby. But he left her and at last she marry with Colonel Barton . This novel present a theme about Sense and Sensibility. Elinor presented as sense and her sister Marianne presented sensibility. Love for money: In this movie  presents theme of Love for money. John Will

Analysis on I.A. Richards esaay

I.A. Richards wrote essay about a Figurative language. In this he also explain about 3 poems use of metaphors and tenors . My view on one song of bollywood which is also explain metaphors and rhymes in it. Song: suraj Hua Maddham Lyrics:Sameer and Anil Pandey Movie: Kabhi khushi Kabhi gum. 'Suraj hua Maddham ,chand jalne laga Aasmaan ye hai , kyoon pighalne  laga Main thehra raha ,zamin chalne lagi Dhadka yeh dil, sans thamne lagi.' In this first stanza we find its misunderstanding. In this song lover describe his situation after to fall in love with his beloved. He explaine that how all things would changed for him. Problem in understanding lyrics. 1) Suraj hua Maddham,chand  jalne laga. But how can we understand that moon is burning and sun is becoming cold? Another line explain that : Sky is also liquefied.How can it possible? 2)In next line 'Me thehra raha zamin chalne lagi' How can it becomes we don't know It is just an imaginat

Movie review of Frankenstein

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Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley and the movie Frankenstein directed by Kenneth Branagh. 1)  What are some major difference between movie and novel the Frankenstein? In  novel  Henry is a friend of victor Frankenstein's since childhood while in movie Henry meets him in university. In novel Justine admits her murder even if she is innocent while in movie she is executed after a trial .  In novel at the end of novel Monster ran away from there but in movie he cremated himself with victor Frankenstein's dead body.  2) Did this movie help you in understanding the plot of novel? Yes this movie help me to understanding the plot of novel because to watching the movie I got all theme and structure of novel . Also can understand that what was original climax of novel without reading novel. 3) Who do you think is real Monster? I think in Frankenstein both Victor Frankenstein and Monster were Real Monster because in Victor's character we also f

Similarities between character of Frankenstein and Victor

Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley . In this novel we can find some similarity between the character of victor  and monster. 1)Both was motherless There was absence of motherly figure in both Victor's and Monster's life. Victor lost his mother to giving birth of his brother William . Same like Monster has no mother. 2) Both have father In this novel Victor has father . Also Monster was created by Victor so Victor was become his father. 3) Desire for partner In this Monster has desire for lady Monster . He also required  that he had a desire for someone's company . When he read paradise lost he finds that Adam has companion Eve . So he has also requirement of lady character. Victor has also desire for love of Elizabeth his beloved . He also wants to her collaboration with his all step of life . So he wants to marry with Elizabeth. 4)Desire for family. Monster was hated by society and he has no family also. So he required love of family members. He felt

T.S. Eliot's concept of tradition and individual talent.

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T. S. Eliot explain his view on tradition and individual talent. 1) How would you like to explain Eliot's concept of tradition?do you agree with it? Yes I am agree  with his concept of tradition. He explain that the traditions has sense of traditional and he also view it with Modern. Tradition is a living monument. He also has actually means to a positive sense. Eliot also speaking there is also a tension between somebody becomes traditional and somebody becomes modern. Modern means automatically good and tradisional means automatically not so good. 2)what do you understand by historical sense? The historical sense involves a perception not only of pastness of past but it is presence, historical sense compels a man to  writer  not merely with his own generation in his bone but with feeling that the whole of the literature of Europe Frome Homer and within its whole literature compose a simultaneous order. In the historical sense which is a sense of the timeless as we

Movie screening of Frankenstein by Kenneth Branagh.

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In 13th december we saw one movie in our department of English. The movie Frankenstein directed by Kenneth Branagh and it was originally written by Merry Shelley. Full name The Modern Prometheus Frankenstein was well written by Shelley and Also well detected by Branagh. In this movie victor Frankenstein was the protagonist. After his mother's death while giving birth of Victor's brother he decided to discover to bring life in dead people. His intension was only to help the  society and people but he doesn't know that one day his creation becomes harmful to himself and the society. With this scientific talent he become successful to create a big monster whose look was also terrible . Monster was powerful than him so he decided to leave him . Then he believe that he was died but still he was alive. Society reject the monster and he find shelter in De Lacey's house. De Lacey was not felt fearsome and becomes friend. In his house monster also came to know about wo

View on Matthew Arnold's criticism

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Q1:write about one idea of Matthew Arnold which you find interesting and relevant in our time. The idea of detachment and disinterestedness, I agree with Arnold's idea. In his study of criticism his idea of criticism appeal to us strongly. In the definition of poetry he says ' poetry is interpretative by having natural magic in it  and moral profundity'. In present time this effect us . An idea of criticism he interested in the standard and his concern over the relation between poetry.  Arnold says that disinterestedness is significant for nature with judgment od detachment . He says that bt this one can judge it very clearly. Q2:write about one idea of Matthew Arnold which you find out of date on irrelevant in our times. Method of Touchstone Arnold also irrelevant in present time. In this idea he compare it with Homer's work and with Helen's words . So he emphasized more upon morality rather than aesthetic or pleasure. So  in Arnold's idea  i do not ag