AD's English Literature

Antony: That which is now a horse, even with a thought The rack dislimns, and makes it indistinct, As water is in water. Antony and Cleopatra , Act 4, Scene 14 William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra": The Art of Persuasion The Enigma of Antony: Rhetoric, Passion, and Ethical Scrutiny William Shakespeare Antony in William Shakespeare's play "Antony and Cleopatra" is depicted as a man with magnificent rhetoric. Throughout the play, Antony's eloquence and persuasive abilities are showcased, emphasizing his mastery of language and his ability to captivate and influence others through his words. In the very extensive, various and fluid text, the imagery cosmic magnitude, Antony is a man with magnificent rhetoric. He is the observed of all observers. While Antony journeys to Rome, three separate groups – Caesar and Lepidus, Cleopatra and her servants, Pompey and his followers – about little else but Antony. He is judged from a variety view points. We en...

Cleopatra: Celerity is never more admir'd Than by the negligent. Antony and Cleopatra , Act 3, Scene 7 Cleopatra: Unraveling the Enigmatic Heroine in Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" The Enigmatic Queen: Unveiling Cleopatra's Complexity Cleopatra Image by  Kevin Phillips   from  Pixabay Cleopatra embodies mystery. William Shakespeare chose to keep her feminine mystique inexplicable in " Antony and Cleopatra ." She is, in turn, vain, sensual, violent, cruel, bawdy, cowardly, beautiful, witty, vital, intelligent, a strumpet, a gipsc, a lass unparalleled, a triumphant lady, royal wench, a great fairy, a rare Egyptian. She is all these and more – a source of Perini fascination. Cleopatra, the legendary queen of Egypt, is indeed a complex and multifaceted character in William Shakespeare's play "Antony and Cleopatra." Throughout the play, she embodies various qualities that make her both inscrutable and indefinable as a heroine. Shakespe...

" Philaster : Oh, but thou dost not know What 'tis to die. Bellario : Yes, I do know, my Lord: 'Tis less than to be born; a lasting sleep; A quiet resting from all jealousy, A thing we all pursue; I know besides, It is but giving over of a game, That must be lost. "-- Beaumont & Fletcher   English playwrights. Philaster Mortal Musings: Death Explored in English Poetry Exploring the Ephemeral: Death's Grip on English Poetry The subject of death has been a recurring theme in English poetry throughout the ages. Poets have explored various aspects of mortality, from contemplating the inevitability Image by  Pexels  from  Pixabay of death to pondering its meaning and impact on the human experience. This exploration of death in poetry often evokes a range of emotions, including fear, sadness, acceptance, and even transcendence. 'O eloquent, just, and mighty Death,' cried Sir Walter Raleigh in his book - titled so very appropriately - " A History ...

Introduction Science Fiction is the current name for a class of prose narrative which assumes an imaginary technological or scientific progress, or depends upon an imaginary change in the human environment. Such narrative were first labeled “Science Friction” by the American magazine of the 1920’s, though the term previously used in Britain was ”Scientific Romance”, and many contemporary writers and critics preferred “Speculative Fiction”. Narrations of this kind are distinguished from other kind of fantastic narrative by the claim that they respect the limits of scientific possibility. It also referred to stories that appeared in cheap, so-called pulp magazines, but science fiction now appears in all media, including motion pictures, staged dramas, television programs, and video games, as well as short stories and book-length works. The Early Times:   Although elements of science fiction appear in many stories of imaginary voyages including in those of Lucian, the Greek writer...

" HAMLET Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue; but if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines. Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus; but use all gently: for in the very torrent, tempest, and—as I may say—whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness. O! it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings, who for the most part are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb-shows and noise: I would have such a fellow whipped for o'erdoing Termagant; it out-herods Herod: pray you, avoid it." William Shakespeare  (1564 - 1616) English poet and playwright. Hamlet , Act 3, Scene 2 Evolution of Theatrical Spaces: From Medieval Drama to the Age of Shakespeare The Rise of Playhouses: Shaping Shakespearean Theatre and ...

“It's hard not to write satire.” - Juvenal  (65? - 128?) Roman poet. Satires Introspecting Society: Exploring the Power of Satire as a Literary Genre Introduction: The word satire comes from Latin satura which means “medley” or “mixture,” and is related to the Latin adjective satur. The word also has its origin in the similar Greek term satyros . It was modified into satyra and then in English into satyre . Read More Poetry However, as a result of false etymology, the word was confused with satyr, and so took on the connotation of lasciviousness and crude mockery. In ancient times, however, it was agreed that satires were intended to tax weaknesses and to correct vice wherever found. Image by  Wilfried Pohnke   from  Pixabay Dr. Johnson rightly defines satire as “a poem in which wickedness or folly is censured,” and almost all elaborate definitions, contain this dictum as the nucleus. The Oxford English Dictionary def...