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Review of Movie Screening we have movie screening of   SENSE AND SENSIBILITY     Directed by  Ang Lee ;  written by Emma Thompson, based on the novel by Jane Austen.   Sense and sensibility as a realistic many scholars view this connection between the reader and character as a mark of realism. Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are represents the title Sense and Sensibility.  Elinor sense and realism on the other side Marianne sensibility and she always resignation and acceptance. When Marianne asks Elinor how she feels about Edward she merely responds: and she says that … “ I can not attempt to deny that… I think very highly of him… that I… Greatly esteem him…… Marianne is almost opposite of Elinor is every way Marianne is always different because Marianne sensibility and Elinor sense. Where Elinor listens to her h...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein  is a 1994  horror drama film  directed by  Kenneth Branagh  and starring  Robert De Niro , Kenneth Branagh,  Tom Hulce ,  Helena Bonham Carter ,  Ian Holm ,  John Cleese , and  Aidan Quinn . The picture was produced on a budget of $45 million and is considered the most faithful  film adaptation  of  Mary Shelley 's novel  Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus , despite several differences and additions in plot from the novel. (Q.1)-What are some major differences between movie and the novel Frankenstein ? MARY SHELLEY’S NOVEL / KENNET BRAHNAG’S FILM NOVEL ➡ Through his own studies and experiments, Victor Frankenstein develops a secret way of artificial   creating life. MOVIE ➨  Victor discovers the secret to creating life after examining the deceased Professor Waldman's research. NOVEL ➡   The details as to how Victor creates th...

(1) How would you like to explain Eliot 's concept of traditio n ? Do you agree with it ?       (A)-: Yes, I agree with the concept of tradition given by Eliot in his essay.  Firstly Eliot’s conception of tradition is dynamic one and it is constantly changing, growing and becoming different from what it was. He also says that Tradition is not slavish imitation of the past. And it cannot be obtained by hard labor. Tradition can be obtained by those who have the historical sense. And last we can say that Eliot in his essay critizes the romantic and favors tradition. (2)  What do you understand by Historical Sense? (A)  -:According to me a writer or even a critic must have Historical sense. As Eliot says that  "The historical sense involves a perception, not only of the pastness of the past, but of its presence"  If a writer or critic has a Historical sense than he could be more clear in his work. Because this sense involves both sen...

Q1- Write about a Idea of  Matthew Arnold which you find interesting and relevant in our times. A study of poetry ' is a critical essay by Mathew Arnold.  In this he criticises upon Art of poetry and Art of Criticism. He gives definition of poetry that  " Poetry is the criticism of life "  . It is true that poet is critic of life and after criticising the life he became a poet .  So this thing is also relevant and true that poet is critic of life . In his essays Arnold used word "D isinterestedness" has been the subject of controversy . Arnold's idea of disinterestedness in criticism is interesting and relevant for all times. In criticism it is always happen that writers judges the work by some kind of theories given by earlier writes. We have so many theories for evaluating any work, but Arnold says we should be detached from any kind of theories or prejudices, personal or historical. The best way for judging art is remain away from these things an...

Thinking activity on   Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads. About William Wordsworth :      William Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet and he was born : 7th April, 1770 and Died: 23ed April, 1850.  Wordsworth called his poem "Experimental". Wordsworth gives his famous definition of Poetry as.. " Spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings,  emotions recollected in tranquility. " A fourth and final edition of Lyrical  Ballads was published in 1805.  Wordsworth is a prominent one in English literature. In Preface to Lyrical Ballads Wordsworth expresses his opinion about the function of a poet and the subject matter of poetry. He rejects the classical concept in his attitude towards poet and poetry. He holds a romantic view in both the cases. Q.1-What is the basic difference between the poetic creed of 'Classicism' and ' Romanticism' ? What is Classicism and Romanticism Definiti...