Act I, Scene 1 Q1. What is the question Lear asks his daughters before he makes the division of his kingdom final? What does he expect of his daughters? Answer - Lear demands that his daughters affirm their love for him. He asks, “which of you shall we say doth love us most?” Lear expects … Continue reading William Shakespeare – King Lear Act I (Descriptive Questions Answers)
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Henry Vaughan – The Retreat (Poem Summary)
"The Retreat' is the best known poem written by Henry Vaughan, a metaphysical poet. Earlier he was considered the most disdained poet of all the lesser poets of the seventeenth century, but renewed interest and critical re-appreciations have made him one of the most admired. A serious illness in 1651, led to deep religious fervour … Continue reading Henry Vaughan – The Retreat (Poem Summary)
William Shakespeare – Othello (Descriptive Questions Answers)
Act One Q1. What was Iago's complaint in Scene I?Answer - Iago has been passed over for a promotion. Cassio got the promotion to Lieutenant even though Iago had more time in service as a soldier. Cassio got the promotion over Iago because his learning included theory and strategy whereas Iago's did not. Q2. Who … Continue reading William Shakespeare – Othello (Descriptive Questions Answers)
English Literature Descriptive Questions and Answers – 02
Q11. Which work is considered as inspiration for "A Midsummer Night's Dream"? Answer : The Golden Ass by APULEIUS translated by William Adlington, a probable inspiration for A Midsummer Night's Dream and a possible minor source for Cymbeline. Adlington published his translation—from a French translation of Apuleius' 2nd-century A.D. Latin—in 1566, and his book was … Continue reading English Literature Descriptive Questions and Answers – 02
John Milton – Sonnet 19 / On His Blindness (Poem Summary)
Summary of the Poem "On His Blindness / When I consider how my light is spent" is a sonnet written by John Milton, an acclaimed seventeenth century English poet. As a sonneteer, Milton widened the range of the sonnet and revived the classical or the Petrarchan sonnet from, falling into parts: the first, an octave … Continue reading John Milton – Sonnet 19 / On His Blindness (Poem Summary)
John Donne – Holy Sonnet X / Death Be Not Proud (Poem Summary)
Summary of the Poem 'Death Be Not Proud" is one of the nineteen Holy Sonnets written by the great metaphysical poet John Donne. As a typical product of Renaissance, Donne wrote a kind of love and religious poetry that shocked its readers into attention with its wit, conceits, far fetched imagery, erudition complexity, colloquial and … Continue reading John Donne – Holy Sonnet X / Death Be Not Proud (Poem Summary)
English Literature Descriptive Questions and Answers – 01
Q1. Describe character "Aaron". Answer : Character in Titus Andronicus, the chief villain, a vicious criminal who loves evil for its own sake. Aaron, a Moor, is the lover of TAMORA, the Queen of the Goths, and carries out her revenge on TITUS Andronicus, who has permitted her son to be killed. Although Aaron is … Continue reading English Literature Descriptive Questions and Answers – 01
William Shakespeare – Sonnet 116 / Let me not to the Marriage of True Minds (Poem Summary)
Summary of the Poem 'Let me not to the Marriage of True Minds' is one of the famous sonnets of Shakespeare and is addressed to an unnamed young friend of the poet called 'Mr. W. H.' This sonnet is in a perfect Shakespearean form with three quatrains and a rhyming couplet. It's rhyme scheme is … Continue reading William Shakespeare – Sonnet 116 / Let me not to the Marriage of True Minds (Poem Summary)
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