What Picture of 14th Century English Society do you Get in the "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales"?

Picture of 14th Century English Society in the "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales"

Geoffrey Chaucer was a poet in the 14th century. He represents his own age and holds the mirror to his time. His poetry reflects the 14th century not in fragments but as a whole. The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales forms a wonderful commentary upon English life in the Middle Ages. 

The group of pilgrims described in the Prologue is itself an unequaled picture of the society of Chaucer’s time. Here are some thirty persons belonging to the most different classes. The Knight is the picture of a professional soldier, coming straight from foreign wars with clothes all stained from his armour. The variety of lords for whom he has fought suggest that he is some kind of mercenary but it seems that Chaucer may have known people at the English court with similar records. 

How are the Theme of Pride and Prejudice Treated in “Pride and Prejudice” Overcome Their Respective Pride Prejudice.

Theme of Pride and Prejudice Treated in “Pride and Prejudice” Overcome Their Respective Pride Prejudice

“Pride and Prejudice” deals with the gradual union of Darcy and Elizabeth. Shortly after they began to diverge because of their “pride” and “prejudice” but in course of time Darcy’s pride demolishes and Elizabeth’s prejudice turns into a reasoned attitude and finally they are best suited to each other for a marital relationship.

At the Meryton ball when Bingley suggests that Darcy should dance with Elizabeth he makes the insulting remark that she is tolerable but not handsome enough to tempt him. Elizabeth overhears Darcy’s remark and feels somewhat slighted. She becomes prejudiced against him which is again strengthened by the lies told by George Wickham about Darcy. He says that Darcy has deprived him of his father’s promised career of a Clergyman to Wickham. Further colonel Fitzwilliam reveals to her that Darcy is responsible for dissuading Bingley from marrying Jane. Elizabeth is agitated over the revelation and hates Darcy as never before for meddling in Jane’s life.

Do You Think That Young Goodman Brown is a Tragic Character

Young Goodman Brown is a Tragic Character

 
‘Young Goodman Brown’ is a classic allegorical story that exposes an intense inner conflict of the protagonist. The protagonist is a young innocent and good Christian. Out of curiosity or for any reason he undertakes a daring journey into a dark forest where he discovers his inner sinful state.

Discuss ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ as a Social Satire.

‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ as a Social Satire

A satire is a literary form  that blends ironic humour and wit with criticism for the purpose of ridiculing follies, vices, foibles, stupidity etc. in individuals and institutions. ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ gives us a satirical picture of the English upper class of the time although there is a couple of satirical portraits of persons belonging to certain different orders of society namely those of a clergyman and governess.

Discuss How Whitman Has Used Imagery in His Poems

Whitman's Use of Imagery in His Poems

Whitman’s poetry contains a profusion of images and it is truly perceived in almost any of his poem.

Whitman employs different types of imagery in his poems and they are galore in order to create the desires effect. All sorts of images crowd in his poems images of the earth the sea and the sky night and day hills mountain and rivers nature and animals images of sex energy and vitality. His long poems like when lilacs last in the Dooryard Bloom’d or “crossing Brooklyn 

ferry’ seem to be made up of a number of brief descriptions. At a glance they seem chaotic as they flash past the eye in rapid succession. But in reality they have an implicit pattern. In the poem ‘when lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d’ we see an abundance of images of the earth the sky the sea and all that moving in quick succession.