Discuss the use of epic conventions in Virgil’s The Æneid.

  Discuss the use of epic conventions in Virgil’s The Æneid.   Epic poems are popular because of their magnificent nature. The extensiv...

Describe Æneas’s journey into the under-world in the Æneid Book VI and comment on its significance.

  Describe Æneas’s journey into the under-world in the Æneid Book VI and comment on its significance.   Introduction Virgil has descri...

Comment on Virgil’s portrayal of Dido as a tragic heroine. Or Comment on the role and character of Dido in Virgil’s The Aeneid.

  Comment on Virgil’s portrayal of Dido as a tragic heroine.   Or Comment on the role and character of Dido in Virgil’s The Aeneid . D...

Comment on the juxtaposition of Æneas and Turnus as heroic figures in Virgil's The Æneid.

  Comment on the juxtaposition of Æneas and Turnus as heroic figures in Virgil's The Æneid.   In The Aeneid, Virgil introduces the pos...

Comment on the character of Aeneas as an epic hero. Or How do the elements of fate, choice and responsibility shape the character of Aeneas in Virgil's epic ?

  Comment on the character of Aeneas as an epic hero. Or How do the elements of fate, choice and responsibility shape the character of A...

Write a note on the interplay of youth and death in Thomas Mann's novella Death in Venice.

  Write a note on the interplay of youth and death in Thomas Mann's novella Death in Venice . Aschenbach  in Thomas Mann's novella...

To Venice a suitable setting for Mann's novella, Death in Venice ? Give reasons for your answer.

To Venice a suitable setting for Mann's novella, Death in Venice ? Give reasons for your answer. Venice sounds pretty romantic for old...

How does Thomas Mann show the conflict as well as synthesis of the Dionysian and Apollonian elements in his novella Death in Venice? Use illustrations from the text. Or, Discuss the Dionysian and Apollonian elements in Death in Venice.

  How does Thomas Mann show the conflict as well as synthesis of the Dionysian and Apollonian elements in his novella Death in Venice? Use i...

In Seneca’s Thyestes do you think that Thyestes is victimized by Atreus? Give reasons for your answer.

  In Seneca’s Thyestes do you think that Thyestes is victimized by Atreus? Give reasons for your answer.   Seneca’s Thyestes is concerne...

Discuss Thyestes as a typical revenge tragedy. Or, Does Seneca use the motif of revenge in Thyestes? Or, How does the theme of revenge shape the plot and dramatic technique of Seneca's Thyestes? Explain with close textual reference.

  Discuss Thyestes as a typical revenge tragedy. Or, Does Seneca use the motif of revenge in Thyestes? Or, How does the theme of rev...

What does the chorus contribute to Seneca’s play Thyestes? Or, Critically comment on the significance of the chorus in Seneca's Thyestes.

  What does the chorus contribute to Seneca’s play Thyestes?   Or, Critically comment on the significance of the chorus in Seneca's ...

Analyse the character of Atreus in Thyestes.

  Analyse the character of Atreus in Thyestes . Atreus in Seneca’s Thyestes is the oldest son of Pelops and the rightful ruler of Mycenae...

What are the elements of Naturalist drama present in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House? Discuss.

  What are the elements of Naturalist drama present in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House? Discuss. Naturalism was a literary movement that emerged in...

Critically assess the role of Mrs. Linde and Krogstad in the plot of Ibsen's A Doll's House.

  Critically assess the role of Mrs. Linde and Krogstad in the plot of Ibsen's A Doll's House . As one of the leaders of the reali...

Consider the appropriateness of the title of Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House. Or, Analyse the character of the ‘doll’ in Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House. Does the ‘doll’ remain passive in the end of the play? Or, Is Nora the 'doll' in Ibsen's play? Support your answer with close reference to the text. Or, Do you think that Nora matures as the play proceeds in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House? Justify your answer. Or, Would you regard A Doll’s House as a feminist play? Give reasons for your answer. Or, Analyse the social conflicts that emerge from your reading of Ibsen's A Doll's House.

  Consider the appropriateness of the title of Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House. Or, Analyse the character of the ‘doll’ in Ibsen’s play A Do...

What do you understand by the term 'literary realism’? Explain with close textual reference to Flaubert's Madame Bovary. Or, Comment on Flaubert’s realism in Madame Bovary with suitable examples from the text.

  What do you understand by the term 'literary realism’? Explain with close textual reference to Flaubert's Madame Bovary .   Or, ...

Comment critically on the character of Emma Bovary in Flaubert's novel. Is she responsible for her own unhappiness?

  Comment critically on the character of Emma Bovary in Flaubert's novel. Is she responsible for her own unhappiness?   Emma Bovary ...

Critically analyse the plot of Medea. Does it depend on the will of Medea?

  Critically analyse the plot of Medea . Does it depend on the will of Medea?   Medea  was first produced at the City Dionysia of 431  B...

In the play by Euripides how is Medea portrayed– as heroic or tragic ? Discuss with reasons supporting your view. Or, Explain the features of Greek tragedy that you can identify in Medea. Or, Critically analyse the character of Medea in Euripides’s play. Is she a tragic or a heroic figure ? Give reasons.

In the play by Euripides how is Medea portrayed– as heroic or tragic ? Discuss with reasons supporting your view. Or,   Explain the feat...

Comment on the use of deux ex machina in Euripedes' Medea. Or, What do you understand by the term deus ex machina ? Is its use justified in Medea ? Refer closely to the text.

Comment on the use of deux ex machina in Euripedes' Medea .   Or, What do you understand by the term deus ex machina ? Is its use ju...

Analyse the role and function of the Chorus in Medea.

Analyse the role and function of the Chorus in Medea . The play,  Medea  written by Euripides, tells of a woman who is seeking revenge for...

Is Crime and Punishment a psychological novel? Give reasons for your answer.

  Is Crime and Punishment a psychological novel? Give reasons for your answer.   Dostoevsky is known for producing great psychological w...