Doctor Faustus is an unimpeachable creation
by The Central Sun of the University Wits, Christopher Marlow (1564-1593).
Marlow has rightly been called The Morning Star of the great Elizabethan
drama. Doctor Faustus has been treated as a link between the
miracle and morality plays and the illustrious drama of Elizabethan period.
William...
Riders to the Sea as a Tragedy
The formulaic tragedies are essentially tagged with the
classical Greek plays of Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles. These plays
exerted an enduring influence on the subsequent tragic plays. The classical
tragedies were composed of strict observation of rules and regulations, ranging
from plot, setting, tragic hero, style, diction, dialogue, catastrophe,
cathartic...
Glossary of Literary Terms
1.
Allegory
A
symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning.
Allegory often takes the form of a story in which the characters represent
moral qualities. The most famous example in English is John Bunyan's Pilgrim's
Progress, in which the name of the central character, Pilgrim, epitomizes the
book's allegorical nature....
THE STORY OF MACBETH
In medieval Scotland, Macbeth, a general in King Duncan's army, and his fellow soldier, Banquo, are returning from a successful battle. On a barren heath, three witches appear and greet Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis," "Thane of Cawdor" and "King hereafter." They also...
