Harold Wilson

in any place, although the events may seem unfamiliar at first glance. If you press me for a definition, I’d say that what goes in my plays is realistic, but what I’m doing is not realism” (Pinter, Harold Pinter: Plays, 2 ix) Widely acknowledged as one of the great post-war generation dramatists, Harold Pinter’s fame rests on not only his popular dramas but also on his political activism which is rooted in his concern for people and their condition in realms which can be termed as social, professional

extent does A.C Bradley’s analysis of Iago’s motivation surpass Harold Bloom’s theory. Literary critics have been seen analysing the infamous Shakespearean text Othello. Predominantly, the most asked question is why Iago committed such a crime? When searching to find the answer to this question, both A.C Bradley and Harold Bloom have published sophisticated yet clear, critical texts of their opinions and views on Iago’s motivations. Harold Bloom has the belief that Iago is a soldier therefore thinking

Issues Faced By the Middle Class Society in Clifford Odets’ “The Country Girl” Dr. G. VISALAM Head, Department of English, Sri Muthukumaran Arts and Science College, Chikkarayapuram, Chennai – 600 069, Tamilnadu, India visalamganesh@gmail.com ABSTRACT This article dissects the issues and troubles faced by the middle class society in the play, “The Country Girl”. This paper also speaks about how the middle class people are psychologically affected by their problems. In this play, they aspire for

Social exchange theory holds the view that human relationships are based on estimates of rewards and punishment. George Homans is the father of social exchange theory was interested in what determines changes of behaviour of in human relationships. Social exchange theory suggests that we essentially take the benefits and minus the costs in order to determine how much a relationship is worth. Positive relationships are those in which the benefits outweigh the costs, while negative relationships occur

Throughout the course of different eras in our history many great, powerful, and memorable conquerors have left their heritage. The years that spanned from 500-1500 known as the Middle Ages, or the medieval period, were the Age of Discovery. Were it took a shift from old-fashioned to modern. In the course of such years, forces such as the Church and state rose and fell. Societies slowly emerged, having strong rulers as allies. It is true, though, that all of these “rulers” were peculiarly different

Critically discuss the strengths and shortcomings of medium theory as a means of understanding the relationship between media and society. In this essay I will discuss Marshall McLuhan’s medium theory. It’s strengths and it’s shortcomings and what this means about the relationship between media and society. Marshall McLuhan was a media and communication theorist and “is considered the first leading prophet of the electronic age but he was also the most controversial and most talked-about contemporary

In Franz Kafka’s Amerika, there is a clear theatre of power displayed throughout the captain's office scene, through the use of a tableau on page eleven. Within this tableau Kafka uses the description of each character's’ appearance, and actions which allows for readers to distinguish who holds the most power, and visualize the hierarchy of power. When Karl first enters the room, the first people readers are introduced within the tableau are the three men sitting at a round table. The two men

When March 5th finally arrived we had a lot of preparations to tend to. We were pretty sure the Mack’s would leave at night, they told Alex they had a family birthday party to go to. Unlike past Fight Nights no invitations were sent out, everyone was invited. We posted Alex’s address on all forms of social media that morning. I then went to Alex’s in the middle of the afternoon to help him set up for the night. We moved couches, and set up the basement for optimal viewing. Now all we had to do was

The Battle of Brunanburh appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle’s annal entry for 937. This poem that makes reference to a battle fought in that year between an English army and a combined army of Scots, Vikings, and Britons. In fact, the battle of Brunanburh was the culmination of the conflict between King Æthelstan, Alfred the Great’s grandson, and the northern kings. After his father’s (Edward the Elder) death, Æthelstan obtained Mercia’s throne in 925. From that moment on, he began to work on the

Grete’s shifting feelings, actions, and thoughts toward Gregor makes her go through her own transformation. This transformation which she goes through is a central theme in the story. Grete goes from being a powerless child to a decision making women. Gregor’s transformation leads to his inevitable downfall (death) and Grete’s transformation ends in the power and responsibility which Gregor once held. After Gregor’s metamorphosis in the second chapter of the story, Grete is the only one who tries