Vaidehi Hariyani

  Hello Learners, Here is the worksheet for Unit 1 - “King Lear” by William Shakespeare. Thinking Task:-   If you were Cordelia, what would you do if your father doesn’t give you anything? Answer as per the current time- 2022. If you were Regan/Goneril, What would you do if your father gives you everything? Answer as per the current time - 2022. Which is your favorite character? Why? If you make a movie on King Lear, what will be your characters and the star cast? Mention the list in your answer.       Prepare a single blog on all these questions. All these questions are compulsory and are to be attempted. Put your blog link in the comment section. The deadline for the task is 30/7/2022 before 8 am.  Happy Learning!!!

  Hello Learners, Here is the worksheet of the Unit 1 Preface to Shakespeare by Samuel Johnson. Thinking Task:- Among all the three unities, Shakespeare follows the Unity of Action. How far do you agree with this? Give reasons. If you have to write and direct a play, what are the general human characteristics you will reflect in your characters? Choose any one Tragedy/Comedy/Play/Novel by William Shakespeare. Recreate it if it was written in 2022. Which are the contemporary aspects you would put in it?          Prepare a single blog on all these questions. All these questions are compulsory and are to be attempted. Put your blog link in the comment section. The deadline for the thinking task is 30/7/2022 before 8 am.                  

Hello Learners, Here is a blog on an overview of Preface to Shakespeare by Samuel Johnson.  General understanding of Preface to Shakespeare Dr. Samuel Johnson’s preface to The Plays of William Shakespeare has long been considered a classic document of English literary criticism. In it, Johnson sets forth his editorial principles and gives an appreciative analysis of the “excellences” and “defects” of the works of Shakespeare. Many of his points have become fundamental tenets of modern criticism; others give greater insight into Johnson’s prejudices than into Shakespeare’s genius. The resonant prose of the preface adds authority to the views of its author. Johnson is a true classicist in his concern with the universal rather than with the particular; the highest praise he bestows upon Shakespeare is to say that his plays are “just representations of general nature.” The dramatist has relied upon his knowledge of human nature, rather than on bizarre effects, for his success. “The ple...