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Macbeth

Hello Friends,               This blog is my response to the task assigned to us by our Prof. Dr.Dilip Baradsir in thinking activity about Macbeth.  Here let's have a look at  "Macbeth" from Australian adaptation of William Shakespeare. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright, filmed in Melbourne and Victoria, was released in Australia on 21 September 2006. Wright and Hill wrote the script, which although it uses a modern day Melbourne gangster setting - largely maintains the language of the original play. 'Macbeth' was selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2006.              In a cemetery the Weird sisters, three school girl witches, are destroying and defacing headstones and statues, which close by Lady Macbeth weeps beside a headstone marked "beloved son" and Macbeth stands by. The three witches plan to meet with Macbeth later, and leave the cemetery.                        Macbeth leads Duncan's gang to drug deal w

Metaphysical Poetry

Hello Friends,                            This blog is my response to task assigned to us by Professor Dr.Dilip Barad Sir to reflect our ideas on metaphysical poetry and to explain some poems in brief.               The term metaphysical poets was coined by the critic Samuel Johnson to describe a loose group of 17th century English poets whose work was characterised by the inventive use of conceits, and by a greater emphasis on the spoken rather than lyrical quality of their verse.               In the chapter on Abraham Cowley in his "Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets", Samuel Johnson refers to the beginning of the 17th century in which there "appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical poets."               Johnson's assessment of 'metaphysical poetry' was not at all flattering: " The metaphysical poets were men of learning, and, to show their learning was their whole endeavor; but, unluckily resolving to show it in rhyme,

Post truth

Respected Sir,  This blog is my response to the work assigned to us.  ☆ A brief history of post truth                The compound word post truth exemplifies an expansion in the meaning of the prefix post- that has become increasingly prominent in recent years. Rather than simply referring to the time after a specified situation or event - as in post war or post match- the prefix in post truth has a meaning more like 'belonging to a time in which the specified concept has become unimportant or irrelevant. This nuance seems to have originated in the mid 20th century, in formations such as post national (1945) and post racial (1971).                  Scientists and philosophers should be shocked by the idea of post truth, and they should speak up when scientific findings are ignored by those in power or treated as mere matters of faith. Scientists must keep reminding society of the importance of the social mission of science- to provide the best information possible as the basis for

Post Colonialism

Respected Sir,              This blog is my response to the task assigned to us about the Postcolonialism Today and the key ideas discussed by Bill Ashcroft.                       First of all I would like to say thank you to our Professor Dr.Dilip Barad Sir for giving us this wonderful opportunity to attend the session of Bill Ashcroft and many more such educational sessions for a better knowledge and experience.                                  Postcolonialism is constantly changing and developing. Post colonial theory is that branch of contemporary theory that investigates and develops prepositions about the cultural and political impact of European Conquest upon colonized societies and the nature of those society's responses. So there's two aspects to it. It's the analysis of the impact of European colonization. That's where Edward said, it's orientalism comes in but it's also the examination of those societies' responses and particularly in literature.