1) The document provides a detailed summary of the plot of Anna Karenina, focusing on the relationships between Anna Karenina, Alexei Vronsky, and Alexei Karenin and how their affair impacts their lives and those around them.
2) It describes how Anna and Vronsky begin an affair which leads to Anna's isolation from society and struggles in her marriage to Karenin, who refuses to grant her a divorce.
3) By the end, Anna has descended into despair over her relationship with Vronsky and commits suicide, while Vronsky decides to go to war as a way to find meaning after Anna's death.
The document provides a summary of the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. It discusses the plot, which follows protagonist Anna Karenina and her affair with Count Vronsky. The novel explores life in 19th century Russian high society through dozens of characters. It is written from an omniscient third-person point of view, allowing the narrator to slip into the perspectives of various characters. The major themes of the novel are love and death, with Anna ultimately committing suicide after being rejected by society for her adulterous relationship.
This document provides a summary of the novel "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy. It discusses how the novel portrays late 19th century Russian society through its depictions of different families and their relationships. It also analyzes how the novel shows aspects of modern society emerging at the time, such as the rise of the middle class through industrialization, growing materialism, moral degradation through adulterous relationships, and the treatment of women becoming more empowered psychologically.
Plays within this group are absurd in that they focus not on logical acts, realistic occurrences, or traditional character development; they instead focus on human beings trapped in an incomprehensible world subject to any occurrence, no matter how illogical.
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Anna Pavlovna is hosting a gathering at her home in St. Petersburg in July 1805. She expresses concern about the political situation to Prince Vasili Kuragin, who dismisses her worries. Their conversation then turns to family matters, with Anna questioning Prince Vasili about his sons and hinting that he should marry off his younger son Anatole.
The document summarizes the main characters and themes in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. It discusses the themes of pride, prejudice, family, marriage, and class as they relate to the story and characters. Pride and prejudice negatively influence how the main characters Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy initially judge each other. However, they are able to overcome these faults and recognize their true feelings for one another by the end. The family is an important social unit that shapes the characters. Marriage in the society depicted presents challenges for women who have few options to support themselves other than through marriage. Issues of class status also influence the characters and their interactions.
William Congreve wrote the comedy of manners play The Way of the World in 1700. The play follows the romantic exploits of Mirabell who is in love with Millamant but faces opposition from her guardian Lady Wishfort, who wants to marry Mirabell herself. It involves schemes and manipulation between the characters as they try to outwit each other for financial and romantic gain. In the end, Mirabell and Millamant prevail by outsmarting their opponents and securing Lady Wishfort's blessing for their marriage.
Oscar Wilde's play "The Importance of Being Earnest" satirizes Victorian social values and norms. The play involves two friends, Jack and Algernon, who both pretend to have a brother named Ernest in order to court two women, Gwendolen and Cecily. Lady Bracknell disapproves of the matches due to the men's questionable backgrounds. Ultimately, it is revealed that Jack is in fact Lady Bracknell's nephew, resolving the conflicts and allowing the couples to marry. The minor characters like Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble further comment on and critique Victorian society through their roles.
The document provides a summary of the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. It discusses the plot, which follows protagonist Anna Karenina and her affair with Count Vronsky. The novel explores life in 19th century Russian high society through dozens of characters. It is written from an omniscient third-person point of view, allowing the narrator to slip into the perspectives of various characters. The major themes of the novel are love and death, with Anna ultimately committing suicide after being rejected by society for her adulterous relationship.
This document provides a summary of the novel "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy. It discusses how the novel portrays late 19th century Russian society through its depictions of different families and their relationships. It also analyzes how the novel shows aspects of modern society emerging at the time, such as the rise of the middle class through industrialization, growing materialism, moral degradation through adulterous relationships, and the treatment of women becoming more empowered psychologically.
Plays within this group are absurd in that they focus not on logical acts, realistic occurrences, or traditional character development; they instead focus on human beings trapped in an incomprehensible world subject to any occurrence, no matter how illogical.
This summary provides context and key details from the document in 3 sentences:
Anna Pavlovna is hosting a gathering at her home in St. Petersburg in July 1805. She expresses concern about the political situation to Prince Vasili Kuragin, who dismisses her worries. Their conversation then turns to family matters, with Anna questioning Prince Vasili about his sons and hinting that he should marry off his younger son Anatole.
The document summarizes the main characters and themes in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. It discusses the themes of pride, prejudice, family, marriage, and class as they relate to the story and characters. Pride and prejudice negatively influence how the main characters Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy initially judge each other. However, they are able to overcome these faults and recognize their true feelings for one another by the end. The family is an important social unit that shapes the characters. Marriage in the society depicted presents challenges for women who have few options to support themselves other than through marriage. Issues of class status also influence the characters and their interactions.
William Congreve wrote the comedy of manners play The Way of the World in 1700. The play follows the romantic exploits of Mirabell who is in love with Millamant but faces opposition from her guardian Lady Wishfort, who wants to marry Mirabell herself. It involves schemes and manipulation between the characters as they try to outwit each other for financial and romantic gain. In the end, Mirabell and Millamant prevail by outsmarting their opponents and securing Lady Wishfort's blessing for their marriage.
Oscar Wilde's play "The Importance of Being Earnest" satirizes Victorian social values and norms. The play involves two friends, Jack and Algernon, who both pretend to have a brother named Ernest in order to court two women, Gwendolen and Cecily. Lady Bracknell disapproves of the matches due to the men's questionable backgrounds. Ultimately, it is revealed that Jack is in fact Lady Bracknell's nephew, resolving the conflicts and allowing the couples to marry. The minor characters like Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble further comment on and critique Victorian society through their roles.
Charles Dickens was famous for his vivid descriptions, social commentary, and use of literary techniques in his novels. He often used cliffhanger endings to end chapters since his novels were published serially. He also frequently used polysyndeton to exaggerate descriptions and employed satire to critique issues of his time like poverty and injustice. Symbolism, irony, character foils, and metaphors were some of his narrative devices, and works like Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are examples of the Bildungsroman genre.
This document provides biographical information about the Victorian poet Alfred Tennyson. It details key facts about his life and upbringing in Lincolnshire, England. It discusses his education at Trinity College, Cambridge and his close friendship with Arthur Henry Hallam. The document also lists many of Tennyson's famous poems and describes how he came to be seen as the poetic voice of his era, remaining one of the great English poets.
Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in response to works that argued women were inferior to men and should receive little education. She advocated for equal education for women and men, arguing this would allow women to be rational partners to their husbands rather than obedient servants. While she believed education could improve women's roles as wives and mothers, some critics argue she did not go far enough in advocating women's independence from domestic duties. Her work was a foundational text of feminist philosophy but remained controversial in her lifetime due to her unconventional personal life.
The document provides context and analysis of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It discusses Dickens' purpose in writing the novella to deliver themes about Christmas and humanity. It analyzes the character of Scrooge and how Dickens uses him to convey these themes through changes depicted by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. The document also provides historical context on Victorian London and Dickens' life that influenced his writing of the story.
Virginia Woolf was a British writer and member of the Bloomsbury Group. She is known for her experimental modernist novels including Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse. Woolf had a difficult childhood after experiencing the deaths of her mother and siblings. She published several novels that explored feminist themes and employed stream-of-consciousness narrative techniques. Two of her most famous works, Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse, take place over a single day and examine the inner lives and memories of their characters. Woolf suffered from mental illness and ultimately drowned herself after years of depression and anxiety worsened during World War II.
The document provides an analysis of Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights". It summarizes the plot, characters, themes, and background information. The plot involves the destructive love between Cathy and Heathcliff and how their jealousy and revenge negatively impact their families and community over generations. Key characters include Cathy, Heathcliff, Edgar Linton, Isabella Linton, and Nelly Dean, who narrates the story. Major themes explored are the destructive nature of love, jealousy, hatred and revenge.
George and Lennie had to leave Weed in a hurry because Lennie got into trouble. Carlson and Slim agree that Candy's old sick dog should be shot because it only suffers. This suggests that weak people and animals may be seen as burdens. The men struggle to save their wages but are tempted to spend it on alcohol and women each week. George shares his dream of owning a farm with Lennie, and Candy overhears and offers to contribute his savings to help make the dream real. This modifies the novel's mood by providing hope. There is tension between Slim and Curley, so Curley takes out his anger on Lennie instead of confronting Slim directly, showing Cur
Charles Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities in weekly installments from 1859 to 1859. The novel is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and focuses on the themes of love and sacrifice. Some of the main characters include Charles Darnay, a French once aristocrat who renounces his family name; Lucie Manette, Doctor Manette's daughter; and Sydney Carton, a lawyer who sacrifices himself to save Darnay. Dickens drew inspiration from historical events but also used the novel to explore political and social issues.
The document discusses different trends in early 20th century modern poetry in the UK and Europe. It describes the Georgian Poets who celebrated English traditions and values in conventional language. It also describes the War Poets like Wilfred Owen who depicted the horrors of WWI in unconventional language. Additionally, it discusses Imagist Poets like Ezra Pound who focused on precise images in short poems. Symbolist Poets like T.S. Eliot were also discussed who used allusive language and sound to evoke feelings rather than state them directly.
This document provides biographical information about author Mark Twain and summaries of his famous novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It discusses how Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which inspired the settings for these books. It then provides a detailed summary of the plot of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, covering Huck and Jim's journey down the Mississippi River, their encounters with various characters, and the climax where they learn Jim has been freed.
The document discusses various perspectives on the study of comparative literature and influence between works. It notes that scholars have debated how to distinguish between concepts like reception, influence, and imitation. The document also examines different types of imitation like stylization, parody, and negative influence. It argues that influence studies should make qualitative distinctions and not treat influence and reception as the same phenomenon.
The document provides a summary of the plot of Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House". It describes the main characters including Nora Helmer, who secretly borrowed money years ago but has been repaying it in secret. It outlines the events of the play, including Nora's secret being revealed which leads to an argument with her husband Torvald and her eventual decision to leave her family and determine her own path in life.
Charles Darwin was a British scientist born in 1809 who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection. He observed various species during his voyage on the HMS Beagle and developed the idea that species evolve over generations through natural selection of beneficial inherited traits. Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859 which explained evolution and was highly influential, though controversial as it contradicted religious beliefs of the time. Darwin's theory transformed scientific thought and had significant impacts on Victorian society and literature, challenging traditional religious views.
Stream of Consciousness is a narrative technique employed by writers to describe unspoken thoughts and feelings of their characters without resorting to conventional dialogue.
This document provides biographical information about American poet Robert Frost and analyzes his poem "Home Burial". It notes that Frost was born in 1874 in the US, won the Pulitzer Prize four times, and was known for his colloquial language and themes drawn from rural life. The document then analyzes "Home Burial", noting it depicts a marital conflict over the burial of their child, with verbal and nonverbal interactions revealing clashing emotions between the rational husband and grieving wife.
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is a play that uses satire to critique social classes and gender roles in early 20th century England. It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a phonetics expert who takes it upon himself to transform a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, into a lady by teaching her to speak properly. Through the play, Shaw examines themes of social status, gender expectations, and whether personal identity is innate or shaped by society. He employs common satirical techniques like exaggeration, irony, and caricature to ridicule societal norms and advocate for progressive ideals.
This document provides biographical details and an overview of the major works of Irish author James Joyce. It notes that Joyce is renowned for his experimental use of language in works like Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. The document summarizes Joyce's life, including his upbringing in Dublin, education, marriage, and self-imposed exile on the continent. It also provides brief overviews and examples from his major works Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake.
The play follows the story of Jack Worthing and his friend Algernon Moncrieff. Jack leads a double life, using the name "Ernest" in town to pursue Gwendolen, who wants to marry a man named Ernest. However, Lady Bracknell opposes the match due to Jack's unknown origins. Meanwhile, Algernon adopts the name "Ernest" at Jack's country home and falls for Jack's ward Cecily. Their deceptions are eventually revealed, but it is discovered that Jack was in fact abandoned as a baby and his real name is Ernest, resolving the conflicts and allowing the marriages to move forward.
PowerPoint Drama Blog The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wildebulanparamastri21
Dalam makalah ini, penulis ingin menganalisa The Importance of Being Earnest karya Oscar Wilde. Pnulis ingin berdiskusi mengenai beberapa hubungan social yang unik pada tiap hubungan karakter dengan lainnya. Hubungan social ini berdasarkan peran gender tiap karakter. Hal ini membuat drama menjadi lebih menarik dengan menganalisa bagaimana tiap karakter berkomunikasi dengan karakter lainnya berdasarkan peran gendernya. Cara Oscar Wilde menempatkan hubungan social ini di dalam drama membuat drama ini memiliki banyak arti tersirat yang sangat sempurna untuk dianalisa dari drama ini.
The Restoration period in England from 1660-1800 followed a time of civil war and the overthrow of the monarchy. In 1660, King Charles II was restored to the throne, ending the republican government established by Oliver Cromwell. This period was characterized by an emphasis on reason and scientific inquiry inspired by thinkers like Francis Bacon. Literature of the time used genres like satire, journalism, and novels to explore politics, morality, and social issues during a time of cultural and intellectual growth.
The document provides a character list for Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina. It summarizes the following main characters:
Anna Karenina, a beautiful married woman who engages in an adulterous affair that leads to her social exile. Her husband Alexei Karenin is a high-ranking government official who is formal and duty-bound. Alexei Vronsky is a wealthy military officer whose love for Anna prompts her desertion of her family. Konstantin Levin is a landowner who, unlike Anna, finds lasting love and marriage with Kitty Shcherbatskaya.
The document summarizes the plot of Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel Anna Karenina. It introduces the main characters including Anna Karenina, a woman in 19th century Russian aristocratic society who has an affair with the cavalry officer Count Vronsky and struggles between her feelings for him and her marriage. The plot also follows Konstantin Levin as he courts and marries Princess Kitty. The document outlines the affairs and marriages between the characters and Anna's eventual suicide after realizing her relationship with Vronsky will not endure.
Charles Dickens was famous for his vivid descriptions, social commentary, and use of literary techniques in his novels. He often used cliffhanger endings to end chapters since his novels were published serially. He also frequently used polysyndeton to exaggerate descriptions and employed satire to critique issues of his time like poverty and injustice. Symbolism, irony, character foils, and metaphors were some of his narrative devices, and works like Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are examples of the Bildungsroman genre.
This document provides biographical information about the Victorian poet Alfred Tennyson. It details key facts about his life and upbringing in Lincolnshire, England. It discusses his education at Trinity College, Cambridge and his close friendship with Arthur Henry Hallam. The document also lists many of Tennyson's famous poems and describes how he came to be seen as the poetic voice of his era, remaining one of the great English poets.
Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in response to works that argued women were inferior to men and should receive little education. She advocated for equal education for women and men, arguing this would allow women to be rational partners to their husbands rather than obedient servants. While she believed education could improve women's roles as wives and mothers, some critics argue she did not go far enough in advocating women's independence from domestic duties. Her work was a foundational text of feminist philosophy but remained controversial in her lifetime due to her unconventional personal life.
The document provides context and analysis of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It discusses Dickens' purpose in writing the novella to deliver themes about Christmas and humanity. It analyzes the character of Scrooge and how Dickens uses him to convey these themes through changes depicted by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. The document also provides historical context on Victorian London and Dickens' life that influenced his writing of the story.
Virginia Woolf was a British writer and member of the Bloomsbury Group. She is known for her experimental modernist novels including Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse. Woolf had a difficult childhood after experiencing the deaths of her mother and siblings. She published several novels that explored feminist themes and employed stream-of-consciousness narrative techniques. Two of her most famous works, Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse, take place over a single day and examine the inner lives and memories of their characters. Woolf suffered from mental illness and ultimately drowned herself after years of depression and anxiety worsened during World War II.
The document provides an analysis of Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights". It summarizes the plot, characters, themes, and background information. The plot involves the destructive love between Cathy and Heathcliff and how their jealousy and revenge negatively impact their families and community over generations. Key characters include Cathy, Heathcliff, Edgar Linton, Isabella Linton, and Nelly Dean, who narrates the story. Major themes explored are the destructive nature of love, jealousy, hatred and revenge.
George and Lennie had to leave Weed in a hurry because Lennie got into trouble. Carlson and Slim agree that Candy's old sick dog should be shot because it only suffers. This suggests that weak people and animals may be seen as burdens. The men struggle to save their wages but are tempted to spend it on alcohol and women each week. George shares his dream of owning a farm with Lennie, and Candy overhears and offers to contribute his savings to help make the dream real. This modifies the novel's mood by providing hope. There is tension between Slim and Curley, so Curley takes out his anger on Lennie instead of confronting Slim directly, showing Cur
Charles Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities in weekly installments from 1859 to 1859. The novel is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and focuses on the themes of love and sacrifice. Some of the main characters include Charles Darnay, a French once aristocrat who renounces his family name; Lucie Manette, Doctor Manette's daughter; and Sydney Carton, a lawyer who sacrifices himself to save Darnay. Dickens drew inspiration from historical events but also used the novel to explore political and social issues.
The document discusses different trends in early 20th century modern poetry in the UK and Europe. It describes the Georgian Poets who celebrated English traditions and values in conventional language. It also describes the War Poets like Wilfred Owen who depicted the horrors of WWI in unconventional language. Additionally, it discusses Imagist Poets like Ezra Pound who focused on precise images in short poems. Symbolist Poets like T.S. Eliot were also discussed who used allusive language and sound to evoke feelings rather than state them directly.
This document provides biographical information about author Mark Twain and summaries of his famous novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It discusses how Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which inspired the settings for these books. It then provides a detailed summary of the plot of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, covering Huck and Jim's journey down the Mississippi River, their encounters with various characters, and the climax where they learn Jim has been freed.
The document discusses various perspectives on the study of comparative literature and influence between works. It notes that scholars have debated how to distinguish between concepts like reception, influence, and imitation. The document also examines different types of imitation like stylization, parody, and negative influence. It argues that influence studies should make qualitative distinctions and not treat influence and reception as the same phenomenon.
The document provides a summary of the plot of Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House". It describes the main characters including Nora Helmer, who secretly borrowed money years ago but has been repaying it in secret. It outlines the events of the play, including Nora's secret being revealed which leads to an argument with her husband Torvald and her eventual decision to leave her family and determine her own path in life.
Charles Darwin was a British scientist born in 1809 who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection. He observed various species during his voyage on the HMS Beagle and developed the idea that species evolve over generations through natural selection of beneficial inherited traits. Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859 which explained evolution and was highly influential, though controversial as it contradicted religious beliefs of the time. Darwin's theory transformed scientific thought and had significant impacts on Victorian society and literature, challenging traditional religious views.
Stream of Consciousness is a narrative technique employed by writers to describe unspoken thoughts and feelings of their characters without resorting to conventional dialogue.
This document provides biographical information about American poet Robert Frost and analyzes his poem "Home Burial". It notes that Frost was born in 1874 in the US, won the Pulitzer Prize four times, and was known for his colloquial language and themes drawn from rural life. The document then analyzes "Home Burial", noting it depicts a marital conflict over the burial of their child, with verbal and nonverbal interactions revealing clashing emotions between the rational husband and grieving wife.
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is a play that uses satire to critique social classes and gender roles in early 20th century England. It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a phonetics expert who takes it upon himself to transform a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, into a lady by teaching her to speak properly. Through the play, Shaw examines themes of social status, gender expectations, and whether personal identity is innate or shaped by society. He employs common satirical techniques like exaggeration, irony, and caricature to ridicule societal norms and advocate for progressive ideals.
This document provides biographical details and an overview of the major works of Irish author James Joyce. It notes that Joyce is renowned for his experimental use of language in works like Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. The document summarizes Joyce's life, including his upbringing in Dublin, education, marriage, and self-imposed exile on the continent. It also provides brief overviews and examples from his major works Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake.
The play follows the story of Jack Worthing and his friend Algernon Moncrieff. Jack leads a double life, using the name "Ernest" in town to pursue Gwendolen, who wants to marry a man named Ernest. However, Lady Bracknell opposes the match due to Jack's unknown origins. Meanwhile, Algernon adopts the name "Ernest" at Jack's country home and falls for Jack's ward Cecily. Their deceptions are eventually revealed, but it is discovered that Jack was in fact abandoned as a baby and his real name is Ernest, resolving the conflicts and allowing the marriages to move forward.
PowerPoint Drama Blog The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wildebulanparamastri21
Dalam makalah ini, penulis ingin menganalisa The Importance of Being Earnest karya Oscar Wilde. Pnulis ingin berdiskusi mengenai beberapa hubungan social yang unik pada tiap hubungan karakter dengan lainnya. Hubungan social ini berdasarkan peran gender tiap karakter. Hal ini membuat drama menjadi lebih menarik dengan menganalisa bagaimana tiap karakter berkomunikasi dengan karakter lainnya berdasarkan peran gendernya. Cara Oscar Wilde menempatkan hubungan social ini di dalam drama membuat drama ini memiliki banyak arti tersirat yang sangat sempurna untuk dianalisa dari drama ini.
The Restoration period in England from 1660-1800 followed a time of civil war and the overthrow of the monarchy. In 1660, King Charles II was restored to the throne, ending the republican government established by Oliver Cromwell. This period was characterized by an emphasis on reason and scientific inquiry inspired by thinkers like Francis Bacon. Literature of the time used genres like satire, journalism, and novels to explore politics, morality, and social issues during a time of cultural and intellectual growth.
The document provides a character list for Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina. It summarizes the following main characters:
Anna Karenina, a beautiful married woman who engages in an adulterous affair that leads to her social exile. Her husband Alexei Karenin is a high-ranking government official who is formal and duty-bound. Alexei Vronsky is a wealthy military officer whose love for Anna prompts her desertion of her family. Konstantin Levin is a landowner who, unlike Anna, finds lasting love and marriage with Kitty Shcherbatskaya.
The document summarizes the plot of Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel Anna Karenina. It introduces the main characters including Anna Karenina, a woman in 19th century Russian aristocratic society who has an affair with the cavalry officer Count Vronsky and struggles between her feelings for him and her marriage. The plot also follows Konstantin Levin as he courts and marries Princess Kitty. The document outlines the affairs and marriages between the characters and Anna's eventual suicide after realizing her relationship with Vronsky will not endure.
This document provides an overview and summaries of key characters and plot points in Eugene O'Neill's play Mourning Becomes Electra. It summarizes that the play is set in a New England family after the Civil War and explores the family's history of crimes and vengeance through three generations. Key characters include Lavinia, who schemes to replace her mother Christine; Christine, who plots to kill her husband Ezra; and Orin, who kills his mother's lover out of jealousy. The play traces how these events lead to more deaths and Lavinia's final imprisonment in the family home.
The document provides a detailed analysis of Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire". It discusses the plot, characters, themes, and musical elements of the play. Specifically, it examines Blanche DuBois' character and gradual psychological deterioration. It also analyzes why adapting the play into a musical would distort and simplify its complex themes and characters.
This document provides a summary of the musical "In the Heights". It was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda with music and lyrics by him and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The musical is set over three days in Washington Heights, a largely Dominican-American neighborhood in New York City. It follows the stories of several characters, including Usnavi the bodega owner who dreams of returning to the Dominican Republic, Vanessa who works at a salon and dreams of moving downtown, and Nina who has returned from dropping out of college. The summary outlines the plot which involves a blackout in the city, a character winning the lottery, and relationships changing among the community before it ends with U
The document provides an overview of the musical In the Heights, which is set in Washington Heights, a Latino neighborhood in New York City in the late 1990s. It introduces the main characters, including Usnavi who owns a bodega, Vanessa who dreams of escaping the neighborhood, and Nina who has dropped out of college. The plot follows these characters and the larger community as they deal with issues like financial struggles, relationships, and dreams for the future against the backdrop of a city-wide blackout.
The document provides context and summaries for Act 1 and Act 2 of the musical In the Heights. It introduces the major characters like Usnavi, Vanessa, Nina, Benny, Abuela Claudia and others who live in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. Act 1 establishes the characters and their dreams/struggles, including Nina dropping out of college, a blackout during a heat wave, and the revelation that Abuela Claudia holds the winning lottery ticket. Act 2 deals with the aftermath, Abuela Claudia's death, the residents' plans to leave the neighborhood or pursue new opportunities, and Usnavi deciding to stay in Washington Heights in the end.
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It is a January evening in 1870s New York City and the fashionable are attending the opera. As young Newland Archer, lawyer and man about town, gazes up at his soon-to-be fiancé, May Welland, in the Mingott-family opera box, he is disconcerted by the arrival of May's cousin, the Countess Ellen Olenska, who has left her profligate but wealthy Polish husband. To discourage gossip, Newland decides to announce his and May's engagement at the Beaufort's ball that night.
All of old New York is at the ball, gossiping about the Countess. Later, when the family plans a dinner to introduce her to society, no one accepts. Without delay, the Mingott family enlist the help of ancient social sages, Henry and Louisa van der Luyden, to shore up support by inviting old New York to a dinner it cannot refuse. In this way they introduce the exotic Countess, and she finds New York society charmingly narrow and provincial compared to Paris. The next day Newland visits the Countess' small house in a Bohemian section of town. He finds her drawing room exotic and her friendship with shady financier Julius Beaufort unsettling. But he senses her loneliness and, despite some misgivings, sends her yellow roses.
The Mingotts enlist Newland's boss, Mr. Letterblair, to ask Newland to dissuade the Countess from seeking a divorce. When Newland speaks with Ellen — a passionate and exotic woman, unlike his quiet, innocent May — he finds himself falling in love with her, despite his engagement. Worried by temptation, Newland flees to Florida where May's family is vacationing and asks May to move the wedding date up. Startled, May tells him that if there is "someone else," he may have his freedom. Touched by her selflessness, Newland returns to New York. As he confesses his love to Ellen, a telegram arrives from May, saying that they can be married in a month. Newland knows his duty.
Book II of
The Age of Innocence
begins with May marrying Newland as New York society watches. By August, a year later, Newland and May have settled into a fashionable if boring life in New York, living in a wealthy part of town and spending summers with the rest of the rich in Newport. Ellen has moved to Washington D.C.; she returns to stay with her grandmother briefly, but later leaves to visit Boston. Still under her spell, Newland lies to his wife and follows Ellen there. Ellen promises to stay in America only if they do not hurt May with a clandestine affair. She returns to Washington. Meanwhile, Julius Beaufort's shady financial dealings catch up with him, and his wife, Regina, appeals to Ellen's grandmother for help. Mrs. Mingott suffers a stroke and sends for Ellen to nurse her; during the two-hour carriage ride with Ellen from the train station, Newland suggests they have an affair. Ellen refuses, knowing that will hurt May. He abruptly leaves the carriage and walks home. Se ...
This document provides a character list from War and Peace with brief descriptions of each character. It includes the main Russian aristocratic characters such as Pierre Bezukhov, Prince Andrew Bolkonsky, Natasha Rostova and other members of the Rostov and Bolkonsky families. It also lists some of the other Russian nobles as well as French characters including Napoleon. The character list gives high-level insights into each character's role and relationship to other characters in the novel.
Daniela's Salon Sign Design Ideas
1. A simple hanging sign with the words "Daniela's Salon" painted in a cursive script on a wooden plank.
2. A metal sign with pink and purple flowers painted around the edges and the name written in the center in a stylish font.
3. A rectangular chalkboard sign that can be erased and rewritten so Daniela can promote special offers or services of the day in colorful letters.
Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel Crime and Punishment follows ex-student Raskolnikov, who strangles a pawnbroker for her money. He believes that extraordinary individuals have the right to commit crimes if it benefits humanity. Raskolnikov is tormented by guilt after the murder. He confesses to Sonya, the daughter of a drunkard. Raskolnikov is eventually arrested and sentenced to eight years in Siberian prison. The title reflects how the novel explores crimes committed by various characters and their punishments or lack thereof.
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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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Anna karenina summary
1. Anna Karenina Summary
"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is
unhappy in its own way"
We're at the Oblonsky household in Moscow. Dolly has caught her husband, Stiva (a.k.a.
Stephen; Stiva's his nickname) cheating, and now she's threatening to leave him. Stiva
Oblonsky's sister, Anna Karenina, wife of Alexis (or Alexei) Karenin, is taking a train from
Petersburg to act as a marriage counselor.
Anna arrives at the train station with an elderly woman named Countess Vronsky, whose son,
Alexis (or Alexei) Vronsky is immediately smitten with Anna. (It is confusing that both
Karenin, Anna's husband, and Vronsky are named Alexis. This is where Russian patronymics
come in handy: Vronsky is Alexis Kirillovich and Karenin is Alexis Alexandrovich.) Before
the group leaves the station, a drunken guard is crushed to death underneath the train. In an
effort to impress Anna, Vronsky gives money to the man's widow.
There are a few obstacles to Vronsky and Anna's courtship. First of all, as we have already
said, Anna is a married woman. What's more, she has an eight-year-old son, Seryozha (a.k.a.
Sergei; Seryozha is his nickname). And to make matters even worse, Vronsky is already
courting Dolly Oblonsky's sister, Kitty.
Anna succeeds in reconciling the Oblonskys, and Kitty and Anna become friends.
Constantine Levin, who is good friends with Stiva Oblonsky, comes to Moscow to propose to
Kitty. But Kitty rejects him because she's in love with Vronsky. So Levin runs back to the
country, where he feels most at home.
After Kitty has refused Levin in favor of Vronsky, she goes to a ball (along with everyone in
Moscow) where her heart is broken by Vronsky. Much to everyone's surprise, Vronsky
neglects Kitty in favor of Anna. Having saved her brother's marriage, Anna leaves for
Petersburg the next day. When Anna takes a break during the train ride, she bumps into
Vronsky. He's following her from Moscow to Petersburg.
Once Vronsky turns his romantic attention to Anna, Kitty falls ill. Her treatment is to go
abroad and visit a German spa with her mother. Meanwhile, in Petersburg, Vronsky continues
to pursue Anna. Resisting the temptation of an affair, Anna begs Vronsky to reconcile with
Kitty, but Vronsky replies that he is in love with Anna.
The same night, Karenin (Anna's husband) finally suspects that something's up and tries to
talk to Anna about the nature of her relationship with Vronsky. She dodges all his questions.
After this night, Anna and Karenin's marriage has irrevocably altered. Anna sees Vronsky
everywhere, and the two of them begin an affair. Anna is filled with guilt.
Meanwhile, back in the country, Levin is still languishing over Kitty. Oblonsky (brother to
Anna and brother-in-law of Kitty) goes to visit Levin. And in Petersburg, everyone who
knows of it has turned against the affair between Anna and Vronsky. Vronsky's mother
condemns the affair because she thinks her son's infatuation with Anna is interfering with his
military career.
2. Before a horse race in which Vronsky is competing, he goes to visit Anna, who tells him that
she's pregnant. During the race, which is attended by both Anna and Karenin, Vronsky makes
an error which trips up his horse, breaking its back. Anna freaks out at Vronsky's accident,
and Karenin leads her away. Anna's intense reaction to Vronsky's accident irritates Karenin's
suspicions, and during their carriage ride home, Anna blurts out everything. Karenin asks
Anna to maintain appearances while he figures out how he wants to respond.
At the German spa, Kitty meets Levin's consumptive brother Nicholas (a.k.a. Nicolai) and
befriends a generous young woman named Varenka. Kitty tries to emulate Varenka's example
of living for others by caring for a number of different invalids. This plan backfires on Kitty
when an impoverished painter falls in love with her. The arrival of Kitty's father helps Kitty
see her new activities in a more realistic light. Having gotten over Vronsky, Kitty returns to
Moscow, and Varenka promises to visit after Kitty gets married.
Levin's half-brother, Koznyshev, goes to visit Levin for the summer. Koznyshev is a well-
known writer and intellectual who criticizes Levin for leaving his administrative duties at the
local council. Frustrated with the bureaucracy of the local council, Levin instead pushes for
agricultural innovations on his own estate.
Dolly and her children (remember the Oblonskys from the first chapter? Dolly is Anna's
sister-in-law and Kitty's older sister) are also in the country, on an estate close to Levin's. The
two visit each other, and Dolly makes it clear to Levin that he should propose again to Kitty.
Although Kitty visits Dolly in the country, Levin completely avoids the sisters. Instead, he
throws himself into farm work.
Back in Petersburg, Karenin wants to keep up appearances and he also doesn't want to make
life easier for Anna and Vronsky, so he refuses Anna's request for a divorce. He writes to her,
asking her to repent and return to Petersburg (they've been living separately). Meanwhile,
Anna is confused. She hasn't told Vronsky that she has confessed everything to her husband.
She decides to take her son and flee to Moscow. Karenin's letter arrives and Anna realizes
that she doesn't have the strength to abandon her position. She feels desperate to see Vronsky
and manages to engineer a meeting. The meeting is fruitless; both of them misunderstand
each other. Anna leaves for Petersburg, where her husband tells her she can't receive Vronsky
at home, nor give society or the servants cause to gossip about her.
Locked in her empty sham of a marriage to Karenin, Anna heads off to the family's country
estate, where she and Vronsky continue their affair. Everything becomes even more
complicated and awkward when Anna reveals to Karenin that she's pregnant. And it really
hits the fan when Karenin catches Vronsky in the front hallway of their country home. The
next morning, Karenin ransacks Anna's desk, finds Vronsky's letters to her, and then consults
a lawyer about getting a divorce.
Karenin prepares for a business trip out to several remote provinces of Russia, but he stops in
Moscow first, where the Oblonskys insist that he come to their dinner party. It's a fabulous
night, although it turns sour for Karenin at the end. Dolly begs him not to divorce Anna: it
would make her a social outcast. But this just makes Karenin more determined to end his
marriage. While Karenin is busy being bitter, Levin and Kitty are extremely affectionate with
one another. After dinner, Levin proposes to Kitty. She finally says yes.
3. Before Karenin leaves Moscow, he receives a note from Anna saying that she's dying and
requesting him to come to her bedside. When he arrives, Anna's baby girl has already been
born, but Anna is deathly ill. At her delirious insistence, Karenin forgives both Anna and
Vronsky and tells Anna that he'll give her a divorce after all. Vronsky and Anna decide not to
take the divorce, but they do drop everything and head to Europe together, leaving Karenin
alone.
Kitty and Levin get married, despite last-minute doubts. After three months with Kitty, Levin
realizes that marriage is not what he expected, but he and Kitty are in love and slowly
learning how to function as a couple. The two of them go to take care of Nicholas (Levin's
brother) on his deathbed. Towards the end of their stay, Kitty learns she is pregnant.
Back in Petersburg, Karenin turns out to be pretty bad at coping on his own. Luckily for him,
a woman named Countess Lydia is in love with Karenin, and she's more than willing to help
him out. Lydia tells Seryozha (Anna's eight-year-old son) that his mother is dead, but
Seryozha doesn't believe it.
When Anna writes asking to see her son, Countess Lydia convinces Karenin that this is a bad
idea. Anna shows up on Seryozha's birthday anyway and has a joyful reunion with her boy.
But this creates tension between Anna and Vronsky: Anna refuses to talk to Vronsky about
missing her son, but at the same time she blames Vronsky for letting her suffer alone. In fact,
she's getting increasingly resentful of the fact that Vronsky can still move around in society,
while their affair has made Anna an outcast. She gets so upset by her outsider status that she
and Vronsky immediately head back to the country
Speaking of the countryside, Levin's house in the country has been invaded by guests: Dolly
(his sister-in-law) and her children, Varenka (remember that lady Kitty admired so much at
the German spa?), Kitty's mother, and Koznyshev (Levin's intellectual brother) are all staying
with Levin and Kitty.
When Oblonsky comes for a visit, he brings a man named Veslovsky, who brings news of
Anna and Vronsky. Apparently, the couple is living about fifty miles from Levin. Dolly
intends to visit Anna. Veslovsky's stay with the Levins does not last long, however, as he
flirts with Kitty. In a jealous rage, Levin kicks the guy out of his house.
When Dolly goes to visit Anna, she feels uncomfortable throughout her stay. Everything at
the house is new, foreign, and expensive. Vronsky asks Dolly to talk to Anna about obtaining
a divorce from Karenin in order to formalize their position as a couple, and give their
children some legitimacy. All in all, Dolly is relieved when she gets to go home to her own
family.
The more Anna clings to Vronsky, the more he feels like he needs some space. He's very
involved in public affairs and has an important role in the elections for Kashin Province.
4. Levin, who's pretty fed up with bureaucracy (after all, he left his own administrative council)
attends the same elections, in which the young liberals win.
Towards the end of the election process, Anna pens a letter to Vronsky asking him to come
home. He does so immediately. She's convinced that Vronsky's growing tired of her, and
finally writes to Karenin to request a divorce. Anna and Vronsky then move to Moscow to
settle down as a married couple (except that they're still not actually married. Karenin's slow
with the divorce).
The Levins have also moved to Moscow, and their stay drags on as Kitty's pregnancy
continues. Levin is not sure how to handle the big city, and he gets sucked into gambling,
drinking, and buying expensive things. After a night partying with his buddies, Oblonsky
persuades Levin to meet Anna. He promptly falls for her, which does not make his wife,
Kitty, happy. The next day, Kitty delivers a healthy baby boy whom they name Dmitri
(nicknamed Mitya).
Anna wonders why her charms are failing to work on Vronsky, if it's so easy to seduce
upright guys like Levin. She is frustrated because she feels like she has given up everything
for Vronsky—her son with Karenin, her position in society—and now he doesn't love her any
more.
Oblonsky travels to Petersburg, first, because he wants a job, and second, to speak with
Karenin about Anna's divorce. While there, he sees Anna's son, Seryozha. Seryozha has
grown into a handsome boy, and has repressed all memories of his mother. Karenin needs to
take pity on his estranged wife, Oblonsky argues, because Anna is being destroyed by the
long wait for a divorce. Despite Anna's own pitiable emotional state and his own promises,
Karenin decides against the divorce.
Anna and Vronsky's relationship is caught in a downward spiral, and Anna becomes
increasingly clingy, neurotic, and certain that Vronsky is deliberately delaying his return to
the countryside to avoid her. Her desperation ends with her suicide. Having gone to the train
station to meet Vronsky, Anna instead throws herself under a train.
The novel resumes almost two months later when Koznyshev visits Levin in the country. He
rides the same train as Vronsky, who is going to fight in the Serbian Wars supporting the
Slavic cause against the Ottoman Empire. It is obvious that Vronsky views going to war as a
quick and easy way to die. He's depressed, and it seems that Anna got her last wish—both to
rekindle his love for her and cause him suffering.
Meanwhile, out in the country, Levin continues to struggle with philosophical questions until
a local peasant tells him that the purpose of life is "to live not for one's own needs but for
God" (8.12.4). As Levin struggles with this message, he has an epiphany that resolves his
philosophical battles and affirms his faith in God. This leads him finally to embrace his love
for his son and the importance of his domestic life. And that’s the end of Anna Karenina.