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Leninist-Marxism As a Prism to Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure"

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  LENINIST-MARXISM AS A PRISM TO SHAKESPEARE’S MEASURE FOR MEASURE Prothoma Purohit   Abstract Marxism is a social, political, and economic theory which is named after the German economist and philosopher Karl Marx[1]. This theory examines the effects of capitalism on labourers, production, and economic development of a country and urges the workers for a revolution to replace capitalism by a communist society if it is needed. Leninist-Marxism is a genre of Marxism developed by Russian Marxist Vladimir Lenin. Lenin was the leader of Russian revolution[2] and he has implemented Marxism into reality. This genre of Marxism holds the centre on the understanding that literature, art, and culture are inevitably the reflections of the “base structure” that means the social and economic conditions of a particular society. Measure for Measure is a play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) in 1604 and this work belongs to the third stage of Great Bard’s career. Based on t...

Advanced vocabulary diary for smarter expressions

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  1) Sad  Instead of repeating sad over and over again, we can use                           * Morose                           * Gloomy                            * Melancholic  Examples:  # My brother became morose when he heard about the demise of his colleague.  # He always looks so gloomy after his break up.  # John cannot get out of his depressed and melancholic state of mind after losing his endearing pet dog.  2) Bossy  Some beautiful alternatives to describe a person who is bossy :                                 * Officious                                  * Domineering  ...

Explanation of selective topics of Modernism

   Make a brief discussion on the following topics: # Modernism # The features of Modernism # The Lost Generation # Modernism in American literature and the Modernist writers # The Roaring 1920s and its features # The American Dream and the decline of the American Dream                                                                                Answer to the Quest. No: 01             There goes a famous saying, “Walking in the newness is life.” If we dig the history of English, we will see that diverse new and newer phases h...