Mansfield Park is named for the magnificent, idyllic estate that is home to the wealthy Bertram family and that serves as a powerful symbol of English tradition and stability. The novel's heroine, Fanny Price - a "poor relation" living with the Bertrams - is acutely conscious of her inferior status and yet she dares to love their son Edmund - from afar. Wth five marriageable young people on the…
"You must allow me to tell you how ardently i admire and love you"
"The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid"
Little Dorrit is a classic tale of imprisonment, both literal and metaphorical, while Dickens' working title for the novel, Nobody's Fault, highlights its concern with personal responsibility in private and public life. Dickens' childhood experiences inform the vivid scenes in Marshalsea debtor's prison, while his adult perceptions of govermental failures shape his satirical picture of the Circ…
Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last novel, gives one of his most comprehensive and penetrating accounts of Victorian society. Its vision of a culture stifled by materialistic values emerges not just through its central narratives, but through its apparently incidental characters and scenes. The chief of its several plots centres on John Harmon who returns to England as his father's heir. He is bel…
RIchard III is one of the finest of Shakespeare's historical dramas. Although it has a huge cast, Richard himself, gleefully wieked, charismatically Machiavellian, always dominates the play: a role to gratify such leading actors as David Garrick, Laurence Olivier, Anthony Sher, Ian McKellen and Al Pacino. Since, in real life, political Machiavellianism is never out of date, Richard III remains…
HONESTLY, BLOWING UP ANOTHER SCHOOL WAS THE LAST THING I WANTED TO DO. As the son of a Greek god, I've had my share of near-death disaster-and now my arch-enemy Luke wants to invade our camp via an ancient labyrinth. If he succeeds, thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attacks. So it's 'Goodbye, sunshine; hello, darkness' as four of us descend into the terrifying underground and beyond... …
MOST PEOPLE GET PRESENTS ON THEIR SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY. I GET A PROPHECY THAT COULD SAVE OR DESTROY THE WORLD. It happens when you're the son of Poseidon, god of the sea. According to an ancient prophecy, I turn sixteen ant the fate of the entire world is on me. But no pressure. Now Kronos, Lord of the Titans, is beginning his attack on New York City. And the dreaded monster Typhon is also head…
NOrm knew it was going to be one of those days when he got out of bed and trod in something he shouldn't have.. What with overdue homework, overdue pocket money and a bag full of overdue newspapaers, one thing's for sure : life for Norm isn't getting anyless unfair. And did he mention the fact that he's the only kid on the planet without an ipad?
Much Ado About Nothing has long been celebrated as one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. The central relationship, between Benedick and Beatrice, is wittily combative until love prevails. Broader comedy is provided by Dogberry, Verges and the watchmen. The drama ranges between the destructively sinister and the lyrically romantic, giving the whole a complex and sometimes problematic chara…