Romantic Comedy

ROMANTIC COMEDY
Romantic Comedy
This type of drama involves the theme of love leading to happy conclusion. We find romantic comedy in Shakespearean plays and some Elizabethan contemporaries. These plays are concerned with idealized love affairs. It is a fact that the true love never runs smooth; however, love overcomes the difficulties and ends in a happy union.
The Plays of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is considered to be the greatest writer in English Literature. He composed over 150 sonnets and wrote some of the most famous plays in the English language. His plays are generally categorised as Comedies, Tragedies and Histories. There is some debate about which category some of the plays should be included in as there are often crossovers between the genres. So, which plays did he write and what are the features of the different genre?
Shakespeare's Comedy
Comedy is not necessarily what a modern audience would expect comedy to be. Whilst there may be some funny moments, a Shakespearean comedy may involve some very dramatic storylines. Usually what defines a Shakespearean play as a comedy is that it has a happy ending, often involving a marriage. The main characteristics in Shakespeare's Comedies are:
• A struggle of young lovers to overcome problems, often the result of the interference of their elders
• There is some element of separation and reunification
• Mistaken identities, often involving disguise
• A clever servant
• Family tensions that are usually resolved in the end
• Complex, interwoven plot-lines
• Frequent use of puns and other styles of comedy
The Shakespearean plays which are usually classed as Comedy are:
The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, All's Well That Ends Well, The Tempest, Taming of the Shrew, The Winter's Tale, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Love's Labours Lost, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure for Measure, Much Ado About Nothing, Pericles, Prince of Tyre and The Two Noble Kinsmen.

Epic

EPIC
Definition:
An epic poem, epic,  derived from a Latin word ‘Epicus’, from the Ancient Greek adjective, Epikos or epo or from a French Word, Epopee means word, story, poem is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
Examples:
Some of the most famous examples of epic poetry include the Ancient Greek Iliadand Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid, the ancient Indian Ramayana and Mahabharata, Dante's Divine Comedy, the Portuguese Lusiads, and John Milton's Paradise Lost.
Characteristics:
Epics have seven main characteristics:
1. The hero is outstanding. They might be important, and historically or legendarily significant.
2. The setting is large. It covers many nations, or the known world.
3. The action is made of deeds of great valour or requiring superhuman courage.
4. Supernatural forces—gods, angels, demons—insert themselves in the action.
5. It is written in a very special style (verse as opposed to prose).
6. The poet tries to remain objective.
7. Epic poems are believed to be supernatural and real by the hero and the villain
Conventions of epics:
1. It starts with the theme or subject of the story.
2. Writer invokes a Muse, one of the nine daughters of Zeus. The poet prays to the Muses to provide him with divine inspiration to tell the story of a great hero. (This convention is restricted to cultures which were influenced by Classical culture: the Epic of Gilgamesh, for example, or the Bhagavata Purana would obviously not contain this element).
3. Narrative opens in medias res, or in the middle of things, usually with the hero at his lowest point. Usually flashbacks show earlier portions of the story.
4. Catalogues and genealogies are given. These long lists of objects, places, and people place the finite action of the epic within a broader, universal context. Often, the poet is also paying homage to the ancestors of audience members.
5. Main characters give extended formal speeches.
6. Use of the epic simile.
7. Heavy use of repetition or stock phrases.
8. It presents the heroic ideals such as courage, honour, sacrifice, patriotism and kindness.
9. An epic gives a clear picture of the social and cultural patterns of the contemporary life. Beowulf thus shows the love of wine, wild celebration, war, adventure and sea-voyages.
Features:
1. The hero is a figure of great national or even cosmic importance.
In Paradise Lost, Adam and Eve are the progenitors of the entire human race, or if we regard Christ as the protagonist, He is both God and man.
2. The setting of the poem is ample in scale, and may be worldwide, or even larger.
The scope of Paradise Lost  is the entire universe, for it takes place in heaven, on earth, in hell, and in the cosmic space between.
3. The action involves extraordinary deeds in battle.
Paradise Lost includes the revolt in heaven by the rebel angels against God, the journey of Satan through chaos to discover the newly created world, and his desperately audacious attempt to outwit God by corrupting mankind, in which his success is ultimately frustrated by the sacrificial action of Christ
4. In these great actions the gods and other supernatural beings take an interest or an active part.
Jehovah, Christ, and the angels in Paradise Lost
5. An epic poem is a ceremonial performance, and is narrated in a ceremonial style which is deliberately distanced from ordinary speech and proportioned to the grandeur and formality of the heroic subject and architecture.
Hence Milton’s grand style— his formal diction and elaborate and stylized syntax, which are in large part modeled on Latin Poetry, his sonorous lists of names and wide-ranging allusions, and his imitation of Homer’s epic similies and epithets.

Interview skills

INTERVIEW SKILLS
An Interview:- an  interview is a conversation between two people(the interviewer and the interviewee)  where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.
Ex: interview of writers and film actors.
A Job Interview:- To select right personnel, employing organizations also conduct interviews.
Purpose of an interview:-
i) Interview=Inner view
They look into the mind of the eligible candidates to assess their strengths and weaknesses.
ii) To recognize if the candidate is suitable for their organization
iii) They assess our i) Physical
                           ii) Mental 
Iii) Psychological
iv) Estimate a cluster (group) of skills.
Skills which we need:-
1. Communication skills
2. Interpersonal skills
3. Soft skills
4. Thinking skills
5. Technical skills
6. Decision skills
7. Problem-solving skills
8. Adaptability
9. Comprehension
10. Feelings, behavior, attitude, sympathy& empathy.
Types of Interviews:-
1. Telephonic interview
2. Personal interview

The Three Stages in Interview Process:-
There are three stages in the process of interview
1. Pre-interview stage
2. Interview stage
3. Post-interview stage

1. Pre-interview stage:
(A) The Night before the Interview:
a) Read your resume/CV once.
b) Think of expected questions the interviewers would ask you.
c) Decide what clothes to wear.
d) Rehearse the interview yourself or with friends and family.
e) Work out a strategy for dealing with stress.
f) Read the job details, employer’s information.
g) Have a clear idea of what they are and what they want.

(B) On The Day of Interview:
a) Arrive earlier at least by half an hour before the scheduled interview time.
b) On entering the premises, study the surroundings.
c) Politely inform the receptionist or someone responsible that you are a candidate for the interview.
d) Be relaxed.
e) Interact with other candidates.

1. Interview Stage:
a) Greet the interviewers.
b) Be conscious of your body language. (hand-shake, posture, eye contact)
c) Don’t shake hands unless they do.
d) Smile and be relaxed.
e) Be yourself
f) Be honest
g) Accept if you don’t know something.
h) Be prepared to talk-but not too much.
i) Be attentive to the questions.
j) Maintain eye contact with listeners.
k) Don’t speak at a very high or low pitch of voice.
l) Don’t be afraid to ask for clarification.

2. Post Interview Stage:
• Thank the interviewer at the end
DO’S AND DON’TS:
DO’S: 
1. Arrive early.
2. Greet and offer a firm handshake.
3. Be positive and confident and sit erect.
4. Make hand movements only when needed.
5. Listen actively and be authentic, focused, candid and concise while speaking.
6. Keep positive attitude all through.
7. Ask questions if permitted.
8. Leave the room after thanking them.
DON’TS:
1. Do not chew anything.
2. Do not slouch.
3. Do not touch any part of your face.
4. Do not fidget or play with the objects on the table.
5. Do not interrupt.
6. Do not lie.
7. Do not criticize anybody and avoid loose talk.

Reading Skills

READING SKILLS
INTRODUCTION: Reading is one of the skills of learning a language. By all counts it is the most important skill for students who learn English as a second language.
TYPES OF READING
SILENT READING: The purpose of Silent reading is to encourage the students to read with comprehension.
READING ALOUD: Read Aloud provides practice in good speech habits.
SKIMMING:  Skimming is related to the speed of the reading. In this the reader reads the whole passage rapidly to get the gist of the passage.
SCANNING: Scanning involves finding out the required information from the text or other reading material.
INTENSIVE READING:  Reading the passage for different purposes is called ‘Intensive Reading’. It is also called ‘Critical Reading’ or ‘Reading for Comprehension’.
EXTENSIVE READING: Reading the passage in the workbook and supplementary Reader for enjoyment is called Extensive Reading.
READING COMPRHENSION: Reading with comprehension involves a number of activities like recognizing words and understanding the meanings of words, associating the meanings of different words, understanding the meaning of whole passage and finally forming ideas on what has been read.

Literature, the Mother of Artistic Communication

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#Literature, The Mother of Artistic Communication#

Literature is an art of life, thought of life, hues of life and mirror of life. It is an Artistic Science, talks about the facts of life. It is Philosophy, awakes from drowsy thoughts and ideas. It is a Religion, leads us to spiritual realm of metaphysical world. It is Technology, which has mechanism of expressions through words. If language is medium of communication, Literature is Soul of Communication. It has Supernatural Power to create multi coloured canvas with literary devices. A writer can paint his ideas on the canvas of Literature and recoat the picture with artistic images.

Literature is sympathetic and empathetic. It revives catharsis (emotions) in human soul. It makes man an Arch angel. Beauty of life, beauty of Nature and emotional elements of creature are expressed through Literature. It smiles and makes us smile; it cries and makes us cry; it thinks and makes us think; it generates truthful thoughts and idealistic ideas and makes us a Perfect Human Being.

Literature is not merely written works of entertainment and delight but it is immeasurable treasure of knowledge, pleasure of wisdom and vision of multi life skills. It fires the soul of man by arousing Imagination and Creative Power. It enriches man with language skills and learning skills, Creative skills and Communicative skills, Study skills and Soft skills. It elevates the Spirit of man with noble emotions to make him Ideal. Prestige of nation, Heritage of passion, History of Culture and Tradition, Mystery of Intelligence and Information are hidden in the scriptures of ancient written Communication. Searches of saints and philosophers, researches of Scientists and scholars are written sculptures of experiments and experiences.

Literature is in the form of teaching, preaching, searching, researching, forming, reforming, creating, recreating. Modern man is being inspired by visuals of Science and Technology and ignoring his Mother of Artistic Communication, who makes him creative creature and artistic in nature. Having become a man of the machine human being has lost its benevolence and virtues. Human life has no completeness unless we give importance to Literature which transforms mechanical man into Supernatural Human being with ethics, morals and values.

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It's my first attempt to share my creative writings through this blog... I hope it would b useful to Students.. And Lovers of Literature