Pot of Gold is a scathing social documentary on the growing disparity between the rich and the poor within Roman society in the time of Titus Maccius Plautus . The playwright was well aware of the disparity in the social classes and characters like Euclio and Megadorus sum it up incredibly well . However ,Continue reading “Roman society depicted in Plautus’ Pot of gold”
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Beowulf – the context and history behind the poem .
Beowulf is the earliest extant heroic poem in any modern European language . The full story survives in the manuscript known as the Nowell Codex . Although the manuscript dates from the tenth century , the poem was probably composed in the eighth century and deals with sixth century events , before the migration ofContinue reading “Beowulf – the context and history behind the poem .”
Poetic justice and it’s part in a tragedy .
Poetic justice implies the even distribution of prosperity and adversity in proportion to the merits of different agents or doers . The idea is that evil is to be duly punished and the good and just is to be rewarded appropriately . There is also the typical belief that the function of literature is toContinue reading “Poetic justice and it’s part in a tragedy .”
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