The Unsettling Pattern in Shakespearean Plays As a literature student, you come across Shakespeare almost like it's coming back to your roots. You become familiar to him, not because he is compulsorily there in your syllabus, but because he is foundational. His plays act as an evergreen blueprint of human nature. You keep revisiting them,Continue reading "An Absence that Lingers"
Proscenium – Keeping Theatre Alive
Acted plays become literature, and therefore retroactively, literary works become dramas to be enacted on stage, and it is the fact that theatre helps bring texts to life like never before is what inspired the Department of English of St. Xavier’s College Jaipur to organise the third edition of their annual theatre competition titled “Proscenium.”Continue reading "Proscenium – Keeping Theatre Alive"
Anne with an E (and red hair and freckles among other things)
‘Anne of the Green Gables’ stands as the most eminent work of Lucy Maud Montgomery. As the first installment in the Anne series, it plays the part of the introductory work well. We are first introduced to Anne when twins Matthew and Marilla decide to adopt a boy to help them out, only to findContinue reading "Anne with an E (and red hair and freckles among other things)"
Exploring Career Opportunities After MA English: High-Paying Jobs and Career Paths
The Master of Arts (MA) in English is a two-year postgraduate program that delves deep into literature, linguistics, and critical theory. Beyond the academic enrichment, it equips students with advanced communication skills, critical thinking, and analytical abilities, which are highly valued in various industries. Career opportunities after an MA in English are like a vastContinue reading "Exploring Career Opportunities After MA English: High-Paying Jobs and Career Paths"
To be Human is to Regret
‘Mrs. Dalloway’, a name known to every literature enthusiast, frequent cause of heated debates between scholars, and the magnum opus of Virginia Woolf. But is that all there is to ‘Mrs. Dalloway’? A novel unlike any other until its inception? Not for me. I see ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ as a story beyond the confines of a novel.
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