Thinking Task - I Find No Peace

Thinking Task - I Find No Peace:

Question: 1 

What are your views on "Love "?

Answer:  

According to me,Love means no words to tell and no words to explain.

According to me, Love is feeling where one person can fearlessly share their joys and sorrow with another person.

Love is not the union of two minds but of two hearts and soul.

Many people say that loving is crime but they worship Lord Krishna. They don't know that the  Shri Krishna's name is not taken with Rukshmani  but with Radhaji because Lord Krishna and Radha loved each other very much. If loving is a crime they why take the name of Krishna and Radhaji ?  In my opinion loving is not crime.

Question: 2

Share any one story which is full of love and pain.

Answer:

                  Ishq movie 

Ajay Devgan: Ajay Rai

Amir Khan: Raja

Kajol: Kajal

Juhi Chavala: Madhu

Sadashiv Amrapurkar: Ranjit Rai

Johnny Lever: Ranjit's brother-in-low

This movie starts with comedy and love life . Ajay love Kajal and Raja love Madhu. But Ajay and Madhu comes from wealthy family while Raja and Kajal are  poor family. Ajay's father Ranjit Rai, he learns that his son is in love with a poor girl and he wants to get his son married to Harbans lal's daughter Madhu, who loves Raja.

Ranjit Rai and Harbans Lal together think to create rift between these four. So they invite Raja and Kajal to madhu's birthday party. But get attacked by goons on the way and create a rift by pulling a falsehood and showing it to Ajay and Madhu.

Then they get separated and Ranjit Rai and Harbans Lal decide to get Ajay married to Madhu but Ajay's maternal uncle's came to know about Ranjit rai's conspiracy, he takes pictures of Ajay and Madhu being attacked by the Raja using Ranjit Rai's method and show them both.

Ajay and Madhu are very sad when the truth come out and they leave the wedding and go to the airport to meet each other and also meet their lover and the movie ends happily.

  Madam bhikaiji  Cama

"India must be free, India must be a republic, India must be united." this famous quote of Madam Bhikaiji Cama.

Madam Cama was the life and soul of Indian independence movement and one of the greatest petriots of India.

Madam Kama was born on 24 September 1861 in Mumbai to large and wealthy Parsi zoroastrian family.

In the 19th century, girls were not educated much. But Bhikaji learned languages like English,French ,German while staying at home.

Her family member used to call her Munni.She was also proficient in studies. At the age of 24, she got married to Rustamji Cama. Her in-lows were very wealthy but Madam Cama's mind become adept at liberting the country and taught the people living in huts.

In 1896, when the plague broke out in Mumbai, she went to the slums and served the  people.

Her health failing, she moved to London with her husband in 2902. Where she met Dadabhai Navroji, after which her activism increased in the freedom struggle.

She would increase her friends, by secretly sending pistols as Christmas presents to Irish and Russian revolutionaries.

In London, she led the freedom movement of the country along with Shyamji Krishna Verma, Sardarsingh Rana,and Dadabhai Navroji.

In 1905, Lord Karzan partitioned Bangal, which started the Bangabhang movement in India and Madam Bhikaiji Cama declared her support for this movement from England.

In 1907, Madam Cama represented India at the International Socialist Congress Session in Sturtgard, Germany.In this session,she presented a strong proposal for complete independence.

In this convention,Madam Cama hostel the first national flag made by herself on foreign soil on 22 August, 1907,so she become the first woman to hoist the national flag of India and for this act she was known as" The mother of the Indian revolution".

Unfluring the national flag she said," I  appeal to the fans of India's freedom to participate with this flag, vande Mataram ,vande Mataram".

She also started a newspaper called "vande Mataram".

She died on 13 August, 1936 at the age of 75 at the Parai hospital in Mumbai.

Let repeating, "let my India gain freedom and let democracy previl in my India".My bow to this countries hero who sacrificed her whole life for the country while staying on foreign soil.

My Favorite Festival

 India is a country of festivals. All festivals are celebrated with joy and excitement. Each festival has its importance.

There are so many festivals celebrated in India, like Diwali, Holi, Rakshabandhan, Bhaibij, Janmashtami, Pateti, Ganesh Chaturthi, etc...

But my favorite festival is "Navratri".  Navratri festival is celebrated every year from Aso Sud Ekam to Aso Sud Nom. Navratri is the longest festival in India.

Navratri is our religious festival. At this

 festival, people play Garba and Raas. Young men and women wear a cultural dress in Navratri. The whole atmosphere becomes devotional in Navratri.

Goddess Durga and various goddesses are worshiped during this festival. This festival's last day is known as Dussehra. Goddess Durga killed Mahisasura during Navratri. And according to Ramayana, On the day of Dussehra, Rama killed Ravana.

Some people fast during Navratri. At this festival, some people play Bhavai for the joy of other people. I am proud of my state Gujarat because my state is known for Garba. 

At this festival, other countries people come for celebrating the festival in my country and especially in my state.

The Old English period

 

The Old English period 

( Anglo Saxon Period)   (450 to 1066)

Celts (Britons) lived in Britain. Then Romans came in Britain (43 to410 AD). Picts attacked in Britain. So Romans left Britain. So Celts called Angles, Saxons and Jutes to help. The Angles and Saxons came from Northern Germany and Jutes came from Derek. 

Old English period is also known as Anglo - Saxon, which is derived from the names of two Germanic tribes that invaded England during the Fifth century. 

Old English period 

Literary Features of the Period :

1.Pagan Origins: 

Many of the poems of the period appear to have in them features. Like Widsith and Beowulf. 

The manuscripts were written down in the monasteries. 

2.Anonymous Origins:

Of all the old English poets we have direct mention of only one Caedmon,though not one of the extant poems can definitely be ascribed to him. 

Cynewwulf is known because the fact that he signed his poems in runic letters at the end of four poems. 

3.The Imitative Quality :

Some of the poetry is translated or adapted 

 from the Latin. 

The favorite works for translation were the books of the Bible, the lives of the Saints, and various works of a practical nature. 

4.The Manuscripts :

The manuscripts in which the poetry is preserved are late in date, are unique and are four in number. They are 

1.The Beowulf MS. 

2.The Junius MS. 

3.The Exeter Book. 

4.The Vercelli Book. 

The Language:

There were four main dailects:

1.Northumbrian:Which was the first to produce a literature. 

2.Mercian:The language of the Midlands. 

3.Kentish:The language of the South - east spoken in an area larger than that of the morden country of Kent. 

4.West Saxon:The language of Alfred. 

Old English poetry:

Beowulf :

The theme of poem is Continental Germanic and heroic, and it is likely that it was  the subject of lays long before its present version was composed. 

It tells the story of Beowulf and his battles againt Grendel, Grendle's mother and an unnamed dragon. 

Other Poetry :

1.The Pagan Poems :

1.Widsith

2.Waldere

3.The Fight at Finnsburh 

4.The Battle of Brunanburh 

5.The Battle of Maldonado. 

2.The Elegies :

These poems among which are The Wanderer, The Seafarer, Wife's Lament, and Husband's Message, appear in the Exeter Book. 

3.The so - called Caedmon Group :

Ecclesiastical History, Bede tells the story of the lay brother Caedmon. 

Bede quotes in his Ecclesiastical History and Hymn which is said to have been composed by Caedmon. 

The  Genesis, Exodus, Daniel, and three shorter poems often considered as one under the title Christ and Satan are of unequal merit. 

4.The Cynewwulf  Group :

1.Juliana

2.Elene

3.Christ

4.The Fates of the Apostles 

5.The Dream of the Rood.

Prose:

1.Alfred:

Alfred is "the father of prose".

The five important translations are the -

1.Pastoral Care  - Pope Gregory

2.The History of the World - Orosius 

3.Ecclesiastical History  - Bede 

4.Consolation of Philosophy  - Boethius 

5.The Soliloquies - St. Augustine 

 

The Pastoral Care was the first and the Soliloquies the last of the series .

2.Aelfric:

Aelfric probably best known for his Grammar, was a churchman who became abbot of Eynsham in 1005.

His works  are extant : the Catholic Homilies, two series of sermons suitable for delivery by priests, a third series - the Lives of the Saints, and translations from the Scriptures. 

3.Wulfstan :

Wulfstan was Bishop of Worcester and Archbishop of York. 

His most famous piece is the sermo Lupi ad Anglos. 

4.The Anglo - Saxon  Chronicle:

The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle was in all probability inspired by Alfred.

The style varies greatly from simple notices to long passages of narrative and description. 

The Development of  Literary Forms:

1.Poetry:

a. The Epic

b. The Lyric

2.prose.

The Development of Literary Style:

1.Poetry

2.Prose.

 

Thinking Task

Hello friends,

           This blog is part of thinking task of King Lear.  

King Lear 

Question :1 : If you were Cordelia, what would you do? If your father does not give anything? Answer as per 2022.

Answer :If I am Cordelia and my father does not give me anything, I must try to get it. But if I don't succeed, I must try to get my due by some other means. And then use it in a good way. Like helping the poor. But that wealth should not be misused. 

 Question :2 : If you were Regan or  Goneril,what would you do if your father gives everything? Answer as per 2022.

Answer: If I am Goneril or Regan and my father has given me everything, then  I will use all  the wealth given by him in the interest of the people and in the development of the state rather than hoarding it and letting the people live in misery. And the care of the father to serve the ancestors and to be the support of old age. 

Question :3: Which is you favorite character from the King Lear? Why? 

Answer: My favorite character from King Lear is Cordelia, because when her father said that whoever loves me the most will be given half of the kingdom. Both her sisters falsely praised her father for the greed of the kingdom.But Cordelia did nothing of the sort. So her father banishes her, but she doesn't oppose him. And when his father needs support in his old age, she supports and even helps. 

Question :4: If you are making a movie on King Lear, which are the Bollywood hero and heroine you cast in your movie? 

Answer: If I am making a movie on King Lear, In my film I will use Hero and Heroine as follows:

King lear: Shahrukh Khan

Goneril : Kangana Ranaut

Regan : Kajal Aggarwal.         

Cordelia : Kajol Devgan                                    

Kent : Salman Khan 

Gloucester : Amir Khan 

Edmund : Sonu Sood 

Edgar : Hrithik Roshan 

Albany : Varun Sharma 

Cornwall : Prakash Raj

France : Ajay Devgan 

Poor Tom : Paresh Raval 

Fool : Jonny Lever .

William Shakespeare

              William Shakespeare is valuable and respected person in English literature. He was born on April 26,1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon.His father's name was John Shakespeare and his mother's name was Mary Arden. He was probably educated at the King Edward VI Grammar School in Stratford, where he learned Latin and little Greek and read the Roman dramatist.                                                                   At eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway, a woman seven or eight years his senior.                                              

Bard of Avon 

  He was an English playwright, poet and actor. Widely regarded as THE GREATEST WRITER in the English language and THE WORLD'S GREATEST DRAMATIST. 

                 He is often called English's National poet and "BARD OF AVON".

                 He wrote 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other Verses. He made tragedy. Like...  Julius Caesar, King Lear.

               His sonnets fall into two groups. His plays usually divided into four categories :histories, comedies, tragedies, and romances. 

                He died on April 23,1616,and was buried two days later at Stratford church. 

                   OTHER WORKS :

    1.Romeo and Juliet-1597

    2.The Merchant of Venice -1600

    3.Hamlet-1603

    4.Macbeth-1606.                                            5.King Lear -1608

    6.The Tempest-1611

    7.Othello-1905

                   

About me

Rutvi Pal

 I'm Pal Rutvi. I'm 18 years old. I'm from Kharakadi. And now I'm living in Bhavnagar. I'm studying in R. R. Monpara arts Colloge in B.A with English sem 3. I completed my 10th and 12th standard in B. N. Virani Higher secondary school at Bhavnagar. My hobbies are reading English,cooking and travelling. And I want to become a teacher.