Goneril:
Sir, I love you more than words...
Dearer than eye-sight,...
Beyond what can be valued...
No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honor...
A love that makes breath poor...
Here, Goneril is saying that she loves her father more than words can express. She flatters him by saying his love is worth more to her than virtues such as honor, beauty, and grace. Also, that she loves him more than her sight or freedom (liberty).
Regan:
I am made of the self-same metal that my sister is...
Only she comes too short...
Myself an enemy to all other joys,
Which the most precious square of sense possesses...
Here, Regan is appealing to her fathers' ego by claiming that she loves him even more than her sister does. She says that no other joy can delight her as much as the happiness she receives from loving her father.
Cordelia:
Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave
My heart into my mouth. I love your majesty
According to my bond; no more nor less.
Cordelia responds to her father with a true evaluation of her love. She is grateful and loves him as a daughter is supposed to love a father, 'no more nor less'. Although she loves him more than her sisters do, her honor prevents her from falsely flattering him to gain his wealth.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Gandhi was born October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India. His father Karamchand served as the diwan, Prime Minister, of Porbandar and his mother, Putlibai was a devout Hindu. In May 1883, thirteen year old Gandhi married fourteen year old Kasturbai in an arranged child marriage, with whom he had four children. Gandhi studied law at University College London and trained as a barrister. In 1921 he became the leader of the Indian National Congress and fought for India's independence. Gandhi was assasinated on 30 January 1948 by Nathuram Godse, because of his tolerance towards Muslims.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Clear Light of Day
Anita Mazumdar Desai was born on June 24, 1937 to a German mother, Toni Nime, and a Bengali businessman, D. N. Mazumdar, in Mussoorie, India. She was a student at Queen Mary's Higher Secondary School in Delhi and received her B.A. in English literature from the University of Delhi in 1957. She marrried Ashvin Desai, in 1958 and they had four children together.
She published Clear Light of Day in 1980 and incorporated real issues in India into the plot.
The Partition of India.
In March 1947, Lord Louis Mountbatten took over as British viceroy to India. India had become such a burden to Britain, that the British government had decided to transfer its power to Indian authority no later than June 1948. However, India's raging civil war between the two dominant religious groups, Muslims and Hindus, convinced Mountbatten that even a year was too long to wait to resolve the dangerous situation. The subsequent partitioning of the Indian subcontinent took place along religious lines. August 15, 1947 marked the official birth of the two nations of India and Pakistan.
Difference between Muslim and Hindus
Muslims believe that there is only one God called Allah, while Hindus worship one god but in many forms, aspects, and incarnations.
Hindus believe that god lives in everything while Muslims maintain that nothing is comparable to Allah.
Muslims do not recognize any intermediary between man and God. A worshipper can reach out to him directly through his prayers. In Hinduism there is a choice. A person can worship God directly or seek the intervention of a priest or guru for assistance. Also, Muslims do not believe in rebirth but only ressurrection and judgement day. In contrast, Hindus consider life in heaven and hell as temporary until they are reborn.
Role of Indian women
Generally, women in ancient Indian society were subordinate to men. Although Hindu customs provided women with some protection, the laws made it clear that their status was inferior to men. For example, the Hindua Laws of Manu stated " In childhood a female must be subject to her father, in youth to her husband, when her lord is dead, to her sons; a woman must never be independent." Thus, the role of women in Indian society was severely restricted, traditionally they were expected to maintain the household and care for the children.
She published Clear Light of Day in 1980 and incorporated real issues in India into the plot.
The Partition of India.
In March 1947, Lord Louis Mountbatten took over as British viceroy to India. India had become such a burden to Britain, that the British government had decided to transfer its power to Indian authority no later than June 1948. However, India's raging civil war between the two dominant religious groups, Muslims and Hindus, convinced Mountbatten that even a year was too long to wait to resolve the dangerous situation. The subsequent partitioning of the Indian subcontinent took place along religious lines. August 15, 1947 marked the official birth of the two nations of India and Pakistan.
Difference between Muslim and Hindus
Muslims believe that there is only one God called Allah, while Hindus worship one god but in many forms, aspects, and incarnations.
Hindus believe that god lives in everything while Muslims maintain that nothing is comparable to Allah.
Muslims do not recognize any intermediary between man and God. A worshipper can reach out to him directly through his prayers. In Hinduism there is a choice. A person can worship God directly or seek the intervention of a priest or guru for assistance. Also, Muslims do not believe in rebirth but only ressurrection and judgement day. In contrast, Hindus consider life in heaven and hell as temporary until they are reborn.
Role of Indian women
Generally, women in ancient Indian society were subordinate to men. Although Hindu customs provided women with some protection, the laws made it clear that their status was inferior to men. For example, the Hindua Laws of Manu stated " In childhood a female must be subject to her father, in youth to her husband, when her lord is dead, to her sons; a woman must never be independent." Thus, the role of women in Indian society was severely restricted, traditionally they were expected to maintain the household and care for the children.
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