A study of Drama
Name : Pathak Deepika kirti
Year: TYBA Semester 5
Subject: English
Paper name : A study of Drama
Home Assignment: Characters
Class Assignment : The Doll's House
Essay:The Brahmins Son
Home Assignment:
Characters of Othello:
Othello
Othello is the hero of the play.He is a soldier and a leader in the Venetian army.People respected him for his bravery and skills.Othello loves his wife Desdemona very much.But he has some doubts about himself because he is older ,a soldier and of a different race than most people around him.
His trusting nature makes it easy for lago to trick him and make him jealous.
Desdemona
Desdemona is a young woman from Venice and the daughter of a senator Brabanzio.She secretly marries Othello because she loves him.Desdemona is kind , loving and brave .
Even when Othello wrongly accuses her of being unfaithful,she remains loyal to him.
Lago
Lago is Othello's assistant and the villain of the story.He hates Othello because he was not promoted and wants to ruin his life .Lago is very good at lying and tricking people.He causes most of the problems in the play by making Othello believe Desdemona is cheating on him.
Cassio
Cassio is Othello's young officer.He is honest and respects Othello.But after a drunken fight , Cassio loses his position,lago uses this situations to make Othello think Cassio is in love with Desdemona.
Emilia
Emilia is lagos wife and Desdemona's maid.
She is smart and practical.
Emilia loves Desdemona and helps her,but she doesn't trust her husband,lago.
She reveals lago's lies at the end of the play.
Roderigo
Roderigo is a rich man who loves Desdemona.
Lago uses Roderigo to Carry out his plans .
Roderigo believes lago will help him win Desdemona,'s love,but lago betrays him.
Bianca
Bianca is a woman who loves Cassio .
She appears in the play to show another side of love one that is not returned.
Brabanzio
Brabanzio is Desdemona 's father .He is angry when he finds out that Othello married Desdemona secretly.
The Duke of Venice
The Duke is an important leader in venice.
He respects Othello and tries to keep peace between Othello and Brabanzio.
Montanio
Montanio is the governor of Cyprus before Othello.He is a calm and wise leader.
Lodovico and Graziano
Lodovico and Graziano are related to Brabanzio . Lodovico brings messages from Venice and Graziano tells everyone that Brabanzio has died.
The clown
The clown is Othello's servant.He appears in short scenes to make jokes and give a break from the serious story.
Class Assignment
The Doll's House
The play starts on the Christmas Eve.
Nora Helmer comes home with lots of presents .
Her husband,Torvald Helmer ,greets her warmly but scolds her for spending too much money.They have been poor for many years,but Torvald has just gotten a new job at the bank ,so their life should now be more comfortable.
The maid announces two visitors: Dr Rank ,the family's friend,and Kristen Linde,Nora's old school friend.Mrs Linde's husband has died, leaving her with no money and children.She is looking for work,and Nora promises to ask Torvald to help.
Nora tells Mrs Linde an important secret.A few years ago, when her husband Torvald was very sick,he needed to go to Italy to get better.But they didn't have enough money.So Nora borrowed money in a way that wasn't legal.To get the loan,she even faked her father's signature.Since then,she has been quietly earning money to pay back the debit without telling anyone.
Krogstad,a man who works at Torvald 's bank comes to visit.He is the one who gave Nora the loan.Krogstad is worried that Torvald will fire him,so he tells Nora to convince Torvald to let him stay.When Nora says no , krogstad threatens her.He says he will tell Torvald that Nora faked her father's signature, which would ruin her good name and damage her husband 's reputation too.
Nora begs Torvald not to fire Krogstad,but Torvald refuses saying Krogstad is dishonest and unpleasant.
On Christmas Day ,Nora feels very worried anf upset .Dr Rank visits and tells her that he is going to die soon .After that , Krogstad comes back ,angry because Torvald has fired him.He puts a letter in Torvald 's mailbox that explains Nora borrowed money and faked her father's signature.
That night,after the party, Torvald reads Krogstad 's letter.He gets angry with Nora ,calls Nora a liar,and says she is not fit to raise their children.Soon another letter comes - Krogstad has given back Nora's contract and forgiven her.Torvald feels happy and acts like nothing has happened.
But Nora is different now.She understands now that Torvald doesn't understand or respect her.He has treated her like a doll,not like an equal partner.Nora decides to leave Torvald and her house so she can find out who she really is.
Essay:
The Brahmins son
The novel is set six centuries before the birth of Christ,in ancient India at the time of Gotama the Buddha , whose Eight fold Path guides the faithful towards Nirvana.Siddhartha is a young Brahmin, handsome and learned, with the potential to be a prince among his caste members.Everyone knows he is destined for greatness because he has mastered all the rituals and wisdom of his religion at an early age.His village is idyllic and Siddharth seems to live an enviable life.His father is Brahmin,a religious leader and esteemed member of the community.Siddhartha seems well on his way to following in his father's footsteps.
Though Siddhartha spends his time studying the Hindu wisdom of his elders along with his friend Govinda,he is dissatisfied.He suspects that his father a nd the other erudite Brahmins have learned perfectly everything from the holy books,but he does not believe they have achieved enlightenment. The rituals and mantras they have taught him seem more a matter of custom than a real path to enlightenment To become religious men by the standards of their own community, Siddhartha feels he and Govinda would have to become like a sheep in a large herd, following predetermined rituals and patterns without ever questioning those methods or exploring methods beyond the ones they know.Siddhartha is deeply unhappy at this prospect.Though he loves his father and respects the people of his village,he cannot imagine himself existing in this way.Siddhartha has followed his father's example with conviction,but still he longs for something more.
One evening after meditating, Siddhartha announces to Govinda that he will join a group of Samanas , wandering mendicant priests , who just passed through their city.The Samanas are starved ,half naked and must beg for food,but only because they believe enlightenment can be reached through asceticism ,a rejection of the body and physical desire .The Samanas seem completely different from the religious elders in Siddhartha's own community,since he has not found the wisdom he has been searching for at home ,he decides he should follow the Samanas path and see what he can learn from them.When Siddhartha is taking his step into the world and that Govinda himself must follow.
Siddhartha,a dutiful son ask his father for permission before leaving with the Samanas.His father is disappointed and says he does not want hear the question a second time, but Siddhartha does not move .The father cannot sleep and gets up every hour to find Siddhartha standing with crossed arms in the darkness.In the morning,his father reluctantly gives permission.
He knows Siddhartha will not change his mind.He asks that Siddhartha return home to teach his father the art of bliss if he finds it elsewhere.
As he leaves to join the Samanas, Siddhartha is pleased and surprised to learn that Govinda has decided to join him in this new life outside the village.
