Modals and their use

The Interview

The Interview PART-I History – The First published interview is by Horace Greeley in 1859 (Founder and editor of The New York Tribune) who interviewed Brigham Young, an American religious leader and politician. This gave the readers a sense of direct contact with the leaders . Interview grew as a new and powerful tool for revealing popular personalities behind their political or social events . 20 th century is considered to be the Golden Era of interview with the rise of Radio in early 1920s as it brought the voice of the popular Actors, politicians, leaders and the writers to the house of the common man. It crossed the boundary between literate and illiterate as it no longer remained confined among the educated or literate class. Later in 1950, when Television entered the drawing rooms, it further added the visual impact of those popular personalities and their reactions during interviews. Thus the audio-visual element added new flavor to the electron...

Julius Caesar - History, Characters and plot analysis- All in one

Julius Caesar formed alliance with Pompey and Crassus to rule over Rome. After Caesar's victory in the Gaelic war, he was instructed not to cross the Rubicon river with his army. However, Caesar crossed the river with his army and began the civil war. ( From here evolved the idiom 'To cross the Rubicon which means to cross a certain point from where the already taken decision cannot be withdrawn'.) Fearing attack from Caesar, Pompey fled out of Rome but his 'Yes Men' (Cassca, Cassius, Dacius Brutus and many other Senators) still stayed in Rome. Marcus Brutus was a noble man, not a 'Yes Man' of Pompey but he wanted Democracy in Rome when the common people loved Caesar. To listen to the historical backdrop of Julius Caesar Historical character Julius Caesar and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar have some differences. However, the difference was purposefully created by Shakespeare to make the play stage-able. T o listen to the factual difference between r...

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner -storyline (I-VII), explanation of Canto I & II

The Rime of the ancient mariner Published in 1798 in ‘Lyrical Ballads’’ (Co-authored by William Wordsworth). The word ‘Lyrical’ stands for ‘expression of personal emotions or feelings spoken in first person’. Ballad is long narrative poem often about a single dramatic incident or story, in a form suitable for singing, simple language, repetition and regular rhyming scheme. The poem is a ballad as it fulfills the above criteria. Inspiration of the poem- Many say it was inspired by James Cook’s second voyage, some say it was inspired by Thomas James voyage into the Arctic, Wordsworth said it was inspired by a discussion among Wordsworth, Coleridge and Wordsworth’s sister Dorothy about the description of a voyage in 1719 during which a melancholy sailor named Simon Hatley killed a black Albatross The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is one of the most significant works in English Literature for its symbolism, complex allegory, lyrical language, vivid imagery, supernatural elements...

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