World Literature Summary

  Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare Romeo And Juliet is one of the greatest tragedies of William Shakespeare. It is a lyrical tragedy about two young lovers. The setting of the play is Verona, Italy, and the time possibly the 14 th century. Romeo is the hero. Juliet is the heroine. The main theme of the play is the communication of love and hate, romance and revenge. Romeo is the son of Montague . Juliet is the daughter of Capulet . There is a conflict between Montague and Capulet families. Here Romeo and Juliet are victim of cruelty of these two families. At the outset of the play we see Romeo’s love for Rosaline. But Romeo’s love is partial. He loves Rosaline . Yet Rosaline doesn’t love him. Next Romeo falls in love with Juliet. Juliet also loves him very much. Benvolio is one of the good friends of Romeo. Romeo informs him about his secret love with Juliet. On the other hand Tybalt , cousin of Juliet is the enemy of Romeo. He is hot tempered, impatient, ma...

Doctor Faustus ( Morality Play) by  Christopher Marlowe Doctor Faustus is an outstanding creation of Christopher Marlowe . Doctor Faustus is the central character of this play. Though he is already master of all the existing knowledge and skills, he has a confused mind. He has sky kissing ambitions. He desires success and power. He is tempted by evil. He denies all branches of Knowledge without necromancy. Philosophy is odious and obscure; Both law and physic are for petty wits; Divinity is blessed of the three, Unpleasant, harsh, contemptible, and vile. He runs through all the branches of human knowledge and finds them inadequate to his desires. He selects magic because it is a world of profit and delight, of power, of honor, of supremacy. The good angel tells him to put aside the demand book of magic, while the evil angel urges him to go forward in that famous art. The gentle voices him to give up his magic and return to God. The good angel is the voice of G...