English Language and Literature Blog

William Shakespeare wrote Coriolanus in 1609 which happened to be the last play he wrote before he died, meaning he had 20years experience within this play, but unfortunately this play didn’t catch on with the public until Tom Hiddleston stepped up to perform a rendition of the play. Caius Martius (Coriolanus) was seen to be a war hero and a legend but there were mixed opinions about him. This play was given a political style, and relates very closes with the characteristics of modern politics. Act 1 gave Coriolanus the chance to gain his honour and name.             As is the case with many leaders, Coriolanus preferred to think for himself and not ask for other people’s opinions, allowing us to relate him with King James. It’s interesting how Shakespeare showed the audience different perspectives or angles of what everyone thought about him. Whereas Virgillia was worried about Coriolanus going war, Volumnia was saying that if he died at war he would die a hero. Shakespeare made

What is Shakespeare’s larger purpose in his characterization of Coriolanus in Act 1? One of the plays written in the final years of Shakespeare’s life, Coriolanus, was a political play. All though this play was considered his worst, Shakespeare still made the character of Coriolanus demonstrate the greater significance of a classical hero's role in society. The focal purpose of Shakespeare characterizing Coriolanus in Act 1 is to elaborate on the idea of a demigod-like character that ends with his warriors triumphant. Shakespeare creates a theme of downfall throughout the play by imitating forces of conflict in the play while still reminding the audience of the importance of the setting and genre. Within Act 1, Shakespeare deliberately introduces Coriolanus also known as Caius Martius to be a brave, worthy and frightening warrior in battle by giving calling him a demigod. Shakespeare regularly reminds the audience of the genre the play complies to; an unconventional politic

In this modern day, it’s hard to find people who are interested in artists who use foreign languages in their songs. This is quite often caused by the listeners finding the lyrics worthless or meaningless especially if the song switches between different languages. Bell Hooks, an African-American author and social critic stated in her essay “The Language of Power”: “I suggest that we may learn from spaces of silence as well as spaces of speech, that in the patient act of listening to another tongue we may subvert that culture of capitalist frenzy and consumption that demands all desire must be satisfied immediately, or we may disrupt that cultural imperialism that suggests one is worthy of being heard only if one speaks in standard English…” After looking into this question, I have wondered how a non-English artist can successfully integrate themselves into an international community whilst still partially using their mother tongue in their music. To answer the question, I will us