Papers by Morteza Sobhani
Plays and theatrical acts are in a sense considered to be efficacious on the stage for their use ... more Plays and theatrical acts are in a sense considered to be efficacious on the stage for their use of soliloquys, supernatural turns, and different forms of literary concepts. They convey social pressures not only inside the minds of characters but also in the form of emotions provoked from the audience. Shakespeare's plays treat universal themes which consist of different eminent dynamics which do not alter through time. Shakespeare's works are always critically blurred by falling within the scope of psychological and social tendencies. The main characters can be examined through different point of views. There are certain Shakespearean plays where the playwright challenges prevailing views on gender and power. Macbeth can be considered as a play open to examination through different psychological and social interpretations. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth stand among those complex dramatic characters who are open to psychological and feministic interpretation. This study attempts to illustrate the dark side of the challenge between gender and power, the consequences of crime, and the guilt felt inside the characters' minds, all to show the main characters condition as that of declining characters.
One of the most effective literary devices within different didactic and aesthetic forms is the d... more One of the most effective literary devices within different didactic and aesthetic forms is the dramatic monologue. The dramatic monologue distinguishes the speaker's character from that of the poet's. The double meaning that lies at the heart of the dramatic monologue, conveys the speaker's version or variety of meaning and intentions. The Dramatic monologue has been practiced for a very long time, but it was Robert browning who invested it with a deeper level of meaning giving it frequency in an attempt to support preexisting aesthetic values in favor of a poem that valued form over content. Although such a dialogue is called dramatic, it is not a theatrical device, proper. The speaker of the poem delivers such comments on the slice of life at disposal that would leave us with a deep emotional experience. By listening to the words pouring out of the speaker's mind, the reader/listener obtains a psychoanalytic view of the speaker. The current article aims to study Robert browning, the prominent Victorian poet, by putting on the pedestal his essential role in investing the dramatic monologue in English literature with an essential poetic significance and role by reviewing a number of his major poems.
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Papers by Morteza Sobhani