28 Jun 2010
Posted by Priyanka in
Books
| 11:59am
After a busy week at EveningHour,
we decided to try the new set of books published under 'Metro Reads' by
Penguin. Picked up 'Love
Over Coffee' over others for no particular reason.It turned out to
be a good casual read with light humor and romance.
But, first of all, I will describe a bit about 'Metro Reads'.The books
published under Metro Reads are written by Indian authors, are all
around 200 pages, interesting cover pages and a regular reader can
complete them within 3 or 4 hours at the maximum. The themes under
'Metro Reads' seem to be Indian based which is typical of the new age
Indian authors. If you are looking for some light-weight stories to fill
in a lazy Sunday afternoon, you could give these books a try.
Now, coming to 'Love Over Coffee', it's theme is Romance @
Work. Accordingly, the hero in the book, Anup, loves his colleague,
Rajni. Rajni is the typical Indian girl who wants to hide her love even
with her best friend, puts a limit on the number of times he can call
her, never goes out to lunch with Anup but feels okay to spend long
hours (so it seems to Anup) with the team-mates. There's the usual
jealousy factor, the techie person who loves coding while there are
others who hardly code but totally depend on this one person to meet
their deadlines. There's the selfish boss who gets work done by every
body but takes all the credit. The book has all the ingredients at a
typical software office.
Verdict: Good casual read.
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20 Jun 2010
Posted by Priyanka in
Books
| 5:04pm
If Stephen Covey's 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People'
concentrates on the principles to be followed to become effective
achiever, Dr.Murphy's 'The Power of Your Subconscious Mind" concentrates
on the role of YOU and your mind to achieve every dream of yours.
We hear about (conscious) mind and the subconscious mind. Does it mean
we have two minds ? Not really. We have only one mind that possesses two
distinct and characteristic functional parts. The two functions of the
mind are essentially different from each other. The many names that are
used to distinguish the two are objective and subjective mind, the
conscious and the subconscious mind, the waking and the sleeping mind,
the surface and the deep self, and such.
So, what is it that makes the subconscious mind special ? It works every
single minute - even when you are sleeping! Thus, whatever the
conscious mind thinks and does while one is awake is picked up by the
subconscious mind while the person is sleeping and even while off to do
something else. While the conscious mind can use logical reasoning and
analytical skills to understand or accept any thing, the subconscious
mind cannot do any such. It simply takes off whatever the conscious mind
is thinking and does the same thing continuously. That is why it is of
utmost importance what we feed the subconscious. If it is good thought,
positive aspects, the subconscious mind then takes off to help achieve
that objective. But, if we feed it negative thoughts - be it as simple
as - "Oh! I cannot afford this luxurious dress!", the subconscious mind
makes sure it brings obstacles so that you indeed cannot afford that
luxurious dress! It might sound illogical to you as you read this! But
surely, that is how the subconscious mind works!
Read the book to know more on how you can use your subconscious mind to
achieve riches, prosperity, youthfulness, work real miracles in others
lives, find peace of mind and every single wish and dream of yours!
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13 Jun 2010
Posted by Priyanka in
General
| 2:10am
Have you heard of Navaratnas, the court of Samudragupta II or
Vikramaditya. Here is an effort to list them all.
1. KALIDAS
Kalidas is one of the nine
Ratnas in the court of king
Vikramaditya and the famous one too.
He is a great poet of Sanskrit.
He has written 3 famous plays
and 4 epic poems. Plays are
1)
Malavikaagnimitra
(
Malavika and
Agnimitra )
2)
Veramorvashiya ( The story of
Urvashi and
Pururavas )
3)
Abhigyanashakuntala
(
Shakuntala )
This
book is translated into many foreign languages, first into English and
then to German apart from many Indian languages.
The four epic
poems are:
1)
Kumarasambhavam
: The story of the marriage of Shiva with Parvati.
2)
Raghuvamsha
3)
Meghaduta
The fourth one is
not known.
2. DHANVANTARI :
He
was an early Indian medical practitioner and one of the first surgeons
of this world. He is regarded as the source of Ayurveda. He found the
antiseptic properties of turmeric and the preservative properties of
salt. He is the pioneer of the plastic surgery. He performed the
surgeries without anesthesia.
3.
AMARA SIMHA :
He was a Sanskrit grammarian and poet. His
famous works are
AMARAKOSHAM meaning
immortal treasure to immortal dictionary. Another one is
NAMALINGANUSHASANA instructs about
nouns and genders. It is a thesaurus of Sanskrit.
4. SHANKU :
Expert in
geography.
5. KSHAPANAK :
Prominent
astrologist who has achieved prominence in astrology.
6. GHAT KANPAR :
Expert in
sculpture and architecture.
7.
VETAL BHATT :
Expert in black magic and tantric sciences.
8. Varaha Mihir
He was Indian
astronomer, Mathematician and Astrologer who lived in Ujjain. He made important
contributions to Mathematics and also Astrology. His main work is Pancha
Siddantika on Mathematical Astronomy. It is a compendium of Greek,
Egypt, Roman and Indian astronomy. His next work is Brihat-Samhita.
Also famous is his Brihat-Jataka.
9. Vararuchi
He was a poet
and grammarian.
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29 May 2010
Posted by Priyanka in
Books
| 9:04pm
CHARACTERS:
Capulets, Montagues :
Two chief families of Verona at war
Romeo
: Son to the old lord of
Montagues
Rosaline
: Beloved
of Romeo
Benvolio
: Friend of
Romeo
Mercutio
: Another
friend of Romeo
Tybalt
: A nephew
of lord Capulet
Juliet
: Daughter
and heir to lord Capulet
Lawrence :
Friar to a monastery
count Paris :
The groom fixed for Juliet by her father
The two chief families of Verona , the rich Capulets and
Montagues are at quarrel with each other. Their enmity is so severe
even if servants of the two families cross each other on the road, they
will fight with swords. Old lord Capulet once gave a great supper to
which many fair ladies and noble guests are invited except Montagues.
Rosaline, beloved of Romeo, but who does not love Romeo also attended.
Benvolio, a friend of Romeo persuaded Romeo to attend the party with
masks so that they cannot be recognized. The plan is for Romeo to see
many ladies more beautiful than Rosaline.so that he will forget her.
To this feast of Capulets, Romeo with his
friends Benvolio and Mercutio has attended wearing masks. Old Copulet
invited them and asked them to dance with ladies. Romeo was struck with
the exceeding beauty of a lady who danced there and praised her.
Tybalt, the nephew of lord Capulet has recognized Romeo by voice and
could have killed but for the Capulet coming in between. That
lady is Juliet the daughter of lord Capulet. Romeo has fallen in love
and Juliet also loved him for his good manners, looks and such features.
While returning from the party, Romeo without informing his
friends, leaped the wall of an orchard and entered Juliet's house and
hid below the room of Juliet. Juliet not knowing that Romeo is below
came out of the house and said openly to herself that she is in love
with Romeo and how good it would be had he not been from Montagues. O
Romeo, Romeo ! said she, where art thou Romeo, Deny thy father, and
refuse thy name, for my sake; or if thou wilt not, be but my sworn
love, and I no longer will be a Capulet. Hearing these words Romeo came
to know that Juliet also is loving him as he is loving her. He came out
of the bush and both Romeo and Juliet found that they love each other
very fondly even though they are from two families are almost at war
with each other They have decided to get married the next day itself.
Romeo has met the friar in the monastery
and requested him to get his marriage performed with Juliet. The good
friar Lawrence thinking that with this marriage both the families will
become friends has agreed. The next day friar performed the marriage of
Romeo with Juliet. Juliet returned to her home. When Romeo with his
two friends is returning , Tybalt has met them and picked up a quarrel.
Against the good counseling of Romeo, his friend Mercutio and Tybalt
drew their swords and fought. In the fight Tybalt killed Mercutio and
challenged Romeo.
Against all his efforts to avoid the fight
as he is now married to a Copulet, Romeo was forced to fight and in
the fight Tybalt was got killed. The lords of both the families and the
Duke himself have come there. The Duke became very angry and banished
Romeo from Verona. Romeo felt that it is a death sentence to move out
of Verona and not able to see his beloved Juliet. First Juliet felt
angry,but later realized that if Tybalt is not slain, he would have
killed Romeo. Lawrence has asked Romeo to go and stay in Mantua , for
some time and he will inform about their marriage and talk reason to
them, and see that Romeo returns back to Verona and live happily with
his love Juliet.
But the next
day lord Copulet has proposed the marriage of Juliet with count Paris a
gallant, noble and young gentleman, a worthy suitor to Juliet if she
had not seen Romeo. Juliet met Lawrence and told that she will die
taking poison rather than marrying Count Paris forgetting Romeo.
Lawrence asked her to be patient and have confidence in him and gave a
potion asking her to drink before going to the bed. With its effect,
she will go cold and become as if dead for next 42 hours. She agreed
for it. Lawrence said he will send the message to Romeo and her Romeo
will come before she regains her consciousness and take her to Mantua .
Going
back she met the young count Paris and informed that she will become
his bride. Her father lord Copulet also felt very pleased and once
again Juliet became her darling daughter. On Wednesday night, Juliet
drank off the potion. Next morning when count Paris came to pick her
up, he came to know that she is dead. The entire house is in deep sorrow
, and marriage arrangement turned out to be her funeral arrangements.
She was buried in the vaults of Copulets, nearer to the corpse of
Tybalt.
Bad news always travels faster than good,
news brought the dismal story of his Juliet’s death to Romeo at Mantua,
before the messenger sent by Lawrence has arrived appraising him of
the mock funerals and his dear lady will be in the tomb for a short
while, expecting when her Romeo will come and release her from the
dreary mansion. Romeo purchased poison and returned to Verona at
midnight and started to break open the monument. At that time count
Paris came to the tomb to stew flowers and thought Romeo being a
Montague has come to do some mischief. Romeo urged Paris to leave him.
But a duel has started and Romeo has slain Paris in the fight. The page
of Paris ran to inform to lord of Copulet about the fight. He took the
body of Paris into the tomb to bury along with Juliet.
Here Romeo took the
last leave of his lady and drank the poison he brought from Mantua and
lay dead near Juliet. As the time of Juliet to get up has come , the
friar Lawrence has come to take her to his home and was astonished to
see the corpse of Romeo lying there. Before he could understand what
has happened Juliet awoke out of her trance and asked the friar for her
Romeo. Meanwhile voices have come indicating that many people are
coming and out of fear Lawrence has run away. Seeing Romeo dead with a
cup in hand , Juliet realized that he has died of poison and she with
her dagger stabbed herself and lay dead by the side of Romeo.
Copulets
and Montagues have arrived and the prince also came knowing about the
commotion. Somebody has caught Lawrence and brought him. Asked by the
prince, Lawrence has informed about the marriage of Romeo and Juliet,
and the magic potion and all. After seeing the letters in the pocket of
Romeo every one believed the facts told by Lawrence. The prince,
turning to these old lords , rebuked them for their brutal and
irrational enmities, and showed what tragedy occurred because of them.
These old rivals agreed to bury their rivalry and be friends.
But had they became friends before the young lives of Romeo and Juliet
would have been saved.
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23 May 2010
Posted by Priyanka in
Books
| 12:37pm
Characters:
Shylock, the Jew
: Money lender and very cruel man in Venice
Antonio
: Merchant of Venice , a very kind hearted man
Bassanio
: A good friend of Antonio
Portia
: A rich heiress , lives in Belmont
Gratiano
:
Nerissa
: waiting maid of Portia
Bellario
: Counsellor
Lorenzo
: Son in law of Shylock
Balthasar
: Name of Portia when she acted as a male
counsellor in disguise
Shylock,the Jew lived in Venice. He does money lending business
and amassed an immense fortune. Shylock exacted his money with such
severity that every one disliked him. Antonio is a merchant of Venice, a
very kind hearted man, lends money to the people who are in distress
and takes no interest. He is very kind, beloved by all the citizens.
Hence he is much disliked by Shylock who secretly meditated to take
revenge on Antonio.
Bassanio, a noble venetian is a good friend of Antonio.
Bassanio has nearly spent all the money received from his parents.
Antonio, being a friend assisted him with money whenever he needed. One
day Bassanio told Antonio, that he loved one lady who has inherited
large fortune from her father who has died recently and that he wants to marry her. But has
no money to approach her properly, in good dress and to give good
presents and he needs 3000 ducats for that.
Antonio has no money with him at that time but as he is expecting his
ships to arrive in short time. He told Bassanio that he will take loan
from Shylock and give him.
Both of them approached Shylock and Antonio asked for a loan of
3000 ducats. Shylock thought this is the correct occasion when he can
take revenge on Antonio. Shylock is ready to lend the money without
interest if Antonio enters into a bond that if he did not repay the
money by a certain day, he would forfeit a pound of flesh, to be cut
off from any part of his body that Shylock pleased. Though Bassanio
objects to this condition, Antonio thinking that his ships will return
by that day enters into the bond.
Bassanio with this money went to Belmont with lot of followers
and attended by a gentleman called Gratiano. Bassanio confessed to
Portia that he had no fortune but a noble ancestry and a high birth.
Portia says that she got a lot of fortune and wants a good hearted,
noble man like Bassanio and agrees to marry him and gives a ring as
present. Bassanio vowed never to part with it. Gratiano and Nerissa, the
lady in waiting of Portia also wants to marry. Portia has agreed for
their marriage.
At
that moment, a messenger has come with a letter from Antonio, saying
that all his ships were lost, his bond to Shylock is forfeited, he has
to die as Shylock takes the flesh and wanted Bassanio to be by his side
at that time.
Bassanio
explained to Portia that his friend Antonio at the cost of life has
lent him the money and he is now to die as he has not repaid within
time. Portia sends Bassanio to Venice by giving lots of money and asks
to plead with Shylock to take whatever money he wants and release
Antonio. Portia immediately married Bassanio saying that the marriage
will give lawful right to him on the properties of Portia. After
Bassanio has left, Portia thinks to go to Venice with her maid. She
takes the advise of her friend, Bellario a good counselor and reaches
Venice in a male counselor clothes on the day of the trial.
The
cause was just going to be heard before the duke of Venice and
senators in the senate. Portia in disguise as a male
counselor is defending Antonio. She told Shylock that he has got every
right as per law of Venice to execute the bond but requested him to
show mercy and take instead whatever money he wants . Shylock only
answered her by desiring to have the penalty forfeited in the bond.
Bassanio offered to take payment as many times as the Jew wanted.
Portia said that laws once established must never be altered. Portia
said to Shylock a pound of Antonio's flesh is thine. The law allows it,
and the court awards it. You get ready to cut the pound of flesh from
his breast. When Shylock is ready with his knife, Portia said , this
bond here gives you no drop of blood: the words expressly are a pound
of flesh, not a pinch extra nor less. If a drop of blood comes, your
lands and goods are by law to be confiscated to the state of Venice.
Shylock having defeated in his foul act agreed to take the money. Portia
again said Jew, by the laws of Venice your wealth is forfeited to the
state, for having conspired against the life of one of its citizens and
your life lies at the mercy of duke.
The duke proclaimed that he is pardoning his life but half his
wealth goes to Antonio and other half comes to the state. Antonio said
that he will give up his half share if Shylock promises to give that to
his daughter who married Lorenzo against his wish. Shylock agreed. The
court is closed. The duke offered the young counselor to have dinner
with him, but she politely refused as she wanted to reach Belmont
before Bassanio. As per the advise of the duke, Bassanio offered Portia
3000 ducats or more. But she has not accepted but asked him to give the
ring that he is wearing. As Bassanio has promised to Portia not to
part with the ring at any cost, he asked to take any thing but the
ring. But she does not agree. Hence on the word of Antonio, he gives
the ring to Portia who is in the disguise of young counselor. Nerissa
who also gave her ring to Gratiano asked for it and he gave it to her.
After returning to their home, Portia and Nerissa waited for
Antonio and Bassanio. When they returned during discussions Nerissa
asked Gratiano for the ring and as he said that he gave it to the clerk
, Portia asked Bassanio for the ring and he said that he gave it to
the young counselor. Portia, hearing this seemed very
angry , and reproached Bassanio for giving away the ring. After
reproaching Bassanio for some time she gave the ring to him and
Bassanio recognized it and Portia that she is the young counselor and
Nerissa her clerk. Meanwhile it has come to be known that the ships of
Antonio were not lost but have reached the port safely and he again
became very rich.
Thus the drama of Merchant of Venice ended on a very happy
note.
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19 May 2010
Posted by Priyanka in
Books
| 11:20am
Characters:
Duncan
the meek : King of Scotland
Malcolm
: Son of the king
Donalbain
: Second son of the king
Macbeth
: Thane or Lord in Scotland and near
kinsman of the king
Lady
Macbeth : Wife of Macbeth
Banquo
: Co general of Macbeth and his friend
Fleance
: Son of Banquo
Macduff
: Thane of Fife
When Duncan
the Meek reigned king of Scotland, there lived a great Thane or Lord
called Macbeth who was a near kinsman of the king and in great esteem
at court for his valor and conduct in the wars.
The two
generals Macbeth and Banquo are returning victorious by defeating a
rebel army assisted by the troops of Norway. On their way, they were
stopped by three witches near a blasted heath. The first of the three
creatures saluted Macbeth with the title 'Thane of Glamis'. The general
is not startled but when the second witch saluted and called him with
the title of Thane of Cawdor, to which honor he had no pretensions.
Again the third bid him "All hail! King that shalt be hereafter! ".
Though Macbeth is amazed, he did not believe the prophecy as the king's
sons lived, thus he cannot succeed to the throne. The witches turning
to Banquo have prophesied though he will never become the king but his
sons after him will be the kings of Scotland and vanished.
At that
moment, two messengers have come from the king and informed that the
king has bestowed the title of Thane of Cawdor on Macbeth. As the
prophecy of the witches has come true, Macbeth believed the words and
asked Banquo how he is feeling with the knowledge that his sons will
become the kings of Scotland. Banquo replied that these ministers of
darkness will tell us small truths in little things, to betray us into
deeds of greatest consequence. But Macbeth believed the words of the
witches that he will become the King and from that moment he is bent
upon making ideas how to get rid of the present king.
Macbeth had a
wicked wife to whom he has informed that the witches had prophesied
that he will become the king of Scotland one day. She has told Macbeth
that the murder of the king is necessary to achieve this and is
pestering him day and night to murder the King. It happened at this
time that the king with his two sons Malcolm and Donalbain and
accompanied by a numerous thanes and attendants visited the house of
Macbeth to honour Macbeth for the triumphant success of his wars. The
King felt well pleased with the place and the attentions and respect of
his honored hostess, Lady Macbeth. The King being tired with his
journey went early to bed and the grooms as per the custom also have
slept in the same room with the king.
At middle
of the night, the Lady Macbeth woke up and decided to kill the king
herself as she doubted that Macbeth being kind hearted and good natured
may not do the murder. She went into the room to kill the King. But at
that time she has seen the face of her father in the king and so could
not kill the king. She has returned to their chamber to confer with
her husband. His resolution had begun to stagger. He thought there are
strong reasons against the deed. In the first place, he was not only a
subject, but a near kinsman to the king; and he had been his host and
entertainer for the day and it is his duty to save the king from any
murderers but not bear the sword himself and kill the king. And he
thought that the king is very nice to him and because of that he stood
he stood very high in the court. Hence he decided not to kill the
king. But Lady Macbeth has not agreed to that and forced Macbeth to
accomplish the murder. Hence Macbeth has killed the king with one
stroke and Lady Macbeth has smeared the faces of the two grooms with
the blood so that the suspicion will fall on them.
King's son
Malcolm has escaped and took refuge in the English court and the second
son Donalbain made his escape to Ireland. The king's sons, who should
have succeeded him, having vacated the throne, Macbeth as the next
heir was crowned king. But the entire suspicion on the murder has fell
on Macbeth.
Even after
becoming the King, Macbeth and his wife could not forget the prophecy
of the witches, though Macbeth should be the king, yet not his
children, but the children of Banquo will be the kings after him.
Macbeth has planned to kill Banquo and his son. Though he could kill
Banquo , his son Fleance escaped and fled.
Though he
became King, Macbeth could not sleep, had no peace with the thought
that their children will not become kings. He became a tyrant and all
the people began to hate him. Hence Macbeth has tried to meet the three
witch sisters again and seek from them the future and so he went to
the cave. The three witches have come and the first greeted the King
and told him to beware of Thane of Fife, Macduff. The second witch told
not to fear for none of woman born (i.e. none who is born to a woman)
should have power to hurt him and advised to bold, bloody and resolute.
The third witch has comforted him against conspiracies saying that he
should never be vanquished, until the wood of Birnam moves to
Dunsinane. With this the witches vanished. And from this time, Macbeth
became bloody and dreadful.
The first
thing Macbeth heard after that is that Thane of Fife, Maccduff , had
fled to England to join the army being raised by Malcolm with an intent
to displace Macbeth. Macbeth has killed the wife and children of
Macduff left at Fife. The queen unable to bear the guilt has died
leaving Macbeth alone. As Malcolm's army has approached, Macbeth became
bold believing the words of the witches and decided to fight as none
of woman born can hurt him and he can be vanquished only when the woods
of Birnam comes to Dunsinane and waited for the arrival of Malcolm
with his army.
Then, one
day a messenger has come and reported that as he is seeing from the top
of hill, he has seen that the wood of Birnam is moving. This is
because Malcolm has asked his soldiers to hew down every one a bough
and bear it before him to conceal their true numbers. Hence it appeared
as if the woods are moving. Now Macbeth has become very bold and came
out of the castle to meet the enemy. In the war, he came in front of
Macduff and told him that he will not be hurt by any woman born.
Macduff has told Macbeth that Macduff is never a woman born, never as
ordinary manner of men is to be born but was untimely taken from his
mother. With this Macbeth understood that his end has come and fought
with Macduff and died in the war.
Thus
Macbeth, who is a very kind hearted general, loved by the king and the
people died being hated by all believing the false words of the
witches.
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17 May 2010
Posted by Priyanka in
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| 4:10pm
This is a summary of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
Category: Tragedy
Characters:
Hamlet : King of Denmark
Gertrude : Queen of Denmark
Claudius : Brother of King Hamlet
Hamlet : Prince and son of king of
Denmark
Horatio : Bosom
friend of Prince Hamlet
Marcellus
: Guard
Ophelia :
Maid and lover of Prince Hamlet
Polonius
: Ophelia's father and the chief counsellor of King
Laertes : Brother of Ophelia
The queen, Gertrude, married
Claudius, the brother of Hamlet in less than two months of the death of Hamlet,
the King of Denmark. Many, because of the hasty action of the queen to
remarry in less than two months, believed that the death of The King
is not natural. They doubted that Claudius had murdered his brother
Hamlet with a view
of remarrying his widow, and ascending the throne of Denmark through
the exclusion of young Hamlet, the lawful successor to the throne. The
Prince has not come out of the grief caused by the death of his father
and believes the rumours that Claudius has murdered The King. All the attempts made by the
queen and The King to divert the mind of the young Hamlet have failed.
What troubled young Hamlet mostly was the uncertainity about the death of his father.
He does not believe the word of Claudius that the King Hamlet has died because of the bite of a
serpent.
Meanwhile, a rumour has come
that an apparition, exactly resembling his father has been seen by the
soldiers on the platform in front of the palace. Young Hamlet wanted to
see it and
goes to that place with his friend Horatio and the guard Marcellus.
Exactly at twelve in the night, the ghost of The King has appeared and
called the prince to come aside alone. Against the advise of Horatio
and Marcellus, Prince Hamlet goes alone with his father's ghost. The ghost
informs the prince that he was murdered by Claudius, his brother, in
the garden by pouring the juice of poisonous henbane in his ear, while
he is taking rest with the wicked view of succeeding his bed and
throne. The ghost asked
the prince to take revenge for his death and also asked not to take any
action against his mother.
The prince with a view that
his uncle Cladius does not suspect him acts wild and strange in his
apparel, speech and behaviour and excellently acted as
insane. Both the queen and the King believed that the prince has
become insane because of the death of his father and also because of
the distance from his lover Ophelia. During that time, few story players have come to the court. Since Hamlet
knows them previously, Hamlet has asked them to replay the old story
that they played of old Priam, King of Troy, with the grief of Hecuba his queen.
They narrated the story so lively of the cruel murder of the old king,
along with the destruction of his people and city by fire and followed it by the
mad grief of the old queen.It was so lively that every one wept as if
the story has just happened. After hearing that to the tale, young
Hamlet got an idea to play a story resembling the death of King Hamlet
The
story of the play was of a murder done in Vienna upon a duke. The duke’s name was Gonzago, and his wife's was Baptista.
The played showed how one Lucianus, a near relation to the
duke, poisoned him in his garden for his estate, and how the murderer in a
short time got the love of Gonzago’s wife. At the representation of the play, the King
who did not know of the trap, was also present with his wife, young
Hamlet’s mother. But when
Lucianus, according to the story, came to poison Gonzago sleeping in the
garden, the strong resemblance to his own wicked act upon his brother
struck upon the conscience of the usurper, that he was unable to sit in
the hall and left the theatre abruptly. Now, any doubt has gone from the mind of young Hamlet and he
confirmed that his father is murdered by his brother.
Upon the advise of the King, the
queen sent for young Hamlet to her chamber to know his mind . The king not believing
the queen has planted Polonius, the father of Ophelia (lover of young
Hamlet ) in the chamber behind curtains to hear the conversation and
report to him. During the discussions, Hamlet gets angry and holds the
hand of the queen. Polonius cries loudly to save the queen. Quickly, Hamlet draws
his sword and
killed Poloniuis thinking that he is the king himself behind the
curtains.
The new king, Claudius, with an idea to get rid
of young Hamlet, has sent him to England along with two courtiers and a letter to kill young
Hamlet. But Hamlet suspecting treachery secretly opened the letter and
erased his name skillfully and wrote the two names of the courtiers.
Meanwhile, sea pirates attacked the ship and Hamlet jumped into the
ship with his sword
to fight them but taken him as prisoner. But, the pirates on knowing
that he is the Prince of Denmark released him thinking that he may help
in future.
Hamlet has returned to his
place. From this point, there are a lots of unexpected twists and turns
in the story which are no less to today's suspense novels or movies.
Even though a lot of you might have read this story already, but in
order not to reveal the end for those who have not read, we end this
summary by repeating that this is a very tragic story. Try guessing the
depth of tragedy in the story and read (at least the abridged one) if
you have never done so to confirm.
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8 May 2010
Posted by Priyanka in
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& Books
& Reading
& Importance of reading
| 8:11pm
Reading is important because
- Best Way of Relaxation.
- It makes you smarter.
- It develops the mind.
- It helps young kids learn language skills.
- It is how we discover new things.
- Reading develops imagination.
- Reading develops the creative side of people.
- It helps in developing a good self image.
- Reading expands vocabulary.
- It is important to development.
- Reading helps to know other people's perspective.
- Enhances social's skills.
- Enriches oneself in all aspects.
- Reading results in fruitful usage of time.
- Reading takes us to a new world where we forget our sorrows and
fears.
- It helps us get rid of anxieties.
- Reading helps us from boredom and monotony.
- Reading before going to bed helps a child feel secure and
comfortable during sleep.
- Youngsters emulate the behaviors of their favorite story heroes.
- Reading helps shape a person's character.
- Reading helps shape a person's life.
- Emotions can be best understood through other people's stories.
- Reading can provide plenty of fun for children.
- Reading gives us power and understanding.
- Reading different varieties of books gives us solutions for our
daily-life problems.
- It creates awareness.
- It encourages to be a thinker.
- Reading gives us various topics to be the center of attraction in
gatherings.
- Reading at least 20 minutes a day means you read 4800 minutes in one
year! Imagine how many books you would have read in 4800 minutes which
is 80 hours. And 20 minutes a day is just 1.38th part of a day!
- Reading is the companions for life.
- Reading inspires you to do great things in life
- A fondness for reading changes the inevitable dull hours of our
life into exquisite hours of delight - Charles de Montesquieu.
- Life transforming ideas have always come to me through books-Oliver
Wendall Holmes
- Reading is not to contradict or confute, or to believe and take for
granted, but to weigh and consider. Take the good from reading. --Source
from a proverb by Francis Bacon.
- Reading helps increase attention span.
- Reading regularly keeps the brain young and healthy.
- It lets us explore those that we cannot physically see. Example:
Space, Far-off cities and continents.
- Reading allows children to do role play.
- Reading gets one out of depression.
- It lets you gain knowledge without having to ask or find someone.
- It lets you continue to keep motivated and not loose track.
- Reading gives you an edge over someone who does not read as much.
- In the least, read a newspaper. It is one continuous form of
fiction.
- Reading good books helps you move toward your dream. Example:
Alchemist, The Man Who Sold his Ferrari etc
- A Novel points out that the world consists entirely of exceptions.
- Books open your mind.
- Books strengthen your mind.
- Reading excites the reader to self-activity.-Thomas Carlyle.
- Voracious reading makes you an all-rounder.
- Reading creates and strengthens synapses in the brain.
- Reading regularly helps you learn to pick the correct information.
- Reading relieves stress.
- Routine reading expands our mind tremendously.
- Reading keeps the mind cool.
- It helps you be fresh through the day.
- Regular habit of reading keeps you and your mind occupied even in
old age.
- Reading makes us self-assured.
- It makes you keep focused for long periods.
- Improves concentration.
- It also improves memory.
- It improves the discipline.
- Reading is inexpensive entertainment.
- Discover surprises.
- Reading lets you learn from the experience and knowledge of the
authors.
- Reading lets you weigh things from a different perspective.
- One gets to experience the story by reading it.
- Reading emphasizes hierarchical thinking.
- Reading to your child encourages conversations.
- Reading encourages questions.
- It makes you a good person.
- When reading, the imagination has no visual limits.
- Reading non-fiction helps you read and understand the other
important things of life - insurance policies, contracts etc.
- Reading on every day topics helps you learn the advantages and
disadvantages of the topics and lets you make an informed decision.
- Reading to your child solidifies the bond.
- Reading lets you take an immediate break from the daily grind. Does
not need any planning.
- Reading helps overcome social anxiety. Books and the topics provide
an instant ice-breaker.
- Reading takes you on a wondrous journey.
- It opens new possibilities.
- Reading nourishes your soul.
- Regular reading keeps you steady even during trouble time.
- Enjoyable reading is a deeply satisfying pursuit.
- Reading is exercising the mind. Otherwise the mind gets dumb.
- It challenges your core beliefs.
- Reading on varied topics gives you a bigger perspective of the
world.
- Reading improves the grammar and sentence making skills.
- It helps increase fluency in communication.
- Reading helps shape your child's character.
- Reading aloud to your baby is an important form of stimulation.
- Reading aloud to the babies increases their listening skills.
- It allows the child to look, touch, feel and ask questions.
- Reading increases your literacy levels.
- Improved deduction skills.
- It also improves writing skills.
- One can learn from characters in a story and learn to apply in our
daily lives.
- Reading rejuvenates your mind.
- It helps you to think from a different angle.
- Reading books exercises your creativity.
- Reading motivates you.
- Reading may prevent old age memory loss.
- Reading is the best hobby one can have with at least 100 advantages.
So, guys and gals!
Read!
Read More!
Read
Even More!
Source: Personal experience, inputs from various people and uncountable
articles from the web.
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