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Explanation of Life of Galileo | Exploring the conflict between Science and Religion in Life of Galileo: Abstract: Life of Galileo is a biographical play revolving around the life events of an Italian scientist Galileo Galilei. This article explores the tension between science and church that was prominent before the 17th century onwards. The church wanted to interpret science according to the Bible but it was impossible due to the fact that religion does not support empirical arguments. Galileo tried to promote theories and ideas which were against the Bible and the church. He faced hardships but succeeded in the end. The critical analysis of significant events is discussed in this article. Introduction: The Life of Galileo was written by Bertolt Brecht in 1937-9, before WWII. He fled his country when the Nazis came to power. Brecht revised this play after WWII, in Denmark, where was living at that time. Background to the play:  The general opinion of the church and commonplace pe...

A simple explanation of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock By TS Eliot.  The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock By TS Eliot TS Eliot: Eliot is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. He was an American Modernist writer. He was a poet, playwright and critic. He received the Nobel prize in literature in 1948. This poem is written in Dramatic monologue, which means that only the speaker is speaking. Eliot used the stream of consciousness technique to express fragmented thoughts of Prufrock. In this poem, Eliot represented the peculiar personality of modern man. S'io credesse che mia risposta fosse       A persona che mai tornasse al mondo,       Questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse.       Ma perciocche giammai di questo fondo       Non torno vivo alcun, s'i'odo il vero,       Senza tema d'infamia ti rispondo. At the beginning of the po...

  How does Ibsen deal with feminism in the doll's house? What was the need for feminism? Henrick Ibsen Introduction:  Henrick Ibsen is a famous Norwegian playwright and theatre director. He is considered one of the fathers of modernism. In this play, he adopted a feminist approach. He highlighted various issues faced by females in a patriarchal society. In A doll's house, he describes the hardships faced by females. The story of this play revolves around a housewife Nora Helmer. She is married to a person named Torvald helmer. Nora is controlled by Helmer; she can not do anything on her own. Nora always tries to make her husband happy. At the end of the play she is deceived by her husband and she comes to a realization and leaves her home. Ibsen wrote this story because in his time there was a need for awareness against the set norms of the society. In the victorian era females were restricted to their homes and would serve their husbands. Explanation:   A doll's hou...