Merger Minds

The School  for Scandal  by R.B. Sheridan  Easy Explanation    Introduction to Richard Brinsley Sheridan:  -> Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816) was an Anglo-Irish playwright. -> He was also a very famous and influential politician. -> He was born into a family with strong ties to the theater. -> His most famous play is The School for Scandal, written in 1777. -> Another famous play of his is The Rivals. -> The genre of his plays is called a comedy of manners. -> He was known for his sharp wit and satirical writing. -> He owned the famous Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London. -> Sheridan served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for over 30 years. -> He was a renowned public speaker and orator. -> He belonged to the Whig party in politics. -> His plays are seen as a bridge between two different styles of comedy. -> He used his writing to critique social hypocrisy and false morality. -> He was close friends with the P...

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift  Easy  Explanation    Introduction: Jonathan Swift > Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet, and Anglican cleric.  He was born in Dublin, Ireland, on November 30, 1667. > Swift's father died before he was born, and he was raised by his uncle. > He attended Trinity College, Dublin, but had an unremarkable academic career. > He worked for several years as a secretary to Sir William Temple, a prominent English statesman.  >He was ordained as a priest in the Church of Ireland in 1695. > He became the Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin in 1713, a position he held for the rest of his life. > Swift was a master of satire, using a deadpan, ironic style to critique society. > He wrote a number of influential satirical works, including A Tale of a Tub and A Modest Proposal. > A Modest Proposal is a famous satire suggesting that the poor Irish sell their c...

  Far from the  Madding Crowd  by Thomas Hardy:-   EASY EXPLANATION  Introduction: Thomas Hardy 1. Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet from the Victorian era. 2. He was born on June 2, 1840, in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, England. 3. His father was a stonemason and his mother, Jemima, was an educated and well-read  woman who introduced him to literature. 4. Hardy initially trained as an architect in Dorchester and London. 5. He worked in architecture for several years before dedicating himself to writing. 6. He is known for his novels, which are often set in the fictional rural county of Wessex,  based on his home region of Dorset. 7. His writing is characterized by a deep sense of pessimism and a focus on the tragic  struggles of individuals against social conventions and fate. 8. His major novels include "The Mayor of Casterbridge," "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," and  "Jude the Obscure." 9. "Far from the Madding Crowd" (1874) w...