Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Heart of Darkness is a modern novel written by Joseph Conrad. It is one of the finest works of Conrad which shows his power as a writer of great luminosity, passion and complexity. The story Conrad depicts in ‘Heart of Darkness’ is based on the real backdrop that happened during the time of ‘Leopold II of Belgium’. The second king, Leopold II set an eye on Congo and colonized Africa. He brings out the sufferance of the people of Congo under the rule of Leopold II. People were enslaved, exploited…

Introduction Morality is one who conforms and follows the moral standards. The main protagonist named Jean-Batiste Grenouille in the novel Patrick Süskind, Perfume: the story of a murderer, defies such standards. The character is a man obsessed with scent and strives to acquire what he identifies as the “master scent”. In order to obtain such scent Grenouille commences murderous behavior upon young victims, specifically virgin girls as he is lured by the purity in their aroma. Set in 18th…

The novel brings out the character of Mr. Utterson as both an exciting character on one end and a flat and boring character on another end. At the onset of the story, the author describes Mr. Utterson as a ''lean, long, dusty, dreary.' This character creates a balance to and offers a rational perspective on the ''strange case'' that has befell his friend, Dr. Jekyll. It is evident that Mr. Utterson works as a lawyer; though the narrative does not reveal what he does on a daily basis. However, he…

The character of Hyde has been viewed by different characters of the novel in various ways. Mr. Richard Enfield, gave a description of Hyde to his friend Mr. Utterson, a lawyer, ‘‘He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable’’ (2011: 8) Earlier, he also described him unlike a man rather ‘‘like some damned Juggernaut’’ (2011: 6) when he saw Hyde trampled on a child in the street. The action of hitting a child is…

The Serpent and the Rope, winner of the Sahitya Academy Award in the year 1963, is considered a milestone in Indian-English fiction, its form showing a successful orchestration of Indian and Western methods. The Cat and the Shakespeare, a metaphysical comedy, is an exemplar of theoretical fiction. The Chessmaster and His Moves are characterized by a range of momentous symbols. Here ‘The Chessmaster’ himself and his ‘moves’ are what he makes man do. Raja Rao’s place in the empire of Indian…

Sarah Ramirez Mr Howard 6 06/01/17 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Essay In the novel Dr. Jekell and Mr. Hyde, the author Robert Louis Stevenson, claims that all humans have not one but two personalities and the duality of humans. Jekyll and Hyde are an example itself, They are the same person but they are polar opposites. Just like them, humans have two sides to themselves, and sometimes even more than two. In today's society everyone seems to judge people whether they are a good hard working loving…

“The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson who is a Scottish writer. This novel is based on a secret that hides behind what’s seen and presented to the reader as a person very similar to the Evil, and very mysterious: Mr. Hyde. In fact, mystery and secrecy are what Stevenson uses to catch the reader’s attention and to make the plot interesting. Mr. Hyde is introduced at the very beginning of the book, just like Dr. Jekyll and almost immediately,…

What happens when an adorably entertaining dog combine with the gothic wonder of Robert Louise Stevensens novel “The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde? The real question is “how does one strategically adapt a version suitable for kids?” Knowing what is necessary material to give acknowledgement to the source text is essential. The chapter “The Ethics of Infidelity” in “Adaptations Studies New Approaches” edited by Christa Albrecht-Crane and Dennis Cutchins perfectly explains the infidelities of…

Published in 1868, Wilkie Collins’ detective novel The Moonstone is unique in the mystery genre in that it does not have one primary detective. Instead, the story unfolds through the writings of eleven distinct characters. Approximately half of the story is narrated by Gabriel Betteredge, a man who is decidedly Anglocentric. Throughout the story, biases play a role in its deeper meaning with regards to India and its relationship with Britain. Gabriel Betteredge’s biased narration, Mr.…

A Visionary Madness: The Case of James Tilly Matthews and the Influencing Machine was written by the author Mike Jay and tells the story of James Tilly Matthews. The story provides us with a vivid picture of the psychiatry, political and social aspects of the late eighteenth-century and shows the importance to present incidences of madness, conspiracies, mind control and manipulation. Matthews was introduced to the audience reading the book by interrupting a debate in the House of Commons. He…