A concise guide for all your readings
June 21, 2025
Satire Bertolt Brecht uses the play to criticize the society, its various institutions and practices. Satire is commonly used in plays because it has the advantage of criticizing without annoying the subjects and the audience. It achieves this through its use of humour and an indirect approach. The play satirises capitalism, the ruling class, the
READ MOREThematic concerns in Imbuga’s Betrayal in the City Dictatorship/ bad governance The play Betrayal in the City us an illustration of how bad governance can wreck a country. Kafira is depicted as an African country plagued by bad governance and the many ills that thrive in that climate including corruption, nepotism and favouritism and brutality
READ MORESongs Songs are an important part of the play especially since the story told by Arkadi is itself in the form of a song. Together with his four singers, he uses songs stylistically to facilitate the delivery of the play. The function of songs alternates between: developing the plot by giving more information about characters
READ MORE1. Read the extract below the answer all the questions that follow The procession turns into the gateway. Again the ADJUTANT lingers behind. He waits. Enter the wounded rider form the doorway. To IRONSHIRTS of the Palace Guard have taken up positions by the gateway. ADJUTANT (to RIDER): The Governor does not wish to receive
READ MORERead the excerpt below and then answer the questions that follows A peasant’s cottage appears. GRUSHA: (to the CHILD): Noontime, eating time. Now we’ll sit hopefully in the grass, while the good Grusha goes and buys a little pitcher of milk. (She lays the CHILD down and knocks at the cottage door. An OLD MAN
READ MORERead the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow. THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE GRUSHA (to the CHILD): Noontime is meal time. Now we’ll sit hopefully in the grass, while he good Grusha goes and buys a little pitcher of milk. (She lays the CHILD down and knocks at the cottage door. An old man
READ MOREDrama : Betrayal In the city :Francis Imbuga 1. “The guilty will never escape punishment.” Basing your answer on Francis Imbuga’s Betrayal in the city, Write an essay to show the veracity of this statement. To view more question go to: https://sites.google.com/site/kkiarien/httpssitesgooglecomsitekkiarien/essayquestionsonbetrayalinthecity
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