1/3/2024 0 Comments Context writing examples![]() ![]() He has illustrated the context of this play through the words and actions of Oedipus and other characters as their Greek ideals concerning their governance, fate, and human relationships with the gods. During this process Sophocles reveals Greek values of the period during which he wrote the play. In Oedipus Rex, Sophocles presents his protagonist, Oedipus, struggling to implement his will against the destiny set forth by the Greek gods. There is a popular saying that stories indicate values and cultures of the societies in which their authors live. The Renaissance period provides context for this play by Marlowe. Scholars and readers have debated on the stance that Marlowe’s play takes regarding the Calvinist doctrine, in whether Faustus is predestined to hell or not. According to Calvinistic doctrine, the status of the people was predestined as saved or damned. During this entire period, Calvinism was popular within the English churches however, it was controversial. ![]() In 16th century Europe, there was a conflict between Roman Catholicism and the Protestant English Church. Faustus is religious, as it hints at cultural changes taking place during Marlowe’s time. Historical context of Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. In fact, Orwell uses this fable for political and aesthetic reasons, following the Russian Revolution as its context. For instance, the pig Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin, and Snowball represents Leon Trotsky. Orwell uses animals to explain history and context of Soviet Communism, some of which relate to party leaders. In the phenomenal novel, Animal Farm, Orwell has expressed himself by using satire through the allegorical characters of Old Major and Boxer relating them to the Russian Revolution and its characters. George Orwell felt disillusioned by Soviet Communism, and its revolution during his time. Example #2: Animal Farm (by George Orwell) He has drawn historical features from major events, including the fall of Bastille, the September Massacres, and the Reign of Terror. This story has a historical context, which Dickens has organized around various events that occurred during the French Revolution. In a larger view, this novel begins in 1757, while its final scene looks forward to the situation of the post-revolutionary Paris. In this time span, the narrative covers a broad story. Examples of Context in Literature Example #1: A Tale of Two Cities (by Charles Dickens)ĭickens begins his novel, A Tale of Two Cities, in 1770, by describing the release of Doctor Manette from Bastille, before taking the story to 1793 and early 1794. ![]() Context illuminates the meaning and relevance of the text, and may be something cultural, historical, social, or political. This piece of information is called context. Whenever writers use a quote or a fact from some source, it becomes necessary to provide their readers some information about the source, to give context to its use. It is necessary in writing to provide information, new concepts, and words to develop thoughts. ![]() Simply, context means circumstances forming a background of an event, idea or statement, in such a way as to enable readers to understand the narrative or a literary piece. Context is the background, environment, setting, framework, or surroundings of events or occurrences. ![]()
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