Inglese

He wrote his famous children’s story, “The Happy Prince” for his sons.
He reached the peak of his fame when his play The Importance of Being Earnest was performed in London.
He was very popular, but unfortunately he was involved in a trial and he was sent in prison for two years.
When he was released, he lived in France and the last years o

➢ BRIEF SUMMARY
ACT 1.
At the opening of the play, Iago and Roderigo are engaged in a conversation about Othello who has just eloped with Desdemona who has refused Roderigo’s offer of marriage. We learn from Iago’s words that he hates his general Othello and Othello’s lieutenant, Cassio. He advises Roderigo to inform Brabantio of his daughter’s

SEEM sembrare
SWEAR giurare
WANT volere
WISH desiderare
VERBI CHE REGGONO LA –ING FORM:
GO e COME +
CLIMBING scalare
DANCING ballare
DRIVING guidare
FISHING pescare
RIDING andare a cavallo
SAILING andare in barca a vela
SHOPPING fare compere
SIGHTSEEING fare giri turistici
SKIING sciare
SWIMMIN

Heart of darkness
Scenario e atmosfera – molta nella narrazione è ambientata nel cuore della giungla africana, che, malgrado (despite) gli sforzi (efforts) dei commercianti d’avorio europei, resta impenetrabile. L’oscurità regna ovunque, come se la luce della civilizzazione avesse illuminato il mondo. Lo scenario è quello del fiume Congo, e le

SOUND DEVICES
The sound devices are typical features of poetry witch give a musicality. They are the alliteration (repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words that are next or close to each other), the assonance (repetition of a vowel sound with a different end consonant), the consonance (repetition of the end consonant with a d

Chapter two: Search for Mr Hyde
When Mr Utterson came home, he was unhappy. He ate and he took Dr Jekyll‘s will. There was written that in case of disappearance or death of Dr Jekyll, Mr Edward Hyde could have all his money. The lawyer decided to find out the truth. He decided to visit Dr Lanyon, another old friend of Jekyll. They talked a little an

Wilde’s stories and essays were well received, but his creative genius found its highest expression in his plays—Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1895), and his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).
In the nineties, he was accused of homosexuality by the Marquis of Queensbury, father of

On the other side there is Chistopher’s mother. At the beginning, we know that she’s dead but with the evolution of the event we discover that she is still alive but she is gone to London to live with her lover: Mr Shears. In this circumstance she dimostrated her irresponsability prefering her own happiness in spite Ch.’s one. Her pression about being

Jane Austen (Steventon, Hampshire 1775 - Winchester 1817), scrittrice britannica, che ebbe grande influenza sullo sviluppo del romanzo inglese. Suo padre era un ecclesiastico e si preoccupт che ricevesse la tipica educazione che all’epoca si impartiva alle giovani di buona famiglia. All’interno della sua famiglia, la sorella Cassandra era la persona a c