AFTERMATH BUHARI'S VICTORY

Okay now, when Mr Goodluck was amassing votes left, right and centre in 2011, no one was talking about Nigeria been divided along tribal lines. When he was cancelling out Mr Buhari in Suleja, Ogbomosho, Isale Eko etc in 2011, we never heard chants of the ethnic bigots. But now that his ass is being flogged from Potiskum to Ilorin, down to Ajegunle, some numbskulls are now bringing out their vuvuzela to remind us that Nigeria is divided along tribal...

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OTHELLO::::THE SCENE BREAKDOWN

Scene Breakdown Act 1, Scene 1 Venice. A street. (Roderigo, Iago, Brabantio, Servants) Act 1, Scene 2 Venice. Another street. (Othello, Iago, Attendants, Cassio, Officers, Brabantio, Roderigo) Act 1, Scene 3 Venice. A council chamber. (Duke, First Senator, Second Senator, Officers, Sailor, First Messenger, Brabantio, Othello, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo, Desdemona, Iago, Attendants) Act 2, Scene 1 A sea port in Cyprus. (Montano, Gentlemen, Cassio, Second...

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OTHELLO:::ANALYSIS OF MAJOR XTERS

Character List Othello The play's protagonist and hero. A Christian Moor and general of the armies of Venice, Othello is an eloquent and physically powerful figure, respected by all those around him. In spite of his elevated status, he is nevertheless easy prey to insecurities because of his age, his life as a soldier, and his race. He possesses a "free and open nature," which his ensign Iago uses to twist his love for his wife, Desdemona, into...

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LIST OF RECOMMENDED TEXTS FOR WAEC (WASSCE) and NECO (SSCE) FROM 2011 to 2015

AFRICAN DRAMA 1. The Women of Owu ------------------ Femi Osofisan 2. The Blinkards ------------------------- Kobina Sekyi NON-AFRICAN DRAMA 1. The Tempest -------------------------- William Shakespeare 2. Arms and the Man -------------------- George Bernard Shaw 3. The Importance of Being Earnest ----- Oscar Wilde AFRICAN POETRY 1. Ambassadors of Poverty --------------- Umeh P.O.C 2. Homeless Not Hopeless --------------- Sola Owonibi 3. Boy...

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ALL ABOUT WAEC LITERATURE

LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH EXAMINATION SCHEME There will be three papers – Papers 1, 2 and 3. Papers 1 and 2 will be combined in a 1 hour 15 minutes composite paper and will be taken at one sitting Paper 1 will be a multiple choice objective test. It will contain fifty questions distributed as follows: (a) Twenty questions on General Knowledge of Literature; (b) Five questions on an unseen prose passage; (c) Five questions on an unseen poem; (d) Twenty...

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CHARACTERISATION: CASTLE OF. OTRANTO

ManfredManfred, the prince of Otranto, a usurper. After Manfred's son is mysteriously killed on his wedding day, Manfred plans to divorce his wife and marry the promised bride himself. After much frighteningsupernatural intervention, Manfred surrenders his claims to Otranto; he and his wife then enter neighboring convents.ConradConrad, the fifteen-year-old son of Manfred. On his wedding day, he is found crushed to death beneath a gigantic helmet.IsabellaIsabella,...

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WOMEN OF OWU BY FEMI OSOFISAN (SUMMARY)About the TextText Women of OwuWriter Femi OsofisanPublisher University Press PlcYear of Publication 2006, 2008, 2009Genre TragedyThis play was inspired by the reading of EuripidesThe Trojan Women during the period of Iraqi war......................................................................................................................................................................WOMEN OF OWU at a...

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PURPLE HIBISCUS---SUMMARY

Purple Hibiscus takes place in Enugu, a city in post-colonial Nigeria, and is narrated by the maincharacter, Kambili Achike. Kambili lives with herolder brother Jaja (Chukwuku Achike), a teenagerwho, like his sister, excels at school but is withdrawnand sullen. Kambili's father, Papa (Eugene Achike) isa strict authoritarian whose strict adherence toCatholicism overshadows his paternal love. Hepunishes his wife, Mama (Beatrice Achike), and hischildren...

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SUMMARY OF ARMS AND THE MAN

The play begins in the bedroom of Raina Petkoff in aBulgarian town in 1885, during the Serbo-BulgarianWar. As the play opens, Catherine Petkoff and herdaughter, Raina, have just heard that the Bulgarianshave scored a tremendous victory in a cavalry chargeled by Raina's fiancé, Major Sergius Saranoff, who isin the same regiment as Raina's father, Major PaulPetkoff. Raina is so impressed with the noble deedsof her fiancé that she fears that she might...

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THE TEMPEST---SUMMARY

The Tempest opens in the midst of a storm, as a shipcontaining the king of Naples and his party strugglesto stay afloat. On land, Prospero and his daughter,Miranda, watch the storm envelop the ship. Prosperohas created the storm with magic, and he explainsthat his enemies are on board the ship.The story Prospero relates is that he is the rightfulDuke of Milan and that his younger brother, Antonio,betrayed him, seizing his title and property. Twelveyears...

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Genres of LiteratureGenres of literature are important to learn about. Thetwo main categories separating the different genresof literature are fiction and nonfiction. There areseveral genres of literature that fall under thenonfiction category. Nonfiction sits in directopposition to fiction. Examples from both the fictionand nonfiction genres of literature are explained indetail below. This detailed genres of literature list is agreat resource to...

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ARE YOU A BIG GIRL????

The fact that different guys pick you up every friday night does not make you a big girl. The fact that you wear all the latest clothes in the market does not make you a big girl. And of the fact that you use the latest phone and different guys pay money into your account does not make you an actual big girl. It does not even make you smart! You are only wasting away your FUTURE! A big girl is a girl who uses the brain in her head. She is not...

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