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Competitive Exams: William Shakespeare Antony and Cleopatra Summary- Examrace----Downloaded from examrace.com'   Mark Antony, one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire, spends his time in Egypt, living a life of decadence and conducting an affair with the country's beautiful queen, Cleopatra. When a message arrives informing him that his wife, Fulvia, is dead and that Pompey is raising an army to rebel against the triumvirate, Antony decides to return to Rome. In Antony's absence, Octavius Caesar and Lepidus, his fellow triumvirs, worry about Pompey's increasing strength. Caesar condemns Antony for neglecting his duties as a statesman and military officer in order to live a decadent life by Cleopatra's side. The news of his wife's death and imminent battle pricks Antony's sense of duty, and he feels compelled to return to Rome. Upon his arrival, he and Caesar quarrel, while Lepidus ineffectually tries to make peace. Realizing that an alliance is necessary ...

        Phenomenal Woman By Maya Angelou       Maya Angelou’s Phenomenal Woman, defies the stereotypes women are often faced with today.  The poem appeared in Angelou’s third volume of poetry, And Still I Rise, which was first published in 1978.  In Phenomenal Woman, Angelou celebrates her body and the uniqueness that separates her from other women. Angelou, who died at the age of 86 in 2014, is one of the most celebrated poets and memoirists in American literature.  Her first memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, was the first U.S. bestseller ever written by an African American woman, and it catapulted Angelou into instant fame in the literary world.  The majority of her work deals with both the racism and sexism she experienced as an African American woman. Angelou uses an unconventional rhyme scheme in this poem. She begins her poem with a couplet in the first two lines: “Pretty woman wonder where my secret lies/I’m not cute o...

You sure, are a warrior But yes, who else can guard us! Never do you sheath your sword Spinning eternally through dawn and dusk... You sure, are a dancer Holding us, as does thunder! In a life time of trance  Not in tranche,  but complete wonder... You sure, are abstemious Holy ashes smeared over ! Stand we in awe and mystery At how you wield such pompous power.... You sure, are a mystic lover Shakti stood stern  in penance Never to hold  another  In your arms stands she, forever.... You sure, are  my all As you hold my bawny soul How can, I be otherwise Am at ease and ever wise... - P. Bala  S Devi