ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The author tries to equate depression with ____
A
anger
B
darkness
C
fear
D
anxiety
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Darkness doesn’t refer to the absence of light; in Paradise Lost, darkness visible is the antithesis of light. By “darkness visible” are “sights of woe, regions of sorrow, doleful shades.” It obscures the positive while highlighting the negative, and it describes the figurative darkness of suffering through depression.

Detailed explanation-2: -Darkness Visible is a 1979 novel by British author William Golding. The book won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. The title comes from Paradise Lost, from the line, “No light, but rather darkness visible". The novel narrates a struggle between good and evil, using naïveté, sexuality and spirituality throughout.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most prevalent theme in Darkness Visible is how every individual afflicted by clinical depression ultimately has his or her own unique experience with the mental disorder.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Styron’s ‘Darkness Visible’ Shined a Light on Depression, 25 Years Ago-The Atlantic.

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