Objective Correlative
Objective Correlative
$ Objective correlative was e term used by T.S Eliot in his essay 'Hamlet and his problems ' ,and published in 'The Sacred Wood(1920)
$ The Objective Correlative is that formula for creating a specific emotional reaction merely by the presence of certain words, objects, or items juxtaposed with eachother.
$ According to Eliot,the only way of expressing emotion in the form of art is by finding an Objective Correlative.
$ Objective correlative can be
A set of objects
A set of situations
A chain of events that are used to evoke a particular emotion.
A-- Objective Correlative in a horror story.
Cracking of door, sound of thunder, owl's screeching, dog's barking.
B- Objective Correlative in a romantic story
Roses, poetry, romantic music etc.
$ T S Eliot says that sleepwalking scene of Lady Macbeth was a perfect Objective Correlative because readers can easily understand the state of mind of lady Macbeth through that scene.
$ According to Eliot , Hamlet was a failure because Shakespeare was unable to find an objective correlative to express Hamlet 's state of mind.
" Hamlet was dominated by an emotion which is in expressible,and hence the play is an Artistic Failure. "
$ Objective correlative was e term used by T.S Eliot in his essay 'Hamlet and his problems ' ,and published in 'The Sacred Wood(1920)
$ The Objective Correlative is that formula for creating a specific emotional reaction merely by the presence of certain words, objects, or items juxtaposed with eachother.
$ According to Eliot,the only way of expressing emotion in the form of art is by finding an Objective Correlative.
$ Objective correlative can be
A set of objects
A set of situations
A chain of events that are used to evoke a particular emotion.
A-- Objective Correlative in a horror story.
Cracking of door, sound of thunder, owl's screeching, dog's barking.
B- Objective Correlative in a romantic story
Roses, poetry, romantic music etc.
$ T S Eliot says that sleepwalking scene of Lady Macbeth was a perfect Objective Correlative because readers can easily understand the state of mind of lady Macbeth through that scene.
$ According to Eliot , Hamlet was a failure because Shakespeare was unable to find an objective correlative to express Hamlet 's state of mind.
" Hamlet was dominated by an emotion which is in expressible,and hence the play is an Artistic Failure. "
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