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The Theory of Objective Correlative This phrase was first of all used by Eliot in his essay on on ‘Hamlet’ in 1919. Since then it has gained   a popularity which could not have been foreseen by Eliot himself. Indeed he calls it a “notorious “term. In his essay Eliot declared ‘Hamlet ‘ as an artistic failure .   In support of his declaration he gave reason that ‘Shakespeare had failed to find the proper objective correlation for Hamlet’s feelings. Objective correlative was a part of Eliot’s impersonal theory of poetry . It is process of fusion of poet’s emotions with the emotions of the character and makes them inseparable part of the poetic work. The theory of impersonal poetry will not allow the poet to communicate his ideas and expressions straight away into his poems. Thus, objective correlative, required for the purpose. Personal emotions and are transmitted into fused images and ideas, which have a quality of universality. In Macbeth and in Othello as well the dr...

The Dramatic Monologue:- Non dramatic poetry with a dramatic Element : In dramatic monologue , author identifies himself with one main character or vise-versa. Here the character became just mouth piece of the author In his dramatic monologue it is Browning himself speaking through the mouth of his character. Browning’s Caliban is different to the Caliban of Shakespeare in the Tempest. Here in dramatic monologue there is no scope for action so, character just became auther’s follower. It is 2 nd voice used in dramatic monologue.2nd voice means the voice of poet talking to other people. In all non-dramatic poetry   second voice is used . 3 rd voice can also be heard at times in Epics. The Epic is essentially a tale told to an audience , while drama is essentially an action exhibited to an audience . The 1 st   Voice:- A lyric is the name of the short poem directly expressing the thoughts and sentiments of the poet . So, 1 st voice is the voice of poet talking t...