Q: Fear of Ghost and Apparition- explain it.
Written
by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, the de Coverley Paper is the mirror of
the eighteenth century’s life and manner, both of the city and countryside. Sir
Roger, one of the good friends of Addison and Steele, represents the lifestyle
of rural England in eighteenth century.
Eighteenth century is known as ‘Age of reason’.
Because of the scientific revolution, people are becoming more reasonable,
because of education, and ignorance are removing from the society.
There
is a hunted beside Sir Roger’s house, where the servants of the house don’t go
because of fear. They can see or feel supernatural things, such as ghost. Then
Sir Roger tells his clergyman to stay a night in that hunted to reduce the fear
of his servants. Thus Sir Roger proves that there is no ghost and everything is
created by weak mind. Sir Roger is the symbol of reason and the servants are
the symbol of ignorance according to eighteenth century.
The
main subject of the Coverley Paper is to satire the society. Though this is the
age of enlighten, social, psychological, political conflict have appeared- all
these factors are portrayed by Addison and Steele through wit irony and
symbols.
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