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Analysis of “Of Truth” By Francis Bacon The world knows Sir Francis Bacon for his worldly wisdom. He had made an analysis of the world and in “Of Truth”, he guided his readers how to get success even in critical situations. Alexander Pope called Bacon meanest kind of person because of his worldly philosophy. Bacon always focuses on worldly benefits and rarely talks about the fruits of eternal life. In “Of Truth”, he speaks in favor of the truth; he also differentiates it from lie and forces us to speak the truth in every situation. He supports his arguments through solid quotations. Bacon also answers some of the old skeptical people, who were against the truth. He does not exaggerate truth but put reality in front of his readers. A person can only become honest if he speaks the truth. A lie may delight a person but it does not honor him. Let’s see what else he says.   “Of Truth” Summary and Critical Analysis: Sir Francis Bacon starts his essay while referring the Ancien...

The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Chaucer’s Humour Humour is an essential ingredient ( حصہ / جزو ) of Chaucer’s poetry and the backbone of The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. All the characters in The Prologue have been humorously described. Humour, in fact, makes Chaucer’s characterization distinct. A humorist is one who is quick to perceive the funny side of the things and who has the capacity to laugh and makes other laugh at what is absurd or ridiculous or incongruous. Chaucer is called the first humorist of English literature. No English literary work before him reveals humour in the modern sense and Chaucer is a greater humorist than Boccaccio.   Chaucer’s humour is consistent all pervasive and intense as we find in Shakespeare’s plays. He paints all the characters in a humorous way. The Knight is as gentle as a maid; the Squire is too sentimental in his love to sleep at night, the Friar has relations with the barmaids instead of the poor, t...