Eliot’s Belief in the Use of Mythical: Technique and his Showing the Continuity of Time Past and Time Present: Eliot believed that in the modern age in order to organize his disparate, heterogeneous material the modern dramatist must use the mythical – technique which implies a constant manipulation, of parallelism and contrast between the past … Read more
The use of Symbolism: Juxtaposition of Past and Present: A basic symbolism reinforced by other devices is used for the conscious creation of the field of the present out of the past. A direct statement of the interrelationship between the past, present and future occurs in the words of Harry: “How can we be … Read more
Three Major Themes in the Play: First, there is the theme of sin and expiation and atonement for that sin through suffering. Secondly, there is the theme of the oneness of time, the continuity of the past, the present, and the future, a theme which constantly recurs in the works of Eliot. Thirdly, there is … Read more