Aiswarya Lakshmi

Spaces of Struggles and Empathy: Reading Still Alice in the Light of Health Humanities explores Still Alice through the perspective of the interdisciplinary field of Health Humanities. The project examines how the novel portrays the emotional, psychological, and social challenges faced by individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease. It highlights themes of memory, identity, dignity, caregiving, and empathy, showing how literature helps readers understand the human experience of illness and promotes compassion toward patients and their families.

This project studies the dramatic significance of soliloquies in Hamlet and Othello by William Shakespeare. It examines how soliloquies reveal the inner thoughts, emotions, motives, and conflicts of the characters while advancing the plot and developing major themes. The study compares the reflective soliloquies of Hamlet with the manipulative soliloquies of Iago, highlighting their role in characterization, dramatic irony, suspense, and the overall tragic impact of the plays.