Helen had to make a big decision as to whether she wanted the baby or was she going to go University and do her A-levels.
My opinion of the character Helen from the play ‘Dear Nobody’ is that she is a thoughtful character; she took consideration in her options and plans for her future. Helen does things that she wants to do and does not do what people ask or advice her to do. For example when her mother told her to get an abortion, she did not want to. She listened to herself and not her mother.
Helen talks to the baby as ‘Dear Nobody’. She has not named the baby but accepts the fact that it exists and addresses her concerns to it.
She said:
“You see I know I can cope…. but I am not ready for Chris”
She shows us that she has a bond with the baby, also shows that Helen is strong and loving towards her unborn baby.
Both Helen and Chris found out about Jill’s abortion when her husband left her, Jill is Chris’ aunty. Also Helen found out that her mum illegitimate. Helen is very distant with her mother, as her mum does not want Helen having a boyfriend. Helen and her mother became more distant when she was supposed to have an abortion, although she loves her mother she couldn’t go through with it.
Helen’s relationship with Chris was very strong before she found out that she was pregnant. When she found out she was pregnant she decided to be apart from Chris, but this also made her feel lonely and upset.
Helen’s mother told her that she couldn’t see Chris anymore but she carried on seeing him until she told him that it was over between them.
Helen had coped very well with her pregnancy along with Chris and her mother.
During her pregnancy she would write letters to her unborn baby. She would start her letters with “Dear Nobody”, Chris found these and read of them before leaving to go and see Helen, at the hospital when he got there the baby was born.
I believe that Helen took a lot of consideration in what her plans for the future was; she had her dream to study well and get through her A-levels but also wanted to live her life with her baby. It was a very hard decision for Helen, she thinks she made the right decision but her mother stills wants her to go off and do her A-levels.
Juliet
In this play Romeo and Juliet. Juliet fell in love with Romeo. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. Both of these families dislike each other but they could not help falling in love with each other.
Later Romeo asked Juliet to marry her but while this was going on Juliet’s father had found someone for her to marry. Count Paris, the man who Juliet’s father had found for her to marry wanted to marry Juliet. When Juliet found out she refused to marry him, this was because she was in love with Romeo and was going to marry him.
My opinion of the character Juliet is that she is aware of the dangers that are threatening her such as what her father would think of the situation between Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet has a lot of courage; she shows us this by when she refuses to marry Count Paris and faces her father’s anger. She knew her father would not agree with this because Romeo was a Montague and both families did not get along with each other. Romeo and Juliet declared their love for each other and got married without each of there parents knowing. The only person who knew about their marriage was the nurse. The language on their wedding day is very strong and meaningful.
Juliet shows us that she loves Romeo with all her heart when she waits for Romeo on her wedding night, also during the scene of her wedding and when she tells Romeo that she would change her name ‘Capulet’ to be with him.
Juliet changes from being a shy little girl when she realises that she is in love with Romeo. When she saw Romeo she knew that she was in love with him and this shows us a womanly maturity. Her love for Romeo is very tender and deep.
Juliet’s relationship with the nurse is very strong. The nurse is like a mother to her and she always relies on the nurse such as when she needed to talk to Romeo and on the day of the wedding day. The nurse is a very cheerful person with a lovely sense of humour, she is devoted to Juliet.
Juliet shows us that she is a very brave young lady when she goes to Friar Lawrence and takes the potion from him. When Juliet joined Romeo’s death it showed us that she was deeply in love with him.
Romeo and Juliet was written hundreds of years ago, there is a similarity between the two stories, which is that they both are about love. I noticed that Juliet and Helen are both very brave in facing up to their problems. Both Helen and Juliet are prepared to face anything in order to do what they think is best for themselves.
