Explain How Sheriff uses a range of techniques in Act 1 Scene 3 to explore the Horrors of War and to make the Scene More Dramatic

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Explain How Sheriff uses a range of techniques in Act 1 Scene 3 to explore the Horrors of War and to make the Scene More Dramatic

The play Journeys End is about World War 1. Journeys End explains to us what it was like living in the trenches and how the soldiers lived their lives in battle. The play is written by R.C Sherriff, an officer who based this play upon his real-life experiences in the war. World War 1 is still interesting today because it was the longest ever war in which millions of men died. Sheriff’s purpose and message was to show the audience what it was really like in World War 1. Sheriff wanted to explain to the audience about what the soldiers did whilst they were there and how they felt about the war. The audience know some details about how the war was fought but they do not know the insight into the war, which Sheriff explains to them and gives them a greater understanding to the war. Act 3 Scene 1 is the most significant scene in terms of exploring the horrors of war because for me this is the most dramatic scene, I think this because this is the scene in which the raid happens. Another reason why Act 1 Scene 3 is the most significant is because in this scene R.C Sheriff explains most of the horrors of war such as death and fear of going into no mans land.

In Act 3 Scene 1 R.C Sheriff uses a range of techniques to give the audience a clear idea about what it was like in World War 1. In this scene he conveys action through the raid, in which they capture a German for information. Sheriff uses language to show the audience how the soldiers felt before the raid and what they spoke about. He uses the characters to show how what they did before the raid. Sheriff uses setting to show what the conditions were like in the trenches.

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Until Act 3 Scene 1 not much has happened, this scene sees a dramatic build up of action-particularly towards the raid. Many things happen towards the raid to make it dramatic for example the way the characters act and the dialogue between them. One example of this is at the beginning of Act 3 Scene 1 where Stanhope becomes restless, “Stanhope is alone, wandering to and fro across the dug-out…he looks anxiously at his watch”. This stage direction indicates to the audience that Stanhope is anxious and worried. Sheriff shows action and explores the horrors of war by conveying gun ...

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