Romeo and Juliet have married secretly and Romeo has been banished to Mantua after the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio. The Capulets are in mourning for Tybalt but lord Capulet finally agrees to the request from Paris to go ahead with the marriage to Juliet
Romeo and Juliet have married secretly and Romeo has been banished to Mantua after the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio. The Capulets are in mourning for Tybalt but lord Capulet finally agrees to the request from Paris to go ahead with the marriage to Juliet as soon as possible. Shortly after Romeo has left Juliet's bed she is brought the news of the date of her marriage to Paris. In 16th century Europe arranged marriages were very common within aristocratic households. Parents found suitable partners for their children based on family status. Fathers would try and find a suitable partner who would bring wealth and a good name to the family. Marrying into family heritage also improved the status or reputation on a family. Paris wanted to marry Juliet because she was young and he wanted an heir to his estate, which at was important as only males could inherit. In Act 1 scene 2 Paris and Lord Capulet are talking about Juliet's arranged marriage. Lord Capulet comes across as reluctant for Juliet to marry Paris and believes at the moment she's too young and innocent for marriage as he tells him,' My child is yet a stranger in the world' which shows he's unsure that she is ready for marriage. 'Let two more summers wither in their pride' meaning that he wants Juliet to wait two more years. This is showing Lord Capulet is having second thoughts. Capulet advises 'woo her gentle
Writing To Entertain - Short Story - It was Friday night, my mum had arranged to go out with my dad...
Writing To Entertain - Short Story It was Friday night, my mum had arranged to go out with my dad, so I called a few friends over so we could watch a movie, order a pizza, talk about boys, the usual I guess. 'Come on Frank we're late for our reservation! Em what time are Janet and Angela coming?' 'In about 10 minutes mum'. 'OK, you know the rules yeah lights out around 12, don't open the door to any strangers, Frank I'm going to the car I'll see you there!'. 'I'm coming Honey! Be good Emily, my mobile numbers on the T.V if you need me, otherwise I'll see you later.' That was it, they left for the restaurant. It was my parent's anniversary and my dad had a classy restaurant booked. I sat down, flicking around on T.V, I glanced at the clock, 8:00. Janet and Ange should be here any minute. The doorbell rang, I opened it, it was Janet. Ange was strolling behind with her bag of clothes. She was only staying the night, she must have had enough clothes for the weekend. 'Heeey Janet, you all right Ange, come in'. They put their stuff in my room and came down, we ordered a pizza and started eating. We watched 'The Fresh Prince' on telly until we decided which video to watch. Ange had other ideas, 'I knew I forgot something! Why don't I go home and get that new horror film, I have it on DVD, I didn't wanna watch it alone, Ill be back in 15 minutes'. 'Ok make it quick! This better be
Surviving loss and grief
This essay will convey a secure knowledge and understanding of the importance of appropriate children's literature in relation to the child's development. It will develop an ability to identify texts which influence children's personal, social and emotional development in the Early Years. This will correspond particularly to children who experience loss, change and grief. The essay will have a detailed understanding of the impact of loss on young children's lives, demonstrating a critical knowledge of theories of loss and grief. It will also show appreciation for the uncertainty, ambiguity and the limits of knowledge in relation to loss and grief in young children. There are various events in children's lives which may have potentially harmful physical, social and emotional consequences. In the past, Bowlby (1980) suggests, it was confidently believed that a young child soon forgets its mother and so gets over the misery of not having her around and he says that grief in childhood, it was thought, is momentary. However, more searching observation has shown that that is not so as Brown (1999) states that death is an affair which plays on emotions which may never have been experienced before and may interfere with the normal process of growing up. Every year thousands of children face bereavement, perhaps through the death of a grandparent, parent, friend or sibling.
An Interview with Leonardo Da Vinci
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Explore the relationship that exists between Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson across a range of short stories noting the effects of social/Historical/Cultural influences upon the text.
Explore the relationship that exists between Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson across a range of short stories noting the effects of social/Historical/Cultural influences upon the text. Sherlock Holmes is the creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh. He was educated at Stonyhurst College and the University of Edinburgh; from 1882 to 1990 he practiced medicine in Southsea, England. The first Ever Sherlock Holmes novel was Conan Doyle's second go at making a book series. It was "A study in Scarlet" which was published in 1887. The Character of Holmes, his amazing ways of deducing things by sight, was based on one of Conan Doyle's University Professors, Dr Joseph Ball. How he could open up a body and say what kind of lifestyle the man had lived. Conan Doyle was so immediately successful in literary career that approximately five years later he abandoned his medical practice to devote his entire time to writing. Sherlock Holmes' appearance was over six feet tall and so lean that it looks as if he is so much taller. His eyes were sharp and piercing, his thin, hawk-like nose. His hands covered in ink and stained in chemicals. Holmes was a very private man, he has no private life and has no social life. All he has is his Detective Skills and his Drugs. Dr John Watson on the other hand is a gentlemen, he is a professional
What characteristics of Stanhopes personality do you think this passage reveals? Support your answer with details and evidence from the passage.
Literature - Common Assessment Task Final Piece What characteristics of Stanhope's personality do you think this passage reveals? Support your answer with details and evidence from the passage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The passage displays a variety of new characteristics of STANHOPE's personality. It shows his pessimism, escapist, hopefulness, weakness, devotion and loyalty, his hatred of cowardice and his role as a hero to RALEIGH. STANHOPE's escapism is highlighted in this brief passage as he says about his fiancée MADGE's oblivion of his addiction to alcohol, "She doesn't know that if I went up those steps into the front line - without being doped with whisky - I'd go mad with fright." Escapism is one of the most prominent themes in JOURNEY'S END and almost every main character has their own methods of escapism. Examples include: OSBORNE preferring to see everything as a romantic, TROTTER using food as a form of escapism and HIBBERT's escapism through which he tries to fake neuralgia to flee the trenches. STANHOPE uses alcohol to escape from the everyday horrors of war. On a follow up to the aforementioned point, escapism proves weakness. This passage also reveals STANHOPE's weakness when deprived of alcohol. He says he, "couldn't bear being fully
History of Art - Realism.
History of Art Realism Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) and Jean-François Millet (1814-75) were the catalysts to the explosion of Realism. They were in favour of the working classes and the portrayal of the 'real' everyday life. They wanted to shock the bourgeois by their direct style and outrage respectable artists. They were both political anarchists, nobody ever painted the poor people working in the fields; Courbet and Millet glorified the figure and the subject matter in the style of classical history paintings of the Academy. They used in paint in a colourful way trying to emphasise the natural outdoor light of the countryside. Their pictures were strongly modelled to show strong form and shadows. According to the classification of art historians, Courbet is the first great Realist among the painters of the 19th century. Courbet was born in Ornans and was in Paris by 1839, working under a minor painter in the Louvre. He copied Dutch, Spanish and Flemish works as well as pieces by Delacroix and Géricault. Courbet showed an 'ugliness' in his paintings which the public were shocked by, none of whom realised that this was what Courbet actually called reality. Courbet's realism is a totally independent of the exact illustration of details, he deifies the proletariats in the style of history paintings of Regal figures. In "A Burial at Ornans" (1859) the compact black
What is dark matter?
What is dark matter? By John Smith The world of physics has many questions that need to be answered and analysed, so that we can unravel the mysteries of the world today. Dark matter is one such topic that we need to investigate, with this essay I hope to give light upon the dark topic of dark matter. Firstly, what is dark matter? [1]Our galaxies are made up of clusters, such as stars. The clusters are held together by gravity. Scientists have tried to measure, how much is being squeezed by the gravity. The outcome from the tests is to identify, how much matter there is or the squeeze force. However our galaxies have clusters that are invisible, meaning we can't see it. This invisible matter is classified as "dark matter". The term "dark matter" was forged by Fritz Zwicky who discovered evidence for missing mass in galaxies in the 1930s. I shall explain more about him later on in this essay. How can identify dark matter? [2] When we think of the universe, we only think of what we can see, not what we can't see. With technological advances, astronomers can use great telescopes to see what the naked human eye can't see, such as light in the electromagnetic spectrum. In turn we see many more stars and galaxies show up. Scientists understand the laws of gravity by using formulas to calculate orbits and the movement of objects that are attracting each other.
The Club 18-30 brochure seems to be aimed at young people who like to have fun
Media Coursework Media has come to mean very different things to our society. For example, the importance of media in our life is that it communicates various ideas and helps us make decisions. Media influence us because of how things may look or sound. These holiday brochures have used different useful devices to convince you to come to there resort. In this essay I will be comparing two types of holiday brochures and how they attract their target audience. The Club 18-30 brochure seems to be aimed at young people who like to have fun. This can be seen in the choice of layout and organization. It is well laid out; this can be seen in the way they used the logo to show that it is a reputable company. It appears to the reader that this company is authentic and it is a company that they can trust. The use of presentational devices also helps attract attention and guide the reader's response. For example, the use of sub-headings helps to break down the information into different sections. Also, his indicates fun as the font is written like a young person would write and this attracts the target audience of 18-30. Furthermore in 'Superfamily' brochure uses sub-headings and bullet points directly next to the picture. This helps the reader to identify the important aspects of the resort and it also shows the resort is focused on families and the activities available for
"Harry Potter" movie poster analysis
Poster Analysis The purpose of this film poster is to advertise and to persuade the audience. The companies that produce a film want their end product to be known worldwide; so they put all their effort into making the best film, as well as creating the most eye catching and interesting film poster. They make a film poster to persuade more people to come and see the film, and so earning more money. The film companies need to get the most money they can so that they can earn back the money spent on making the film, as well as the payment of the actors/actresses and the rest of the staff. The genre of this film is fantasy, adventure, action and thriller. It is targeted for people of any gender and for people aged 12-40. The producers want the younger audience to watch the film so that they can get even more money out of them. For example, young teenagers aged 13-15 may not have a job and so therefore get money from their parents. By doing this, more people would be watching and thus more money for the company. The main picture consists of the main character, evil villain and a metal object. This suggests that the main character may be trying to stop the evil villain and that they are the two characters that the movie focuses on. The metal object tells us that the film focuses on it as well; it is placed in between the two characters so this suggests that the object may come
