Hobson's choice - Explore the play from the perspective of Willie Mossop's development.
By Shloimi Werjuka Explore the play from the perspective of Willie Mossop's development. Introduction: Willie Mossop started off at the beginning of this play as a shoemaker, in Hobson's Cellar. He was of a low class and had great potential but little ambition. His first step was when Mrs Hepworth said that she only wants her shoes to be made by Willie. The next step towards his final personality was when Maggie proposed to marry him. He then went off with Maggie and started off his own business and then, not only did he stand up to Hobson, his former master, but he also stood up to Maggie, his own wife. In this coursework I intend to explore the play from the perspective of Willie Mossop's development. 'The shop windows and entrance from street occupy the left side. Facing the audience is the counter...' The play starts off with a rather long description of the settings in the shop. This is because Harold Brighouse is making sure that the play should be in an entirely realistic scenery. The first impression that we get of the family relationship is that the three daughters are quite friendly towards each other but together they all are 'against' their father, Hobson. Maggie is the eldest of the children, all of whom are not yet married. Maggie has a stubborn nature and acts like a mother to the other two girls. She is strict, confident and she is very persuasive
Comparing Hobson's (a private limited company) and Mr. K. Day (a sole trader).
Comparing Hobson's (a private limited company) and Mr. K. Day (a sole trader). Terms of reference: We need to conduct an investigating of two organisations. The companies are Hobson's and Mr. K. Day. Hobson's are a private limited company and Mr. K. Day is a sole trader. Procedure: In order to investigate both Hobson's and Mr. K. Day, I will need to be able to do the following: > Complete a questionnaire for both Hobson's and Mr. K. Day. > Read books such as Applied Business and GNVQ Business studies. > Look on the web sites of both of the companies. Findings. Aims and objectives. Both Hobson's and Mr. K. Day have and need aims and objectives. Both companies need aims and objectives to be successful and to improve both of the businesses. Aims are what Hobson's and Mr. K. Day are hopefully going to improve. Objectives are how Hobson's and Mr. K. Day are going to achieve their aims. Aims and objectives need to be SMART. SMART stands for: Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time related Mr. K. Day's aims: > To expand the company > To make a profit > To provide a service > Maximising sales > Providing a competitive service Mr. K. Day's objectives: > To advertise more (A&B) > To work longer hours > Providing more services (different kinds of services) Hobson's aims: > To make a profit > To provide quality services > To provide quality products
What do you think of Maggie Hobson in the first act and how does the author encourage you to change your mind?
Cheltenham Bournside School - 57309 Louise Tring English Literature Drama after 1914 Hobson's Choice What do you think of Maggie Hobson in the first act and how does the author encourage you to change your mind? Maggie's personality in act one gives us the impression that she is very bossy and always wants her own way, "this is a shop you know, we are not here to let people go without buying". She is bossing Albert Prosser into buying a pair of boots. I think that this makes her have an unpleasant appearance and is not the sort of person people like very much. During the play the author changes your mind by showing a different aspect to her personality. In act one, she acts very busy "she crosses and takes her place at desk", "she busies herself with an account book". This makes us think that she is the main boss of the shop. We also think that she does most of the work. The first thoughts of her is that she is anti-social. Alice : "oh it's you, I hoped it was father going out". Maggie : "it isn't". She is acting 'businesslike' and doesn't seem to be acting very friendly to her sister Alice. Maggie is unromantic, she doesn't think that there is any need for courtship before marriage, "See that slipper with the fancy buckle on to make it pretty ? Courting's like that my lass. All glitter and no use to nobody." This shows that she doesn't believe in courting. Really
hobson's choiceStudying the Victorian period from Hobson's choice, I rewrote a section of the play in modern times.
Khan's textile shop is in karama, Dubai. The shop's door is on the left hand side. The back door leading to the worker's area is on the right hand side. Facing the audience is the wooden counter desk, with a rack next to it on the right with different coloured silks and cloths. Behind the counter are shelves with different types and colours of material for sale. The counter desk has scratches on it and there are chairs which are whitey-grey in colour with the plastic peeling itself off. There is one electric switch under the counter desk, which is used for main the main light in the middle of the ceiling. The business is getting on quite well earning DHS.10, 000 a month, which is not a large amount in Dubai, it was just enough to pay the rent. The chairs are placed there for those who are higher in society as it was a sign of respect. Khan, ready to go out to the *shisha Café*, with his friends, opening the door with quite a shock! Minaal, checking and adding up the two workers salary, which is about DHS 500 each. Enter *Mama* Hessa, a lady of old age with a good sense of manner. She's from the United Arab Emirates, Dubai. She is wearing a traditional Arabic black abaya, which, is worn over the clothes once leaving your house. A shayla is also worn over the head to cover the woman's hair, so that no man can see it. Mama Hessa has a plastic bag with her with a blue coloured
Hobson's choice was written in the content of theatrical change by Harold Brighouse in 1945 and therefore, audience of that time may have a different perspective understanding of the play compared to much a modern or present day audience.
Hobson's Choices Hobson's choice was written in the content of theatrical change by Harold Brighouse in 1945 and therefore, audience of that time may have a different perspective understanding of the play compared to much a modern or present day audience. However despite the different in perspective, the play is still relevant to modern audience in that some of the activities which went on in the play can be compared to similar activities happening in the modern day. The first to be considered is the independence that was available to Hobson's daughter because they were able to select their husbands despite their father's aversion to the ideas, especially Maggie, similar things happen can be seen n modern day as women are able to make their own personal choices regarding which they make their partners. This therefore reflects the present independence that women have. The relationship between the father and the three daughters can also be compared single parent families are on the increasing. The play shows misunderstanding which may arise between a child and one parent due the absence of the other parent and this reflects in the disharmony present in some single-parents homes. The partnership or business merging can be also be seen when one of
Trace the development of Willie Mossop throughout the course of the play. Include the relevant points from each act and try to back up your points with quotations from the text.
Trace the development of Willie Mossop throughout the course of the play. Include the relevant points from each act and try to back up your points with quotations from the text. 'Hobson's Choice' is set in a Bootmakers shop in Victorian England. At this time women were not thought as equals to men and women were not thought to be business-like, but this play defies these facts, as Hobson's daughter, Maggie, a middle class businesswoman runs, the shop and is full of ambition. She certainly knows what she wants in life but this is not what you would expect for a stereotypical Victorian woman. Willie Mossop, Hobson's boothand is quite the opposite from Maggie, as at the beginning of the play Willie is a weak character, very unambitious, very content man. Willie is uneducated, he cannot read or write as he is only a working class citizen, but all this soon changes. Throughout the play we see Willie's character develop into an educated business-like man full of ambition, and this is down to Maggie, as she notices his potential and marries him. At the end of the play we see Willie as a definitely changed man, in every respect possible. At the very beginning of Act 1 the audience notices Willie's potential when Mrs Hepworth enters the shop. Mrs Hepworth is one of Hobson's upper class customers. Mrs Heoworth humiliates Hobson who assumes she has come to complain about the boots
Hobson's Choice.
Anna Gillespie Hobson's Choice The play chronicles a shift in the balance of power between the generations and the sexes. Using selected quotations as appropriate, show how this shift occurs in the course of the play. In the beginning of the play it is uncertain who is the 'main' character, who has the most power, between Henry Horatio Hobson or his daughter Maggie Hobson. Maggie runs her father's shop with a little bit of help from her two younger sisters, Alice and Vickey. Maggie likes to take charge and she acts very dominant when her father is not around, 'What can we do for you Mr Prosser?' Rather than any of her sisters asking, Maggie rises straight away even though they all know that Mr Prosser isn't there to buy anything but to hover around, his love, Alice. 'Well I can't say I came in to buy anything, Miss Hobson.' Maggie is determined to run the business and is clearly sick of him hanging around without buying anything. She, also, may be jealous that Alice has an admirer and as Maggie is 30, too old, for an admirer she may be trying to drive him away, 'This is a shop, you know. We're not here to let people go without buying.' And so clearly she is not going to let Mr Prosser go without buying anything, so she her asks for some laces, ' And now you'll have boots to go with the laces, Mr Prosser.' Her sisters have not stood up for Mr Prosser during this so obviously
Hobson's Choice
Original Writing Part 1 of 3 of a story Part 1 Chapter 1 ... I remember... I remember when it first started. The pain. The blue. Only to turn green, then yellow, before blue again. I wish she was still here. She used to try and make it better. Try to take away the pain I was in. But now she's gone. As tears fill my eyes, I remember her, and I take no pleasure in telling you, my closest friend, that the police were here again today. I hate them. I hate every last one of them. They've decided to close her case. They never worked it out. That it was him. I don't think I can cope any more. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do what I said last night, my dearest diary, and only you know about it, but for now, it's good night. Chapter 2 - Kim Morrison "How's your Mum?" I asked Kate Hill, the Deputy Head and one of my closest friends. It was before lessons had started, and we were having our usual catch up after the weekend. "She's getting better." Was the reply that I received. Kate wasn't the sort of person to let her emotions to get to her, or to talk about things that might be upsetting her. This was the kind of answer I had been expecting to get so was very surprised when she carried on talking. "The Chemo seems to be working, but I think she's getting a bit fed up with the hair loss! She seems to think that was the only good part of her." "And how are you feeling?" "I
Hobson's choice
Hobson's choice Hobson's choice is a comedy set in Salford, 1880 (In those times Salford was separate to Manchester) a period when development of trade unionism had begun. Harold Brighouse wrote the play in 1915 and it was performed in 1916. He wrote it to raise the morale of the population. This story mainly revolves around Willie, an uneducated and illiterate person who completely lacks self-confidence, working as a cobbler for Hobson, and Maggie, an exceedingly assertive woman. Maggie is a woman who we can recognize as way ahead of her time. Maggie is the daughter of Hobson, a disreputable, pompous, nasty piece of work. Hobson is portrayed throughout the play as being chauvinistic, arrogant and a drunkard. Maggie is one of his three daughters. Hobson is depicted as a middle-class, patriotic Englishman which can be seen from the text. 'HOBSON: I'm middle class and proud of it. I stand for common sense and sincerity." Brighouse mainly focuses on Maggie, as she is the dramatic backbone of the story, and the key to the development of Willie. She supports him against her drunkard father, and she helps him to assert himself, she also sees a bright future for him being the owner of a shoe shop. Maggie helps improve Willie's illiteracy by teaching him how to read and write. Maggie turns Willie from an uneducated person to that of an articulate and self-assured businessman.
hobsons choice
Essay on the way Willie changes from his first timid conversation with Maggie in act 1 to his self-confident manner with Mr. Hobson at the end of the play The following is an essay on William Mossop from the play 'Hobson's Choice' written by Harold Brighouse in 1914 and set in Salford during the 19th century. I will study the change in William from first timid conversation with Maggie to his self-confident manner with Henry Hobson at the end of the play. First Harold Brighouse was born in 1992 on the 26th of July he was born in Eccles near Salford; Harold was bought up in a middle class family. His mother home schooled him so he could imitate his older brother Edwin but his knowledge got him attracted in play writing, many believe that 'Hobson's Choice' was a play based on Harold's own life. First, Henry Hobson has three daughter's Alice, Maggie and Vicky they are sisters but have very different views on Willie Maggie is perhaps the most important character in the play. The play flows and the roles of the other characters revolve around her. This is mainly due to her manipulating skills and bossiness. Maggie is a modern woman, the opposite of Hobson, who is old-fashioned and is not open to modern ideas. He believes women are substandard; he mocks his daughter's dress code and their preference of husbands. It is she who proposes to Willie for practical and business reasons