Richard III: Coursework Essay
Richard III: Coursework Essay 12.12.00 The play Richard III shows power, greed and ambition and how doing these things can effect other people and change how you act and think. In the world today someone who is like Richard in the way that he is greedy and power hungry is Saddam Hussein. The whole play shows how Richard is ambitious, greedy and power hungry. At the start of the play he is ambitious because he has set himself a task to become king. This shows that he is greedy because he is not happy with what position he is at that moment and wants more power. The way in which he does this is by killing anyone who could prevent him from becoming king. I think Shakespeare may have wanted to show that having ambition, power and a little greed is ok but if you lose your head and want more and more power making you become more greedy it could result in not just other people getting hurt but you getting hurt in the end as well. Like in the end of the play Richard ends up dying as a result of his extreme amount of power and greed. I think he wanted the audience to admire him for his cleverness in his schemes and the way he has organised everything. In some points the audience do admire him for his cleverness but straight after he has brought the audience to his side he does something extremely viscous and evil that the audience off liking him. People who are like
What is Junk by Melvin Burgess.
Junk is a hard hitting novel by Melvin Burgess. Tar Loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn't want to be tied down - not to anyone or anything. Gemma wants to fly but no one can fly forever. The life of Tar Is not good, but Gemma thinks her life is so bad as well but it is not. Gemma's Life is ordinary. Gemma just needs to work with her Father for a bit and do things together because they never get on. Gemma most of the time causes the arguments in the house by always wanting to stay out late and not go to school but most of the time she gets her own way, but not all the time. Junk is set in Bristol in the 1980`s and follows the lives of Tar and Gemma, two runaways who seek solace and adventure in squatting, partying and drug-taking. Heroin destroys personality, friendship, family and life. In this essay I am going to show how many ways of the adventures that Gemma and Tar start out on quickly turn to the Nightmare reality of junk. There are many examples of ADVENTURES & NIGHTMARES Now Tar's life is really Looking Bad. Both of Tar's Parents are alcoholics and when they're angry who suffers (tar). Tars Real name is DAVID but gemma gave him the name tar because he is always smoking. Tar's Father is a teacher at his school and always keeps his eye on him. Tars Mother never stops Drinking. Tar's Father is the one who always lashes out on him and states it's always his fault. The novel
Does Richard the third deserve his reputation?
English Coursework Title: Does Richard the third deserve his reputation? The question of Richard lll's reputation is a puzzle as he was thought of in many alternative ways by the different characters or at contrasting times in the play. His reputation deteriorates towards the end of the play. His brothers Clarence (George) and Edward are fond of him and believe he is an honest, trustworthy man and this is why they do not realise his evil plan. This plan starts when the king has been given advice to imprison anyone close to him whose name begins with the letter "G". As the king's brother the duke of Clarence is named George he is sent to the tower. On the way he passes Richard and he assures Clarence he will get him out of the tower, that he shall deliver him and that his "imprisonment shall not be long". This is play on words and a form used numerously throughout the play, because Clarence is not in prison long, two murderers employed by Richard to deliver him to a better place. It is thought that if Clarence had lived longer and especially after the murderers had been in as there was a long scene in which one of the murderers backed out of murdering him and Richards's name was undisclosed to Clarence. Anne who later becomes Richards begrudging wife refers to him as "foul devil" and "fouler toad", not traditional words of endearment! Overall Richards reputation is not good
Produce a written study of 'Edward Scissorhands' examining how the director, Tim Burton blends different genres to create a suburban fantasy.
Produce a written study of 'Edward Scissorhands' examining how the director, Tim Burton blends different genres to create a suburban fantasy. In the film Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton creates a suburban fantasy by explaining his interpretation of what it is like to live in a suburb. The definition of suburb is living in the outskirts of a town and having limited interests and narrow minded views. Tim Burton creates suburbia and practically makes a parody of the suburb where the family live. The women typify the definition of a suburban housewife; they stay at home, clean and cook. They are always on each others doorsteps trying to get the latest gossip and they always know what everyone is up too. Tim Burton mixes this with his imagination making it a suburban fantasy. He does this by creating Edward and the dark castle where he stays. This is just one example of the many different genres that Tim Burton uses for instance: Horror, comedy and romance. Examples of horror in the film are the castle where Edward lives, Tim Burton has made it look really old, dirty, haunted and derelict from the outside but you associate dark haunted castles with horror films. Tim Burton creates comedy by making a joke of the fact that Edwards's hands are scissors he does this when Edward pops the water bed whilst trying to get out. Tim Burton also creates romance where Edward falls in love
What is significant about the way David Hare ends "Skylight"?
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How is Richard III presented and how does his character compare with other figures in history?
How is Richard III presented and how does his character compare with other figures in history? In the play, Shakespeare presents Richard as a person who blames others for people's situations that he has caused. He does this by pretending to Clarence that it is the queen's fault he has been imprisoned. To help ease the pain for Clarence and understand the decision made, Richard tells him that "men are ruled by women" and Clarence understands this given to what others say about her. The language used has an impact because Richard is telling Clarence this and may be said in a disgraced way. Furthermore when talking, Richard uses the line "we are the queens abject" to demonstrate the power one person has over them all. The word abject stands out the most because it means both spiritless and degrading - this is what view Richard wants people to have of Elizabeth's outlook of everyone else. Straight afterwards he says "and must obey" and means that orders that are not obeyed by anyone will be punished. Because it has been Richard who has manipulated events to put Clarence in prison, he uses the queen's low popularity often in order to cover up. Still trying to convince Clarence that it is her fault he tells him " 'Tis not the king that sends you to the tower" and uses persuasive language to make him see. So that Richard can make sure Clarence doesn't suspect him, he says
How does our opinion of Richard alter throughout the first 3 scenes of Shakespeares
How does our opinion of Richard change throughout Act 1 of Richard III? Throughout Act 1, Shakespeare presents Richard in many different lights, using both Richard's perspective and the perspective of other characters within the play. The first encounter with Richard is the opening monologue of the play. This monologue uses many different techniques to play with the emotions of any audience. For example, the impression I got of Richard, when first reading the play was that he was of high birth; because, due to the time period in which the play is set, anyone with education was well off, so without even knowing the role of Richard within the royal family, you would be able to tell this. I can draw this conclusion from Richard's clever use of words such as 'this sun of York,' which is an intelligent pun, as Richard is a son of York, and his play on words makes it seem as if he is incredibly important. This idea also gives an outlook on Richard's view of himself. A huge proportion of the first monologue draws in the negative features of Richard's life. This creates a huge amount of empathy towards him, making it seem as if he is the hard done by member of the family. Phrases such as, 'Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time,' describing his premature birth and deformity because of it; 'I am curtailed of this fair proportion,' which depicts his lack of affection from the
Thornbury Castle.
Thornbury Castle In 1508 The Duke of Buckingham (Edward, Earl of Stafford) started to build a castle at Thornbury. He built onto the existing medieval manor house where he stayed as a child. In 1521 he was executed for treason before he had a chance to finish it. It has puzzled historians for many years whether the castle was built for defence or just to show off. The question I am going to try and find the answer to is: "Was Thornbury castle the last English castle to be built with a serious purpose of defence?" Thornbury Castle has features that make it look like a castle and features that make it look like a palace. For this reason some historians have called it a "Tudor castle-palace". Features that make it look like a castle: Arrow slits: Some of the walls have arrow slits, a few of which are also crossed for crossbows. These could give some protection from an arrow attack, but in the 15th century cannons were becoming more popular and the use of arrows in battle was declining. Moat: There is a ditch around the outer walls that also goes behind the barracks. This is most likely to have been a moat. John Leland who, in 1541, wrote about a stream that Buckingham re-routed to fill the moat backs up this theory. Barracks: In the outer court there are remains of barracks, which is unusual and atypical of the time as it was illegal to have a private army. The
Write a letter to the documentary maker, Paul Hamann, explaining how effective you thought the film "Fourteen Days in May" was as an illustration of issues surrounding the use of capital punishment in the United States of America.
English Coursework Write a letter to the documentary maker, Paul Hamann, explaining how effective you thought the film "Fourteen Days in May" was as an illustration of issues surrounding the use of capital punishment in the United States of America. Dear Mr Hamann, I am writing to you regarding the documentary that you made on Edward Earl Johnson called "Fourteen Days in May". I overall found your documentary very informative and useful. However I personally thought that there are some things that you could of changed to make it better. At the beginning I think that the voice over off the radio, which informs us of all the information, is very useful. "Edward Earl Johnson was convicted of the 1979 shooting death of Walmet Grove Marshall J.P. Crest. Johnson's attorneys say they've got a strategy to save the inmate from execution on the 20th May. You get the initiative that you are there in Mississippi going to see the Edward Earl Johnson." Before I watched your documentary I had my own preconceptions about death row and the people who were on it. I thought that it was a place where very evil people were put when they have committed a serious offence, I felt that all the people here deserved to die and that I had nothing against them being executed. When the helicopter is circling over the prison where Johnson is being held I think it would be a better idea to have a view
In Shakespeares play King Richard III, Richard; the protagonist of the play, is portrayed to be a villain through his sly, sinister tactics to make his way to the throne.
Richard III Coursework In Shakespeare's play 'King Richard III', Richard; the protagonist of the play, is portrayed to be a villain through his sly, sinister tactics to make his way to the throne. He has many obstacles in his way and is kept from the throne due to the fact that he is far down the line to be king, so he uses cunning and manipulative skills to hire people to assassinate them getting him closer to the throne. Despite his evil being his manipulative tactics show signs of heroism through his manipulative skills because he shows confidence, smarts and able to get people to support him without them seeing his true nature. These features show his smarts and would be all of the skills he needs to become a leader and a hero but instead uses his expertise for evil and is able to accomplish his objective of becoming king but his he gets overconfident and this results in his death towards the end of the play. Firstly Richard demonstrates his manipulative character when he talks to Clarence in Act 1 Scene 1, however the audience knows that he is only fooling Clarence. "Oh, belike his majesty hath some intent. That you should be new christened in the Tower. But what is the matter, Clarence? May I know?" Richard shows his skills of manipulation by pretending to care about Clarence's problems. He asks him "what is the matter" as if he is his friend and Clarence believes