The book I am going to be writing about is called Dr Franklins Island by Ann Halam.
Ricky Kotecha 9PM The book I am going to be writing about is called Dr Franklins Island by Ann Halam. The book is about 3 kids, Semirah (Semi), Miranda and Arnie. They won a science competition by Planet Savers to go to Quito. During the journey on the plane, the plane crashed and only Semi, Miranda and Arnie survived. They ended up on the island where they were about to be the next victims of genetic engineering because of two evil scientists called Dr Skinner and Dr Franklin. Key themes that are brought in this book is having evil scientists that always have a new plan on their mind and are always up to something. It is also about stranded survivors that have to save their lives from these evil scientists or else their life is fatal. Lastly the story has a little on the good side, this meaning that not all aspects in the book are bad and there are good times when Dr Skinner tries to help Semi and Miranda not be killed, because he has a slight sensitivity towards children who are about to suffer and is not just a bad person but does have a good side unlike Dr Franklin. Characters in the book * Semi: In this book Semi is a chubby girl (but not fat).She is a shy girl. I know this because it says "Hold on Semirah, what if you win, you know you are shy". Her actual name is Semirah but her nickname is Semi. She is quite an intelligent girl and is mostly is like a nerd. She
Explore the dramatic impact of the tempest scene in Act 1, Scene 1 in The Tempest.
Explore the dramatic impact of the tempest scene in Act 1, Scene 1 in The Tempest. You should consider the development of the character thorough action and dialogue; the use of stage space and other stage effects; and finally the likely effects upon a Jacobean audience and a modern one. The Tempest was written in 1606-1611 and can be described as a 'late play' or a 'tragicomedy'. It is a play that looks at human emotions and characters that are put under pressure. The first scene is one, I think, of importance since it introduces the courtiers and show us their true characters. It is also exciting, which means that the audience will be interested from the moment the play starts. The Tempest was possibly one of the last plays Shakespeare wrote. By this time Shakespeare would have been famous throughout England and so there would have been much expectation surrounding the play. Therefore it was necessary that the first scene be one of great impact. In order to create a scene of dramatic effect that will make people interested in the play there must be a powerful image such as a storm, a tempest. However with limited resources Shakespeare had to make the scene authentic through the actors. The illusion of the ship can be made by the actors' tone of voices, actions and movements. For example the dialogue in the first scene is mostly one of commotion and shouting such
The Tempest Written By William Shakespeare - How does the opening scene capture the audience, introduce themes and characters and sustain interest bearing in mind the construction of Shakespeare's theatre?
By Sabina Chan The Tempest Written By William Shakespeare: How does the opening scene capture the audience, introduce themes and characters and sustain interest bearing in mind the construction of Shakespeare's theatre? This play is unlike any other Shakespeare play. It contains magic and supernatural things. In Shakespeare's time, people believed in magic because they had poor education and could not explain natural events. In 'The Tempest' the main themes and characters are introduced in the opening scene. The tempest is the symbol of change. In the Tempest, order has been upset by the overthrow of Prospero. The storm brings the people responsible to the island so that order can be restored. 'A tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard'. So already Shakespeare is getting the audiences attention by starting off the play with a ship in the middle of a storm. The play begins on a ship, with a shipmaster, a boatswain and mariners trying to keep the ship from getting wrecked and killing passengers. Then Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio and Gonzalo enter and get rude to the boatswain. The Boatswain orders action to save the ship but disaster strikes. Miranda and her father Prospero are left on the island. Prospero begins to tell her his history, and how they became upon the island. During the storm, Boatswain talks to noble men with a polite manner, but after when he lose his
Analysis of 'The Tempest'
How does Shakespeare present the use and abuse of power in 'The Tempest'? Comment on the use of language, ideas and stagecraft. Elizabethan society's understanding of colonisation and natives is reflected in the play 'The Tempest' by William Shakespeare. Elizabethan's were very positive towards colonisation and the idea of usurpation, and were neither very knowledgeable when it came to global awareness and the feelings of others. Elizabethan's viewed natives in a humorous way and this is what they wanted to see in their theatres - entertainment and humour. The role of women in the Elizabethan era was very different compared to modern society today. Women were not allowed to perform on stage, therefore female roles were often played by young men, along side this, a lot of women were prostitutes. This role of women mirrored in Shakespeare's plays; in which normally only consist of one female character. The female personalities in Shakespeare's plays are distinctively repetitive and memorable, either soppy or light-hearted, a prostitute, or having an evil trait like Lady Macbeth. As for the theatre itself, they of course had no dramatic lighting or computerized sound effects; therefore, Shakespeare relied on his use of language and exaggerated stagecraft to represent emotion, tension, the concept of magic, humour and of course to create a lively atmosphere within the theatre.
Jekyll & Hyde - duality
Tom Pearson 10L English Coursework How Does Stevenson Explore the Duality of Human Nature in 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' ? 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' is a novella written by the respected Scottish Author Robert Louis Stevenson, who was born on November 15th, 1850, in Edinburgh. The story was first published in 1886, and has since become the most popular of all his books. One of the previous manuscripts of this novel is thought to have been thrown into the fireplace by himself after his wife criticized it, saying that it wasn't good enough and contained too much inappropriate sexual content. Some experts still debate if he really burnt the manuscript or not. Even to this day there is no factual evidence of what really happened, but will remain a part of the history of the novel. The story itself looks at the way an individual is made up of differing feelings and needs; some good and others evil. An interested lawyer, by the name of Utterson, comes to know of the hideous and fierce Hyde, and his bizarre link with the well-known Dr Jekyll, who later in the story pays out a cheque for Hyde's (his evil side's) psychopathic behaviour. Shortly after, an unruly murder takes place, the victim being one of Utterson's clients, Sir Danvers Carew. To make the situation even more unbelievable, the murder weapon was in fact a cane
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How would you, as a director, guide an actress in her portrayal of Lady Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 5? How would you then change our perception in Act 5 Scene 1? Who is Lady Macbeth? During the play her character status and role is completely reversed, from being an evil and power thirsty witch like character, to an insane and conscience character. Lady Macbeth intrigues us because her character is somewhat how women can act in today's society but in Elizabethan times this would be a completely new view on how woman could behave. This is why I'm going to be looking over her character in full detail and as a director choose how I would like to convey Lady Macbeth to a 20th century audience. The first time we lay eyes on Lady Macbeth she is reading the letter Macbeth had sent to her. This scene is made just to show what Lady Macbeth's reaction is, and what kind of person she is when alone, the first impression of her. The letter is used as a draught device to do this. While reading the letter I want her to start to smile and grin more as she reads on with each line getting happier. Especially at the "Hail, king that shalt be". To stage this scene I would place it in a red room where she would be sitting down on a stool in an upright manner. I do this because in her speech we find her agreeing with the witches, "shalt be What thou art promis'd", this is showing that without a doubt
Explore the theme of transformation in 'The Tempest '. Show with particular reference to Prospero, how the characters in the play undergo change.
Explore the theme of transformation in 'The Tempest '. Show with particular reference to Prospero, how the characters in the play undergo change. Transformation manifests itself in a number of ways throughout The Tempest, the play is based around revenge, mainly the revenge of Prospero, and so by the end of the play, with the use of his magic on the characters there is some sort of transformation or resolution in the characters. However, this simple transformation of character is not as simple as it appears and the conclusion of the essay sums up the difficulty of 'closure' in the play. 'The Tempest' revolves around the sayings and doings of one character. We first meet Prospero in Act 1, where he is established as the most prominent character in the play, with the most power. He uses this magical power, which he acquired from studying books, to manipulate the events that take place throughout the performance. For this reason, he has the ultimate control over all of the characters. At the start of the play Prospero is agitated, bitter and resentful, having been severely mislead by his brother, Antonio, and being exiled by the King of Naples. He has set up the situation we find the play in. We see several different sides to Prospero's character for the duration of the play. Firstly, a loving father, a love for magic and a love for learning, and it was because of this love
Exploring the themes of Imprisonment, Freedom and Authority in the Tempest.
Exploring the themes of Imprisonment, Freedom and Authority in the Tempest In the Tempest you see a variety of themes set in many different contexts which develop further as the play progresses, many of the themes are based on what would have been current issues around the time the play was written. However the strongest of these themes have to be Freedom, imprisonment and the Authority, which Shakespeare has decided specifically to highlight. This is probably due to the fact that the Tempest was written in the early 17th Century, which is a period in time well known for the very powerful monarchy. It is also during this era that Magicians were very high profile, and people in these times actually believed the magic they witnessed on stage and therefore in this play the audience would have believed the unrealistic elements and spellbinding scenes that take place. Such as Prospero having the ability to create the illusion of a storm to the sailors and having a spiritual slave. The Oxford Dictionary definition of Imprisonment is "put into prison, confine". An overview of the play would be that only Ariel was imprisoned in the tree and Ferdinand in a prison, however an in depth look at the play shows that there are many other examples of confinement, be it physically or emotionally. The definition of Freedom is "the condition of being free or unrestricted", which we see
"The Tempest is full of magic and illusion. Consider the effect this would have on a 17th century audience and a 21st century audience. How might the magic and illusion be presented today?"
Shakespeare Literature "The Tempest is full of magic and illusion. Consider the effect this would have on a 17th century audience and a 21st century audience. How might the magic and illusion be presented today?" William Shakespeare wrote The Tempest as a play. It was not intended for the text to be read by school children from a book. It was intended for performance in a theatre, where it would give enjoyment to an audience. One of the main "themes" of The Tempest is magic. Prospero is a magician, a sorcerer, a wizard, someone with magical powers. He uses these powers to make lots of things happen within the play. Indeed, the first scene focuses on the storm that Prospero has created to cause havoc on the ship upon which his enemies are travelling. At the beginning of the play, the storm just seems like any other storm, with an unfortunate crew being shipwrecked. By the end of Act 1, however, we discover that the storm was not a natural occurrence. Prospero conjured up the storm and deliberately picked out that ship. The audience get their first hint of this in Miranda's first speech of the play. Miranda has watched the storm destroy the ship and she feels pity for the shipwrecked people. In her opening line, she asks her father if the storm is a product of his magic: "If by your art, my dearest father, you have Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them." This shows
How is the theme of magic presented in Act 1 Scene 2 of The Tempest and Act 5 Scene 1. What was the Elizabethan attitude to magic at the time?
How is the theme of magic presented in Act 1 Scene 2 of The Tempest and Act 5 Scene 1. What was the Elizabethan attitude to magic at the time? In this essay I will analyze the theme of magic in Act 1 Scene 2 and in Act 5 Scene 1 of the Tempest, and I will also look at Elizabethan attitude to magic at the time. The theme of magic was very important in the 1600s in the Elizabethan age. James I believed in the Divine Rights of Kings, he thought that he was God's voice on Earth. He thought that if God was represented on Earth, then so was evil. People believed that witches contained evil, women were dunked/stoned/hung if they were found out to be a witch, as it was seen as ridding the world of evil, England was religious:- good v evil. This all relates to the Tempest because the Tempest is all about magic, it is set on a magic island and the main character(Prospero) uses magic spells to achieve his intensions. Also the Tempest meant in Shakespeare's days a very angry stormy temper, it also meant a magical process changing things into gold. The play the Tempest is about Prospero the Duke of Milan & his daughter(Miranda), they were one day chucked onto a boat, they were meant to drown, but Gonzalo a dear friend of Prospero supplied them with food, drink & books on the boat, Antonio, Prospero's brother and Alonso the King ordered them to be put onto the boat. They then