How does Henry demonstrate his skills as an orator in his speeches at Farfleur and Agincourt.

Matthew Russell 11WDW Henry V How does Henry demonstrate his skills as an orator in his speeches at Farfleur and Agincourt. The play of Henry V was originally created by Shakespeare in 1600 and was produced to support the Queens decisions at the time when England was at war with Ireland , with this in mind Shakespeare wanted to create the play with encouraged patriotism and Nationalistic feelings between the public. He did this because Henry V had supposedly done the same to his people. Henry V was one of the greatest warrior Kings that ever lived. When parliament gave the church a bill that would take away a lot of the churches land, they turned for Henry V for help. They would pay him a large sum of money to stop the bill going through. Henry agreed and understood that the only way he could do this was by overtaking France. The church turned to Henry for help because he was an accomplished soldier. He fought his first battle at the age of fourteen and at the age of sixteen he commanded his fathers army at the battle of Shrewsbury. In 1415 Henry proposed to marry Catherine, also demanding for the old Plantagenet lands of Normandy and Anjou as his dowry. Her father, Charles ll refused this and Henry V declared war. With England being in war with Ireland as well he set off to France with only a quarter of the English army, leaving the other three quarters to fight in case

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didn't think I would ever fall in love, come to think of it I never thought I would fall for Romeo, my best friend. Let's just say that love gets people in ways which you wouldn't expect.

New School I didn't think I would ever fall in love, come to think of it I never thought I would fall for Romeo, my best friend. Let's just say that love gets people in ways which you wouldn't expect. It was a Tuesday morning. It had finally come; the day when I was moving schools. I can still remember what was going through my head that morning. 'Thank god I'm out of that shit hole' I sighed, I was so nervous, 'what if I don't make any friends' 'what if everyone hates me' I sighed again. All those negative thoughts where rushing through my head, I was very sure I was gonna punk out but I kept my cool. I had just finished having a bath and I was going to find something to wear. Don't get me wrong I have so many clothes, but trust me its all about the mood the weather's in and the mood I'm in. As soon as I opened my wardrobe, clothes came piling out 'DAMN!' I thought 'I need to do some spring cleaning!' I usually take a long time to get ready but seeing as this was my first day at a new school I HAD to take my time. The sun was hitting in through my window so I decided to go ghetto and wear my denim dungarees, white tank top with 'top gurl' written on it, and my dark blue converses. I put on some lip gloss, popped sum chewing gum in my mouth, grabbed my dark blue and light blue Nike 'Just do it' bag and then I ran down the stairs

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Comparing two versions of Romeo & Juliet (Zefferelli and Baz Luhram).

Romeo & Juliet I will go through my essay scene by scene as I think this is the most effective and more efficient way of comparing the two different versions of the story and thus answering the task question. I will start by giving an introduction of both stories. First of all, the Zefferelli version. His version of the Shakespeare play is set around the time that the play was written by Shakespeare around 1599a.d. Secondly, Baz Luhrman´ s version made in the 1990´s and set in the 1990´s. The key scenes I will be studying are: The Opening Act 1 Scene 1 The Ball Act 1 Scene 5 The Balcony Act 2 Scene 2 The Fight Act 3 Scene 1 Ending Act 5 Scene 3 The Opening - Act 1 Scene 1 The opening scene in the Luhrman version is set in a typical U.S gas station. It is a busy and open area, much like the market setting portrayed in the original script, which is also busy. This is very clever of Luhrman because he is trying to modernise the original setting without losing the feeling of an open and busy area. A market square in modern America would be very strange. In the Zefferelli version, the director has tried to replicate the setting and atmosphere of the original, using a typical market square from the time that the play was written, this might seem to the audience as a more 'realistic´ version of the play as the film is trying to be more identical to the original play. At

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Is Othello a 'noble hero' brought down by 'a devil of motiveless malignity' or is Othello 'flawed and selfregarding' and brought down by a 'worldly realist'?

Is Othello a 'noble hero' brought down by 'a devil of motiveless malignity' or is Othello 'flawed and self regarding' and brought down by a 'worldly realist'? As is shown above, there have been many differentiating opinions of the two most inscrutable characters in Shakespeare's history. As both these characters never fully reveal their true selves or their motives, it has always been difficult to determine their disposition from just the play as a source. Yet, despite this many scholars have brought forward their suggestions for the nature of both Iago's and Othello's characters. One of the first examinations into the true characters of these players comes from the nineteenth century, proposed by the scholars Coleridge and Haditt. This suggestion was that Othello was the character of innocence, whilst Iago was the 'devil' ultimately responsible. From the first time and the first words we hear from Othello it is obvious to the audience that he has a natural patience with people, and seems to be a laidback character. His first line can be termed, as composed "Tis better as it is" is what Othello answers, when hearing that men have spoken bad words of him. Iago is the one to inform him of this and even suggests that he should fight them about it. Since these are Othello's first words it would be quite easy to determine that he is a peaceful man, and it could be considered

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Lady Macbeth's Character in Macbeth.

Macbeth Lady Macbeth's Character in Macbeth Lady Macbeth is a controversial figure. She is seen by some as a woman of strong will who is ambitious for herself and who is astute enough to recognise her husband's strengths and weaknesses, and ruthless enough to exploit them. They see her in her commitment to evil and in her realisation that the acquisition of the Crown has not brought her the hapipiness she had expected, and finally, as one who breaks down nuder the strain. Others see her as a woman ambitious for her husband whom she loves. She recognises the essential good in him, and feels that, without her, he will never win the Crown. She allies herself with the powers of darkness for his sake, but here inherent(congenital) femininity beraks down under the strain of the unnatural murder of Duncan and the alienation of her husband. She can see what must be done; he visualises the consequence. "fiend-like queen" To Macbeth, in his letter to her, she is his "dearest partner of greatness", an indication of love and trust. Overcome By Ambition - she calls on the powers of evil to unsex her and make her cruel and to fill her full of "direst cruelty" "Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I had done't" does this imply that she is still a woman with a woman's tendernesss? Is she alloy by exploiting his love for her when she makes his consent to murder a test of his

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'Macbeth' gives us a classic example of the literary definition of a 'tragic hero'. The title character is a Thane, of high birth, and an influential leader whose decisions affect many others.

Assignment one 'Macbeth' gives us a classic example of the literary definition of a 'tragic hero'. The title character is a Thane, of high birth, and an influential leader whose decisions affect many others. He possesses a number of admirable qualities, among these honesty and conscience. Along with these positive attributes, he also possesses a fatal flaw, namely ambition. And like so many other tragic heroes, he rapidly falls from grace before encountering a moment of enlightenment. The first indication of Macbeth's moral demise is plainly illustrated from the very first scene of the play, where the three witches are gathered amid an ominous backdrop - that of stormy weather, signalled by thunder and lightning. The tempestuous weather serves as an indication of change and upheaval of a negative nature, so that from the outset, it is evident that all shall not run smoothly during the course of the life of the title character. The witches' final words of the scene, 'Fair is foul and foul is fair', are eerily echoed by Macbeth later on, when he remarks, 'So foul and fair a day...' establishing a subconscious link between them. Macbeth can be described as a tragic hero since he possesses certain attributes of character and circumstances, which conform to the traditionalistic view of the literary tragic hero. Some of these characteristics are shown to us in the second scene

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Romeo and Juliet theatre production essay.

Richard Tandy English coursework: Romeo and Juliet theatre production essay * Introduction For this piece of coursework I will explore and explain five tense and dramatic scenes from the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Using these scenes I will explain how a production at the Globe Theatre could have been presented to the audience of the time, to maximise the drama and the characterisations. In addition, I will consider how audience reaction and participation have changed over the centuries with varying approaches to the presentation of the story. Before proceeding with this essay I will now briefly explain some of the factors which coincide with the requirements of this essay question. For example, I will give a brief summarization of the story of Romeo and Juliet, an outline of some details about the Globe theatre, and a brief review of the rest of the essay question, for example, some of the factors which would influence how a production at the Globe Theatre could have been presented to the audience of the time, to maximise the drama and the characterisations. The famous story of Romeo and Juliet, based on the narrative poem, The Tragicall History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke is a story of two lovers, as the prologue famously refers to as "A pair of star-cross'd

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What is striking about Much Ado About Nothing is that it is written largely in prose.

What is striking about Much Ado About Nothing is that it is written largely in prose. This contrasts with the blank verse that fills many of Shakespeare's other plays although it seems more familiar to modern audiences used to plain prose. Unlike the bland modern speech that we are so used to, Shakespeare's prose is rich, full of colorful imagery, and plays with words. He even allows Benedick to make fun of the prose used by Claudio, commenting that Claudio used to speak plainly whereas he now uses orthography. Benedick as a character derives his mannerisms from a manual by Baldassare Castiglione titled The Book of the Courtier. Published in English translation in 1561, the book describes a conversation between several intellectual men and women through which they discuss that qualities that a perfect courtier would possess. They create a courtier who can make both love and war, assist the Prince, dance elegantly, and fully grasp diplomatic situations. Their courtiers also should be able to sing, engage in philosophical musings and tell humorous stories. Benedick is the archetype of this ideal figure, a man called upon to perform all of these roles in this play. It is important to realize that "nothing" was pronounced "noting" in Shakespeare's time. This is in fact a play obsesses with noting, or the lack of it. As a result, there is a special effort made by the characters

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Romeo and Juliet - What different types of love are represented in the play, and how is Shakespeare drawing on historical, social and cultural features of medieval and Elizabethan Englandin the ways that he represents these types of love?

Pre-1914 Drama Coursework: Romeo and Juliet Essay By Charlotte Gatehouse 1SD GCSE English / English Literature Band X Set 1 2001 - 2003 Pre-1914 Drama Coursework: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Teacher: S Webber What different types of love are represented in the play, and how is Shakespeare drawing on historical, social and cultural features of medieval and Elizabethan England in the ways that he represents these types of love? The entire theme of Romeo and Juliet is love. The plays plot is about Romeo and Juliet's love affair, but the romantic love is not the only type of love present in the story. As well as using realistic social situations familiar to an Elizabethan audience, Shakespeare draws upon popular medieval and Elizabethan conventions of poetry, literature and art in the way that he represents the different types of love in the play. Shakespeare draws upon conventions of art and literature from the Elizabethan and medieval world, for the first type of love that appears in the play that is the Infatuation which Romeo has for Rosaline. In the opening scenes Romeo is depressed because he is in love with a woman who does not return his affections. This depression is apparent when Benvolio talks to Lord and Lady Montague about Romeo. He says, "...underneath the grove of sycamore.../ So early walking did I see your son/ Towards him I

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Merchant of Venice- Scene by Scene summary & analysis

Merchant of Venice - Scene by Scene summary & analysis Act I, Scene One Antonio, a merchant, is in a melancholic state of mind and unable to find a reason for his depression. His friends Salerio and Solanio attempt to cheer him up by telling him that he is only worried about his ships returning safely to port. Antonio, however, denies that he is worried about his ships and remains depressed. His two friends leave after Bassanio, Graziano and Lorenzo arrive. Graziano and Lorenzo remark that Antonio does not look well before exiting, leaving Bassanio alone with Antonio. Bassanio informs Antonio that he has been prodigal with his money and that he currently has accumulated substantial debts. Bassanio reveals that he has come up with a plan to pay off his obligations by marrying Portia, a wealthy heiress in Belmont. However, in order to woo Portia, Bassanio needs to borrow enough money so that he can act like a true nobleman. Antonio tells him that all his money is invested in ships at sea, but offers to borrow money for him. Act I, Scene Two Portia, the wealthy heiress, discusses her many suitors with her noblewoman Nerissa. She points out the faults that each of them has, often stereotyping each suitor according to the country from which he has arrived. Nerissa, a gentlewoman who works for Portia, asks her if she remembers a soldier who stayed at Belmont several years

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