Define and discuss the traditional role of a narrator Within a Blood Brothers. Compare the role of the narrator in the Play Blood Brothers and consider how you Would present the narrator to an audience if you were the director.
Define and discuss the traditional role of a narrator Within a Blood Brothers. Compare the role of the narrator in the Play Blood Brothers and consider how you Would present the narrator to an audience if you were the director. The dictionary definition of narrate - VT (a story) to tell, relate; to give an account of; (film, TV) to provide a spoken commentary for narration n - narrator n... The tradition of narration came from the Greek chorus. Their were thirteen people in the chorus; all singing and dancing. The chorus which served as the narrator, asked probing questions, and also gave great advice to the heroes. If there was any violence it was merely narrated, and not presented for fear of offending the audience. The purpose of the narrator is to let the audience know what is going on. Narration is one of the most important components of a story. The characters, plot, setting, and theme are also significant; however the narrator sets the mood and also the pace of the story, as well as predicting what might happen when the narrator is omniscient. In Blood Brothers the narrator plays a variety of roles for example sometimes he is at a higher status than them and also is sometimes very negative. The original Greek narrator was in a chorus which consisted of thirteen people, in the play 'Blood Brothers' the narrator sang with the characters but he was much more
Dear Diary.
Dear Diary Today was a busy day. I made a new friend. He lives down the road and he is called Michael Johnston, he says everyone calls him Mickey. He calls me Eddie. Surprisingly I found out that we were born on the same day. Mickey says some smashing things such as p***ed off and f**k off. I tried to look them up in the dictionary but I could not find them so they could be spelt wrong. I really wanted to know what they meant so I could tell Mickey because he did not know either. Mickey asked me to be his blood brother, he said that it would hurt, it most certainly did! He cut his hand with his penknife and then he cut mine in the same way, we clasped hands and said out loud, "I will always defend my brother." Later on I met his mother who told me to never go near his house again or the "bogey man" would get me. I looked up the word in the dictionary but couldn't find it; I asked my Mummy what it meant? She said it was supposed to be something bad but that there was no such thing anyway I still can't spell it. Later Mickey came to my house to see if I could go out and play, but my Mum said to Mickey that it was my bedtime - it was not! When Mickey had gone she asked me his name and where he lived, she told me never to talk to him again. I thought she was being really mean and I told her I hated her and that I liked Mickey better than her. - It's true Mickey is much nicer
Compare how Willy Russell portrays the two mothers in 'Blood Brothers'. Account for the different reactions the audience will have to the two women throughout the play.
Compare how Willy Russell portrays the two mothers in 'Blood Brothers'. Account for the different reactions the audience will have to the two women throughout the play. The play 'Blood Brothers' revolves, around the subject of 'separated twins'. Willy Russell, the playwright, set 'Blood Brothers' in post Second World War Liverpool in the 1950s, a time when the image of being Marilyn Monroe was every girl's dream. It was also a time when people were striving to make ends meet because unemployment was high after the war. The character of Mrs Johnston represented one such person, Willy Russell constructed her as a poor working class single mother, who through necessity, had to give one of her twin boys away to her more wealthy, childless employer, Mrs Lyons. It was from the initial giving away of the child that the plots are developed. Willy Russell created two very different mothers to explore the effects of nature and nurture, superstition, class, power and dreams. Throughout the play, Willy Russell explores situations that mirror issues and problems within modern society. The nature and nurture issue is explored as soon as Mrs Johnston was manipulated by her employer into giving away her twin baby boy. Mrs Lyons preys on her employee being poor and already having to provide for her seven children. As Mrs Johnston was pregnant again with a pair of twins, two new additions to
What makes Blood Brothers an effective stage play?
What makes 'Blood Brothers' an effective stage play? In every effective play there are always specific features that the play writer uses to make his play successful such as the interesting characters, dramatic storylines and powerful endings. In this essay I will be focusing on the 'Blood Brothers' play to show the main aspects that make it standout to the audience in the theater. The story introduces us to the situation of twin boys separated at birth as they grow up in different controlled environments. They both live a different life and have the same tragic fate and die.One of the key elements which ensure that the audience has an enjoyable experience is the way Willy Russell contrast the two main characters. This will intrigue the audience as it has a huge impact and makes it interesting throughout the entire play; one example of this is on act 2 scene 2: [Offering the bag]...what? [shocked] This will suggest to the audience that the two boys are from completely different backgrounds. This is shown as Edward, who has a privileged lifestyle, offering Mickey some sweets. Mickey reaction is shock, who is from poverty, isn't used to kindness and his act of generosity due to his poor upbringing, as he's brought up in a large family and his not expected to be given anything. Edwards wants to impress Mickey so they can be friends as he has never has friends as a result of
Explain how Mr Briggs and Mrs Kays characters change throughout the course of the play Our Day Out
Explain how Mr Briggs and Mrs Kay�s characters change throughout the course of the play �Blood Brothers� The play �Our Day Out� was written about the children and teachers from a comprehensive school located in a deprived area of southern Liverpool. The play follows the events that occur throughout the day as the children and teachers embark on a school trip to Conwy Castle in Wales. There are a few main characters in the play but two of the most influential ones are Mr Briggs and Mrs Kay who are both teachers but that is about all they seem to share in common. Mrs Kay is a fun loving relaxed teacher that seems to care more for the children�s well being and happiness rather than their education. This is very different to the views of her work colleague Mr Briggs; he doesn�t feel the need to grow close or get to know the children and as long as they�re listening to him and doing as they are told he doesn�t care. Basically he thinks the only thing that matters is the children�s education. So as you can see the two teachers have very different views on education in combination with completely opposite personalities which do clash, resulting in them not being the biggest fans of each other. So what happens when they�re forced to work together outside if the classroom? To begin with why don�t we
"Our Day Out". Describe a funny scene and a serious one and show how the playwright manages to affect the audience in different ways.
Our day out: Describe a funny scene and a serious one and show how the play Wright manages to affect the audience in different ways? Our day out was written by Willy Russell. Willy Russell was born in Whiston, on the Liverpool outskirts, where he grew up. His parents worked in a book publisher's and often encouraged him to read. After leaving school with one O-level in English, he first became a ladies' hairdresser and ran his own salon. Russell then undertook a variety of jobs, also writing songs which were performed in local folk clubs. He also contributed songs and sketches to local radio programmers’. At 20 years old, he returned to college, and later Liverpool Hope University, and became a teacher in the Toxteth area of Liverpool. Around this time he met his wife, Annie, and became interested in writing drama. As he grew up in Liverpool and worked in various jobs there in his adult life, he knew what it was like. He expressed this culture of negativity in his writing, giving a ‘voice’ to these people, who he had affection for and understanding of. The play 'Our Day Out' is about a group of under achieving kids, who go for a day out to Wales with two teachers. On one side we have the very strict male teacher Mr Briggs, who intends the kids to have a bright future and wants them to always learn. On the other hand we have a very soft hearted and Sympathetic female
Educating Rita
Wednesday 14th June 06 Educating Rita: Over the course of 'Educating Rita' we see an enormous change in the character Susan White, later named Rita after the author of her favourite pulp-fiction book Rubyfruit Jungle. Willy Russell uses multiple dramatic devices to illustrate the transformation in 'Rita'. These devices vary from her extravagant introduction to Frank, her appearance and her ever developing language. Educating Rita is a book about a lower working-class girl who wants to get an education. This she can only do with the assistance of her tutor Frank. There is a budding relationship between Frank and 'Rita' which lets the readers mind run wild with excitement. When Educating Rita was written in 1980, the UK was going through a time of great innovation. Woman's rights improved showing that not only men could do well in society. It was the time of Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister, who shook the British citizens by erecting the gates to Downing Street and stopping people from entering on a daily basis. There was also a great culture split between the working class and middle class where the lower band of people couldn't go to university. In 1980 only 7% of people went to university whereas now in 2006 approximately 40% of people go. This shows an outstanding change in society and how the demolition of university has grown again. I will look at how
Educating Rita.
Educating Rita. In the play Educating Rita by Willy Russell we are lead to believe that in the first few scenes Rita and Frank have nothing in common. We assume this on a few small things like the way Rita talks. She is a very out going character who talks like a commoner." you'd better get that bleadin' handle fixed. She hair dresses in a shop and is not happy with the position she is in. She does not have much interest in hair dressing and it does not feel that it is good enough for her. She could do much better. Frank on the other hand is a lecturer at the Open University. He has a bad alcohol problem and only works there to get money for the booze. From what we gather he is not a very good lecturer and is not really all that interested in the job, just the money. He talks not in a posh accent but a smart middle class. Rita perceives her job as a working class hairdresser to be a job that only the lowest of the lowest would do. It is an unsatisfactory job that does not for fill her dream of being a middle class woman. She has the potential to go for what it is that she wants and luckily she knows you to motivate her self to do so. Neither frank nor Rita is really interested in there jobs. They both just do it for the money. This is when we learn that they do have something and common they share the same out looks of there jobs. At the beginning of the play we hear frank
Educating Rita
3) Referring to two scenes from 'Educating Rita' show how Willy Russell creates a change in Rita Russell wrote this play in the mid 80's; therefore the typical conventions can confuse the reader, as they do not appeal to modern audience. There are two main characters in the whole play. Frank her tutor, and Rita the student. This play is about Rita, a married woman, trying to achieve a better life for her. Going to an Open University has turned her life around. She is willing to lose everything for an enhanced standard of living. Russell uses the characters speech to create a change in Rita's character. He is the play writer so therefore there must be a reason for why he did this; maybe to show how important education is for people of this day, and it is not just the men that have to work and get the degrees, women should also have this right because they are capable of doing so. As Rita's character becomes more educated, her dialect changes because she feels that she wants to fit in with all the other educated students. In Act 1 Scene 2 her dialect is very strong Liverpoolian, her tone is very rude, and it shows that she does not know how to behave with educated people. An example of Rita's rudeness is "What am I? What?" As this was the first question Frank asked Rita I assumed she would have been more polite to make a good first day impression; but we learn further on in
Educating Rita
Educating Rita by Willey Russell Essay Question In what way does Willey Russell show that Rita changes throughout the play? At the start of the play, Rita is presented to the audience as very common and working class individual. This is showed mainly through her attitude when she enters the scene. She strolls into the room without a care in the world and in numerous occasions she uses foul language. Rita also comes across as a down to earth character with her very strong scouse accent. She comes across as working class in different occasions one being at the start, with her first impression. You meet her right at the start of the play and the clothes she wears indicates she is very tarty but on the other hand she is very kind and warm hearted. The first thing that Rita says as she enter the room is "I'm cumin' in, aren't I? Its that stupid bleedin' handle on the door. You wana get that fixed." This is a clever first line. She addresses the audience with humour. Willy Russell has tried to make the audience find this funny and try and force the audience to like her. Rita being a 26year old hairdresser, she took a huge risk of studying English Literature course at an open university. By the risk I mean risking her marriage to study at a further level. She has been forced to depart from her husband whilst on the course. She has been court in crossfire, while wanting to