Discuss the different types of love shown in romeo and juliet.
Discuss the different types of love shown in the play Romeo and Juliet In the play Romeo and Juliet many different types of love are shown. Love is displayed in many ways through friendship family and the love you have for a girlfriend or boyfriend. The first and probably most well known type of love is the passionate sexual and romantic love that is shown by the characters Romeo and Juliet. This type of love is unconditional and lasts forever as Romeo and Juliet would rather die than be without each other. Ironically Romeo and Juliet's love is everlasting as they have not had enough time to find faults with each other or to start to dislike one another's qualities in any way. They are still very much in love with each other on the day they die and so there was no time for their love to fade. Throughout the whole play, there are constant reminders to the audience how very much in love Romeo and Juliet are with each other. They are reminded how very much Romeo values Juliet as he is constantly referring to her as the light in darkness, that she stands out from everyone else. He sees her as the guiding light, her beauty standing out from everything else in his life. 'Oh she doth teach the torches to burn bright!' Here Romeo is describing Juliet as light in darkness. It makes her sound more beautiful than anyone else in the play. It gives the impression that when he sees her
'In his depiction of Richard III Shakespeare has created much more than a simple theatrical villain' Discuss
'In his depiction of Richard III Shakespeare has created much more than a simple theatrical villain' Discuss In Shakespeare's Richard III, Richard is undoubtedly a monstrous villain set out to seize the throne of England for himself in any way possible. He does this by ruthlessly killing people in line for, or even anything to do with, the throne. Shakespeare, however, albeit historically inaccurate, has created a man much more than what meets the eye. Behind his physical deformities lies a man of extreme intelligence and wit, who is very shrewd and crafty. He is a villain, but much more than an average villain. He is a deeply malicious monster yet significantly wise and perceptive. He gains the throne not simply by butchery but by intelligence and exploiting the weaknesses of those around him. The play tells us lots more about him. The opening speech made by Richard, probably one of the most famous speeches, informs us initially of the background to the play and sets the scene. It is a soliloquy - a speech delivered by a character alone on the stage to the audience. The opening four lines, containing at the start one of the two most well known lines in plays, tell us that the War of Roses between the House of Lancaster and the House of York is now over, and that Richard's house (the House of York) has prevailed and triumphed as the ruling house of England: Now is the
"The Merchant of Venice" was offered to Shakespeare's audience as a comedy. What problems does presenting the play to a modern audience present in portraying the character of Shylock?
English Coursework Gerhard Ruspi 7098 The Merchant of Venice "The Merchant of Venice" was offered to Shakespeare's audience as a comedy. What problems does presenting the play to a modern audience present in portraying the character of Shylock? "The Merchant of Venice" is a story of love and hate, power, control and inequality. It evolves around Shylock, a rich Jew moneylender who lives in Venice and Venetian Christians, which have constantly abused and humiliated Shylock. The moneylender tricks Antonio, one of his abusers, to sign a bond that will entitle him to one pound of his flesh if he doesn't pay back the money he borrowed in three months. Antonio borrowed this money to lend it to his friend Bassanio who needs it to try for the hand of Portia, a rich and beautiful heiress. After Shylocks daughter, Jessica runs away with a Christian and Bassanio wins Portia's hand, news come that Antonio's ships have been destroyed and he isn't able to pay Shylock in time. The spiritually wounded Shylock wants revenge and demands a pound of Antonio's flesh but Portia turns the tables on him during the court hearing. He not only doesn't get a pound of Antonio's flesh but half his wealth is confiscated by the venetian state and he's forced to become a Christian, the very thing that humiliated and reduced him. The reason Shakespeare's work is so popular today is that he
AN INPSECTOR CALLS
Jonathan Patel ASSIGNMENT 3 - AN INPSECTOR CALLS The six long years of anguish and fear had ended and the people of Britain were just recovering from the effects of World War Two. J.B Priestly a writer, who at the time was fifty one, was deeply involved with the war being a member of the infantry, and only just escaped death on a number of occasions. After his experiences throughout the horrific war, Priestly picked back up on his career which started before all of the battling and turned his attentions to writing plays. His first play after the war was known to be 'An Inspector Calls', which was eventually published in the same year. The story involves that of different opinions and actions, and of regrets. The rich and celebrated Birling family are spending a happy evening together celebrating the engagement of Sheila Birling to Gerald Croft - a marriage that will result in the merging of two successful local businesses. Yet, just when everything seems to be going so well, they receive a surprise visit from an Inspector Goole who is investigating the suicide of a young girl. He questions each one of the family members and future family members in turn about the suicide of Eva Smith, and as the play unravels it becomes evident that each member of the family has been intertwined with her life. J.B Priestly uses his play 'An Inspector Calls' as a way of getting across
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In Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw, the importance of different social behaviour is used to great extent. In fact, the whole play is based on the difference between social classes: If they did not exist, Mr. Higgins' and Colonel Pickering's bet would never have taken place. The whole plot is based on Eliza Doolittle's ascension from a "draggletailed guttersnipe" (Higgins) to a full-fledged duchess and princess. Throughout the play, there is a clear distinction in the ways and manners between people from different social classes. The obvious example is in the beginning of act 1, when Eliza's accent is transcribed: "Theres menners f'yer!" (The Flower Girl). Another poor accent is that of Eliza's father: The H is omitted in his lines ("Iggins"). This is in contrast to the accents of the ladies and gentlemen, which are transcribed just like regular, written English. I believe that it is important to note how the professor's transformation of Eliza is reflected in the manuscript: The change in her accent - which is even pointed out as being too good for a native speaker - is much more emphasized than the change in her manners and her looks, for only the first day is it mentioned that she takes a bath, and only once are the jewels decorating her during the garden party at the Buckingham Palace mentioned. Morals, however, are completely independent of social class. Shaw shows us both
I intend to analyse and describe how Baz Luhrmann has converted William Shakespeare's written play of 'Romeo & Juliet' into a modern play.
INTRODUCTION In this essay I intend to analyse and describe how Baz Luhrmann has converted William Shakespeare's written play of 'Romeo & Juliet' into a modern play, I will show proof and understanding of how he has succeeded in bringing the play into the modern world. The play 'Romeo & Juliet' is known as a legendary romantic play written by a well-known writer named 'William Shakespeare'. This writer reformed the interest in poetry and plays, by experimenting with words and making his own technique of back-to-front words to mystify and play with the reader's mind and thoughts, which made his plays interesting for readers, this is how he changed English history and people appreciate his plays. William Shakespeare was born in 1564, the time when the famous scientist named 'Galileo' was experimenting with modernism. At the time of this famous writers birth, after a few years the 'Battle of Lepanto' started. During the birth of the writer in China the Ming Dynasty's pottery work was taking place. Shakespeare's birth was at a famous time as this was the time when the 'Renaissance' was occurring. The Renaissance was the rebirth of ancient culture and the period of when the European history had a renewed interest in arts. Literally the term renaissance means 'the rebirth', and this rebirth started in the 14th century and started spreading till the 17th century. From all
Explain how Priestly manages to create a very vivid picture of the character of Eva Smith even though she never actually appears in the playThe play, 'An Inspector Calls', was written in 1
Vicky Shreeve An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestly: Explain how Priestly manages to create a very vivid picture of the character of Eva Smith even though she never actually appears in the play The play, 'An Inspector Calls', was written in 1945 by J.B. Priestly who was a noted socialist. At the time he wrote the play, the Second World War had just finished leaving England and the rest of Europe in chaos, leading up to this time there had also been many years of economic depression after the First World War. People were now coming up with new ideas and had new hopes for the modern world and how they could prevent this kind of thing happening again. The idea of socialism was thought to be the way forward by many, believing the wars and depression had been caused by rampant capitalism. In the play Priestly portrays the ills of capitalism and gives a very critical opinion of it, the purpose is to make people aware of the consequences they will face if they don't take into account more socialist views. These ideas are portrayed by giving just one incident of what can happen when capitalism gets out of hand; the victim of this way of life is Eva Smith. In this essay I shall be examining how priestly creates such a vivid picture of her although she never actually appears in the play. The play opens with the Birling family having a dinner party to celebrate their daughter's
How do the Witches in Macbeth Reflect contemporary ideas of witchcraft? Are the Witches solely responsible for Macbeth's Downfall, or can you suggest some other Influence?
Nicholas Marshall 11A How do the Witches in Macbeth Reflect contemporary ideas of witchcraft? Are the Witches solely responsible for Macbeth's Downfall, or can you suggest some other Influence? When comparing the witches from the play 'Macbeth' to their image of the time we must first make clear what that image is. During Macbeth's time, the 17th century, there was a universal belief of witches. This belief was in the fact that witches were powerful and fearful, unlike their pantomime figures of today, and that they had extraordinary powers which the public couldn't understand. Using their power they would do evil things and so as a result the witches were hated. In the play, 'Macbeth', I will analyse in detail how the witches reflect this image and then with my accurate answer I will decide if the witches are solely responsible for Macbeth's downfall or if there were other factors involved. To get an image of the witches in Shakespeare's time we must first look at a contemporary source. 'The anatomy of melancholy' by Robert Burton is a good text source where a very specific image of witches is given. I will compare this to 'Macbeth's' witches to see whether they reflect Burton's ideas and consequently contemporary ideas. Within the text he mentions that witches can; "...cause tempests...make friends enemies, and enemies friends...enforce love, tell any man where his
How can blame be apportioned in “Macbeth”?
How can blame be apportioned in "Macbeth" The title of the play is "Macbeth". It was written by William Shakespeare around 1606 for King James I. This is a play of many opposites, especially good versus evil. Meaning that through this play there is always good opposing evil. In the period that Shakespere lived and King James reigned, there were people (Jacobeans) who believed in the existence of witches. Witch craft was very important in the days the play was witten because people strongly belived in witches and believed in their "powers". These people hated witches and could accuse anybody of being one just because they were different or had a mark on their body: this mark was seen as the devil's mark. When Lady Macbeth receives the letter at the beginning of the play her reaction when she reads her husband's letter is powerful and dramatic. As soon as she's finished reading, she has decided she will make sure Macbeth is king "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be What thou art promised." It's as if she and her husband are thinking exactly the same thing. She does not hesitate for a moment. Lady Macbeth does for her husband what he cannot do for himself: she encourages him to take chances, to further his ambitions at any cost, to do things no other man would dare. And he follows, spurred on by her sheer enthusiasm and daring. In the early scenes we see her in
The criminal play J.B. Priestley´s "An Inspector Calls".
Homework about the criminal play J.B. Priestley´s "An Inspector Calls" Directory .0. Summary of the play , including .1. Short summary of the play .2. Characterisation of the play´s characters .2.1. Mr. Arthur Birling .2.2. Mrs. Sybil Birling .2.3. Sheila birling .2.4. Eric birling .2.5. Gerald Croft .2.6. Inspector goole .3. About Priestley`s plot and structure by using a description of the tension graph to show how Priestley led the reader to the climax of the play and the surprising end 2.0. Biography - Historical background about the author´s life. 3.0. Notes 4.0. Literature . Summary of the play , including .1. Short summary of the play The play opens with the engagement celebration of Sheila Birling and Gerald Croft. The party takes place in the dining room of the bridal parents Arthur and Sybil Birling´s house close to Brumley. The Birling family is very happy looking forward unto this marriage as a most ideal financial connection to the business rival Croft. The celebrations are interrupted by the appearance of inspector Goole , who enters and confronts the participants with the unpleasant suicide of a young woman named Eva Smith. He tells that Eva Smith drank some disinfectant and died that early night in the infirmary . It becomes clear that there must be a connection between Eva Smith and the Birlings. Eva worked in the
