An Inspector Calls Coursework

'An Inspector Calls' An Inspector Calls is about a family which helps towards the death of a young girl, Eva Smith. The name Eva, which is similar to Eve- from Adam and Eve, plus the fact that Smith is the most common English surname, implies that Eva Smith represents every lower-class working girl. Dramatic irony is used in the play, for example when Mr. Birling says that there won't be a war- when there were actually two- Birling also says that the titanic is unsinkable. This suggests that he is arrogant, foolish and so over-confident that he thinks he's always right. J.B Priestley set this play in 1912. As Priestley was in the infantry, I imagine that he set the play in this period because he wanted to express himself with what he saw during the war he says what's wrong with capitalism, whilst reflecting on socialism. The speech that the Inspector says on page fifty-six is a view of what J.B Priestley really thinks of war. Sheila is first described as a 'pretty girl.., very pleased with life and rather excited.' She's described as excited and pleased with life as she has just got engaged to Gerald Croft. Sheila calls her mother and father 'Mummy' and 'Daddy'; this suggests that she's quite a spoilt girl and that she comes from a rich and privileged family. Another reason to prove that she is spoilt is that when Gerald gives Sheila the engagement ring she gets even more

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Arranged Marriages

Do you feel that arranged marriages are a good idea? Are arranged marriages a good tradition or an outdated notion? Love is a many splendored thing: well that's what I've heard. Eyes meet, birds sing, hearts beat and the world turns upside down; unless you are in a arranged marriage. Only the parents are happy, and of course we want our parents to be happy but at whose expense? For centuries arranged marriages were a tradition and in some cultures they still are. There may be a good reason why arranged marriages are good for the people in the east. However today, arranged marriages are still ongoing because it's traditional, I don't think that's a good tradition. I mean celebrating New Years Eve in Times Square New York is a good tradition. It's a good tradition because I feel and know that no one ever gets hurt celebrating New Years Eve. Arranged marriages can hurt and deny a persons certain civil rights. There are plenty of cultures where there are no such things as civil or human rights but it still doesn't make it right. Arranged marriages are a tradition from a past era, I believe that arranged marriages are a way of controlling people, especially women. Around the world there has been a custom or tradition of subjugating women. Eastern cultures or religions believe that it is their right to make women 2nd class citizens. To me it means much more, like controlling a

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Romeo and Juliet

How does Shakespeare use language and drama to introduce and develop the theme of violence and conflict? In the Elizabethan time period 1589-95 Sir William Shakespeare a playwright wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'. The play is often thought of as a love story however it is actually far more concerned with violence, death and fate than it is with love. Romeo and Juliet is highly regarded as one of Shakespeare's best plays, even as one of the world's finest love stories. However the play has many other themes of conflict, violence and inevitable tragedy. The play title immediately introduces the theme of love, and the not the darker side of the play, as the name 'Romeo and Juliet' refers to two lovers and nothing else. The play also includes the constant mentioning of the inevitable tragedy. In this essay I will be looking at the themes of forbidden love, family feuds, and revenge that come between the relationship of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet to answer the question of how violence and conflict are introduced by finding evidence to support each theme. I will then conclude by answering the question as a whole. Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon. He married Anne Hathaway in 1882 and had two children. Hamnet and Judith. William Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1590 and 1613. Shakespeare used a variety of sources for his dramas. The

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romeo and juliet

GCSE ENGLISH COURSEWORK: ROMEO AND JULIET In this essay I will be looking at Act One Scene One of Romeo and Juliet. I will be considering Shakespeare's reasons for including the fight between the Montague and Capulet servants at the beginning of the play. Shakespeare uses the prologue before this scene to introduce the feud between the Montague's and the Capulet's. "From ancient grudge". The dialogue between Sampson and Gregory tells the audience that they are young and looking for action. "My naked weapon is out, quarrel, I will back thee". Shakespeare may have begun the play with a group of servants in order to let the audience know that the feud has also got to the servants and to also let the audience know how deeply the conflict runs amongst those living in Verona. The language that Samson and Gregory use is vulgar and it shows us that they are up for a fight. "My naked weapon is out, quarrel I will back thee". This is what Sampson said in the first scene. He is speaking about sex and fighting at the same time. He describes his penis and his sword by saying "My naked weapon is out." Shakespeare next introduces the characters of Benvolio and Tybalt. Benvolio is from the house of Montague, he is Romeo's cousin. Tybalt is from the house of Capulet, he is Juliet's cousin. So these two characters are in the same about ranking in this story. Benvolio, when he sees what is

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Romeo and Juliet

Act 3, Scene 5 is a very dramatic scene in 'Romeo and Juliet', where drama and conflict is direct and obvious for the audience. Everyone watching this scene would have their hearts beating faster because of the strong tension. By the end of this scene Juliet is left a broken and isolated, young girl with nobody to help her. The scene opens with the tragedy struck couple lying in bed after spending their wedding night together. It's the early hours of the morning and the sun is just appearing on the horizon, Romeo is being realistic and pragmatic, he says "Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day, Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. I must be gone and live, or stay and die." Romeo is practical and direct and realises the urgency of the situation and the fact that his life is in jeopardy. This shows that Romeo knows that if he stays with Juliet it will result with his death because he is in a forbidden place, for two reasons, one being the Capulets resent him and the other being that he was banished from Verona because he killed Tybalt. Juliet tries to convince Romeo that it is still night, as the first words of the scene open with Juliet saying "Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day" showing how impulsive, deluded and foolish she is, she is not thinking of the consequences that could occur if Romeo remains in her house and gets caught. She knows that her parents

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romeo and juliet

? How does Shakespeare use language in act 3 scene 1 to create drama and tension? ? Shakespeare was born in the Elizabethan era. He wrote many famous love plays such as Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet was produced in the 16th century, the play was based on a love tragedy. There are two families, Montague and Capulets who were constantly fighting and in tension. Romeo is the only Montague son, at the beginning of the play he thinks that he is in love with Rosaline, a lady whom we never see. It is the idea of being in love that appeals to Romeo. He quickly forgets about Rosaline when he meets Juliet. Romeo is impulsive and passionate, he falls in love with Juliet and marries her. When his friend is killed by Juliet's cousin, Romeo avenges the murder-and as a punishment he is banished from his native city of Verona and his newly married wife. Juliet is the only child of the Capulets. We learn that other children have been born to the Capulets, but they have died. Juliet is almost fourteen years old. When the play opens she has never thought of marriage, she is prepared to obey her parents and look within favour on the man they have chosen to be her husband, the County Paris. When she meets Romeo Juliet falls in love with him, even though she knows their families are deadly enemies. As act3 scene1 opens Benvolio is talking to Mercutio, it is a hot day and there is

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Romeo and Juliet

How does Shakespeare present love in Romeo and Juliet + does this differ from the way Jane Austen presents love in Pride and Prejudice? 'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' This quote, the opening sentence in Pride and Prejudice, establishes the centrality of advantageous marriage, a fundamental social value of Regency England. The opening sentence has a subtle, unstated significance. In its declarative and hopeful claim that a wealthy man must be looking for a wife, it hides beneath its surface the truth of such matters: a single woman must be in want of a husband, especially a wealthy one. Romeo and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice, although written years apart and set in different circumstances, both heavily emphasize the importance of marriage and true love. The way Shakespeare presents and caries out the love between Romeo and Juliet is polar opposite to the way Jane Austen presents the love between Elizabeth and Darcy. In Act 1 Scene 5, Shakespeare allows the meeting of Romeo and Juliet to dominate the scene. He uses extraordinary language to capture the excitement and fulfill the expectations he has set up by delaying the meeting for an entire act. During the meeting of Romeo and Juliet, they speak just fourteen lines before they kiss. These fourteen lines make up a shared sonnet -

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Romeo & Juliet

Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare How does Shakespeare create tension in Act 3, Scene 5, through his presentation of relationships between adults and children Act 3, Scene 5 is an important scene in the play because it shows a change in relationships which greatly affects how the watching audience sees some of the major characters in the play. It is also a part of the play which greatly increases the difficulty in Romeo and Juliet's marriage, and adds much tension, which translates on stage to entertainment. This essay aims to outline some of the ways Shakespeare uses the relationships between adults and children. In order to understand why this scene is tense, we must look at what has happened in the play before our key scene, and gain some understanding of Romeo and Juliet's awkward situation. Romeo and Juliet are from two prominent and feuding families who reside in the city of Verona, a real city in northern Italy. As far as the audience are aware, they are their parents' only offspring, the only other 'children' in the family are Benvolio cousin to Romeo and Tybalt cousin Juliet respectively. As only children, their parents are naturally protective over them, Juliet's father, especially. Towards the beginning of the play, in Act 1, Scene 2, Paris asks Capulet for permission to marry his daughter. In Elizabethan times (when the play was written and

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The role of the Inspector in 'An Inspector Calls.'

4786 words The role of the Inspector in 'An Inspector Calls.' Discuss the role of the Inspector in the play. How does Priestley use him? Comment on the way the Inspector varies his treatment of the characters. An Inspector Calls is a play with many social and political messages. J. B. Priestley believed a great deal in socialism and he used several of his plays to try and influence people to be Socialist as well. It was written in a time when Britain was ruled by a Labour government and socialist policies were seen as the way forward. It was a popular way of thinking at that time so Priestley's aim for the play was probably to teach the unconvinced. The Inspector in J. B. Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls' is one of the most thought-provoking and mysterious characters that modern day literature has yet produced. It is this mysterious element that contributes greatly to making him a very interesting character and one that may be perceived in many ways. The audience does not find a great deal out about the Inspector and nothing is explicitly told to us; we are given hints and clues from the way he acts and what he says and are forced to piece these together to form our own ideas about his identity and his intentions. In this way, Priestley has asked his audience to act as a judge and to reach personal conclusions about him. The role of the Inspector is one of many levels.

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The Red Room

The Red Room By: H.G Wells 3. The red room is an example of a Gothic horror story. Describe how language is used by H.G. Wells to create an atmosphere of fear and suspense that makes you want to read on. I understand the Gothic genre to have several different typical characteristics, including; madness; the character would go mad as a result of the test or situation to which he/she had to go through. Other characteristics are gloomy, cold and dark where the corridor, room etc. is completely submerged in darkness and cold. In this story especially we see a different feature of Gothic and that is queer, unnatural. All these factors contribute to another trait which is the main one in this story and that is fear. The character is so scared from the cold unnatural darkness that they go mad. It is classically Gothic to contrast "the light" and "the darkness" or "the shadow." This is supposed to give the impression of "dark," sinister, menacing, and mysterious. This usually means that the darkness is what will be triumphant, and the light is either weak and isolated or completely absorbed. We can see the influence of the darkness by the time that the narrator gets to the red room. 'One could well understand the legends that had sprouted in its black corners, its germinating darkness' (page 46). This man, the narrator is now become doubtful about whether he should have dismissed

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