Roses of Eyam coursework
Lucinda Hewitt-Dutton
Show how Don Taylor uses historical material about the political situation, the plague, and the village of Eyam and shapes it to suit his own artistic purposes in the Roses of Eyam.
The play "The Rose of Eyam" is a true story. It was set in a remote tiny village of Eyam, which is in Derbyshire. During the years 1665-1666 when the play is set, England was swept by the bubonic plague it spread from ports and London was the focus. One in three of the population died because of the terrible illness. The plague finished in London when the great fire started. However Don Taylor wrote the play in 1976. He created it from an idea derived from a book called "Fifty World Famous Heroic Deeds" The aim of this book was to inspire people to perform heroic deeds and be brave. The people of Eyam where brave as they cut themselves off from the world to face almost certain death. They did this to prevent the plagues spreading. Don Taylor wanted to use the play as a visual aid to show how the people of Eyam suffered. The book is a fictional book with a number of facts. It is not a history book.
Lucinda Hewitt-Dutton
Show how Don Taylor uses historical material about the political situation, the plague, and the village of Eyam and shapes it to suit his own artistic purposes in the Roses of Eyam.
The play "The Rose of Eyam" is a true story. It was set in a remote tiny village of Eyam, which is in Derbyshire. During the years 1665-1666 when the play is set, England was swept by the bubonic plague it spread from ports and London was the focus. One in three of the population died because of the terrible illness. The plague finished in London when the great fire started. However Don Taylor wrote the play in 1976. He created it from an idea derived from a book called "Fifty World Famous Heroic Deeds" The aim of this book was to inspire people to perform heroic deeds and be brave. The people of Eyam where brave as they cut themselves off from the world to face almost certain death. They did this to prevent the plagues spreading. Don Taylor wanted to use the play as a visual aid to show how the people of Eyam suffered. The book is a fictional book with a number of facts. It is not a history book.