How does Shakespeare create a sense of drama in Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet?
How does Shakespeare create a sense of drama in Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet? Romeo and Juliet was a play written in the Elizabethan times by the famous British playwright Shakespeare. This play is based on a feud between two families, the Montague family and the Capulet family. In those two families two 'star crossed lovers' are found, their names Romeo and Juliet. The play begins with a fight scene. Next Romeo and his best friend Mercutio decide to gate crash a Capulet party. In this party Romeo meets Juliet and it was love at first sight for them. At the party Tybalt, a Capulet sees Romeo but Juliet's Father says not to attack and Tybalt vows to get revenge for this. Later Romeo Meets Juliet in the famous balcony scene and decides to get married. The next day Father Lawrence marries them in secret. On his way back from the marriage Romeo meets Tybalt and is challenged to a fight. Romeo refuses to do so as they are now family but Mercutio decides against this and fights and gets killed. Then Romeo kills Tybalt. When Prince finds out about this Romeo gets banished. Later due to confusion and an undelivered letter Romeo thinks Juliet is dead and therefore commits suicide. Juliet wakes up from a deep sleep and kills herself when she sees Romeo dead. In the deaths, the two families are reunited. Shakespeare uses many devices to create tension, drama and conflict.
Compare and contrast how the poets have presented their speakers in 'My Last Duchess' and 'Salome'
Compare and contrast how the poets have presented their speakers in 'My Last Duchess' and 'Salome' 'My Last Duchess' and 'Salome' both speak about the relationship between men and women. However, they are set in two different time periods and were written nearly 150 years apart. 'My Last Duchess' was written during the Italian Renaissance about a wealthy duke whose wife has just died. The Duke is now going to marry and he is showing a picture of his last duchess to the envoy of girl's father that he is going to marry. The poem is like a detective story where we find evidence as we go along. We have to piece all of this evidence together to get a final image of what the duke is really like. In the end we discover that he actually killed the duchess because he could not control her and that the way he achieved this is by placing her in a frame which is very sadistic. The duke talks about this freely and it becomes obvious that the envoy will report this to his master and stop the marriage but the duke does not seem to care. Browning uses this poem to show his feeling of how unfairly men treat women. 'Salome' is a modern representation of the biblical story of 'Salome'. Salome was granted a wish by King Herod and she wished for John the Baptist's head on a plate. Duffy writes a black humour version of this story showing an anti-social woman who seduces and murders men. However,
Compare the ways in which the two writers create an atmosphere of mystery and fear in the Judges House and The Monkeys Paw
Compare the ways in which the two writers create an atmosphere of mystery and fear in the 'Judge's House' and 'The Monkey's Paw' The two stories, 'The Judge's House' and 'The Monkey's Paw' were both written in the Gothic genre in Victorian times, in the 1900's. Because of this both stories are influenced by Victorian attitudes to horror. One of the main ideas in both stories is to create a sense of suspense. This is done so effectively that in certain moments the stories send a shiver down our spines. This is what Victorian people were looking for in a horror story. Another Victorian attribute of the stories is the fact that they were serialised and so the full stories are in sections. The gothic genre also influenced a lot of the story. They are full of gothic techniques the most obvious being the use of pathetic fallacy. This the technique used that makes the weather mimic the feeling of the characters. There are also any other writing techniques used such as alliteration, personification, sound effects, use of sentence length, description and imagery and use of speech. 'The Judge's House' is set at night in a rural isolated house which is very big and deserted. Abstract nouns add to the sense of mystery in the house - 'desolation' is an extreme noun - suggesting utter hopelessness. The story is set in the same time as it was written; Victorian England. Pathetic Fallacy
What insights to Eddie's character are provided by his meetings with Alfieri?
What insights to Eddie's character are provided by his meetings with Alfieri? Eddie Carbone is a hard working, caring man but he is also jealous, over-protective and he exaggerates the idea of honour and masculinity which result into his own downfall. He is presented to the audience in contrast when he meets Alfieri compared to in his own house. However still the audience can manage to portray Eddie's character by the way he talks, how others react to him and how the stage directions enhance his own actions. Eddie's irrational and stereotyping nature can be seen along with his characteristic of respecting others and also honour. When Eddie is sitting beside the desk with his "(cap in hand)" it can be seen that he has a lot of respect for Alfieri. This trait appeals to the audience that he is not all a bad person and that he does have some good qualities within him. This comes important throughout the play because Miller has had to portray every character with some empathy from the audience otherwise there will be no reason to follow this character. Also, he takes honour very seriously and this can be seen when he tells Catherine the Vinny Bolzano story. This can be applied where Eddie is talking to Alfieri as well. For example, when Eddie is trying to explain to Alfieri the kind of person Rodolfo is, he "(takes a breath and glances briefly over each shoulder)". This tells
This house believes that the use of slang is an important expression of identity
This house believes that the use of slang is an important expression of identity (Proposition) Dear madam chair, adjudicators and the gentlemen of the floor, I am here to propose the motion that this house believes that the use of slang is an important expression of identity. Slang is everywhere. Whether you are walking down the street, reading in the train or just socialising with your friends, you will experience some form of slang. But what is slang? It is the non-standard use of words in a language and sometimes the creation of new words. These words which are unique to particular members of society express a great deal about their personality. These words make them appear unique and different from another person - which is essentially why many people use slang. Normal, proper English can be spoken by anyone. It is just a case of learning it and since all the words are pre-defined, a lot of people speak it. However, slang is distinctive. It is made up by the minority so it is not widely used. This makes the effect of slang personal to the group. The fact that not many people use it, gives the impression to the group that they are unique and different to the rest. Now people may argue that slang must not be used since it creates a gap between the different people in societies. Well, hasn't there been a gap since the beginning in society already? This generation gap
Explore how Peter Porter presents his thoughts on life in A Consumer's Report
Explore how the poet presents his thoughts on life in 'A Consumer's Report' Use examples from the language of the poem to support your answer [15 marks] Peter Porter focuses on the consumerist society and the problems of life that a person goes through in his poem 'A Consumer's Report'. This is explored by the sustained metaphor of life and the monologue used which has an implied listener which is the reader. The tone drifts from a solemn one to a cynical one to highlight life's problems in that to portray how people see life as a bad thing. The main issue from the poem is that it is a life is satirical and people have become too indulged by product that it has become a consumerist capitalist state of society. The first line of the poem, "The name of the product I tested is Life" expresses the poet's feelings that to him life is just a product and this adds to the title as it is a comparison of life to a product. Products, being tangible goods, have "different labels, sizes and colours". The poet comments on this because he feels that there are different races of human beings and that now everyone is being mixed together into a much more multicultural society. Since a product is anything that can be bought anywhere and anyhow, the poet compares this to life to show that nowadays life has been taken for granted and that it has not been valued. There is the irony used also
What do we learn of the Carbone family and their values in Act 1 of 'A View From The Bridge'?
What do we learn of the Carbone family and their values in Act 1 of 'A View From The Bridge'? In A View From The Bridge, the audience is introduced with three prominent characters who are Eddie Carbone, Catherine Carbone and Beatrice Carbone. All of these characters show their unique qualities in the sense that Eddie is a much more demanding person, whereas Beatrice can be seen as a weaker person who is inclined to follow her husband Eddie in a patriarchal society and Catherine who is loose in terms of her actions and naive through her words. The family's values are very strict as the reader can infer from the story of Vinny Bolzano. First of all, Eddie Carbone is a simple person who is a victim of circumstances but he also contributes to his own downfall. He works as a longshoreman at the Brooklyn Docks. Eddie is characteristically uneducated but still is a very hardworking man. He is presented as being dignified and having integrity by being proud and honest. These characteristics are seen from him when he says to Beatrice that, "All I'm worried about is you got such a heart...too big a heart". This shows that Eddie is observant and he is mindful of the fact that his wife can be over-exploited at occasions like when he describes the story of his father-in-law's house burning down. He believes he should be the leader of his house. This can be seen as he talks to Catherine
An exploration of the changing relationship between Stanhope and Raleigh and how it develops through Journeys End
An exploration of the changing relationship between Stanhope and Raleigh and how it develops through "Journey's End" R.C Sherriff, a famous play writer born in 1896, lived during the outbreak of the First World War, joining the army and serving as captain in the east surrey regiment. It was this experience during his lifetime that enabled him to produce works such as "Journeys End", which was first performed for the first time in 1928, featuring famous actor Laurence Olivier as Stanhope. Sherriff was also renown for writing the screen plays "The Dam Busters" (1955) and "No Highway" (1950), to this day proving extremely successful. "Journey's End" is situated in a British dug out on the 18th March 1918. The dug out, being the only set through out the play, provides the claustrophobic and confined setting the soldiers experienced, but also helps in demonstrating the quick pace of the play. The script is orientated around main characters Stanhope and Raleigh, where the two friends from school are reunited. However, Stanhope shows little welcome, immediately starting tension within the scene. Nether the less, Raleigh, being younger and inexperienced with the war appears naïve and oblivious to Stanhope's cold hearted greeting. Raleigh idolises Stanhope, looking up to him as a hero figure, yet Stanhope, who is become more heavily dependant on alcohol suspects Raleigh is aware of
I am not Esther - Fleur Beale Q1: Describe a character relationship in your text and explain why this relationship is important.
I am not Esther - Fleur Beale Q1: Describe a character relationship in your text and explain why this relationship is important. In the book "I am not Esther" by Fleur Beale, character Kirby sent to live with her uncle and his family in a cult. The character relationship between Kirby and Uncle Caleb is very controlling and tense. Kirby is first introduced to Uncle Caleb in the motel when she and her mother stop over to sleep there. Kirby's mother explains to Kirby that she is going to be sent to her uncle who lives in a cult. Uncle Caleb and his son Daniel come to pick up Kirby to take her to the cult. When I the cult, at first the relationship between Kirby and Uncle Caleb was very tense. Uncle Caleb would make the whole family pray for Kirby every time she disobeyed the family. Uncle Caleb has a very demanding attitude and must have it his way. Further on into the book we start to see Kirby giving into Uncle Caleb's ways. We she first arrives to the cult the family decide to replace her name with Esther. Of course initially Kirby does not agree to this. When the family starts praying she notices that the youngest of her cousins is crying. The youngest of the cousins happens to be Maggie. After a little while Uncle Caleb notices that Kirby is quite close to Maggie. He ends up exploiting Maggie to get to Kirby. Another way Uncle Caleb uses his power over Kirby is
Choose two parts of The Woman in Black which you think are frightening. How does Susan Hill make them frightening to the reader?
Choose two parts of The Woman in Black which you think are frightening. How does Susan Hill make them frightening to the reader? (30 marks) Fear is a central theme in Hill's ghost story and there are several episodes which illustrate this. The two most poignant and frightening are the death of Kipps' baby son and the night after Kipps is allowed into the nursery at Eel Marsh House. These are very different episodes because in fact nothing happens in the latter other than Kipps is woken by the storm and hears 'the familiar cry of desperation and anguish, a cry for help from a child somewhere out on the marsh' which he knows has no foundation in reality. Yet in the episode at the end of his account his baby son is killed. In the first episode Kipps is awoken by the storm. Hill uses a simile to describe his immediate feelings of danger and uncertainty: 'The house felt like a ship at sea, battered by the gale that came roaring across the open marsh.' The words 'battered' 'roaring' and 'open' emphasise Kipps' vulnerability and exposure to the elements. The sound of these words is harsh and frightening andKipps feels 'like a small boy again.' His fear increases as he hears the ghostly cry of a child in danger. He goes out onto the landing, a 'tremendous blast of wind' rocks the house and the lights went out. This reminds me of a gothic horror movie as in those days they wouldn't
