Examine the literary presentation of political/religious events in the text you have chosen. I have chosen Thomas D'Urfey's, Sir Barnaby Whig.
. Examine the literary presentation of political/religious events in the text you have chosen. I have chosen Thomas D'Urfey's, Sir Barnaby Whig. Whilst there is no direct formula for a restoration comedy, there are certainly identifiable themes and characters that tend to appear often and with particular purpose. Holland describes the genre thusly "[Restoration comedies] are about the conflict between "manners" [i.e. social conventions] and anti-social "natural" desires."1 This is certainly reflected in the adulterous intentions of most of the cast of Sir Barnaby Whig, since it is the desperate and farcical attempted seductions that provide the strongest elements of humour in the piece. Though we may observe an incisive and vicious wit such as Mr Sneer in Sheridan's The Critic, or indeed Wilding in Sir Barnaby Whig, the seductive figures of Townly and Benedick providing the images of both carnal obsession that are easily identified with post interregnum comedy, and the enforced and constant wit that was served to highlight a return to aesthetic concerns of taste. In short they were the figures of Charles II's court that represent a return to style and elegance in opposition to the strict regime imposed by Cromwell. Yet in the case of this play by D'Urfey, it is the obviously satirical figure of the title character Sir Barnaby Whig that provides the most poignant political
This essay will compare and contrast two ghost stories: "Harry" and "The Superstitious Man's Story." It will analyse the story genre, the typical conventions of ghost stories and also the different literary techniques used by the two different authors.
Compare and contrast the following essays: "Harry" and "The Superstitious Man's Story". This essay will compare and contrast two ghost stories: "Harry" and "The Superstitious Man's Story." It will analyse the story genre, the typical conventions of ghost stories and also the different literary techniques used by the two different authors. Ghost stories provide us with ways of thinking about death, dying and grieving. They also help us to explore our uncertainties about the supernatural and whether there is any form of life after death. Authors build on the fact that, whatever we believe, no one can be definite of what happens to the spirit when our bodies die. This creates an element of mystery and often keeps the reader guessing whether the characters in the story have actually seen a spirit or are being driven by grief or fear to imagine that they have. Ghost stories portray the meeting of two worlds, the world of the living and the world of the dead, and tension is created about whether a character will step over the borders from one world to another. Authors enjoy including dramatic twists at the end of the stories, as readers are usually misled up to this point. Many ghost stories contain a lot of direct speech, with people telling the story 'in their own words'. The relevance of the story being written in first person is because the reader is led to believe that the
Under Milk Wood By Dylan Thomas - "There's a nasty lot that live here, when you come to think." To what extent is the play an indictment of human society?
Under Milk Wood By Dylan Thomas "There's a nasty lot that live here, when you come to think." To what extent is the play an indictment of human society? In 1954, one year after Dylan Thomas' untimely death on November 9th, 1953, Under Milk Wood, a "play for voices" which describes the citizens of the fictitious town Llareggub (a name which, spelt backwards, is "bugger all"), was published. From the beginning, the audience is called to listen in on the dreams and innermost thoughts of the people living in Llareggub, people who soon appear as dreadfully and, to a certain extent realistically, eccentric characters. While the play presents us with various somewhat appalling oddities, the townsfolk we are introduced to throughout Thomas' work each possess traits of human society's own individuals. Under Milk Wood does, at first, appear to condemn humanity as each character's sins and crimes are revealed. However, as the play progresses further, each person's crimes appear less terrible and one finds oneself accepting each of Llareggub's townsfolk as "not wholly bad or good" (p.18) in that, despite (or perhaps due to) their imperfections, they are interesting and lovable to the same extent to which they are bizarre and mad. Under Milk Wood is, therefore, a depiction of the truth and Dylan Thomas' colourful and vivid work at the same time recognizes our faults and celebrates
Compare In Detail The Approach To Superstition Of Thomas Hardy In THE SUPERSTITIOUS MAN’S STORY And Penelope Fitzgerald In THE AXE. Think About The Nature Of Superstitions And The Ways That The Writers Have Chosen To Portray It.
Wide Reading Coursework Compare In Detail The Approach To Superstition Of Thomas Hardy In THE SUPERSTITIOUS MAN'S STORY And Penelope Fitzgerald In THE AXE. Think About The Nature Of Superstitions And The Ways That The Writers Have Chosen To Portray It. I am going to compare these two stories that were written 100 years apart. The Superstitious Man's Story is set in the 1830s but was written in 1891 when hardy was at the height of his fame like JK Rowling. The Axe was written by Penelope in 1977 and is set in an office and written in the style of a memorandum. They are both stories to do with superstition. Superstition n. belief in the supernatural; irrational fear of the unknown. 2 practices, belief, or religion based on this. Derivative: superstitious adj. superstitiously adv. [[Latin]] The Axe is not obviously a superstitious story, but in deeper analysis there are some vague superstitions e.g. damp smell in Singlebury's office. The superstitious Man's Story shows some more clear superstitions and is more of a traditional 'Ghost' Story. It set in more superstitious times when belief in witches and sorcerers. It also has a superstitious background because William Privett's son died and it's set on midsummer's eve a mystical date on the calendar where funny things go afoot. In The Superstitious Man's Story is about a man who is going to die. It has many well-known
An analysis on a short passage taken from Satire 1.
Assessment 2 Clare Ferris An analysis on a short passage taken from Satire 1 Sir Thomas Wyatt's poetry represents the time in which Wyatt represented Henry VIII England as he traveled as an ambassador to several countries. His poetry expresses how he felt within the 16th Century. The poem which I have chosen to reflect upon these times is Satire 1; the passage is from lines 73-103, where Wyatt reveals his true thoughts within the voice of a narrator. Satire 1 which was wrote in 1536 a time in which Sir Thomas Wyatt spent some time in court as he was often banished during his ambassador duration for holding false information. The poem itself was written whilst he was banished from his courteous role. Wyatt reflects the feelings of how a courtier must have felt within this time especially showing how this was a strong affect upon his own life. The way in which Wyatt has used the narrator in his poetry shows that the narrator has a meaning towards himself in which the court has affected other people within the time. Lines 73-75 suggest that the speaker of the poem cannot go through with the way in which his role consists of during his time as an ambassador. Wyatt questions the roles of an ambassador of what is required of oneself; hence that a sense of doubt is used in this, line 76 "I cannot I- no, no, it will not be!" The questioning of this uses him to stop
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
Name: Faisal Ibrahim Class: Eng 0349 :30-4:00 TTH Town & Country Easy # 3 Hope is the Thing with Feathers In this poem the author tries to compare hope with a bird that exist everywhere; and she explains why hope is a thing with feather. By using symbolic pictures the author creates an excellent picture of hope. She mentions that nobody can stop hope from accompanying a person; even though it is so small and so weak .At the end of the poem the author emphasizes that hope comes with you wherever you go, yet it asks nothing from you. Dickinson compares hope with feather, because feathers are symbols of flying. Just like a bird hope flies in people's mind. It enables a person to go wherever he/she cannot. For example, if you want to go somewhere and you do not afford going there, you can hope and think of being in that place. So, hope makes impossible things possible. Similar to a bird, hope has perches to sit on. Hope perches on our souls because souls are the homes for hope. The author explains that by saying, " That perches in the soul." It rests in our souls the way a bird rests on its perch. In the next line the author makes a very good point by saying, " And sings the tune without the words," If someone hopes day and night and there is a person next to him/her, the person will never know what the other person is hoping for. So, hope has no voice but it still sings
Compare and contrast the presentation of women in Hardy’s “Tony Kytes, Arch Deceiver and Lawrence’s “Tickets Please”
Compare and contrast the presentation of women in Hardy's "Tony Kytes, Arch Deceiver and Lawrence's "Tickets Please" Discuss: * Their attitude towards and treatment of men * Their attitude towards and treatment of other women * The language used by each writer to present the women * The relevance of the social and historical context of the stories Tony Kytes, Arch deceiver was written in 1890 and is set in rural England. A carrier is telling the story to a passenger as a form of entertainment. He uses local dialect as he speaks. Hardy has written the opening like this so that the reader feels as if the carrier is telling them the story. In the opening to "Tony Kytes", there is no imagery at all. This however contrasts completely with the opening to "Tickets Please", where there is lots of imagery. The story has been written in a comical sense and this sets the mood for the rest of the story, which is meant to be funny. In Tony Kytes the women like Tony and he was their "favourite", which pleased him and "He loved em' in shoals." When Unity meets Tony she keeps using his name when she speaks because she is flirting with him. Unity has a stronger character than Milly and she is manipulative and relentless by the way she keeps asking Tony difficult questions in hope that he will change his mind and maybe marry Unity instead of Milly. Unity is also bitter because
To what extent are the reader's questions answered in"The Listeners" by Walter de la Mare"On the Departure Platform" by Thomas Hardy"Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley"The Man He Killed" by Thomas Hardy
To what extent are the reader's questions answered in "The Listeners" by Walter de la Mare "On the Departure Platform" by Thomas Hardy "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley "The Man He Killed" by Thomas Hardy In "The Listeners" there are many questions. To these, there could be numerous answers. Firstly, the Traveller's true identity is disclosed. All we know is that he is male. "From the one man left awake:" [Line 32] This shows he is definitely male and the fact that he is only referred to as 'the Traveller' and 'he' makes the reader more inquisitive and read the rest of the poem in hope of uncovering the true identity of the traveller. This question is not answered. Another question raised is why he went there and what was his 'word'? "'Tell them that I came, and that no one answered, That I kept my word,' he said" [Lines 27 + 28] This question is not answered either. It adds to the effect of mystery in the poem also the effect of everything being anonymous. Information about the Traveller and the listeners is left untold. I think the traveller is somehow aware of the presence of the listeners because lines 27-28 contain speech directed at the listeners. This poem is very descriptive in certain areas though, despite keeping the reader in the dark about the Traveller and the listeners. For example, the house and the surrounding area is described in a
The narrative perspective of A Prayer for Owen Meany is first person, which is written in both the
Point of View The narrative perspective of A Prayer for Owen Meany is first person, which is written in both the past and present tenses. The narrator of this novel is also a protagonist in this novel. He, Johnny, reminisces on his experiences with Owen Meany when they were children. In these reminiscing sections, the narrator uses the past tense to tell the reader that the events being discussed already occurred, that they are, metaphorically, carved in stone. When Johnny, reads from his diary, the narrator changes perspective to the first person. Because dates are important in this novel (dates such as Owen's fated day of death and Johnny's diary dates) a time change illustrates a change in not only Johnny's physical world but also in his amount of maturity and knowledge. In the diary, Johnny is much more mature and knowledgeable; he seems to have a purpose for writing the diary. That purpose is his dislike of the US because of the Iran-Contra affair and its similarities to Vietnam, during which Owen was killed. The changes in perspective, from past tense to present tense, develop Johnny as a man filled with bitterness. As his diary entries progress, he becomes more resentful of the US. Therefore, through the use of the diary, the author achieves a litmus test of Johnny's attitude. That is, judging by date of the entries, one can measure Johnny's hate. The
Manus and Owen: two contrasting fortunes. How do their attitudes and fortunes change?
Rebecca Hong Manus and Owen: two contrasting fortunes. How do their attitudes and fortunes change? The play Translations by Brian Friel opens with Manus, the eldest son of the hedge-school master, helping a "waiflike" Sarah, who suffers from a speech defect, to speak, and he does so with "a kind of zeal". This in itself reveals an aspect of Manus' personality. He is a giving character, putting the needs of others before him. Manus has lived with his father, Hugh O'Donnell, in Baile Beag all his life, and has accepted his role as his father's 'guardian'. He is a nationalist, supporting the Irish while despising anything English. This is shown in his support for Doalty in Act I, where Doalty's trick on the English soldiers is regarded simply by Manus as "a gesture". Hugh's younger son Owen is perhaps more dynamic than Manus. He decided to leave Baile Beag for Dublin at a relatively young age, and was able to set up a number of shops there. At first we are unclear as to where Owen stands in terms of his nationalism. There is an air of ambiguity regarding just how 'Irish' he really is. However, once the play develops Owen proves that he is an Irishman at heart, becoming a nationalist together with Doalty and the Donnelly twins. In both Act I and Act III Manus refers to himself as "lame". He mocks himself using the term "lame son" in an attempt to entertain those around him