Shakespeare’s Othello is considered to be a timeless text with the key themes that are incorporated into the play still relevant in today’s society. The text’s central themes are racism‚ honesty and jealousy‚ themes that are still seen in contemporary society‚ therefore making the text just as relevant today as in the Elizabethan era. Racism is a widely explored theme in Othello and is mainly delivered throughout the play by Iago. In the Elizabethan era‚ black men were considered to be lesser men
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began writing literature for a youth’s perspective based on their wants and needs. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ published in 1951‚ was a great push for this movement‚ and this new sense of realism in children’s literature opened the way for the characterisation and portrayal of disability (Gervay‚ 2004). Soon after‚ the Social Model of Disability was developed in 1966 by Paul Hunt‚ which identified “ways to establish social equity that do not depend on a medical response‚ but on modifying man-made societal
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from a 21st century context‚ the novel shows‚ through the use of various motifs and imagery‚ the development of one central character. Bronte shows Jane’s development‚ while highlighting aspects of her own social and personal context through the characterisation of Jane’s friends‚ family and acquaintances. A contemporary contextual reading allows the audience to view Jane Eyre as a character based novel. One critical paper known as the “Tablet” described Jane Eyre as being “simply the development of
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On Saturday the 16th of March I saw Tasmania Performs production of As We Forgive: Three Morality Plays For An Amoral Age. Performed in the Theatre Royal Backspace‚ Hobart‚ As We Forgive is a one-act‚ one-man show‚ featuring Robert Jarman. Written by Tom Holloway and directed by Julian Meyrick‚ the production was presented by Tasmania Performs as part of Ten Days on the Island and Tasmania’s International Arts Festival. “The evidence of our violence is everywhere we turn... murder‚ suspicion‚
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the relationship between humans. “Good fences make good neighbours” (line 27)‚ once again frost uses the distinctively visual image of the fence being the neighbour in order to convey his theme of man’s relationship with each other through the characterisation of the neighbour. The repetition of this quote throughout the poem
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Human relationships‚ and humanity’s understanding of the wild‚ are shaped and reflected in Blade Runner‚ by Ridley Scott‚ and in Brave New World (Aldous Huxley) through their composers’ use of the contrast between true nature and the wild. The human relationship with the wild is tenuous‚ and this is shown within both texts. More often than not‚ nature is understood simply as a force to be dominated‚ controlled or exploited for the benefit of humanity. The new wild is one created by human society
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themes of war‚ characterisation of Richard in context and plot. Shakespeare wrote King Richard III during the reign of Elizabeth I and the propaganda during the time supported the Elizabethan monarch. During Looking for Richard’s era‚ a concept of sheer evil appeared which presented characters whose evil was unmotivated. The issues Shakespeare explored are still experienced in contemporary surrounding‚ and reflect in Pacino’s text. Both texts explore similar aspects of war‚ characterisation of Richard
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documentary Looking for Richard are two text composed more than 400 years apart that can be linked through their themes and techniques. The influence of these themes or values however‚ is subject to the context of the audience. Both texts explore the characterisation of the main character Richard and how he is presented. They explore the craft of performance‚ presenting two different approaches to acting and ownership of the actor. The theme of ambition is also prominent in the opening scenes of the texts
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Work on a character of your own choice. How does Shakespeare create dramatic effect through characterisation? Dramatic effect is the most prominent in the characterisation of Hamlet which Shakespeare portrays through Hamlet’s interactions with others; what they say about him‚ his internal thoughts and dialogue. In regards to his dialogue‚ Hamlet’s utterances are very philosophical thus depicting him as a thoughtful and intelligent character. In act 3 scene 1‚ Hamlet says‚ ‘To be‚ or not
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disappear. Scott also comments on the needs of humans‚ proving that a redefinition in essential. Ridley Scott shows this when Rachael learns the truth about being a Replicant‚ and further when Roy confronts his creator‚ demanding more life. The characterisation of Rachael embodies the raw human needs of any person; to feel safe and to be needed. Realising that she is a Replicant‚ her inner fears of ‘being nothing’ are supposedly conformed to her. Her reaction to the truth is human and emotive‚ juxtaposed
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