The Romantic era is denoted by an extensive questioning and expression of challenging notions building on the convictions of the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment challenged the Christian Orthodoxy which had dominated Europe for 1‚000 years. Romanticism proposed an exploration of self‚ emphasising the primacy of the individual and a vision of humankind animated by the imagination‚ endorsing a reverence and personal connection to nature. The set texts Fancy and Ode to a Nightingale explore a world
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Actions and facial expressions show Molly’s character more than dialogue. * Mr Neville is ordered and precise in his language and actions. He has much authority but lacks the compassion that should go with his responsibilities. * His characterisation‚ built through his words/actions and his distant professional relationship with every other character presents a man who belongs to no-one and encourages no one to belong to him. * Moodoo has a strong understanding of an affinity with the
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"Explore the role and character of Lord Capulet in Romeo and Juliet. Consider in what ways he contributes to the dramatic impact of the play at key moments‚ in addition to his dramatic function and characterisation" Lord Capulet is one of the more complex characters in Romeo and Juliet. Unlike many Shakespearean characters‚ he does not follow a simple formula of being on one side of a simple two-sided conflict throughout the entire course of the play. Of course‚ he is the head of one of the parties
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survival. It is a unique and personal journey‚ not all struggles are the same and have the same endings. Father / Son - Description of characters. Detailed and showing their personalities‚ weaknesses‚ hopes‚ fears. Good story to work on characterisation. - Relationship between them = CONFLICT - Father: the bearer of “two faces”. His son KNOWS they both co-exist. - “fly” – a metaphor which depicts the theme of the father´s lack of control of the dark side and we see how it overflows his character
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Characterisation in The Speckled Band You have now completed PEE work on a character: • Sherlock Holmes • Dr Roylott • Helen Stoner Choose one character to write an essay response on the folliwng quesiotn: What do we learn bout the character of Sherlock Holmes / Dr Roylott / Helen Stoner (delete as appropriate) in The Adventure of the Speckled Band? You will write a paragraph on each of the following features of their character. What do we learn about their: • Appearance • Behaviour
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The Great Gatsby Narrative Technique The narrative technique employed by Fitzgerald is believed to have been derived from Joseph Conrad‚ a writer Fitzgerald admired‚ who used a similar technique in Heart of Darkness (1902). Type of narrator First person narrator (Nick Carraway) Everything narrated by Nick is coloured by his character. His narration is not a neutral affair. The narrator is a participant in the story who is‚ however‚ more of a spectator than a protagonist.
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NAME: Jepter Lorde FACULTY: Social Sciences UWI Cave Hill DEPARTMENT: Government‚ Sociology and Social Work DEGREE: B.Sc Political Science and Economics LECTURER: Dr. Tennyson Joseph DATE: 22ND November 2013. Identify and discuss the central themes of Gordon Lewis’ Main Currents in Caribbean Thought‚ Paget Henry’s Caliban’s Reason‚ Rex Nettleford’s “The Battle for Space” and Charles W. Mill’s Blackness Visible and explain the manner in which these works assist in your understanding of the characteristic
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far-reaching effects of the accident through the collective nature of “we’re all” and the negative connotations of the word “hurting”. | |“That was the thing about my sisters‚ she’d become tough. It was like I hardly knew her anymore” (p29) |Characterisation of Kylie; simile; metaphor |Tom sums up Kylie’s negative transformation‚ a consequence of the accident with the metaphoric verb “tough” and the simile “like I hardly knew her anymore” which emphasises their changed relationship. | |“The clouds
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makes a very sad and disturbing decision of how to solve his problem. Tom’s build up to making this decision is highlighted throughout the whole book‚ and then reaches the disturbing climax at the end of the novel. Jenkins’ effective use of characterisation and climax build up to and highlight the horrible ending‚ and also adds to my appreciation of the theme of belonging. Tom Curdie is a young boy who lives in the east-end of Glasgow and is from a very deprived background. However‚ his English
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“Young Man in Vietnam” by Charles Coe goes against the 1980 patriotic views of Vietnam veterans‚ as he positions readers to be sympathetic towards veterans. Through the use of characterisation and symbolism Coe has positioned readers to be sympathetic towards the young man in Vietnam. Firstly‚ the use of the character’s narration readers is swayed into sympathising the character. Through the use of the character’s narration readers begins to understand the sentimental value of the letter.
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