Write about the ways Browning tells the story in My Last Duchess The story focuses on the key events of the painting‚ the marriage between the Duke and the past Duchess‚ the possible murder of the Duchess and the yet to be new wife. The story being told is of the relationship between the Duke and former Duchess. Browning adopts numerous narrative techniques. Browning uses the form of a dramatic monologue to help the story progress. For instance ’That’s my Last Duchess’ shows that there is one
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Lee explores the main concerns of courage‚ racism‚ law and justice with the use of minor characters. The Alabama township of Maycomb‚ where Lee sets her story is home to a combination of social classes and racial backgrounds. Harper Lee’s characterisation of the minor characters demonstrates the main concern of racism. The town of Maycomb was very divided by race and when it came to Mr Raymond the town was shocked and didn’t accept him‚ so he believed that he was better off being known as a drunk
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showing a more menacing side of some men. Women are portrayed as the victims and misunderstood by the males in the story. The writer positions readers to relate events in the story to the real world through the use of narrative conventions of characterisation‚ point of view and descriptive language. The short story uses the narrative convention of descriptive language which details the events of the boy’s life and position readers to question the worlds outside texts. In the beginning of the story
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SHAKESPEARE DRAMATISES THE TENSION BETWEEN PASSION AND REASON IN HAMLET TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THIS VIEW SUPPORT YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PLAY Acts of passion and acts of reason can be differentiated by a sense of underlying tension‚ Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ published in 1601 explores these universal ideologies by dramatizing this underlying tension. ‘Hamlet’ presents challenging representations of the traditional values of passion and reason through their varying forms. The representation of these
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Austen‚ follows the life of a wealthy woman living in Regency England‚ 1816. Clueless‚ a film created by Amy Heckerling‚ similarly follows the life of a wealthy woman‚ however unlike Emma‚ it is set in 1995. Both texts explore themes such as characterisation‚ personal growth and relationships‚ but the differences demonstrate the visible changes in context and values. Heckerling’s transformation forces the main protagonist to be changed so as to
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Answer THREE questions. Each response should refer substantially to at least TWO writers studied on this course. You should not use material in answering one question which you have used in answering another. 1. Discuss the mechanisms of characterisation used by any TWO authors studied on this course. 2. How does the work of any TWO authors studied on this course attempt to resolve social problems? 3. How is passivity dealt with by any TWO authors studied on this course? 4.
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Discuss how the meaning of the term ‘Persuasion’ is explored by Austen. Persuasion: to persuade or of being persuaded to do or believe in something‚ is a term Austen has used in various ways within ‘Persuasion’. Through the robust characterisations of characters and the dynamics of their situations and relationships‚ Austen moulds conclusions in how we are persuaded and why we are turned to believe in something different. In how the characters are persuaded or in differed to others suggestions
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though the “prices stunned [her]”‚ and she pays for the taxi fare even though she “gulped when [she] saw the meter” (p.83). Clearly‚ Olivia does whatever she can to help the boys‚ despite the fact that they achieve their goals at her expense. Characterisation via thoughts and behaviour has positioned the reader to view Olivia as a compassionate individual‚ whose admirable qualities often result in her being manipulated by those she most cares for. Topic sentence
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an interesting insight into society in the Australian outback. In Joe Wilson’s courtship’ Joe addresses Mary with typical Australian slang “’what is it Mary? I said ‘Ain’t you well? Ain’t you happy’” to give the reader a distinctively visual characterisation of the lack of education in Australian outback society. In the film “Australia” the same stereotype of an uneducated bush society is shown in the bar scene where one of the locals say “She deserves a drink just like any man” Distinctively
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the outward illusion of culture‚ moral superiority and respectability‚ contentment and happiness that seemingly stems from their wealth. But over the course of the novel‚ Fitzgerald‚ partly through Nick’s observations‚ but primarily through the characterisation of the violent‚ racist bigot Tom Buchanan‚ the dishonest and irresponsible Jordan Baker‚ but in particular through the character of Daisy‚ exposes this illusion to be radically false‚
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