Erics character and his function within An Inspector Calls In an Inspector Calls Priestley aims to show that all actions have repercussions. He also tells us that charity isn’t always good charity unless it is thoughtful and helps someone as it can often just leave people in a worse off position. Eric helps Priestley to achieve this aim by thinking he is helping Eva but actually he leaves her in a worse position without realising it as he shows her what she could have had. Priestley also wants us
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The Real Inspector Hound: A discourse of postmodernism In this essay we will try to explain why The Real Inspector Hound is a Postmodernist play. To do this First we must decide on what Postmodernism actually is. As many critics have written many definitions on this subject overlapping and contradicting each other it is hard to find a single definition of postmodernism. So first to embark on this journey‚ we are going to find and state a single definition of postmodernism and afterwards we shall
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Thesis: Through the use of symbolism‚ Hawthorne portrays Arthur Dimmesdale as a hypocrite in order to show the contrast between a person’s life with society knowing their sins‚ like Hester’s‚ and a person’s life with concealed sins‚ like Dimmesdale’s‚ as well as exhibiting the negative effects that hypocrisy can have on someone’s conscience. Body: Throughout the novel‚ Dimmesdale exhibits his life of hypocrisy more and more as he struggles to deal with its negative effects on his conscience. From
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Critical Assessment of judgement in Inspector of Taxes v. Kiernan Inspector of Taxes v. Kiernan (hereinafter referred to as Kiernan) is a Supreme Court case which‚ at first glance‚ would appear to deal with a rather innocuous question‚ can “pigs” be referred to as “cattle”? The question of whether pigs can be included within the confines of the the term cattle might seem both banal and quite absurd‚ but the judgement on this question has had repercussions for many subsquent cases since this matter
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Explain how the character of Sheila is changed by the Inspector’s visit When the Inspector calls at the Birling household‚ all the family are affected by the revelations that were brought to light – especially the daughter Sheila. As a ‘pretty’ daughter‚ in her ‘mid 20s’‚ Sheila pays attention to everything that her parents say and accepts it quite happily. Due to her comfortable upbringing‚ Sheila is unfortunately rather spoiled and appears at some points in the play to be very superficial. This
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she feels full of guilt for her jealous actions and blames herself and she is genuinely remorseful for her actions. She is very perceptive towards the inspector‚ first to wonder who he really is‚ realising he already knows much of what he is asking. Sheila represents new ideas as a new generation‚ such as proto-feminist influenced by the inspector and changes her personality and becomes more honest‚ outspoken and wiser. Sheila’s attitude is different at the end of the play from the beginning of
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An Inspector Calls is a play set in 1912. In the play‚ Gerald and Sheila are enjoying an engagement party when intrudes a ‘police inspector’ who reveals that a lower class woman drank disinfectant and died. The inspector gradually reveals that every member of the family plays a part in the girl’s death. What is important about this play‚ and at first seems irrelevant‚ is that it is set in 1912. What must be remembered is that today if a young woman was struggling with the dilemmas that Eva Smith
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The main theme of "The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke deals with faith. Clarke defines faith as having belief and trust in God with strong conviction. Clarke believes that one must have faith not only during blissful times‚ such as during the time of creation‚ but also during time of anguish‚ such as when destruction occurs. God "created" when a star flew over Bethlehem‚ just as God destroyed a star‚ the Phoenix Nebula‚ and its surrounding planets including any life that may have lived there. God does
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October 31 on a dark‚ muggy night in Los Angles‚ detective Williams who had that night off to go trick or treating with his family; a ring‚ ring started happening in his pocket. Mr. Williams answered his phone “Mr. Williams we need you at 1120 Westerchester PI‚ Los Angles right away” then the phone went dead. “Honey I have to go I’ll see you later; hopefully I can make it back in time for Casper and sticky popcorn”said Mr. Williams as he walked away from the house to the car. On the drive to the
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Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is a social commentary on witch hunts in early America‚ as well as an Aristotelian tragedy. In Aristotle’s essay Poetics‚ Aristotle explains that a character flaw (imperfection or weakness in one’s personality or values) or an error in judgment can lead to tragedy. The word for this is hamartia. Aristotle also goes on to state that the tragic hero will find enlightenment through his or her lamentable situation. In Miller’s play there are two characters in particular
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