Comparison of “Hitcher” and “The Laboratory” Despite being written almost two centuries apart both ‘The laboratory’ and but Robert Browning and ‘Hitcher’ but Simon Armitage deal with themes of jealousy‚ resentment and violence as well as many other similarities and differences. ‘Hitcher’ is about a depressed man who is deeply angered and takes his frustration out on an innocent hitch hiker spontaneously. ‘The Laboratory’ is about a woman who‚ driven by jealousy‚ wants to poison her husband’s
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Compare how Duffy and Armitage write about violence in ‘Salome’ and ‘Hitcher’ ‘Salome’ and ‘Hitcher’ both use a first person persona and with that‚ give us insight into their feelings and the theme of violence throughout both poems. In ‘Salome’‚ Duffy’s character uses a nonchalant tone with no remorse when depicting her actions‚ which is also present in ‘Hitcher’ too. Salome had ‘done it before’ and will ‘doubtless do it again’ but is oblivious of the repercussions of what she has just stated
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are ‘hitcher’ and ‘gooseberry season.’ The poem ‘hitcher’ gives us a hint that the poem may be about a hitch-hiker. The title is suitable for the poem because its called ‘hitcher’ who is short for a hitcher-hiker‚ which is presented in the poem‚ also in the poem another male is also in the poem. The speaker of the poem is the male inside of the car‚ this is obvious because throughout the poem the speaker refers himself as ‘I.’ A quote to prove this is “I let him have it.” The poem ‘hitcher’ is about
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Poems ‘The laboratory‚ the content of the play‚ from my point of view is about a woman whose partner has left her for another woman. The poet has planned to kill the other woman as she is jealous of her and wants revenge from her ex. We can tell she is jealous of this other woman as she says she’s not little‚ no minion like me!’ this shows she is jealous of the woman as she thinks she is of higher status‚ the words ‘she’s not little’ shows this. She thinks the other woman is better than she is.
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In the first stanza of ‘Hitcher’ shows the reader that the narrator is seeking a more relaxed lifestyle‚ and is unable to deal with the arduous tasks of everyday life. He states that he had been ’tired‚ under/the weather’‚ but not especially ill‚ and therefore should not be taking time off work. He ignores all calls from work‚ and says that the answerphone ’screaming’ that he will be fired if he continues to behave unprofessionally. He himself hitches a lift to the place where he has a hired car
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In The Laboratory‚ the courtesan chooses poison as her murder weapon. Poison is often the weapon of choice for female killers. It requires little or no physical strength to administer‚ and can be done secretly. It also leaves little evidence thus making it difficult to detect the culprit. We believe the act of murder is because of another woman that her lover is with and she feels physically inferior to her rival. We know this because she starts saying ‘What a drop! She’s not little‚ no minion like
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The laboratory To explore the ways aspects of power are shown in the poem. This poem is a dramatic monologue about a woman whose lover is cheating on her with his mistress ‘Pauline’. The woman who is speaking talks about her feelings of hatred and betrayal‚ so she decides to show her lover how much she is hurt by poisoning his mistress and making him watch her die slowly. Robert Browning’s poem was set in the ancient regime when women were thought of as incapable and a lower class because of their
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Experiment 4 - Observations of chemical change Data Table 1: Reactions Expected | | Well #/ Question | Chemicals | Reaction | | | | A | NaHCO3 – CO2 | It creates bubbles‚ it keeps uncolored | B | HCl and BTB | It changes to a strong yellow liquid | C | NH3 and BTB | It changes to blue liquid | D | HCl and blue dye | It changes green. | E | Blue dye and NaOCI | it first is blue and after add the HCl creates several colors‚ which are yellow‚ blue and green | F | NaOCl and KI
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ways mood is presented in ‘The Laboratory’‚ ‘My Last Duchess’‚ ‘Hitcher’ and ‘Salome’. Mood is a state of feeling stimulated by a particular apparatus or situation. It can also be a distinct emotional characteristics/ theme of a particular item. Mood is reflected in the four poems by the different poets utilising various devices and techniques such as the diction‚ language‚ alliteration etc‚ in order to display a certain message to the audience. The poem ‘Hitcher’ refers to the environment in
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Language laboratories are study rooms equipped with electronic sound-reproduction devices‚ enabling students to hear model pronunciations of foreign languages and to record and hear their own voices as they engage in pattern drills. Most laboratories provide a master control board that permits a teacher to listen to and correct any student... Language lab From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Russian language class in a East German language laboratory (1975)
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