A philosophical rendering of the everyday leads to a tension between reflection and action. In Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy play Hamlet‚ this is highlighted through the characterisation of Hamlet himself‚ and his engagement with the philosophical and academic concerns of Elizabethan England through his interactions with Horatio. By drawing on elements of this‚ and contrasting them with contextual concerns about religion and spirituality‚ Hamlet is constructed as a deeply meditative play‚ which finds
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of Arthur Miller’s 1953 play‚ The Crucible‚ is overall a viable adaptation of Miller’s original work. Many of the directorial changes made by Hytner in creating this screenplay are successful in further emphasising Miller’s central ideas. The characterisation of Abigail Williams is captured appropriately in the film displaying her overall manipulative nature by drawing extensively on the original text‚ thus exploring Miller’s idea of the use of hysteria and rumour in order to seek personal vengeance
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all played upon Shelley’s conscience with her abolitionist parents having a large influence upon these views. Shelley’s work plays on society’s fear of creating monsters that go out of control and create revolutions‚ this can been seen with the characterisation of the creature who is a symbol for the oppressed people. The creature is composed of different body parts‚ this is similar to the proletariat in that it “is recruited from all classes of the population”; a repulsive idea to humanity‚ however
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Steinbeck’s novel explores the adversity faced by migrant workers and their struggle to sustain their moral view. Through the use of characterisation‚ Steinbeck tells the story of the Joad Family who migrate from dustbowl Oklahoma to California while also addressing multiple differing perspectives to give a broader view of the life and times. The Joad Family is depicted as proud and honourable
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frustrated as he knows he is doing something wrong but doesn’t want to admit it to susan as he has a large ego. by having the dialogue‚ we could get a better idea of what susan and larsen were like as people. while dialogue also provides further characterisation‚ the dialogue also helps keep the experience real for the reader’s so they could understand and feel what each character were like as
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Live Theatre Analysis The set used for Vernon God Little was highly symbolic and simplistic; when we walked into the theatre we could visually see that there were flowers‚ cards and memorable items attached on the audiences seats above our heads‚ which already created a sombre atmosphere around the theatre. Once seated‚ we saw that the stage was mainly bare with a chair on the left hand side of the stage. This suggested to the audience that the play would be non-naturalistic unlike‚ a west end
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audiences past and present. Thus Hamlet’s timeless appeal can be largely perceived through the presentation and actions of key characters within the play but remain linked to other aspects of the play which assists in its distinctiveness. The characterisation of Hamlet is the key centrepoint of the play’s timelessness due to the extended dramatisation of his inner moral dilemmas. Hamlet the character encapsulates the context in which he was created: namely‚ Jacobean England in the early 1600s where
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example of this as he seeks out Daisy for her values not for her as an individual‚ he is ultimately clouded by a false reality that he wishes he could live out but can’t. In chapter 5 Fitzgerald demonstrates to the reader through his ever evolving characterisation of Gatsby that Gatsby’s idea of himself and Daisy is out of sync with the reality of the situation being that Daisy’s attitude towards Gatsby has changed and that of their differences in social statuses. Fitzgerald portrays the decay of social
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extensively shown within Peter Skrzynecki’s ‘Immigrant Chronicle’; in particular the poems ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ and ‘in the folk museum’. Belonging and all of its aspects are also shown through the movie ‘Dead Poets society’ and particularly through the characterisation of Mr Keating and Todd Anderson. Although they all have belonging placed within their storyline; they all have different aspects of connection whether it is positive or negative. In the poem ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ the poet celebrates the life of
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15th century‚ Richard III (RIII) transcend Shakespeare’s contextual world and coincide with the values we hold today. The continuing relevance of the play RIII is fuelled by our contemporary societies desire to re-evaluate the role of women‚ characterisation of villains (Richard) and the role of materialism in modern day contexts. This desire is depicted through the 1998
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