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    a) How does the author present the character of Crooks? In ’Of Mice and Men’ Crooks is presented as a lonely man who quickly gains our sympathy as readers. Steinbeck’s novel as a whole uncovers the loneliness at the heart of American society at the time‚ using a microcosm of this society represented by the ranch. The ranch houses a number of figures arguably intended to represent different aspects of mankind. The boss and his son represent the capitalist figures in society who are withdrawn

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    How does Steinbeck present the character of Crooks in “of mice and men?” Throughout the novel “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck presents Crook as being lonely‚ intelligent and hopeless. He is in a minority group and is discriminated against because he represents the black community in 1930’s America. Indeed‚ it is because of this discrimination that Crooks attempts to draw whatever limited amount of power he can from his surroundings. “Well I gotta right to have a light”. This implies Crooks is defensive

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    How does Shakespeare present disturbed characters? Othello is a tragic hero whose jealousy is cleverly manipulated by the maleficent Iago‚ transforming him from a noble figure to a disturbed murderer. In keeping with the tragic genre‚ Shakespeare depicts a sequence of events through which bring about Othello’s decline. The playwright slowly escalates the emotional intensity of the play as Othello becomes more obsessed and less rational. The audience experience a range of emotions as the emotional

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    Mr. Luria’s Character

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    Mr. Luria’s Character Essay Richard Song Responsibility is a necessary character that a person should have basically as an individual and a person socially. It helps a person to build his values‚ and affects his or her decision making. Responsibility is a scale to measure if a person is mature enough as a human being in the society. Mr. Luria in Miriam Waddington’s “The Halloween Party”‚ who has left his home land Russia‚ uses responsibility to try to build a brand new life for his family over

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    Miranda Priestly OB

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    Miranda Priestly portrays character of editor in chief of the “Runway” magazine. Miranda is a strong character who over shadows every one with her personality and position. Though she shows some vulnerability but most of the time she is very much in control of situation and expects everything to happen as per her wish. She follows strict schedule and expects everyone around her to follow her command. She gives her subordinates no respect and expects them to follow her blindly‚ sometimes asking having

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    ‘Shrek’ begins in a traditional way by using the most common phrase ‘Once upon a time’ that gives you an idea that the film has used some traditional phrases. Well you can tell by the opening scene that ‘Shrek’ is different to a traditional fairytale on how it shows Shrek doing his own thing. Shrek is very not like a stereotypical prince. Shrek is an Ogre which straight away puts a picture in your mind of like a dirty‚ scary and ugly and also could be the enemy. The music when we first meet Shrek is

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    J B Priestly

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    writer‚ and broadcaster. He was born at Mannheim road‚ Manningham. He describes that area as an ‘ultra respectable’ suburb of Bradford. His mum died when he was 2 years old and his dad had re-married four years later. His dad was a headmaster. Priestly knew exactly what he wanted to be from a young age‚ a writer. He didn’t go University because he thought he would get a better feel and experience of the world around him than carrying on with education. After the WW1‚ he gained a degree from Cambridge

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    for your enthusiasm in wishing to audition for William Shakespeare’s Othello! Now‚ to be able to convey a character perfectly‚ one must know the culture‚ society‚ personality‚ relationships and various other components to portray the character as realistic as possible. This‚ you should know‚ in the dramatic world‚ is called realism. Now‚ you’ve all obviously been inspired by the character of Othello and let me tell you‚ that if you think it’s a piece of easy work and simply reciting lines; you

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    Arthur Birling Analysis

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    An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley Character Study Arthur Birling Arthur Birling is a wealthy‚ self-made middle class factory owner of the Edwardian era. We first learn about him from the stage directions. Priestley describes him as ‘rather portentous’ suggesting he is serious and self-important. This characterises his attitude throughout the play where his sense of standing in society and the rights this affords him‚ prevent him from learning the lesson of responsibility that forms

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    How does Priestley show that tension is at the heart of the Birling Family?’ Tensions in the Birling household are shown from the beginning of the play. The house is described as “not cosy and homelike” which represents the cold and unfriendly atmosphere; these characteristics very much reflect the family itself. There is a significant contrast between the older and younger generations throughout the play. An early hint of this is evident at the start of the play when Sheila says she would

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