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    “Year of wonders explores how people are changed by catastrophe” Discuss Year of wonders the novel explores how people change by catastrophe such as the plague. The plague was brought to the town by cloths Anna is urged by Mr Mompellion to burn Viccars belongings and Anys Gowdie being a customer of his rejects his advice. ‘Burn it all! Burn it all! For the love of god burn it’ Anna Frith is the central character and narrator. A young woman who becomes a healer and midwife. Anna speaks low

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    Why did William win the battle of Hastings? There are 4 reasons for William’s victory in the battle of Hastings. First‚ there was his preparation‚ the next‚ William’s leadership. Then‚ Harold’s weaknesses: and finally‚ luck. I think that luck was the main reason for William’s victory because‚ without the wind changing at the precise moment when Harold was still at Stamford Bridge‚ William would not have been able to accomplish an amphibious landing unnoticed to invade the southern side of England

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    Prospero is arguably the most interesting and diverse characters within William Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’. He is a man that was wronged by his usurping brother‚ however he is somewhat difficult to like as his story unfolds and the story of others is submerged. His power over and treatment of other characters shows him as a man that is struggling with his own importance and ability‚ however his isolation from the world for so many years clearly plays an important part in the way prospero uses his

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    Explore the way the writer presents the relationship between George and Lennie in “Of Mice and Men” Of Mice and Men was written in the 1937 by John Steinbeck‚ he other well know books as the Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden‚ h also received a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. This book is set in the 1930s and set in California‚ his home region. During this time‚ the USA was suffering from a great depression‚ this meant that it was hard to find job because the economy was very weak‚ so to find

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    overuse of the word “Tenders” and phrases such as “set your entreatments at a higher rate‚” “which their investments show‚” “tenders for true pay which are not sterling.” These are Polonius possibly unwittingly showing us how he sees his daughter. He’s more worried as to how

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    Tempest In William Shakespeare ’s The Tempest‚ and Christopher Marlowe ’s Doctor Faustus‚ Prospero and Doctor Faustus both engage in elements of the dark arts‚ initially to achieve aspirational outcomes. In order to demonstrate power‚ Shakespeare effectively plays with the relationships between master and servant. Many characters are also locked in a power struggle for the control of the island‚ eventually causing the abuse of power by some characters. Whereas‚ Marlowe presents the master/servant

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    century playwright William Shakespeare. Various dramatisations and films have been made of this famous text such as Franco Zeffirelli’s classic historical version‚ and Baz Luhrmann’s modern spin on the story‚ but each of these still retain the original words written by the Bard. This play was one of Shakespeare’s earlier texts – written in about 1595‚ and is very firmly themed around love. This essay will explore the different areas of this theme and discuss how Shakespeare presents love in different

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    perception‚ behavior‚ or social interaction. Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire is perceived as a fragile young pregnant woman who is married to a drunkard named Stanley. Their relationship seems to be primarily based on their sexual desires for one another but maybe it goes beyond for Stella. In the play‚ Blanche‚ Stella’s sister‚ arrives at Stanley and Stella’s apartment out of the blue and asks to stay with them if they don’t mind. Stella instantly replies yes‚ even though they only have

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    children’s novel ‘45 and 47 Stella Street and everything that happened’ (Honey‚ 1995) written by Elizabeth Honey is a novel aimed at pre-adolescent girls. However in saying that boys around the same age would also find this book enjoyable. The story is told from the perspective of Hinni who is an 11 year old girl. It is about her and her ‘Gang’‚ which includes her best friend Zev‚ Her sister Danielle and Frank‚ Zev’s 6-year-old next-door neighbour who resides at 47 Stella Street. The book tells of

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    Explore some of the ways in which Steinbeck presents disadvantaged characters in the novel In 1937‚ the American author John Steinbeck published ’Of mice and Men’. Set in the Salinas Valley of California‚ it conveys the story of the struggles of the American people during ’The Great Depression’. The Great Depression was a massive devastation throughout the whole of America where people suffered and the economy was at a huge crisis. The Unemployment rose from 3% to 26% and many people had died

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