Explore the ways in which Duffy conveys a difficult relationship in Dream of a Lost Friend Throughout the poem ‘Dream of a Lost Friend’‚ Duffy uses many carefully crafted writing techniques to suggest to the reader a difficult relationship. The relationship in this situation appears to be that between herself and her deceased friend‚ who had AIDS. A sense of regret appears to be omnipresent throughout the poem‚ as well as a slight feeling of guilt. One major theme throughout the poem
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Explore some aspects of the ways your speech changes according to the context you are in. Recently it has become clear to me that I have not been using my speech in a particularly high register‚ this shows me that maybe I am not using my speech in a good enough way. I have found that my idiolect varies when I am in different situations this may be due to the company that I am in. you tend to hear a change within my speech especially when in a sociolect group of friends‚ when I listened to a
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Essay Questions on William Shakespeare’s Macbeth 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) Discuss the various roles of the witches in ‘Macbeth’ with special emphasis on Coleridge’s remark that “the witches have the power of tempting those that have been tempters themselves.” What is‚ at the end of the play‚ your attitude to Macbeth? Admiration‚ sympathy‚ disgust‚ or any other attitude? Justify your view by referring to scenes or extracts
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Macbeth Essay: Is Macbeth a sympathetic character? In Shakespeare’s screenplay‚ tragedies usually arouse feelings of pity and fear. Yet is the gradual breakdown of Macbeth enough for the audience to feel sympathetic for him? Macbeth is taken place in Scotland. It explores themes like power‚ desires‚ ambition and gender etc.. In the story‚ Macbeth is a general that‚ due to three witches’ prophecies‚ fell from a hero into the trap of dark desires for power. An interesting point to note is the relationship
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The play Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ tells the story of a brave man‚ called Macbeth‚ who killed his way to the throne. In doing so‚ he brings about his own downfall. The description of Macbeth from “brave‚ valiant cousin and worthy gentleman” and that of his wife “honoured hostess” changes to “dead butcher and his fiend like queen”. This change is due to the receiving of prophecies‚ ambition and greed and desire. The play explores themes‚ including power‚ ambition and guilt. In the beginning
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Charles Dickens is the best known of the English Victorian novelists. He wrote a great deal about women in Victorian society and the way that roles for women were changing. Prior to these times women were expected to marry and be reliant upon men. Men were deemed to be in charge and any money possessed by women immediately passed to her husband once married. Miss Havisham is the antithesis of the social norm as a self sufficient woman living off her own means. Dickens develops her character throughout
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features are ‘Hour’ by Carol Ann Duffy‚ ‘Sonnet 116’ by William Shakespeare‚ ‘In Paris with you’ by James Fenton and ‘Quickdraw’ by Carol Ann Duffy. Two poems that share similar feelings about love are ’in Paris with you’ and ’Quickdraw’ as they both explore the theme of conflict and emotional pain instigated by love. Fenton makes it clear in the first stanza that the speaker has been hurt in the past‚ claiming that he was ’one of your talking wounded’ which is a pun on the phrase ’walking wounded’. However
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Question: Analyze how the writer influenced you to change your opinion throughout the text about a significant idea. Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in the 16th century as tribute to king James the first. At the start of the text king Duncan made me believe that anyone could be a good leader‚ Duncan effectively portrayed this idea because he put the needs of his country in front of his own. Throughout the text Shakespeare influenced my opinion to change when Macbeth came into power as he cared about
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exploration of the forces that combine to destroy a community. The thesis of a literary essay is debatable rather than factual NOT The Crucible is a play about the Salem witchcraft trials. BUT The Crucible uses the Salem witchcraft trials to explore the conflict between conscience and conformity. The thesis of a literary essay targets a specific rather than a general aspect of its topic. NOT The Crucible is a play about hidden sin. BUT The Crucible demonstrates the effects of hidden
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low-class with a measly amount of wealth‚ but he is satisfied and pleased with his life. Miss Havisham is high-class and extremely wealthy but she is very discontent with her life. Wemmick is truly satisfied and pleased with his life because he has caring and compassionate relationships that Miss Havisham lacks‚
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