Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 1. How does Steinbeck show the power of dreams and dreaming in the novel? 2. Explore why the relationship between George and Lennie seems so special in the novel. 3. How does John Steinbeck show the influence of ranch life on the behaviour of the characters in the novel? 4. Explore some of the ways in which Steinbeck presents disadvantaged characters in the novel. 5. “Guys like us are the loneliest guys in the world”. How far does the relationship between George and
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How does Sheriff present disturbed characters in ‘Journey’s End’. (NOT Stanhope) Journey’s End is a play written by R.C. Sherriff based on his experience of WW1. He presents several of the characters in the play as being disturbed in different ways from his experience of people’s behaviour in the trenches. The most disturbed character in the play is easily Stanhope due to his ambitious drinking and his temper. However‚ there are still other characters that are disturbed during the play. Out
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An Inspector Calls Revision Sample essay plan for q.2 1. Introduction 2. Character 3. Dramatic devices *(most important) 4. Social/Historical context 5. Conclusion (Themes.) Unities the ’unities’ from Classical Greek drama are based around three major things: time‚ place and action Introduction ’An Inspector Calls’ is a play which explores social inequality in postwar Britain. Priestley uses many dramatic devices such as stage directions‚ dramatic irony‚ lighting and setting to expose
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How does Steinbeck present the character of Curleys Wife? In this essay I am going to be assessing the character Curleys Wife from Steinbeck’s book Of Mice And Men. The book is set in the 1930s during the Great Depression it features two farm workers called George and Lennie. The travel around together in search of work sharing a dream of a place of their own‚ a small ranch where they can live and work for themselves. It tells the story of how violence may erupt to destroy those dreams. Curleys
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How does Priestley establish character and theme in Act I of “An Inspector Calls”? The writer sets the scene very clearly‚ making sure he gets the message across that they are a well off family. The atmosphere at the start of the play is happy and cheerful as they are all celebrating Gerald and Sheila’s engagement‚ we can tell they were happy because the stage directions tell us Gerald and Mrs. B were “smiling” at times and Sheila was being “half serious half playful. The stage directions at the
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In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald presents a specific portrait of American society during the roaring twenties and tells the story of a man who rises from the gutter to great riches. This man‚ Jay Gatsby‚ does not realize that his new wealth cannot give him the privileges of class and status. Nick Carraway who is from a prominent mid-western family tells the story. Nick presents himself as a reliable narrator‚ when actually several events in the novel prove he is an unreliable narrator. Although
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the development and changes in his character. Pip’s personality traits change through interaction with other people in the course of this story. Although Pip was brought up in a harsh and poor background‚ with a punishing sister‚ who had brought him up “by hand”‚ he was gentle and kind. However‚ after his encounter with Miss Havisham and Estella‚ his perception of the world is drastically altered‚ and along with this so does his character. The reader first sees how sympathetic Pip is when he meets
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irony‚ and humour. He also uses language techniques such as visual imagery and sound imagery throughout his play to explore the villainous role and character of Richard which leads to the development of the key themes in his play‚ Richard III. The first soliloquy informs the audience of Richard’s inner thoughts while also establishing his character‚ dark motives‚ and his intention in the play. The opening statement‚ “Now is the winter of our discontent”‚ refers to Richard’s unhappiness as a result
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Tybalt The character of Tybalt is that he doesn’t like peace‚ the way he talks makes it seem as though he always wants to have trouble or fight. Mercutio‚ who hates Tybalt‚ gives him the "catty" nickname the "Prince of Cats" ‚ but when his uncle Capulet prevents him from beating up Romeo for crashing the Capulet’s masked ball‚ he’s not too pleased‚ and really just wants payback which is that he just wants a fight. Tybalt’s aggressive behavior seems possible that he’s eager to fight because he
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Do you know how Shakespeare develops Hamlet’s character in relation to Claudius‚ Polonius‚ and Gertrude? In Hamlet’s 3rd soliloquy Shakespeare develops Hamlet’s character in relation to Claudius‚ Polonius‚ and Gertrude. Shakespeare develops Hamlet’s character in relation to Claudius. First example is Hamlet puts on a play to see if Claudius would break down and confess that he killed King Hamlet. “That guilty creatures sitting at a play. Have by the very cunning of the scene‚ been struck
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