How Does Priestly Present Birling in Acts 1 and 2? In Act One Birling is presented as very smug and egotistical when Priestly uses the stage directions ‘confidently’ and ‘laughs complacently’. These show Birling is not afraid to show his importance and status. It also shows his arrogant nature that emphasises he wants to dominate the situation‚ yet when the inspector arrives he loses his authority. ‘Complacently’ shows he thinks other people with a lower status are stupid and unimportant. Priestly
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first half of the decade 430-420 BC‚ when Sophocles was writing his play Oedipus Rex it was even more intense the legitimacy of the prophecies‚ oracles‚ and gods. Brilliantly written‚ Oedipus Rex is a tragic drama‚ where ironically the destiny of Oedipus (the main character) is hinging on two prophecies: he would kill his father; he would marry his own mother. That raises an interesting question: could he avoid doing these things or his fate was already determined? Both‚ fate and free will decide the
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chief‚ “‘Well‚’ said Jack‚ ‘I—’ He hesitated. The dark boy‚ Roger‚ stirred at last and spoke up. ‘Let’s have a vote.’” The lexical choice of “dark” suggests Roger’s inherent evil. “Let’s have a vote” sounds more of an order than a suggestion‚ showing his desire for power so early in the book. Thus juxtaposes with the possibility that this quite also shows that he is not happy for Jack to just take control so easily and wants order. As the boys are walking along the beach‚ Roger throws rocks at Henry
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Poems of 1912-13; Beeny Cliff - Discuss in detail the way in which Hardy presents life as a journey subject to time and change‚ considering how this contributes to the themes and style of the collection. In Thomas Hardy’s collection ‘Poems of 1912-13’ Hardy writes of his memory and grief after the death of his wife Emma in November 1912‚ much of this focussing on his reconciliation and realisation of the finality of death by reflecting upon the past‚ including the memories and heartache that they
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years for his part in activities to bring about equal rights. How does the writer present his thoughts and feelings about the struggle for identity? How far is the extract similar to and different from your wider reading in the literature of the struggle for identity? You should consider the writers’ choices of form‚ structure and language. Mandela’s determination to fight for the rights of his people is reflected in the way Elesin feels about completing his duty and representing his village.
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Curley’s wife is a significant personality in the novel. John Steinbeck presents her in different ways during the novel and uses different methods to influence the reader’s judgement‚ for instance through her look‚ as she is a complex character. Significantly Steinbeck makes it clear that nurture turns her into the person she is in the novel‚ her nature is different. He uses language to show us who she is as revealed by colour and light symbolism; incongruity of her appearance and the setting; simile
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Throughout the poem‚ Into Battle‚ the poet‚ Julian Grenfell uses several techniques to convey his pro-war attitude. In this essay I will look deeper into those techniques and analyse his language use to show how he has done this‚ through several P.E.E.L paragraphs. In stanzas three and four Grenfell glorifies a soldier’s death using positive personification of nature. This is shown when he uses phrases such as; ‘All the bright company of Heaven‚ Hold them in their high comradeship’‚ ‘They stand
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characters possess attributes of both sides‚ enhancing the possibilities of their motives and decisions. One of the many authors that emphasize these roles would be Charles Dickens. His most complex displays of morals and ethics can be found in his most famous works‚ including the 1861 novel‚ Great Expectations. Dickens presents the struggle between the two sides throughout this story; specifically‚ through the characters. Associated with them are their personalities‚ actions‚
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Life Without Civility? : A Character Analysis On what Characters Represent Civilization In William Golding’s Lord Of The Flies. “Civilization begins with order‚ grows with liberty‚ and dies with chaos‚” (Will Durant). In Lord Of The Flies‚ by William Golding‚ the main topic is civilization versus Savagery. In this novel‚ a plane crashes leaving boys stranded on a tropical island. As the boys try to develope order‚ there are many struggles that occur and cause conflict between characters. William
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Funeral‚ Antony and Brutus(his best Friend) gave a speech. Brutus and Antony are very different. Brutus is an introvert. He likes reading‚ thinking and spending time alone. While Antony was an outgoing person. He was a man of action and he was not a thinker. He was an athlete and a fun-loving party-goer.He is portrayed that way even in Shakespeare’s play Antony and Cleopatra‚ in which he destroys his character‚ his relationship with Octavius‚ and finally his life because of his addiction to eating‚ drinking
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