Richard III is a play made for the stage. The language Shakespeare uses for Richard’s conversations has a purpose‚ and he constantly keeps revealing how; his confessions in his soliloquies coupled with the rhetoric‚ make the play come to life. Shakespeare wrote this play in 1592 when the monarch of England was Queen Elizabeth I‚ a descendent of Henry VII‚ who took the throne from Richard III. In the play William the conqueror was shown as the one to bring freedom and prosperity to England. This makes
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How women are presented as ‘victims’ in both the novels‚ An Inspector Calls and Of Mice and Men Two characters that could be portrayed as victims of society are Curley’s wife from ‘’Of Mice and Men’’ and Eva Smith from ‘’An Inspector Calls’’. Both characters are really similar to each other; they are young and both wanting a better life. Eva Smith lost both parents and lost her last two jobs because her boss thrown her just because she argued for a bigger pay for the workers who puts in so much effort
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Desdemona was having an affair. Other themes the play deals with includes hatred‚ racism‚ betrayal and discrimination. Although Othello is the main protagonist in the play‚ however‚ in many ways Iago seems to be the dominant character. Iago is presented in complete contrast to Othello‚ and is the villain of the play. Othello is a respected high-ranking general whereas Iago is a lower status and referred to as in his ‘ancient’ or his ‘ensign’.
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Caliban is one of William Shakespeare’s most bizarre and intricately crafted characters‚ which is a bold statement to make‚ however his undeniable presence in The Tempest both in text and on stage cannot be ignored. The rambunctious‚ uncontrolled‚ fiery spirit of Caliban hides many of his inner qualms and this facade has been a topic of interest for many in the world of literature‚ but Caliban’s issues are larger than his spineless body and those‚ combined with his antagonism encompass much of The
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How are people presented in “At hiruhurama” Penelope Firtzgerald uses presents the characters in the play as having‚ very similar characteristics‚ especially white people and the men and women in the story. In the second page the when the doctor is first introduced he is seen as a quite‚ irresponsible‚ unreliable and extremely feminist man “you can ask a woman to live anywhere” the explicit meaning the whole quote is to say the doctor is quite sexist‚ however the doctor does use the word “ask”
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Compare how conflict is presented in the charge of the light brigade and one other poem form the conflict cluster. The two poems “Charge of the light brigade” and “Bayonet charge” both present conflicts. Conflict often has harmful effects‚ including causing death and destruction‚ so it is usually viewed negatively. However‚ conflict can also bring out positive traits in people‚ and the people involved in it may be respected. “The Charge of The Light Brigade” recounts the story of the charge made
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Desdemona represent in Shakespeare’s play? Well she represents a lot of things like showing her love for Othello and the betrayal in relationship between those two. And she has a good and sometimes bad relationship with her Dad. BP1: Desdemona shows how she has a good relationship with her Dad because when the text says “I owe you respect because you gave me life and education you’re the one I have to obey I’m your daughter” this is showing that she has a really good relationship with her father because
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During the production of The Gondoliers‚ written by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan‚ a particular character stuck out to me and that was the young and beautiful Casilda. Casilda is the daughter of the duke and duchess of Plaza-Toro. We quickly find out a secret that is twenty years old‚ which happens to be that Casilda is married to the royal heir of Barataria. Casilda does not like this whatsoever because she is in love with Luiz who is also the duke’s attendant. Casilda’s character was hard
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Have you ever craved to be the center of attention? Spun a lie to feel important? However what happens when that certain lie begins to spiral out of control? In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ this complex situation happens to Abigail Williams; she is a mere child of seventeen years old‚ who frightens her peers due to her belligerent behavior. Therefore‚ when she begins to falsely accuse townspeople of being witches‚ her peers begin to blindly imitate her. Their duplicity soon has their whole town
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Tituba: "Scenes Of Schizophrenic‚ Ego Centric‚ Paranoiac‚ Prima Donnas" The times of the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts were tough and cruel. Arthur Miller makes this very clear in his play based on true events‚ "The Crucible" (1952). Though Miller fictionalized many things in his play‚ it was indeed based on true events. There have been many documentaries‚ stories‚ films‚ and reports written about the Salem witch trials‚ some of them support the thought that the Devil was truly loose in
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