Great Expectations‚ the characters’ actions and emotions are the heart of the story. You don’t read papers about how well Pip courted Estella throughout the book; you read papers investigating how Pip felt about his relationship with Estella throughout the book. You don’t read about how well Wopsle portrays Hamlet in chapter 31‚ you read about how Wopsle’s career in acting impacts Pip‚ or how Pip feels about the situation. And sometimes‚ the emotions in the story can be difficult to understand‚ or they
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Explore how love and lovers is presented in Romeo and Juliet and The Labrotory. Love. Love is a feeling of a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone‚ An intense feeling of deep affection. Love in Romeo and Juliet is a brutal‚ powerful emotion that captures individuals and catapults them against their world‚ and at times‚ against themselves. In The Laboratory love is presented as a unpleasant feeling‚ filled with jealousy‚ obsession and overall revenge‚ which is also a dramatic monologue which
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William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is an unfortunate story caught in a web of double dealing and retaliation. The setting and plot gives some understanding into present day society‚ as the play includes many issues which are still extremely relevant in today’s world. In spite of the fact that Hamlet is at this point more than 400 years of age‚ its translation of personality is ageless. The main topics in the tragedy of Hamlet are the cost of revenge‚ madness‚ and political or economical. The topics that
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Coursework: How are women presented in ‘Of Mice and Men’? In society‚ women have always been treated differently to men. Up until recently women have been treated as second class citizens. In the Jacobean period women were thought of as servants to the men and were only there to cook and clean for their husbands‚ we see this in plays from that era such as ‘Macbeth’. In the play‚ Macbeth actually says that his wife Lady Macbeth‚ who is a strong confident woman‚ possess too many masculine features
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One of the ways Steinbeck shows Curley’s Wife as a villain is by portraying her as a tart. In chapter two‚ Candy quotes “Well‚ I think Curley’s married . . . . A tart.” In this chapter she is presented negatively‚ he uses his context to show she is a trouble maker and an attention seeker. The fact candy has labeled her a tart so soon makes us assume she is the villain in this novel. In the same chapter it is written ‘She had full rouged lips and wide spaced eyes‚ heavily made up. Her fingernails
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among the principal characters in Of Mice and Men‚ he is perhaps the least dynamic. He undergoes no significant changes‚ development‚ or growth throughout the story and remains exactly as the reader encounters him in the opening pages. Simply put‚ he loves to pet soft things‚ is blindly devoted to George and their vision of the farm‚ and possesses incredible physical strength. Nearly every scene in which Lennie appears confirms these and only these characteristics. Although Steinbeck’s insistent repetition
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The way in which the protagonist‚ John Proctor‚ is presented in The Crucible somewhat changes throughout the play. Firstly‚ he is presented as quite dominant and violent‚ however as the story progresses‚ he is presented still as a violent character but a much more likeable one. He is also one to go with his first instincts‚ and has a lot of pride. These two characteristics are the main factors that lead to Proctors downfall. The first scene in which Proctor is introduced is set in Reverend Parris’
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Orla Brennan How are women presented in "An Inspector Calls" and why are they presented in this way? In the play‚ all the women are portrayed as delicate characters- particularly Sheila who the men feel needs protecting from all manner of things like the information that a girl has committed suicide. Set in 1912‚ the woman in the play would have been seen as possessions to their husband and did not work or have careers due to the patriarchal society. However‚ it would have been acceptable for
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How is Macbeth presented in Act I? At the beginning of the play‚ in Act I‚ Scene II‚ Macbeth is introduced as a valiant warrior whose actions have gained great trust and honour from the king‚ Duncan. He is portrayed as a man who would do anything for his king. The sergeant tells the audience of Macbeth’s bravery and loyalty by saying ‘for brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name—distaining fortune‚ with his brandish’d steel’‚ explaining to the audience that Macbeth earned the title ‘brave’ through
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How is conflict presented in “Bayonet Charge” and another poem? Introduction 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. “Bayonet Charge” imagines a soldier’s experience in battle. “The Charge of The Light Brigade” recounts the story of the charge made by the Light Brigade in the Battle of Balaclava. Language One way
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