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    Explore how writers present disturbed characters in Macbeth and The Laboratory. Macbeth is arguably one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. Written sometime between 1603 and 1606‚ the play is strongly written with King James the first’s of England’s interests in mind; the supernatural. Because of this we are introduced to the idea of the paranormal and witchcraft straight way in the play with the three. This would have scared a Jacobean audience as they feared the supernatural; it also foreshadows

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    sees his brother in need and shuts up his from him‚ how does the love of God abide in him?’ (1 John 3:16 – 17‚ NKJV). Leaders constantly remind themselves that God is love‚ and God requires his people to share his love with the outside world and one another. For leaders to accurately convey God’s love‚ they must possess good character. Good character requires one to act in righteousness and uphold the laws of the Lord. The godly character of a good leader can translate into corporate firms

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    In John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” Curly wife is shown as a person with very little power and she is shown to have no control. She uses her beauty as a strength. This situation foreshadows her death because of her flirtatious sense of personality; she was purposely flirting with Lennie and he was not stable enough to handle this. Her mother makes the situation worse by telling her that she couldn’t be an actress this brings down her self-esteem making her believe that she could never amount

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    Explore the ways that John Steinbeck presents strong feelings/attitudes in Of Mice And Men. A strong attitude portrayed in the novel is Racism. John Steinbeck uses the character Crooks in order to represent racism and what it was like for the black community during the Great Depression. The ranchmen and Curley’s wife all display racist attitudes towards Crooks‚ for example in chapter four Curley’s Wife says "Well you just keep your place then‚ Nigger. I could get you strung

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    William Shakespeare efficiently depicted three relationships that were not necessarily as perfect as society would have thought. Through the use of dialogue‚ characterization‚ and actions‚ Shakespeare reflects the distinct characteristics between the foil relationships of Othello and Desdemona‚ Iago and Emilia‚ and Cassio and Bianca. Criticism provided by experts as well as textual evidence from the play solidify the contrast between the relationships. Shakespeare portrays Othello and Desdemona as

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    Write about the ways in which Steinbeck presents either Crooks or Curley’s wife. To what extent does he create sympathy for either of these characters? Of Mice and Men is set in 1930’s America in the middle of the economic depression. It is geared towards the pursuit of the American dream‚ promoting the ideas of equality‚ life‚ liberty and happiness. Steinbeck uses Crooks‚ and to some extent Curley’s wife to challenge the perception of equality and sometimes the language used is‚ by modern

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    How does Shakespeare present the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Act 1? Macbeth is a dramatic play which tells the story of the downfall of a ‘Nobleman’ who becomes a ‘tyrant’. In Act one Shakespeare introduces the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth using a range of dramatic devices. At the start of the play Macbeth is introduced from two different perspectives. He is firstly introduced by the three witches whom are discussing a meeting with him ‘There to meet with Macbeth’. This scene

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    How Does R.C Sherrif Present The Character Of Osborne In ’Journey’s End’ ? At the start of the play‚ R.C. Sherrif introduces us to Osborne‚ an officer of the company. A conversation ensues between Captain Hardy‚ an officer of another regiment and Osborne. Osborne manages to catch a quick word with the commander of the platoon before he disappears. The manner in which he reacts tells us a lot about his character. It is clear that Osborne approaches his job with a very professional attitude.

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    Introduction: the dramatic character The dramatic character‚ or the dramatis personae is defined as a “…phrase used to refer collectively‚ in the form of a list‚ to the main characters in a dramatic work.” (Wikipedia‚ 2015) This therefore differentiates the actor from the character. When analysing the dramatic character‚ there are different: Thomas F. Van Laan focused his studies around role and identity in Shakespeare and mainly looks at the personality traits of the dramatic character from the what the

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    ‘’How does Shakespeare use soliloquy to present the character of Juliet?’’ The daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet‚ Juliet begins the play as a naïve child who has thought little about love and marriage‚ but she quickly grows up when innocently falling in love with Romeo who is the family’s enemy. Using soliloquy Shakespeare is able to show how Juliet changes by the end of the play. Juliet shows amazing courage in trusting her entire life and future to Romeo. Juliet’s closest friend and confidant

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