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    Within the lines of tragedy and it’s effects‚ the tragic hero must receive sympathy in order to create the full tragic effect. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ it is easy to sympathize for the main character who’s name happens to be the same as the title‚ Hamlet. Hamlet clearly struggles with depression‚ which is a beginning building block for sympathy. Off and on‚ Hamlet contemplates suicide. The struggle of ending his life‚ or enduring more hardships constantly weighed on his troubled mind. On

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    How does Alagiah create emotion in this extract? In the extract‚ ‘A Passage to Africa‚’ George Alagiah appeals to the readers emotions through his sensitive writing style and insightful presentation of facts. He takes us on a roller coaster of emotions and allowing us to empathize with the difficulties faced by the Somalians.He uses effective language that creates an impact on the reader‚ which portrays the harsh conditions and reality of the ‘famine of quiet suffering and lonely death.’ The title

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    Explore the opening of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ paying particular attention to the range of attitudes towards marriage. In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ various attitudes are explored by the main characters‚ which range in support of marriage to attacking the idea of marriage. The play starts with Algernon playing the piano. He enters the scene‚ and asks lane what he thought of his playing. In response to Lane’s compliment‚ Algernon replies with ‘I don’t play accurately’. This shows

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    see ‘Electra’‚ which is a Greek play‚ being performed at The Old Vic theatre in London. This was directed by Ian Rickson and the story was about grief-stricken Electra who plots to avenge her dead father. The play was suffused with the idea of grieving and aimed to explore trauma‚ taking into account how humans deal with loss. Ian Rickson wanted to show how much Electra had changed because of this grief which was burdening her. He used anger and explored how the suppression of this can affect other

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    simpler to appoint “good” and “evil” characteristics onto a character and call it day. Although Shakespeare in his plays was never as blunt as “you are good and you are evil”‚ one can see how his villainous characters (and protagonists as well) developed more subtlety while he perfected his craft. Today we will examine how the select implementation of visceral imagery‚ the use of clever linguistic structuring‚ and the use of realistic conclusions makes villains

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    Satire in The Importance of Being Ernest Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is truly a satire. In The Importance of Being Ernest‚ Wilde mocks the society in Britain‚ and the rules it followed in the 1800s. He uses satire in the description of every character and other themes like marriage‚ intelligence‚ morality‚ and lifestyle primarily aimed at the upper class of the time. At the turn of every page the use of satire proves again and again to be ideal when questioning the morals and values

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    The importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde represents consistent themes throughout the play that relate to problems in everyday life. The play primarily revolves around two men‚ Jack Worthing and Algernon. Both men treasure the women they have always wanted and finally got‚ but soon this perfect love becomes complicated when both are found telling little white lies to get what they want. Wilde uses these two men and their stories to show how one little white lie creates more lies and leads to

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    Another of Wilde’s plays‚ and perhaps his most famous‚ The Importance of Being Earnest‚ is a comedy‚ and so it is easy for the audience to become entranced by the humor of the show without examining the underlying symbolism and satire that makes it so funny. The play is‚ at its core‚ about the mischief that can ensure when names are given too much importance. The name Ernest‚ in particular‚ is coveted by the two main male characters‚ Jack and Algernon‚ but also by the two main female characters‚

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    Soren Kierkegaard‚ stresses the existence of the individual person creates his or her life through the choices he or she makes. As the plot of The Stranger develops‚ Camus skillfully presents an existential perspective on life

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    media analysts. Recent research shows that Coca-Cola is the largest consumer brand name in the world. The popularity of the product means that most of the populations globally know about the product. As a result‚ Coca-Cola is now in a position where it does not have to spend as heavily on creating a brand image since it is a very established product. Coca Cola has various methods of packaging such as can‚ plastic bottles‚ glass bottles etc. This means that Coke has enough variety within is product packaging

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