themes and racism is one that is quite predominant throughout the text‚ Othello. Shakespeare broke the societal norm of his time by creating a black hero and using a white villain to undermine and deceive his otherwise flawless black character. It is through Shakespeare‚ that we are able to explore notions of racism and inequality‚ which were present then and still present now‚ thus enables us to see that this is still a highly topical issue in the 21st century‚ deeming it a very relevant and important
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aspect of gender in Athenian society‚ particularly how it is presented in Euripides’ Heracles and Medea. Focusing on the main characters of each play‚ Euripides’ treatment of his characters will be discussed and how each complies and/or differs to Athenian society gender expectations. A comprehensive and unbiased view on gender in 4th and 5th century Athenian society is almost impossible to find. This is because there were no woman writers in this time period and very little written by the lower class
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her discovery about her hate for her father. “I have always hated you” she exclaims after realising how much control her had in her life. “I used to pray to recover you” The past tense is an indication of her renewed perception of her father. She resolves to metaphorically killing both men. “If I’ve killed one man‚ I’ve killed two”. This line is followed by a double hyphen to allow the reader time to unscramble the paradox. By killing her husband she is able to rid herself of the memories of her
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farm and themselves‚ but soon afterwards the animals were betrayed by their own kind. Stalin‚ whom was the leader of Russia‚ would constantly murder his own people‚ and Orwell demonstrates these actions in his novel when Napoleon was murdering his own kind. Orwell illustrates in his novel‚ Napoleon murdering his own kind by accusing them of committing crimes they hadn’t done. Stalin and Napoleon would both kill their own kind for multiple reasons‚ but mainly due to the fear of betrayal. Stalin would
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How does Sheriff present disturbed characters in ‘Journey’s End’. (NOT Stanhope) Journey’s End is a play written by R.C. Sherriff based on his experience of WW1. He presents several of the characters in the play as being disturbed in different ways from his experience of people’s behaviour in the trenches. The most disturbed character in the play is easily Stanhope due to his ambitious drinking and his temper. However‚ there are still other characters that are disturbed during the play. Out
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How does Thomas present regret in “Tears”? Written in January early 1915‚ Thomas was housebound due a badly sprained ankle and used the time to contemplate his future prospects. Regret is a prominent feature throughout “Tears” as the emotion was stimulated by his perceived failings in life: he was conscious he was yet to enlist to fight for his beloved country even though many of fellow “countrymen” had recently died in the Battle of Ypres; he was concerned with his inability to express emotions
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How does Priestley use Eva Smith as a dramatic device? Priestley represents Eva as a dramatic device in the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ in many different ways‚ and also uses her to connect everybody to making them/(all characters) guilty for Eva Smith’s death. At the beginning of the play in Act 1 scene 1‚ Priestley uses Eva to represent the voiceless “she’d left a letter there and sort of a diary”‚ it’s as if Priestley is using the Inspector to represent Eva‚ making Eva voiceless‚ as if the Inspector
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human increases his life duration How? Route map A‚ B and C A) Physical activity: Usually people lead quite busy lives‚ they understand the benefits of exercises in all areas in life. B) Reduce stress. Finding ways to decrease stress and live a calmer‚ more peaceful existence can improve our lifespan. C) Nutrition People understand that well-balanced healthy diet improves body general condition. How? Summary: main points A‚ B and C Why? We can
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How does Jane Austen express in the novel her attitudes toward the courtship in her time? One who is fond of romantic stories must appreciate Pride and Prejudice‚ one who appreciates Pride and Prejudice must say highly about the love between Elizabeth and Darcy. However‚ there are four kinds of courtship in this novel which are represented by four couples of Jane & Bingley‚ Charlotte & Collins‚ and Lydia & Wickham and the couple that had mentioned before. Some of them are out the reasons of
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golden cat‚ and how it makes everything around us better. The Cat in the Moon‚ on the other hand‚ was written by W. B. Yeats. It is about the moon and talks about how the moon changes over time. Both poems use imagery to get their points across. One similarity between the two poems is the use of imagery. In The Golden Cat‚ a cat is used to portray the sun. In the Cat in the Moon‚ a cat is used to portray the moon. Both poems describe how the movements of the cats are similar to how the sun and
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