Compare the ways that the poets use language to present feelings in ‘The Manhunt’ and one other poem from the relationships section. ‘The Manhunt’ and Ghazal both explore the relationship between two people ‘The Manhunt’ is a poem written from the perspective of a wife of a soldier who has gone to war and has been scarred mentally and physically and has changed as a result of what happened to him. The poem exposes the after effects of war on those who served in it and it reminds the reader of those
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relatable to any readers. In her stories‚ Munro uses characterisation techniques to reveal the personalty of her characters. Specifically‚ in each story Munro portrays an unpleasant character in society‚ still handles the readers to understand and sympathise with her characters through her convincing narrative. In the stories‚ “To Reach Japan” and “Gravel” Munro includes two unpleasant mothers which
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It is difficult to suggest what the comfortable view of normal is as there are many different perceptions‚ which should be considered. In the beginning of ‘Equus’ one considers the character of Martin Dysart to be normal as he rarely strays outside of societies boundaries. However‚ as we move through the play one discovers there is much more to Martin Dysart than once thought. In reality the themes dealt with in ‘Equus’ challenges our own sense of what is normal. They are as equally as shocking to
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In the play‚ ‘The Crucible‚’ written by Arthur Millar‚ conflict is the cornerstone around which the text is moulded. Although most of the conflicts are external‚ there are also examples of severe internal conflict‚ as can be seen in Millar’s protagonist character‚ John Proctor. Mary Warren‚ Proctor’s servant-girl‚ is also a victim of internal conflict within the play. Proctor‚ in addition‚ is involved in external conflict too‚ between him and Judge Danforth‚ him and Elizabeth Proctor‚ and him and
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The novel Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo is about a soldier named Tommo Peaceful remembering his life/memories over the course of one night in a French barn. Set during WW1 the novel is told in first person through Tommo’s perspective in flashbacks of his childhood and present time. The chapters of the novel are structured at different times of the night slowly making its way to dawn‚ this builds suspense for the end of the novel and makes the readers think Tommo is about to die however‚ as
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a gothic text that raises many interesting ideas. The basis of these ideas come from contextual influences upon Mary Shelley‚ prior to and while she was writing her novel. Key ideas include the need for nurturing‚ love and family‚ responsibility of creation/ birth‚ discrimination and prejudice on basis of appearance and the dangers and consequences of unbridled ambition and obsessions. The contextual influences that these key ideas stem from are childbirth‚ the industrial
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"Hamlet’s nature is philosophical‚ reflexive‚ prone to questioning and thus aware of larger moral implications of an act" Shakespeare’s ’Hamlet’ remains at the pinnacle of high culture texts and the cannon as one of the most iconic texts in the modern world. ’Hamlet’ is a deeply philosophical in which grapples with metaphysical questions- existential in nature that underpins the human ethos. It is through the highly charged language‚ textual integrity and use of meta-theatrical techniques that
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1 - ’Language has the ability to make sin look attractive’ Tis Pity was published by John Ford in 1633 and is set in Italy‚ the heart of the Renassiance. John Milton published Paradise Lost in 1667‚ relatively soon after John Ford‚ and was the first epic poem to be written in blank verse. Both writers push the boundaries of literature by exploring untouched‚ taboo subjects: incest and The Fall of Man. During this period of time‚ soon after the Renassiance period‚ many artists and writers were
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Summarize Even today many children throughout the world are the victims of forced and arranged marriages. Suffice it to say that such marriages are harmful to the health of those children. Young girls are most often the ones affected by these practices. While they are still very young‚ sometimes even at birth‚ their family chooses the husband to whom they will be married as soon as they reach puberty and can bear children. In economically disadvantaged regions‚ poor families see child marriage as
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story starts off with Walton on his boat traveling to the north pole. Not only is the north pole a lonely and isolated place; Walton always mentions that he has no friends‚ feels lonely and wants company: “I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me; whose eyes would reply to mine. You may deem me romantic‚ my dear‚ sister‚ but I bitterly feel the want of a friend. I have no one near me” (Shelley 4). In addition‚ Victor Frankenstein cuts off everyone from his life to acquire more education
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