How does Alan Bennett present education in The History Boys? In Alan Bennett’s play‚ The History Boys‚ education is a presented as prominent yet ambiguous theme. Each character presents a distinguishing view of education‚ perhaps reflecting Bennett’s experiences with education as a whole. Within the very first page‚ Hector’s impression of education is set‚ wherein he refers to his subject as “useless knowledge” and “A Waste of Time”. This immediately suggests to the reader Hector’s general apathy
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’WOMEN’S ROLES ARE OFTEN MARGINALISED AND TOKENISTIC IN DRAMATIC COMEDY.’ TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE CASE IN ALAN BENNETT’S THE HISTORY BOYS? Dramatic comedy often sees the woman take on a role of insignificance. They become the prey‚ the desired possession and are not seen as equal beings to male characters. This has been apparent throughout history from the very birth of comedy. Plautus for example developed his comedy from the Greek’s new comedy and so also inherited a bias
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The History Boys Essay 13. “Brilliantly funny….but by the end‚ tears are as near as laughter.” To what extent can we read The History boys as comedy? One of the key factors that makes the History Boys such an iconic play is its witty comedic effect throughout the entire book. Using various techniques‚ such as parody‚ contrasting characters and clever juxtapositions within the plot‚ intelligent metaphors‚ bathos and many more. But at first glance the history boys could seem a typical dramatic
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Quotes Headmaster: Why are you dressed as a milk man? - Shows lack of understanding for the boys who are in a working class Headmaster: There Clever but they lack Crass. Ms. Lintot They know there stuff. But they Lack Flare. - Hector: All Knowledge is useful even if it doesnt serve the slightest need Hector: Its the hot Ticket - Happyness Headmaster: I thought of going. But this was in the 50s. Change was in the air. I was a Geographer. I went to...... Headmaster:
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Bennett explores the fine line between wisdom and foolishness in ‘The History Boys’. Discuss with reference to this comedic drama. The fine line between wisdom and foolery has often been explored and blurred in dramatic comedies throughout the ages. Often‚ in Shakespeare’s plays especially‚ the fool figure turns out to be the wisest figure out of all of the other characters‚ and is used as a way to make a comment on the social context of the time. This theme is present in ‘The History Boys’‚ as
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Laurie Bennett has never been known to have many close friends. But as there is to anything‚ of course there’s a story behind it all. Most people don’t necessarily have a strong disliking of her‚ that is until she double crosses them personally. You see it all the time in the movies. The cliche best friend stabs other best friend in the back over just a stupid boy. It just so happens this story isn’t that far off. Jennie Simmons and Laurie have been best frinds since diapers. As little girls
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importance of African heritage as an African American. The poem Heritage is a poem filled with African pride. Bennett envisions herself in Africa and what it actually be like if she was there. It is hard for many African Americans to envision themselves living in Africa especially since it has been so long since African-Americans as a whole have actually lived in Africa. In this poem you sense Bennett longing to be back in her homeland and her sense of connection even after being disconnected for so long
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"In comedy the beginning is troubled‚ the end tranquil." With particular reference to Bennett’s dramatic presentation of the final resolution of the play‚ to what extent can we read The History Boys as a comedy? Throughout The History Boys‚ Bennett uses many comedic conventions to highlight the play as a comedy‚ and also to highlight the ’troubled#’ aspects of the play. He clearly uses these comedic conventions such as witty banter‚ satire and stock characters which emphasises the play’s comedic
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Bennett. Mrs. Bennett urged the class to go above and beyond and to please Mrs. Bennett was a thing that only happened once in a lifetime. After having her proofread an essay she had assigned‚ she commended me for my topic‚ word choice‚ and use of grammar. “Promise me you’ll write after school
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One thing the movie tries to teach us is the struggle to come to one’s sexuality‚ Sometimes in life one’s sexuality is harder than we think. In the movie‚ “The History Boys”‚ the film showcases this reality in two different viewpoints. The first viewpoint would be through the perspective of a teenage boy. The teenage boy‚ Posner‚ exemplifies this quality by simply living in a world of social awkwardness while theoretically becoming a man. The second viewpoint would be through the perspective of
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