The Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley or more commonly known as the Duke of Wellington was born in Dublin on May and 1769 and died on the 14th September 1852. When he died the Duke of Wellington was given a state funeral or many reasons we will find out about. Arthur was also seen as a hero in England and the reasons why will also be answered. His early years started at Eton College‚ a private boarding school for Protestants; however he was not an outstanding pupil. He came from an Anglo-Irish
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These are 5 accounts of how Olivia was held‚ and ended up on floor. Which to believe? We have 3 from school staff which use terms: held behind her back‚ restrained‚ remove from situation‚ relocate‚ escort‚ etc. all prim‚ proper and by the book. And then 2 are from students‚ who use the terms put in a headlock‚ and holding in a full nelson (it is considered that restraint’s such as these are very dangerous because of possible spinal cord injuries). We tend to believe the students accounts more so
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How does Shakespeare use the theme of love in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’? Shakespeare uses the theme of love to show how complicated love can be; Hermia falling in love with Lysander and Egeus not allowing her to get married to Lysander. Lysander and Hermia try to figure things out between themselves and their forbidden love‚ “The course of true love never did run smooth”. On the other hand Shakespeare uses comical love with Helena’s unrequited love for Demetrius. Helena is so sad she calls herself
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Throughout the beginning scenes of Twelfth Night Shakespeare uses dramatic comedy as a main way to create humour to the audience. The shock factor creates a comical atmosphere to the beginning of the play‚ and the form in which Shakespeare introduces the character’s expresses effectively each character’s over exaggerated personality creating dramatic comedy. As twelfth night is a comedy but is all about mistaken identity and love Shakespeare had to reveal the comedy in discreet ways to make the humour
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Fickleness of Love Surprises are not admired by many people because they are unpredictable and they do not have control over them. However‚ being in a relationship involve surprises - either positive or negative. There are many obstacles in a relationship‚ as they might change out-of-the-blue and things do not go as planned. For this reason‚ an indispensable element to any healthy relationship is flexibility. In A Midsummer’s Night Dream‚ William Shakespeare presents falling in love as effortless
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Response for 12th Night If there is one literal device to explain the play by Shakespeare Twelfth Night‚ or What You Will‚ it is dramatic irony. Not only does Twelfth Night have dramatic irony repeated in almost every act‚ but even the ending is one dramatic irony – but instead of the irony directed towards a character‚ it’s directed to the audience of the play. Furthermore‚ dramatic irony is used effectively‚ because of not only adding comedic relief but also to elaborate the story line. One
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In the play‚ Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare illustrates the traditional merry-making and social disorder‚ which occurred upon the Feast of Fools‚ or the Twelfth Night of Christmas. It is during this time that the normality and social roles of status was reversed‚ and thus‚ overturned‚ in that servants would become Masters‚ and Masters‚ servants. In short‚ this day was a time‚ where the usual flow of laws‚ rules and class difference was generally ignored‚ and therefore‚ led to a lapse of disorder.
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“The play ‘Twelfth Night’ delights in chaos and confusion” To what extent do you agree with this statement? The plotline in many of Shakespeare’s comedies are often considered complicated and confusing. The plots of these plays usually follow a general structure where a comedy contains five acts and where the climax of the play is found in the third. This is where where a big event in the play is carried out to mark this event. This confusion is usually resolved in the last act‚ followed by the
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Unconventional Romance In Casablanca‚ the prominent themes of unhappy love and self-sacrifice set this romantic melodrama apart from most in its genre. These themes are best expressed in the interactions of the three main characters: Victor Laszlo‚ a heroic political leader; Ilsa Lund‚ an enigmatic femme fatale; and Richard (Rick) Blaine‚ a seemingly morally ambiguous night club owner. An unusual love triangle forms with the two men’s mutual love for the intermediary woman. Unlike the archetypal romantic triangle
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Twelfth Night is a sad but uplifting story about a woman who is mourning a loss and men that are trying to fix her and be with her. Shakespeare makes this women’s uncle an unforgettable figure. This man is named Sir Toby Belch. Shakespeare used Sir Toby Belch in many ways. He used him to drive the plot‚ create some conflict‚ and most of all he made him unforgettable. Shakespeare used sir Sir Toby Belch to create conflict by making him one of the first characters introduced. We immediately find him
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