Arthur Millers 1949 modern classic Death Of A Salesman has been said for years to be a communist attack on the American government Its critical edge ironically tragic plot and far from subtle comment on how the lives of everyday Americans are effected by the wave of overwhelming consumerism that engulfs the Western world have all the makings of a post war anti capitalist masterpiece In this essay I am going to look at and explore how the lives and relationships of the plays key characters are e
Explore how Shakespeare dramatises Richard III attitudes towards women Shakespeares Richard Duke of Gloucester is multifarious personality with his ambition to gain the crown of England driving his actions throughout the play Richard is a viciously self interested man seemingly uncaring about the pain that his plotting causes others Richard III follows Richards rise to power and the trail of betrayal mistrust and destruction he leaves in his wake A key theme throughout is the struggle for power
In Shakespeares play Much Ado About Nothing deception is a key theme throughout There are several main deceptions beginning with Don John trying to deceive Claudio that the prince woos Hero for himself When this conniving scheme fails he embarks on a new master plan which involves the shaming of Hero at the marriage between her and Claudio Another key deception arguably the most important storyline to the play is the deception of Beatrice and Benedick who despite their previous feelings about c
In Wuthering Heights Heathcliff is portrayed in a certain way which changes drastically throughout the novel The way in which others perceive him differs and gradually changes as the novel progresses Heathcliffs character is fairly controversial as it is unknown to the reader how he is feeling and who he really is His personality is not presented in a way that would demonstrate to the reader who he is as many of the comments about Heathcliff are from the other judgemental characters in the nove
An Inspector Calls is set in 1912 but was written by J B Priestley in 1945 The Inspector Calls takes place at the end of the Edwardian Era Around this time took place many new inventions along with social controversy and political activity In 1912 the wealthy upper class people lived extraordinary lives whilst the lower class lived poor deprived lives This is shown extremely well in An Inspector Calls as The Birlings and Croft family are upper class families and show their wealth and intoleranc
I am going to be writing this essay on the well known play Romeo and Juliet I will be focusing on the main elements of conflict and violence in the plays plot and language I will also look at the range of linguistic devices employed in the plays script The Prologue of the book tells us a little bit about the background of the two familys the Montague and the Capulet familys It mentions that there is an ancient grudge to break new mutiny this tells us that there is an ancient rivalry between the
The play Romeo and Juliet is written by an author named William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet is one of the all time classics of not only Shakespearean but of all plays It remains like this because of its timeless story that has allowed for reinvention across a variety of media Its treatment of a deep seated hatred bordering the essence of romanticism make it a highly interesting text for study in this century examining the types of conflict that arise throughout its length The conflict in the p
Revenge is a major theme in the Tragedy of Hamlet There were three major families in the play these being the family of King Fortinbras the family of Polonius and the family of King Hamlet The heads of each of these families are all slaughtered within the play Fortinbras King of Norway was killed by King Hamlet during a man to man battle thus entitling King Hamlet to the land that was possessed by Fortinbras Polonius was an advisor to the King and father to Laertes and Ophelia was nosy and arro
Explore the presentation of psychopathic behaviour in John Fowles The Collector and Iain Banks The Wasp Factory Both John Fowles The Collector and Iain Banks The Wasp Factory present characters whose behaviour can be described as psychopathic Psychopathy can be described as chronic immoral and antisocial behaviour In The Collector Frederick Frederick behaves in an obsessive evil and psychopathic way when he imprisons Miranda eventually leading to her gruesome death In The Wasp Factory Frank Cau
The fate of Romeo Montague is predicted in the chorus of the play The audience is immediately informed that Romeo and his love will take their lives and thus they are immediately aware that a great ordeal will happen at some point in the play However they are not informed of the dramatic changes that he will undertake as the play carries out its course Romeo seems to be a rather complex character a character of many layers Is he the highly romantic soul we meet in Act 1 Or perhaps his darker si