What thoughts come to mind when you think of The Lottery Positive thoughts including money a new home excitement and happiness are all associated with the lottery in most cases However this is not the case in Shirley Jacksons short story The Lottery Here the characters in the story are not gambling for money instead they are gambling for their life A shock that surprises the reader as she unveils this horrifying tradition in the village on this beautiful summer day This gamble for their life is
Explain how the idea of the American Dream is explored in Of Mice and Men In this esaay I am going to explore how the ideas of the American dream is explored in Of Mice and Men The title Of Mice and Men came from the saying The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray and leave us nothing but pain for what might have been This is such a well chosen name for the novel because it explains the factors leading to the characters dreams The novel was written during the Great Depression of 1930
Explain the Transformation in the Relationship between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth following the murder of Duncan Macbeth was written between 1603 and 1606 in the times of King James VIs reign a time when the stereotype for the stronger and harder gender was the male sort however Shakespeare obviously knew that making a play that contradicts this would cause a huge uproar either for or against it luckily for us it was a success and we still relish it still today Shakespeare probably did not believ
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
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
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
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
Macbeth is one of William Shakespeares most famous plays and was written in the Elizabethan times Macbeth explores how power can effect people and ultimately lead to their downfall A range of themes are portrayed including guilt ambition and conscience However the key element in Macbeth is the theme of the supernatural Elements such as Macbeths hallucinations and apparitions and the involvement of witches are all stereotypical things to include when working with the supernatural The theme of th
Gothic fiction is a genre of literature that combines both the horrific and the romantic elements which intertwine and present the reader with a sense of escapism that is as pleasing as it is terrifying When gothic novels first emerged in the eighteenth century upper society looked down upon them labeling them just as they did novels in general as trashy sensationalist forms of literature for they merely existed as a form of entertainment while more serious types of writing such as historical o
Explore the ways a central character is affected by external influences in the texts you have studied In both texts I have studied Macbeth and A Christmas Carol both central characters are affected by a number of external influences which in turn leads them into drastic characteristic changes What is meant by this is that the plot and story of each texts would not have unravelled if it wasnt for these significant and controlling influences which caused and put pressure and emotion on these Char