Characterisation

old black ram Is tupping your white ewe. Arise, arise! Awake the snorting citizens with the bell, Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you. Arise, I say!” I believe that Shakespeare reveals, through the use of metaphors, animal imagery, characterisation, idioms, and, language, conveying the negative aspects of Elizabethan…

Time and truth are two pivotal, thought provoking motifs, continually allied and contrasted in Arcadia, providing philosophical depth. Harnessing these complex themes, along with many dramatic and literary techniques, stimulates enticing thought processes in the audience. This includes questioning the direction and impact of time and the importance of seeking truth and influence of emotion. Considering these aspects together prompts the audience to conclude the essential nature of truth in…

scrutinises the morally chaotic pursuits of the Enlightenment era towards scientism and knowledge by overstepping the natural order idealised by the Romantics. She criticises the contextual attempts to control and subvert natural processes through the characterisation of a hubristic and overly ambitious Victor F’Stein. Inspired by Galvani’s experimentation, Victor likewise attempts to overpower natural boundaries by assuming God’s role as the creator enunciated in the metaphor “many excellent…

Boostrom (2016) invites students of curriculum and education to reexamine John Dewey's 1916 book, “Democracy and Education (D & E)”, in relation to its relevance in contemporary society and schooling. It is established from the outset of the paper that although D & E was cited roughly three times daily, the views contained therein are not translated into educational practice or policy in the US. This disparity is unpacked in relation to the contemporary difficulties of utilising D & E, while also…

With most of its people dead? Its vegetation burned off? Do you really think that the world you describe is a culture?” when the Professor reveals his hope for America to be the surviving “culture.” The characterisation of Professor Groeteschele shows the overriding capitalist mindset, particularly when the destruction of New York becomes inevitable and he says, “Our first priority would be excavation. Not of the dead, but of the financial records. Our economy…

Throughout the novel, there is a theme of unsatisfied couples. For example in chapter 2 Myrtle proclaims that her husband isn’t fit to “lick my shoe” and in chapter 3 a women blames her husband for wanting to leave “whenever he sees I’m having a good time”, when in fact they are one of the last to leave the party. This shows how insincere marriage has become and so offers a motive for the affairs. Daisy married Tom for the financial stability and comfort he offered her and so when Jordan tells…

appreciation of Austen’s novel. Jane Austen published her regency novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in 1813, a work that critically analyzed the social values and mores of her time, including the marriage and education. Austen explored the significance of characterisation, dialogue, and…

forces of good are powerfully embodied by Desdemona in the play Othello (1603) written by William Shakespeare, however evil ultimately prevails leading to her death and the tragic downfall of Othello. The virtue of goodness is evident in the characterisation of Desdemona, foregrounding her inherent morality, and strength, but more prominently evinced in her dying proclamation of her wholehearted commitment to Othello. However, the opposing, destructive forces of evil, evident in the character of…

Human beings suffer, and when they do so, they suffer as a whole being; the cognitive, emotional, physical and spiritual combine to induce an entire-bodied aching experience. One suffering cannot be entirely disconnected from another, and it is from this reality we infer human suffering. Euripides’ ancient (431 BCE) tragedy Medea presents the human experience in an original light, wherein three prominent figures are imbued with a sense of insanity, or mental suffering, as a result of, or in…

Scene 5 is a pivotal scene in relation the theme of reality and illusion and how it is central to the character of Blanche and the persona she has created for herself as the scene marks a major shift in the protagonist’s mental stability. The theme of reality and illusion is intertwined with Blanche’s mental state and desperation to survive in a world alien to her and Williams uses plastic theatre to encompass that using symbolism in staging. From the star her polarising difference to her…