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The First World War, what can you expect? Dirty, horrible conditions, rat infested trenches, disinfected water, intense boredom and the repetition of machine guns viciously rattling in the distance. These are the predicaments that the soldiers had to cope with in the deadly war. Though there was a battle on between the Germans and the […]

Focusing on the exchange between Stanhope and Hibbert in act two, consider how R. C Sheriff presents the comradeship felt by the men fighting in the 1st World War. On the 4th August 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. Germany had dishonoured the Belgian treaty of neutrality. Millions of British men and younger boys volunteered […]

Thomas Hardy and DH Lawrence were both renowned writers of their time. Hardy was born in 1840 and passed away in 1928, while Lawrence was born in 1885 and died in 1930. “Tony Kytes the arch deceiver” was written by Hardy in 1894, and “Tickets Please” was written by Lawrence in 1922, creating a staggering […]

Theatre managers and producers hesitated to stage Journey’s End for many reasons. Journey’s End, written by R. C Sherriff is about ten young men in the trenches on the Western Front in the spring of 1918 awaiting a huge German attack. It was rejected by most of theatre managers in London, on the grounds that […]

The genre of “Tickets please” is a short, fictional story with a primary purpose of entertaining an adult audience. The outline of the story is set in the Midlands in war time (World War 1) and concentrates on the lives of young girls who are short of eligible young men; the men having gone off […]

We feel sympathy for Raleigh when he first comes across Stanhope. As Stanhope enters the dug out and sits down for a drink, he is told of a new officer arriving. He soon greets the unknown officer and discovers it is his old friend Raleigh. Stanhope “stares at Raleigh as though dazed. ” Sympathy is […]

Many times, people believe that they must achieve a certain social status within a community due to the need of acceptance, or perhaps, simply the fear of being rejected. Communities normally demonstrate a positive atmosphere. They are supposed to be places where everyone knows and is kind to one another; one where people feel comfortable […]

In act one scene three of Julius Caesar, there are many things that help to create tension and really help the reader to understand the immediate danger that is to follow. For example, the scene itself uses pathetic fallacy to set the scene and create a sense of tension. The ‘thunder and lightning’ effect our […]

The following excerpt is from Act 1 scene (i) of William Shakespeare’s play ‘Julius Caesar’. In this passage, two tribunes named Flavius and Marullus attempt to stop the citizens of Rome, who have gathered in the streets, from celebrating Caesar’s triumph over Pompey and his sons, as well as the Lupercal feast. This passage is […]

The idea of honour entails displaying immense respect for others, irrespective of their social status, and carrying out selfless deeds for the betterment of others. Marcus Brutus serves as a model of an honourable person, whereas Caius Cassius lacks this characteristic. In the opening scene of the play, there are two senators and plebeians in […]

In act three scene two, Shakespeare is confronted with a few problems. The preceding scene was the climax scene of the play; Caesar had been killed, due to the knowledge of the audience and references from history, they already knew that this was definitely to happen. The audience had now experienced probably the most awaited […]

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, who was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, in April 1564, the son of John Shakespeare, a successful glove maker and of Mary Arden, a daughter of the gentry. At the age of 18, […]

Julius Caesar is the story of a political murder and a posthumous revenge. In the opening scenes of the play Rome is portrayed as being in a state of turmoil. Julius Caesar defeated the former Roman general Pompey, who used to be one of his closest friends. Pompey was also the person who gave Caesar […]

If one considers merely the apparent ‘winner’ of the argument in Act 3, Scene 2, then Antony is the obvious choice as the better orator. However, Brutus probably had a more difficult job as he had to convince the crowd to forgive him for the murder of the (effective)1 head of the Roman Empire. In […]

In contrast to Mark Antony’s self-proclaimed identity as a ‘plain, blunt, man,’ I strongly disagree. Throughout the play, in scenes after Caesar’s death, Antony reveals a completely different side of his character. In Act 3, scenes 1 & 2, as well as Act 4, scene 1, Antony cunningly displays his sly and devious nature. He […]

The themes and issues of Julius Caesar would have been relevant to Shakespeare’s England in various ways, despite its Roman setting. Rome used to be governed as a republic before Caesar’s era. The city was governed by a senate, resembling a council composed solely of the most noble individuals. This is possibly why Brutus believed […]

Caesar, a triumphant general and influential statesman, gained increasing popularity and power following his victorious military campaigns. This raised concerns among fellow politicians who envied his success and feared his potential to transform the Roman Republic into a dictatorship. The question remained: could they convince Brutus, a close friend to Caesar, to betray him? This […]

In this essay my aim is to compare the three poems ‘Blackberrying’ and ‘Mirror’ by Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes’ ‘Roe Deer’. I will mainly be focusing on the poets’ use of language and imagery in the poems. In addition to this I will discuss how they transform the ordinary into quite magical objects and […]

The Times and The Mirror cater to different audiences, resulting in distinct writing styles. The Times targets middle-class individuals with higher education and reasonable income. On the other hand, The Mirror appeals to working-class people with potentially lower income and may not possess the same level of intellectualism as readers of The Times. Consequently, the […]

Shakespeare is revered for his mastery in both playwriting and sonnet composition. Over 150 sonnets were written by Shakespeare, predominantly on love and affection. Two of his renowned sonnets, Sonnet 29 and Sonnet 130, will be analyzed in this essay. While Sonnet 29 provides an understanding of readers’ expectations during the sixteenth century, Sonnet 130 […]

The tale “The Half Brothers” is a creation of Elizabeth Gaskell and takes place in the 1850s in Cumberland, a rural region. The story “One Wednesday Afternoon” was written by Stan Barstow in the 1950s. It is set in the imaginary industrial town of Cressley in the Midlands. The language used in the story reflects […]

I have chosen two poems by Sylvia Plath called ‘Blackberrying’ and ‘Mirror’. Plath was a manic depressive most of her life, she was married to Ted Hughes who later became poet laureate, but despite this marriage she claimed never to feel truly loved nor that she could give all her love to one person. She […]