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The audience’s first impression of the Inspector comes from the play’s title, “An Inspector Calls,” which implies that he will play a significant role in the upcoming acts. However, as we delve deeper into J.B.’s character, we realize… Through the character of the Inspector, J.B. Priestley voices his true intentions about taking responsibility for one’s […]

John Boyton Priestly, born in Bradford in 1894 and died in 1984, penned the play “An Inspector Calls” in 1945; however, the narrative is situated in 1912, two years prior to World War I. This was done to illustrate events that had already transpired and were familiar to the audience, including the sinking of the […]

J B Priestley effectively employs dramatic devices in Act I of An Inspector Calls to communicate his concerns and ideas to the audience and engage them in the play. Written in 1945, after World War II, the play is however based in 1912, two years before World War I. J B Priestley’s play addresses his […]

An Inspector Calls is a play written by J. B Priestley in 1944 and was first performed in 1946. Priestley set the play in 1912, a time of change and conflict between Edwardian Capitalist values and emerging Socialist Ideals. Throughout the play Priestley conveys political messages, (in the limelight at the time), by creating microcosms […]

Released in 1993, Steven Spielberg’s ground breaking summer blockbuster ‘Jurassic Park’ contains many themes, such as parenthood, money and greed, and the ethics of science. In this essay I will explore these themes and show how the director illustrated them in this film. In the film, Jurassic Park’s owner John Hammond is being sued millions […]

The poem “Cousin Kate” tells the story of a humble cottage maiden who was enticed and seduced by the lord of the manor. He enticed her to his lavish home, causing her both joy and sadness. He objectified her, using her only for his pleasure, treating her as if she were a possession. He controlled […]

It starts out as a normal eight year olds birthday, presents are given and the cake is cut. But really it’s a chance for Margaret to dig at Jackie for not being there to watch Rosie grow up, a competition – who can get Rosie and keep her. At the end of the scene Jackie […]

Both Christina Rossetti’s 19th-century poem “Cousin Kate” and Eileen McAuley’s 20th-century piece “The Seduction” portray actual occurrences. In “Cousin Kate”, the narrator begins by expressing joy and satisfaction. However, her life dramatically changes when a powerful lord takes notice of her, forcing her into his opulent home where he treats her as nothing more than […]

In the 1930s economic crisis, people had to move to California from different regions of America to escape business bankruptcy, severe destitution, and joblessness. This era, identified as the Great Depression, was instigated by consecutive droughts and crop disasters. Usually, mobile laborers journeyed solo to assorted farms for short-term jobs, continually shifting locations. These employees […]

Juliet stared out of her third floor window onto the courtyards of the Capulet Estate. She had lived on the estate for 16 of her 19 years having spent the first three in Islamabad, Pakistan. Her parents had left in some hurry she vaguely remembered with her, her three brothers and two cousins. Now they […]

Sherk 2 used the pioneering computer animation, which was a gigantic step forward from the old pen and pencil. Drawing with pen and pencil involved drawing a frame of an individual character from the beginning to end. This technique was painstaking and took a great deal of time, for each motion the character made, a […]

Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy written and performed in the Elizabethan era by William Shakespeare. Frequently Romeo and Juliet is classified as a romantic play; however this is a common misconception for a number of reasons. Violence is one of the major themes in the play which influences the relationship between the main […]

‘The Woman in Black’ is written in the style of a classic ghost story. There must always be a purpose for the ghost to haunt, atmosphere, a haunted house and a sceptic who does not believe in ghosts. The woman in black has a serious underlying purpose. The novel starts with a scene so normal, […]

This essay explains and analyses the way in which Salieri relates to God and the techniques used by Peter Shaffer to present this to the audience. In a modern society where religion is not a massive part of most people’s lives it becomes challenging to understand characters such as Salieri. A major part of Salieri’s […]

In this essay I will be dealing with two poems. ” The Richest Poor Man In the Valley” and ” Buffalo “. I will analyse both poems content, ideas of the poet, the overall mood and atmosphere and mechanical structure. In the final part of this essay I will be comparing both poems, looking at […]

The film that I watched is ‘Edward Scissorhands’. Tim Burton produced it in 1990. Johnny Depp plays the main character. Johnny Depp has starred in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. The main genre of the films Depp has featured in is Neo-Gothic fantasy. In this essay I will be illustrating […]

Willie Mossop is a principle character in the play Hobson’s choice, written in 1916. Brighouse, the playwrite, uses language during stage directions and speech to portray the character, this also conveys, to the audience, and relates to what society was like in 1880’s Salford. Before the audience even sees Willie they get a firm idea […]

In this essay I will be examining how Charles Dickens, in the Victorian period, ensured that his readers would continue to read Great Expectations after the first instalment. Dickens made the strategic decision to release his novel in instalments, and therefore, the success and engagement of the opening instalment were crucial for the novel’s profitability. […]

The poems that one has chosen to discuss about are ‘The Road not taken’ by Robert Frost, ‘Blackberrying’ by Sylvia Path, ‘Afternoons’ By Philip Larkin and ‘Churning Day’ by Seamus Heaney. All of these poems use nature to describe their actions in life. The Road Not Taken is a poem about one man’s journey in […]

Frank Abagnale Junior, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, flees his childhood home in turmoil after his parents’ divorce. He embarks on a remarkable journey as a con artist, a story brought to life in this film. Based on true events, it reveals how Abagnale Jr, before reaching the age of 19, successfully deceived countless people and […]

During this time England was experiencing great upheaval in both the political and social sphere. Society, during the 80’s, became a place of equal pay for women. The appointment of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister heralded a new era. The new Prime Minister was a woman, a time of Women’s superiority came about and Feminism […]

The major issue facing Victorian society was the inconsistency of their lives. They wished to appear as pure as possible, to reflect the bible whereas they whispered and chuckled over “infamy and incest. ” The duality of Stevenson’s personality was due to the fact that he was a bohemian child though his parents were conformists […]