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“Father and Son” by Bernard McLaverty is a brief tale that prioritizes the creation of believable characters. In this paper, I will demonstrate how the writer achieves this goal via plot structure, theme, setting, narrative stance, and characterisation. McLaverty renders the characters realistic by deviating from the typical five-part plot structure and instead weaving a […]
An Inspector calls is a play set in 1912 Edwardian England, in this time period there was a large social divide between upper class and lower class. “An inspector calls” is about a Higher classed family having a strong connection with a young woman who has commit suicide, with a suspicious inspector uncovering the plot […]
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 […]
The play ‘An Inspector Calls’ is set an evening spring in 1912. The key characters in the play include the Birlings and Gerald Croft. They are gathered together on this evening to celebrate Sheila Birling and Gerald Croft’s engagement. Overall there is a cosy and warm mood, and a very relaxing atmosphere. There is a […]
How the genre of drama is selected is due to the story line; the plot of the entire play is very dramatic in some ways, e.g. the way Eva Smith died, and some of the language the inspector uses and how he uses it to explain and describe things and the way a lot of […]
‘An Inspector Calls’ begins with the Birlings and Gerald Croft celebrating when they are interrupted by a call from an Inspector. The Inspector tells them about a girl who has committed suicide earlier on that evening. In turn, he questions the Birlings and Gerald for playing a part in her death. After the Inspector leaves […]
The play “An Inspector Calls, was written by J B Priestley within a week of World War 2 ending in 1945, but set in 1912, when Britain still had its Empire and was a wealthy country. Priestley believed that the time span between these dates is to make us aware of what has happened and […]
‘Inspector Calls’ was written so that we see what effect things like the class system in general had on people like Eva Smith. Exploitation of the working class caused havoc on many lives turning them out of control.A good place to set the scene would be in an industrial town, which is where it is […]
`Inspector Calls’, is a story in which an inspector, in this case Inspector Goole, visits the Birling household. At the beginning of the story the inspector broke into the dinner party, where Mr. Birling, Mrs. Birling, Gerald, and Sheila were enjoying a good chat. Eric, the son of the family had been sent upstairs, because […]
Although Gerald Croft is one of those that are deemed responsible for the death of Eva Smith, my personal opinion is that he doesn’t need to contribute as much response as the other members of the Birling Family – but at the same time, I think that he feels as guilty as the others. I […]
The atmospheres in the stories differ very much right from the beginning as in Lamb to the Slaughter we have a pregnant happily married woman who is waiting for her husband who she loves very much to come back from work so that she can make him something to eat etc. Words like “wonderful”, “Luxuriate,” […]
‘The Swan’ by Roald Dahl and ‘The Signalman’ by Charles Dickens are two stories which create an atmosphere of tension, fear and danger. ‘The Swan’ is a late twentieth century story about a small boy who is severely bullied by two older and bigger boys. ‘The Signalman’ is a nineteenth century ghost story of a […]
Short, entertaining stories were extremely popular within the Victorian era, and a number of popular writers emerged, captivating their Victorian audience with their suspenseful tales. Elizabeth Gaskell, Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens were all respected authors in this era, and they produced three of the most tense short stories ever created; ‘The Old Nurse’s Story,’ […]
Looking further into the aspects of Gothic Horror, three short stories, `The Black Cottage’ by Wilkie Collins, `The Old Nurse’s Story’, by Elizabeth Gaskell, and `The Black Veil’ by Charles Dickens were written to suit Victorian tastes, containing morals that still make readers think about life. The writers make different choices and decisions about the […]
The first line of the “SignalMan” is, ” ‘Halloa! Below there!’ “. The signalman looks away confused. As this is what the ghost had said the signalman is cautious about the source of it. This is the visitor. This already adds a tense atmosphere, as the signalman is afraid and cautious of the new visitor.You […]
This story is about a person, his name Captain Murderer. The story is a horror and has gory parts in it. This Captain murderer has a sick and twisted mind that loves to marry innocent women and killing them to put in a pie. So what happens, I’ll tell you. The story starts of where […]
Charles Dickens was an author famous for his full-length stories, although he wrote a few short-length ones too. One of those was the “The Signalman” written in the mid 19th century. The genre of this story is horror, and creates an atmosphere which is spooky and eerie. The Setting. “The Signalman” is a story written […]
During the last three months we have been studying three short stories, The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs. Lamb to the slaughter by Rould Dohl and Lost Hearts by M. R. James. The three stories have some different themes but are similar in many ways. The themes of, The Monkey’s Paw, are greediness, guilt […]
Each of these tales includes a similarity – the presence of an enigma or supernatural element. Charles Dickens is fond of tales involving the supernatural, mystery, and ghosts. He is able to infuse his stories with a sense of authenticity and plausibility, which enhances the reader’s immersion in the narrative. One of his notable works […]
Both of these stories are set in the Victorian era and were written before 1914. The Dickens story explores the introduction of railways, while the other story shows how scientific theory began to replace mystery and how Victorian people started to embrace rational thinking. “The Red Room” uses a dark castle in a remote area […]
During my essay I will be looking at two short stories from the 20th and 19th centuries. I will examine the similarities and differences of Lamb to the Slaughter and The Signalman in content style and language. I will also show how the writer’s background influenced them to write these stories. In some ways these […]
The purpose of writing about the supernatural is to interest the reader into depth and mystery, and get the reader involved quickly, these are one of the best wide spread mysteries all over the world. Are ghosts real?. As readers of the supernatural, we expect to be entertained by a suspenseful tale of dark fantasy […]
