Titanic Essays

I decided to do my coursework in the form of a diary. The person I am portraying is a third-class passenger. Wednesday, April 10, 1912, when I arrived I was so amazed at the size of the ship. It is indescribable. Every so often a loud blast from Titanic’s siren rang for miles that it […]

My name is Virginia Edith Ruth Brown, but as I tell my tale you will learn how I became known as Ginny for short. On the 12th of April 1912 I left home with my Great Aunt as my mother clamed “it’s for the best your Aunt can give you far more than I can! […]

It was a bitterly cold night, and the freezing air was piercing my uniform and stinging my numb flesh like darts. I nervously glanced around making sure that I could not be seen by anyone, as I was worried that I might be caught. I was not supposed to be on this deck let alone […]

‘An Inspector Calls’ is set in 1912, but was written by J. B Priestly in 1945. In the play, the Titanic is a week away from it’s maiden voyage – when it hit an iceberg and sank. Mr Birling, the head of the household, says that: “The Titanic. .. sails next week.. . unsinkable, absolutely […]

My essay will explore various aspects of the inspector’s role in “An Inspector Calls,” such as historical context, character interactions, audience reception, and other related factors. Priestly was born into a middle-class family in Bradford during a period in which Britain saw a rise in outdoor paupers, surpassing numbers not seen since 1888. In fact, […]

J. B Priestly started to write in 1911; his plays usually exposed a hidden message or moral. One of the two, this was used to get his message across. He had an immense amount of courage, as he was not at all afraid to speak his mind; he enjoyed and got a thrill from political […]

‘An Inspector Calls’, by J. B. Priestly, was first performed in 1945 and was set in 1912. In this play, Priestly explores several issues regarding sex, age, and class, and reflects his own socialist views through his characters. This is demonstrated in several ways, which I will attempt to explain in this essay. The first, […]

Taking place during the same week as the Titanic’s maiden voyage and sinking in 1912, this play employs various techniques to captivate and resonate with audiences. Even now, the use of stage direction remains essential in conveying crucial details to directors regarding actors’ positioning, lighting, facial expressions, and other physical actions that contribute to the […]

In this Essay I will be trying to point out J. B. Priestley’s intention in writing ‘An Inspector Calls’. I will also be showing how modern interpretations of the original, support his message o the audience. J. B. Priestley wrote ‘An Inspector Calls’ in 1944 but it was first performed in 1945 in Moscow. It […]

The aim of this essay is to demonstrate, with ample evidence, the significant amount of dramatic tension that the Inspector generates and his contribution to the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ overall dramatic effectiveness. The play was written by J. B. Priestley in 1945, in the aftermath of both world wars and the disastrous maiden voyage […]

Even though Zimbabwe is a landlocked country, it may be acquainted with the tragic sinking of the Titanic nearly 100 years ago during its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The White Star Company constructed this luxurious and massive ship, which included amenities such as a gymnasium, swimming pools, a squash court, and Turkish baths. […]

The Literature about the Titanic The Titanic sunk April 14, 1912 after crashing into an iceberg. More than 1,500 lives were lost. The sinking of the Titanic made a great impact in history. It was thought to be the fastest ship and to be unsinkable. Although the sinking of the Titanic was so long ago, […]

“Bruce Ismay’s Soliloquy” by Derek Mahon and “Shore Woman” by Seamus Heany are both alike in their experiences. Each poem relates a frightening experience at sea however although they contain many similarities, they each contain numerous differences. One central difference is the portrayal of the experiences and the reaction evoked by the language used. “Bruce […]

As I strolled along the cobblestone path towards the harbor, I was struck by the immense size of the ship I was about to embark on, as if a powerful breeze had hit me. The sheer magnitude of this majestic vessel made my head spin as I took in its entirety from front to back. […]

J. B. Priestly creates the first impressions of the Birling family as very upper class and above everyone in their neighbourhood. At the start of Act One, the stage directions describe the Birlings’ dining room. It is “The dining room of a fairly large suburban house” containing “good solid furniture”. When the curtain goes up […]

The play begins with a family, the Birlings, seated in a room filled with expensive luxurious furniture and yet it does not seem cosy or homelike, ‘The general effect is substantial and heavily comfortable, but not cosy and homelike… ‘ From the onset of the play we are given a glimpse of the reality of […]

They Said Not Even God Himself Could Sink For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears, O History records an event that has transfixed the minds of men for more than 75 years. Two men set out […]

Shortly before midnight on 14 April 1912, the “unsinkable” SS Titanic collided with an iceberg during her inaugural voyage to New York. The ship sank within three hours. There were several factors that led to this disaster. A fire had started in the boilers due to the friction of coal before the ship even left […]

Coursework SECTION A We were under a freezing impression from the cliff we saw – it was a high, intimidating creation of nature, a glacial castle, with an unscalable fortress. The snowy wall seemed a living being – calm and unkindly, it was ready to tear down its heavy icy blocks and bury us under […]