Literature Analysis

The play ‘Hamlet’ conforms to the typical ingredients that make up a revenge tragedy of the Elizabethan era. It conforms to certain guidelines and similar features, these are; a hesitating avenger, a villain who is to be killed in revenge, complex twisted plots, sexual obsessions, treachery, a play within a play, lust and greed which […]

The inclusion of the witches in Macbeth makes the play a lot more dramatic. They make the audience sit up and take notice. People weren’t used to seeing witches in plays when Macbeth was first performed. Even nowadays witches don’t appear in films a great deal. Also, people in Shakespeare’s time had very strong religious […]

Miss Julie was really well written by August Strindberg, there were so many forms and structure in this play for example Monologue, Duologue, Use of Chorus etc. and the play well made as the development, denouement and the exposition. The effect on the play is that it’s an naturalistic tragegy play and to put these […]

She gives a tip to the porter while enjoying some Macaroons. After finishing the macaroons, she proceeds to unwrap gifts. The tipping of the man by her showcases her careless attitude towards money and emphasizes its significance in the play. This foreshadows the unfortunate events that unfold as Nora’s reckless handling of money leads to […]

The play ‘Three Sisters’ by Anton Chekhov takes place over a several year period in a small Russian provincial town at the turn of the twentieth century. Chekhov is recognised as a playwright who had similar ideas about naturalistic theatre as Stanislavaski did. This is realised in ‘Three Sisters’ by the fact that there is […]

For our Drama piece, we presented a devised thematic work titled ‘Revenge’ as option one. This performance, lasting 15 minutes, revolved around superstition and the supernatural. It was set in a typical contemporary high school in England and centered around three teenage girls. When their teacher, Mr. Andrews, informs them about a spell-book available in […]

The Oxford English dictionary defines ‘monster’ as ‘legendary’. Words, such as ‘demon’, ‘colossus’, ‘gruesome ‘and ‘dreadfully repulsive’ refers to the physiognomy of this ‘other being’. In two Gothic novels, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and Dracula by Bram Stoker, the monster is a crucial element. The Gothic genre was popular in the Nineteenth Century, and the […]

When we first meet Nora she enters with a bag on presents after ringing the doorbell, this would at once strike an audience as strange as despite the fact that Nora lives in this house she must ring the doorbell in order to enter it which thus gives us the impression that perhaps she isn’t […]

In Patrick S?skind’s novel Perfume, Grenouille, the main character, is driven on a remarkable journey by his strong desire to create the ultimate scent. Similarly, in Albert Camus’ The Outsider, Mersault, the protagonist, is portrayed as an outsider due to his actions and responses to various situations. Despite their shared sense of alienation from society, […]

Previous to the chapter being analysed, Dracula has warned his guest never to fall asleep anywhere in the castle other than his own room. Jonathan Harker, the protagonist, filled with anxiety and worry about the mysterious count, hangs his crucifix above his bed and sets out to explore the castle. Then the passage begins as […]

“Hippolyta and Titania are consorts who defy their Lords, but ultimately submit to their lordship”. Examine how Shakespeare treats the female characters and explores the role of women in the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is said to be written between 1594 and 1596. It is also thought it was written […]

“Blanche will be destroyed unless she can reconcile herself to modern American values. Rather than face such a harsh reality, and unprepared to abandon her bond with a dying culture, she retreats into a fantasy world, surrounded by ‘a group of spectral admirers’. Stella survives. Is the play’s final message adapt or perish? ” The […]

In the short stories ‘The Doll’s House’, ‘Her First Ball’ both by Katherine Mansfield and ‘Thinking of Bagheera’ by Owen Marshall, important ideas were developed for the purpose of showing the contrast between naive attitudes of youth and cynicism of age. An important idea developed in ‘The Doll’s House’ was the prejudice of upper class […]

Both Fair Stood the Wind for France by H. E. Bates, and Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks are novels concerned with and set during the time of World War. Because of this, both authors use symbols and imagery endlessly to both deliberately enhance their plot, and to subjectively give different meanings and ambiguity to details. The […]

In ‘A streetcar named desire’, Tennessee Williams employs stage directions, color, and symbolism to emphasize his point. As a play meant to be performed in front of an audience, these techniques enable Williams to guide his meaning in a subconscious manner. While the dialogue primarily impacts the audience, symbolism allows them to connect different parts […]

One of the strongest points of comparison beteen ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘Property’ is the way in which both novels explore relationships of power and ownership. In each novel different characters exert elements of power, in Property for example plantation owners literally own the slaves; in ‘The handmaid’s tale the novel also deals with elements […]

“In Mrs Tilscher’s class” is a poem about a wonderful teacher who makes the pupils in her class feel like “Mrs Tilscher” loved you. This allows the reader to get a good idea of “In Mrs Tilscher’s” that she is very loving towards her pupils. The poet Duffy uses very short, snappy statements. It makes […]

Dickens shows Pips childhood as though no one care for him. This is shown when Pip is not allowed to call his uncle Pumblechook uncle, “I was not allowed to call him uncle, under the severest penalties. ” His family see Pip as an embarrassment, so he does not deserve to call his uncle uncle. […]

The Outsider explores the concept that death is a beautiful alternative to life and should not be feared. Contrastingly, A Streetcar Named Desire portrays death as an intrinsic and terrifying aspect of life that Blanche fears. At the start of the novel, Meursault also avoids death but ultimately comes to terms with it through enlightenment. […]

Chaucer and Sheridan skillfully use their respective characters to demonstrate the conflicting morals found in their societies, which deeply troubles them. Chaucer and Sheridan use their works to critique the feudal system and honor-based justice present in both medieval times and the 18th century. They also condemn contemporary morals, utilizing deception in “The Wife of […]

The production of Abigail’s Party by Mike Leigh that I attended was at the Cambridge Arts Theatre and focused on Laurence and Beverley’s characters. Despite being legally bound by marriage, they do not have a good relationship as they both have very similar personalities. Both individuals strongly believe that they are always correct, which can […]

The two versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles show a discrepancy in different ways. Firstly, the audience get an overall view that in the 1983 version, it is more of an investigation rather than anything else. This appears to make the audience have their own theory what is to come at the end. David […]