Unman, Wittering &amp Essay Example

show the boys as a pack or group. Scene 3 is set in John's form room. John is calling the roll (register). While John is taking the register, Cuthbun interrupts to waste time.

The boys tell John that Mr Pelham used to make fun of Orris and Root. This takes place in Scene 3 Line 11-13. As a director John would be speaking in a serious and professional tone while taking the register (Lines 1-4). The conversation would be at a normal speaking pitch until Bungabine's laughter would raise the volume (Line 14). It is at this point John gives the boys a warning that if they continue to misbehave, he will give them detention.

Near the end of the register when John is reading out Zigo's name, the boy's talk in short fast-paced sentences, each telling John a detail about Zigo (Lines 21-28). The next interruption in this stage of the play, is when Wittering gets jabbed by someone with a compass (Pages 12-14). John is angry at this point at Wittering, as he thinks Wittering is just messing about. A change in pitch occurs from complete silence to a loud yell as Wittering screams with pain (Lines 36-38). Short sentences indicate a fast tempo as John questions Wittering, who replies straightaway (Lines 45-53).

The next stage is when the boys are: Mcmorrow and Purdies History of England (Chapter 9). Unfortunately because he is unaware of Wittering's dyslexia, John tells him to read.It is here that the boys tone is humorous as the other boys mock Wittering's inability to read (Lines 125-131). All this could have been avoided if the Head had sat down and discussed professionally

any problems with John about his new form, Lower 5B.

John raises his voice as he starts to lose patience with Wittering- he emphasises the word Wittering has read incorrectly (Lines 124-125). The tempo of Wittering changes from very slow (Line 112) to very fast (Lines 123) due to John rushing him. Stage 4 is on pages 17-21 when the boys try and disrupt the lesson. Unman begins muttering hypotenuse several times (Line 152).

When John finds out it is Unman, he is so fed up with him and the rest of the class, he gives them all a class detention. The boys reply by saying to John that isn't a good idea. When John asks why, the boys reveal how they killed Mr. Pelham.

The boys tone would be excited and proud when they reveal Mr. Pelham's death. This is a slightly morbid tone (Lines 190-220). The boys would be talking about their deed at a low pitch, as not to be overheard by anyone but John (Lines 205-213).

The tempo of the narrative would be quite fast are the boys are enthusiastic to tell it to John (Lines 190-220). After Line 120 the boys decide to give John their alibis. This shows us the boys are working in a pack or group. The boys try to intimidate John by revealing exactly how they killed Mr. Pelham. On Line 239 the Head enters the form-room.

The boys immediately pretend they are working in front of him and so leaves. John follows the Head into his office. Although John gives the Head evidence that the boys have killed Mr. Pelham, the Head refuses to believe it. John shows the bloodstained

wallet to the Head to prove that the boys must have been at the scene of the death.

The Head ignores John's opinion and tells John to go back to his class. The head also says the boys like to talk about death saying they are hysterical creatures. Because the Head won't support him John has got no one to talk to except his mentor, Cary and perhaps his own wife. This incident also destroys John's relationship with Nadia, who is John's wife because when John gets home he wants to go to the pub to meet Cary. Scene 9 begins when John walks into his classroom where he discovers the boys are bullying Wittering. The boys show no guilt and make no attempt to lie to John about Wittering.

The attitudes of the boys suggest that they feel they will not have to face consequences because they got away with murder and the Head doesn't respond. The boys seem to know exactly what has gone on in the Headmaster's study because they know how the Head runs the school and exactly what the Head has said. It also suggests this has happened before. The boys manipulate John by describing the murder to which is like mental torture to John.

John doesn't know what to do or who to turn to. The boys really have made John go mad and they believe they can get away with anything. As John comes into the room I would ask the boys to demonstrate that the lesson is in chaos and there is disruption occurring. This could be shown as a variety of noises - shouting as the boys bully Wittering,

who would be crying out in pain, the sound of chairs being pushed around might be heard and the loud chatter of the class cheering at Wittering. When John comes in the boys talk in a mocking and cocky tone as if they are in control.

John however is surprised and shocked as he has lost control. John shouts out in a hysterical tone: "Stop it" (Line 49 Page 36). John as this point can't stand it anymore. The boys ask John to think the "modus vivendi" over but not to talk it over. I would direct the boys to use a sinister and threatening tone but use a soft pitch, so no one can over hear the conversation besides John. (Line 73-74).

"The master teaches well and therefore has many pupils. " This last line of the Latin lesson gives us (audience) an ironic view into the class and John. Scene 24 takes place in the classroom. John is calling out the register. In Scene 22 John is told by the Headmaster he likes to have old Chantrovians. A Chantrovian is someone who studied at Chantrey School when they were younger.

In this case a man called Grimwit has been given the job commencing at beginning of the Easter Term. This makes John deeply upset and he gives up any attempt to be a good teacher and sort Lower 5B out. The pupils are openly offensive towards John, they comment on his drinking (Line 10) and then Libstrob makes a sexual innuendo about his wife 9 (Line 11). John also shows that he cannot be bothered to play along with the boy pupils "modus vivendi", but John

responds by threatening to hit the boys because he don't care about the consequences that could follow.

This is mainly because he knows he has lost his job. John also refuses to teach the lesson, so the boys decide to teach themselves because to get into university they need to have done some studying. When Cuthbun takes over, the boys get bored and then decide to bully Wittering. The bullying gets out of hand and Wittering is viciously attacked while John just watches.

The boys would start Stage 1 in a playful then aggressive tone, as they are being offensive towards John and insulting him about his drinking and relationship with his wife. John would start Stage 2 in a uncaring, sluggish tone, slow tempo but a loud pitch because he is showing the boys that he isn't bothered anymore about what the boys say or do because he has lost his job. John also comments that he isn't willing to comply with the boys "modus vivendi". At this point the boys would start speaking in a threatening tone for not carrying out their orders (modus vivendi). The boys would talk in a loud pitch and slow tempo.

John would react in a commanding tone and fast tempo, however his pitch would be soft because he is threatening to hit the boys. They are surprised by this. Due to John losing his job, he has lost confidence and he is not willing to teach the boys anything. It is here that Cuthbun takes over the role of the teacher.

The boys would start Stage 3 in a playful and bullying tone, loud pitch and slow tempo. The boys are

on purpose messing about, one boy wants to go to the toilet and the other boys decide to bully poor Wittering. John doesn't talk a lot in this stage as he isn't teaching the boys or shouting at them.John would talk in a sluggish, uncaring, unconfident tone and soft pitch.

His tempo would be slow. The boys would start Stage 4 in a playful and mischievous tone. His pitch would be soft and his tempo would be slow. To draw the play Unman, Wittering & Zigo to a conclusion, I say that Giles Cooper is criticising the effects of authoritarian teaching. He isn't presenting a realistic classroom, but showing how boys can be corrupted by the way they are taught.

Chantrey school concentrates on teaching the boys to obey instructions rather than developing a moral sense.