A text of timeless appeal is marked by effective construction of characters to support its main ideas. Discuss this statement making detailed references to the play. Hamlet‚ a text of timeless appeal‚ is largely driven not only by the sophisticated and intricate construction of its characters‚ but also by elements of structure and language which allow us to perceive and evaluate the fundamental ideas inherent within the play. The construction of Hamlet’s soliloquies‚ the constant presence of
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Do you sympathise for Shylock? - Give reasons for your answer Should Shylock be shown pity or did he deserve how he was treated? Ever since Shylock was shown as a character by William Shakespeare in the Merchant of Venice there have been many interpretations about him all throughout history. Some of these opinions are of the time are biased. Even different groups of people throughout the centuries have a different point of view about this man. In the 19th century (Elizabethan times) Shylock
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do anything to have her because he wants her even more so. If we now look at Daisy we see how well suited to Tom she is; she doesn’t think before she acts‚ is careless and only thinks of herself. This makes us sympathise with Gatsby and makes us dislike Daisy but at the same time we sympathise with Tom‚ in a weird way. Even though Tom’s qualities are dislikeable‚ Fitzgerald manages to manipulate our feelings based on Daisy’s actions‚ and so we feel sorry for Tom for having to put up with Daisy’s
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Funder shows that the victims of the Stasi were never fully healed following the collapse of the East German regime. Discuss. When we go through a traumatic event‚ none of us ever truly heal. Anna Funder demonstrates this right through Stasiland showing the reader that the victims of the Stasi were never fully healed following the collapse of the East German regime. She does this by sharing stories of ‘human courage’ with the reader‚ showing that some of the people involved‚ such as Herr Winz want
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information on the nature of the hero‚ give your response to the above view. A hero in the dictionary is defined as “the chief character in a book‚ play or film who is typically identified with good qualities and with whom the reader is expected to sympathise”‚ while this simple definition of a hero may be sufficient we must take into account that there are different types of heroes. J.S. Morin advocates that there are seven types of hero the first being the ‘perfect’ hero who is a paragon of virtue
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very vivid and visual unlike other short stories. Evan Hunter uses ingenious terminologies to really make us empathise for Andy as he lays in the rain all alone. We nearly feel his pain as Andy tells us the graphic description of his injuries. We sympathise for him. Hunter also describes a purple jacket Andy is wearing. The jacket has ‘The Royals’ lettered across the back of it. This description highlights the importance of the jacket and leaves you asking questions. Who are the royals? This builds
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was able to sit his A-level maths test and goes to the effort of ensuring that all of Christopher’s food is prepared in a fashion that is acceptable to Christopher‚ that is; it is not yellow‚ but red- Christopher’s favourite colour. One can also sympathise with Mr. Boone‚ it is obviously very difficult to care for Christopher’s particular
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Consider the themes of passion and desire in Atonement by Ian McEwan‚ Othello by William Shakespeare and Perfume by Patrick Süskind. Fascinated by different passions and how people are driven by different passions‚ I am able to study this through different literature texts. The three characters I am going to study are ‘Briony’ in the novel Atonement by Ian McEwan‚ first published in 2001‚ but set in 1934-1999‚ ‘Iago” in the play Othello by William Shakespeare‚ first viewed by an audience in 1604
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Consider and explore how far Susan Hill encourages us to feel Sympathy for The Woman In Black This chilling ghost story‚ written by one of Britain’s outstanding writers‚ Susan Hill‚ was first published in 1989. It took just 6 weeks over the summer for Hill to produce this masterpiece. The Woman in Black maintains the reader’s attention the whole way through the book‚ keeping them hooked onto every word. Hill has written it in a very clever way‚ making the reader feel the greatest sympathy for
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uses the technique of dialogue and detail to portray the emotions of the characters throughout the text. The use of imagery also aids in a more in-depth connection with the story. Through the use of a dead narrator‚ it is easy for the readers to sympathise with Susie and her family because we see the story from her point of view and how she felt about her death. Sebold’s intention is to share her definition of heaven and to allow readers to understand that tragedies do exist. Although tragedies are
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