Drama Essay Examples Page 30

Birling loves to show off his wealth and status to Gerald. You get a glimpse of this when he offers him cigars and port. ‘Good port… exactly the same port as your father’. Birling feels that he is in competition with Gerald’s father and wants to show that he can achieve the same or better…

Maggie tells him he would be better off in a bigger shop but Willie has no real, ambition and is maybe afraid of change, and would rather work at Hobsons. Maggie tells Willie that if it where not for his fine boots and her salesmanship the shop would not run. Willie tries to politely complement…

But it could also be argued that the utilitarian way didn’t work for Gradgrind, Gradgrind just thought it worked. I say this, as he didn’t marry Mrs Gradgrind because he loved her he married her because she is weak, feeble and won’t disagree with Mr Gradgrind. The reader knows this as she has said plenty…

In chapter 2, “Murdering the Innocents” Dickens uses the title- a quotation from Matthew 2:16- ironically as it describes the attitude and actions of the school, “murdering” the children’s imagination and creativity. The chapter starts with the speaker from chapter whose name is “Thomas Gradgrind. ” He describes the character’s attitude with no verbs. This…

The suicide scene begins quite cheerfully. Max and his wife are holding a ball at Manderley for the first time since Rebecca died, and Mrs. Dewinter is trying to look as glamorous as possible for what is her chance to show off herself as the lovely young Bride of Maxim Dewinter. At the front door,…

John Boynton Priestley was born on the 13th September 1894 and was brought up in Bradford, by a middleclass family. His father was a schoolmaster and both his grandparents were mill workers; he often made visits to the mills of which his family worked and these visits gave him an insight into the exploitation that…

‘An inspector calls’ has been called a play of social criticism. What is being criticised? Comment on the way in which Priestley makes use of Dramatic technique to achieve the plays effect. ‘The Inspector calls’ is a play of drama, love, truth and lies, but also a play of social criticism. Priestley uses dramatic technique,…

An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestly was first performed in 1946. It is still regularly performed and attracts modern audiences. Explain why, in your view, people still enjoy the play. I think the main reason this play still attracts audiences is because of the characters. Form the beginning you have a neutral view of the characters…

Consider the dramatic significance of Inspector Goole in “An Inspector Calls” by J.B. Priestly, comment on how you would direct an actor playing this role by examining closely one scene of your choice and relating your comments to the play as a whole. In the play “An Inspector Calls” by J.B. Priestly the dramatic significance of…

This scene takes place immediately after a scene where the audience has watched the innocent and happy marriage of Romeo and Juliet. We are prepared for celebrating events and an atmosphere of joy, when Shakespeare suddenly and tragically introduces this interlude where we witness the death of Mercutio and Tybalt. We see the Prince banish…