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Doyle builds up his atmosphere by gradually making his use of language more extreme and much more descriptive. Towards the end of chapter 6 Doyle uses language such as ” The journey a swift pleasant one, spent it in making the more intimate acquaintance of my two companions, and playing with Dr. Mortimer’s spaniel.” This…

The story is set in 1886, during the reign of Queen Victoria. Crime was rife and prostitution, drug abuse and murder were commonplace. Public hangings were just part of everyday life. There was much poverty and ill health; poor people lived in cramped, dirty and squalid conditions. Smog caused by the factories weighed heavily on…

Imagine that you are directing the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ and have to explain to the actress who is playing Sheila how you think her part should be played. Write the guidance to her. Dear Ms. Bolton, An Inspector Calls is a moralistic play that was written in 1945 by J. B. Priestley. The play is set…

This play centres on two main characters, Antonio who is an extremely wealthy merchant and Shylock a very wealthy Jew. The main reason of hatred between Antonio and Shylock is that they both lend out money to people but Antonio wouldn’t charge interest and therefore would be making much more money than him. They also…

The balcony scene is known as one of the finest and most famous scenes in the whole of drama. Directing and producing this scene is a difficult task. Constructing a hard scene is a challenge which every director intends to compete in. To successfully complete this, you will need to set up a scene of…

The two soliloquies express two totally different emotions. In each, there are different situations, one in which Juliet is longing for the time when Romeo will come to her for their wedding night where feelings of excitement and anticipation are portrayed. The opposing situation expresses feelings of fear, the fear of what would happen to…

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, written in 1597. The story itself was not anything new or different, but the way Shakespeare wrote it was its gateway to its popularity. The original tale of Romeo and Juliet was composed in the form of a poem aptly named ‘The Tragical History of…

‘Romeo and Juliet’ is typically stereotyped as a romantic love story about ” a pair of star-crossed lovers”, however, beyond this soft exterior reveals a bitter tale of violence, conflict, and hate. The Montague’s and Capulets – two acrimonious households “both alike in dignity” are the root and cause of countless spiteful arguments and vicious…

Compare and contrast the actions, characteristics and language of Romeo and Juliet before they meet and at the end of the play, with particular reference to act 2 scene 2 and act 5 scene 3 In Romeo and Juliet there are two main changes in character, most definitely until they met each other they seemed…

Pip sees no wrong in lying to his sister nor Mr Pumblechook, ” towards Joe and Joe only, I considered myself a young monster,” Showing the only person he considers himself bad towards is Joe. Pip only seeks Joe’s approval , ” you are not angry with me Joe?” Pip confides in Joe, ” I should…