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William Shakespeare made Romeo and Juliet dramatically effective for both Shakespearean and modern audiences, as exemplified in act 3, scene 5. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is based on “A pair of star-crossed lovers…” who are descendants of two wealthy families who are wrapped-up in deep rivalry; they are so centred in this rivalry that they…

Like most detective stories ‘Silver blaze’ written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and ‘Lucky Penny’ written by Linda Barnes are very alike. They both include a mystery that needs to be solved. In ‘Silver blaze’ the crime/mystery is the murder of John Straker and the theft of the prize wining horse, Silver blaze. The character to…

Both poems “Remember” and “My Last Duchess” seek to convey a view of love. However they are different, to an extent it is the reader who may wonder if the writers are writing about the same thing. Love is always thought of as selfless and pure. This is true in the poem “Remember” by Christina…

I am writing to offer you the part of Juliet in William Shakespeare’s excellent play, Romeo and Juliet. I feel that you will be perfect for the part, as I have seen, and enjoyed many other things that you have done. You should be familiar with the rest of the cast, I have Daniel Day-Lewis…

An Inspector Calls was written in the 1940’s by J.B.Priestly and was first produced in London on 1st October 1946 at the New Theatre. The play is set in the year 1912. In the play, he uses the characters to express his views about socialism and possibly about class divisions. At the beginning of the…

Rodolpho is an extravert. Throughout the play he endeavours to make himself recognized by everyone especially Catherine. His loud outward actions and words really aggravate Eddie; he is his nemesis, which is the main cause of the build up of dramatic tension throughout the play. Rodolpho is liked by most although maybe not understood (he…

These two poems have many things in common they both are written by the same poet Robert Browning. ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ and ‘My Last Duchess’ are written through the eyes of the murder and are dramatic monologues. I suppose they can be seen as biased and one sided as the story is only told by one…

In Porphyria’s Lover, Browning sets the scene by describing the turbulent weather. The vexatious wind blowing on the trees and the moody lake is a metaphor of the Lover’s mind in the poem. It symbolises the violence and anger he has within himself. The Lover is full of hatred inside. The bad weather images is…

How does Shakespeare present the use and abuse of power in ‘The Tempest’? Comment on the use of language, ideas and stagecraft. Elizabethan society’s understanding of colonisation and natives is reflected in the play ‘The Tempest’ by William Shakespeare. Elizabethan’s were very positive towards colonisation and the idea of usurpation, and were neither very knowledgeable when…

Poets convey their thoughts and emotions throughout their poems in a wide range off of ways, with the use of many different techniques. These emotions and thoughts could be hidden deeply or so simply written. Robert Frost quotes – “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words” which…