Belonging Hsc
ENGLISH AREA OF STUDY
As you like it The notion of belonging is influenced by an array of individuals and situations. This is portrayed in William Shakespeare’s play As You Like It, the film Little Miss Sunshine directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Farris (2006) and Bruce Dawe’s poem Homosuburbiensis. The composer’s use of literary and filmic devices shows . In Shakespeare’s play As You Like It the characters sense of belonging is portrayed through their various interactions with others and places. . Orlando feels as though he does not belong in his ancestral home because of his brother Oliver. Shakespeare uses poetic prose to describe his thoughts “…bars me the place of a brother.” This conveys the fact that he was denied the life of a gentleman that he rightfully deserved as only low-status civilians spoke in prose at those times. Rosalind feels a sense of alienation in her house following the banishment of her father (Duke Senior). “I show more mirth than I am mistress of.” Oliver reveals his inner recognition of exclusion through a soliloquy. “…hates nothing more than him…yet he’s gentle…and especially of my own people who best know him, that I am altogether misprized.” This reveals his inner thoughts concerning his societal rejection by his own people. In Little Miss Sunshine, the family are similarly portrayed as socially isolated. Duke Frederick feels like he is alienated by his people of the court. As a vengeful response to this, he removes those whom he feels have belonged in court more than him, such as Duke Senior and Rosalind. The use of anti-thesis; “The world esteemed thy father honourable/ But I did find him still mine enemy” emphasises his obsessive need to belong among his own court with his tyrannical leadership, yet his opinion differs greatly from theirs The pastoral setting in the Forest of Arden symbolises a non-hierarchical and inviting environment, free of restraints upon the characters. As such it symbolises a place where, by the play’s
As you like it The notion of belonging is influenced by an array of individuals and situations. This is portrayed in William Shakespeare’s play As You Like It, the film Little Miss Sunshine directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Farris (2006) and Bruce Dawe’s poem Homosuburbiensis. The composer’s use of literary and filmic devices shows . In Shakespeare’s play As You Like It the characters sense of belonging is portrayed through their various interactions with others and places. . Orlando feels as though he does not belong in his ancestral home because of his brother Oliver. Shakespeare uses poetic prose to describe his thoughts “…bars me the place of a brother.” This conveys the fact that he was denied the life of a gentleman that he rightfully deserved as only low-status civilians spoke in prose at those times. Rosalind feels a sense of alienation in her house following the banishment of her father (Duke Senior). “I show more mirth than I am mistress of.” Oliver reveals his inner recognition of exclusion through a soliloquy. “…hates nothing more than him…yet he’s gentle…and especially of my own people who best know him, that I am altogether misprized.” This reveals his inner thoughts concerning his societal rejection by his own people. In Little Miss Sunshine, the family are similarly portrayed as socially isolated. Duke Frederick feels like he is alienated by his people of the court. As a vengeful response to this, he removes those whom he feels have belonged in court more than him, such as Duke Senior and Rosalind. The use of anti-thesis; “The world esteemed thy father honourable/ But I did find him still mine enemy” emphasises his obsessive need to belong among his own court with his tyrannical leadership, yet his opinion differs greatly from theirs The pastoral setting in the Forest of Arden symbolises a non-hierarchical and inviting environment, free of restraints upon the characters. As such it symbolises a place where, by the play’s