13/11/2013 The History Boys Analysis In the play on page 22 when Mr. Hector says “Dakin’s a good-looking boy‚ though somehow sad”Mrs. Lintott replies“You always think they’re sad‚ Hector‚ every time. Actually I wouldn’t have said he was sad…”I think the fact that Mrs Lintott says “you always think they’re sad” represents Mr. Hector’s character in someway‚ from the play we can extract the fact that Mr. Hector is ‘sad’
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The History Boys by Alan Bennett Notes on Key Themes Initiation Sexual charm is something that can be exploited as a declaration of power and dominance‚ and a way to build the sense of pride manipulate people. Dakin wants to make love with Fiona on the headmaster’s study floor and he believes that his performance in bed is better than the headmaster. This is a way to consolidate his masculinity and sense of superiority‚ as if he ‘wins’ the headmaster in a battle. Dakin’s metaphor comparing
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Question 1: Linear Acceleration Please remember to photocopy 4 pages onto one sheet by going A3→A4 and using back to back on the photocopier Page Introduction 2 Introductory questions taken from Physics Papers 3 Solutions to above 4 Ordinary Level Exam Questions – Worked Solutions 5 Ordinary Level Exam Questions 8 Answers to Ordinary Level Exam Questions 10 Higher Level Introduction to vertical motion 12 Introductory questions taken from Physics Papers
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sexuality is harder than we think. In the movie‚ “The History Boys”‚ the film showcases this reality in two different viewpoints. The first viewpoint would be through the perspective of a teenage boy. The teenage boy‚ Posner‚ exemplifies this quality by simply living in a world of social awkwardness while theoretically becoming a man. The second viewpoint would be through the perspective of an older man. In the story‚ two older men named Hector and Irwin reproduce this lesson by both repressing their
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The History Boys Essay 13. “Brilliantly funny….but by the end‚ tears are as near as laughter.” To what extent can we read The History boys as comedy? One of the key factors that makes the History Boys such an iconic play is its witty comedic effect throughout the entire book. Using various techniques‚ such as parody‚ contrasting characters and clever juxtapositions within the plot‚ intelligent metaphors‚ bathos and many more. But at first glance the history boys could seem a typical dramatic
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The History Boys and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Character Connections Name of Characters Similarities Quotes to Illustrate Similarities Hector and Miss Brodie Both are teachers who display somewhat extravert and unusual teaching methods‚ which may be deemed as inappropriate by some. HISTORY BOYS JEAN BRODIE “I would call these lessons A Waste of Time”- doesn’t follow/agree with the school curriculum. “The hitting never hurt. It was a joke. None of us cared. We lapped it
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The History Boys Notes Alan Bennett was born May 9th 1934 in Leeds. He attended Leeds Modern School. In 1957 he graduated from Exeter College‚ Oxford University with a first class degree in medieval history. Like his favourite poet‚ Philip Larkin‚ Bennett is interested in and what lies beneath the surface appears in the lives of ordinary people- the play is about private lives‚ race‚ sexual orientation etc. In his introduction to ‘Talking Heads’ Bennett talks about his personal faith when he
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Innocence: THE HISTORY BOYS deals quite heavily with the issue of growing up. Not only does the future of the boys hang in the balance with the entrance exams‚ but the school’s reputation lies squarely upon their shoulders. As Hector and Irwin battle over educational ideologies‚ the boys become aware of how the world works‚ no longer simply clinging to route memorization of facts and quotes. They are forced to step outside of their childlike innocence and stake claim to a more critical
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the abolishment of slavery and the following civil rights movement. However‚ authors John Irwin and Michelle Alexander bring light to the startling present day horrors that convicted criminals face as they journey through America’s jail system. It appears that criminals no longer are simply punished for the duration of their sentence‚ but for the rest of their lives as well. In‚ “The Jail‚” John Irwin describes what it is like for a criminal to initially be arrested and further processed into
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What strategies does Alan Bennett use to create sympathy for the characters in the History Boys? To what extent is he successful? Alan Bennett is a playwright acclaimed for his controversial plays such as “Beyond the Fringe” and “The Madness of George III”. The most famous of these is “The History Boys” winner of a Tony Award for Best Play in 2006. It is set in the 1980s in a traditional secondary school in working class Sheffield. Education‚ in this case A levels‚ is the overall focus of the
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