Characterisation – turning point The turning point in the story is when Mary murders Patrick – hitting him on the head with a frozen leg of lamb. This is so particularly shocking because the reader does not expect this from Mary. Clever characterisation by Roald Dahl conveys Mary before this point as kind‚ caring‚ vulnerable‚ lonely and deeply in love with her husband (see ‘Before Turning Point’ quotations above). After this Mary changes drastically and is shown to be callous‚ clever‚ sly and manipulative
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“What had he done to make him fly the land?" [repeats‚ louder with cracked voice] “What had he done to make him fly the land?" (page no.) And what did I do to make him flee this land? [shaking head‚ is emotional] Fearful of Scotland’s happening and future. Oh‚ Scotland. Your monarchy so heinous‚ so damned‚ so feared that your men are fleeting images of the past. Gone with the wind that was a torrent of darkness among the blustery trees. Gone without a thought of kinship; to family nor duty. I should
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Does Mary deserve the title Bloody Mary? In many ways Mary deserves the title “Bloody” for her torture and execution of Protestants. However‚ compared to other Tudor Kings and Queens‚ Mary killed far fewer of her rebellions than Elizabeth. So was she actually less “Bloody” than other Tudor leaders and therefore not deserving to be remembered by this title. Mary had had a hard life before even taking the throne and as a child had seen her parent’s marriage fall apart and also named a bastard
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Circus Lady Circus lady is a play by Jason Miller. The play takes place in an apartment in a Puerto Rican ghetto in Bronx‚ New York. The apartment faces the streets. The apartment is really messy‚ and everywhere lays clothes‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and empty TV-dinners. The furniture is dirty‚ and covered in dust‚ and a smell of pet shop is filling the apartment. There are cockroaches everywhere. It is actually one of the first things we read‚ so we have already some pictures in our heads.
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from me‚ I still see nobody. I’m started to get extremely curious as Macbeth continues to shout at an empty chair. “If thou canst nod‚ speak too. If charnel houses and our graves must send” As Lady Macbeth attempts to control her husband‚ I start attempting to piece everything together. Lady Macbeth claims that her husband has had
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Act 1 Scene 1-3 Quotes Literary Devices/Imagery Symbolism Style -“When the battle’s lost‚ and won.” L. 4 FORESHADOWING -“Fair is foul and foul is fair‚” l. 12 -l. 14 and 17: Fortune=women -Sarcasm from captain‚ line 35 -Personification: “my gashes cry for help” -Weather: Thunderstorm -Sleep or lack thereof for the sailor: “Sleep shall neither night nor day” l. 18 -Witches=Devil? - The way the witches talk - The word “fair” and its connotation
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spiral of evil deeds and results in Macbeth’s death. A question raised of the play is what allowed this to happen to Macbeth. Macbeth’s corruption and tragic fall are due in part to Lady Macbeth’s evil influence and Macbeth’s own ambitions. However‚ nothing is more responsible than the manipulations of the witches. Lady Macbeth played a key role in Macbeth’s tragic fall. Her ambition nourishes Macbeth’s corruption. For example‚ Macbeth is unsure if he should kill Duncan‚ as seen in the hallucination
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as. Mary agreed she was happy to receive the care being provided and was comfortable in the presence of the healthcare professional. Gaining consent
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Reading Response/Analytical Task Explain how the writer‚ Angela Carter‚ has created the gothic in the text and how she has subverted (to do the opposite of) it? How effective is this text? In the story ‘The Lady of the House of Love’ Angela Carter uses gothic elements like using the themes of supernatural‚ a prophecy‚ setting‚ a damsel in distress and tyrannical figure. The theme of supernatural/inexplicable events is very prominent in this story. The protagonist is a vampire who is a creature
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Literacy Macbeth essay Lady MacBeth and MacBeth are both characters deep in blood throughout the entire story‚ as MacBeth is at the beginning portrayed as a sort of nervous to kill the King at first‚ being his first murderous action. This entire act is sort of the stepping stone for MacBeth leading to his bloodthirsty lunacy. Kind of like a virgin serial killer making his first kill in a way. Although Lady MacBeth is also sort of portrayed to be new to the murderous bloodthirsty lunacy scene she’s
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