Journey’s End is a 1928 drama‚ the seventh of English playwright R. C. Sherriff. It was first performed at the Apollo Theatre in London by the Incorporated Stage Society on 9 December 1928‚ starring a young Laurence Olivier‚ and soon moved to other West End theatres for a two-year run. The piece quickly became internationally popular‚ with numerous productions and tours in English and other languages. A 1930 film version was followed by other adaptations‚ and the play influenced other playwrights
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King Henry V is one of the greatest kings that ever ruled England and was a favorite among his people. One of the reasons behind this is the presence of two men in his life; his father‚ King Henry IV‚ and Sir John Falstaff‚ his lowlife friend and bar companion. Both men represent two opposite father - figures to the young prince. It is the Prince’s ability to take and acquire the best traits in each that makes him surpass both of them and become great. Prince Hal’s relationship with both men is one
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Sir John Falstaff’s Influence on Prince Hal in I Henry IV In Shakespearean histories‚ there is always one individual who influences the major character and considerably advances the plot. In I Henry IV by William Shakespeare‚ Falstaff is such a character. Sir John Falstaff is perhaps the most complex comic character ever invented. He carries a dignified presence in the mind’s eye; and in him‚ we recognize our internal admiration and jealousy of the rebellious dual personality that we all secretly
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Robert Pack’s main point of view on Macbeth is this. “Macbeth is a good man whose intention is to do evil.” Pack compares the story to those of Hamlet‚ Othello‚ and Lear. He says “Shakespeare’s plays all reward retribution‚ and punishment take place on earth and within the sphere of mortal life.” Macbeth is punished by his soul‚ not punished physically Macbeth is about a man who violates the moral order and is punished for it. Pack compares the story to Dante’s “Inferno” by saying‚ “we see that
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"Prince Hal is the politician‚ while Hotspur is the man of action." To what extent do you agree with this interpretation of the play? Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV Part I’‚ presents the young Prince Henry as an ambivalent and enigmatic character who is politically cunning in his ability to read situations and respond accordingly. He is a man of the world through his association with his friend Falstaff‚ but by the end of the play he has also supplanted Hotspur as a soldier and a man of honour who can
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10 Things I Hate About You “Sweet love‚ renew thy force.” Sonnet LVI Translation: Sweet love‚ regain the strength you once had. She’s the Man “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great‚ some achieve greatness‚ and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Twelfth Night‚ Act II Scene V Translation: Do not fear greatness (success). Some are born great (power through family succession)‚ some achieve greatness (through hard work)‚ and some have greatness thrust upon them (and outside
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Falstaff: Why We Love Plump Jack In William Shakespeare’s play Henry IV Part One‚ Sir John Falstaff is a fat‚ drunken‚ middle aged man with a lousy sense of honor. He becomes somewhat of a surrogate father to Prince Hal‚ all the while teaching the young prince his ways of partying and drinking through whatever life brings him‚ which does not earn him any respect along the way. Along with the immense time that the two spend together‚ Falstaff’s influence on Prince Hal wreaks all sorts of havoc on
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which is choreographed by Matthew Bourne. Contextual: Matthew Bourne is widely hailed as the UK’s most popular and successful Choreographer/Director. He is the creator of the world’s longest running ballet production (Swan Lake) a five - time Olivier Award winner‚ and the only British director to have won the Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreographer. Surprisingly he started training as a dancer at the comparatively late age of 22‚ and graduated in 1985 after studying Dance Theatre and
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The Daughters of King Lear In 1898 Edwin Austin Abbey painted a beautiful depiction of a scene in Shakespeare’s King Lear. The scene is of Cordelia leaving her sisters and all of court after her father‚ King Lear‚ divides his kingdom to her two elder sisters‚ Regan and Goneril‚ leaving her with nothing. This painting has been named many different names such as Cordelia’s Farewell‚ Scene from King Lear‚ and the most fitting‚ The Daughters of King Lear‚ so called in the Yale University organized
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6 Anger: Stimulants‚ Reactions and Reflections – A Shakespearean Perspective Sumathi Shivakumar According to Aristotle anger always surfaces from an injured self-esteem‚ or a punctured ego‚ or from some affront meted out to the individual directly or indirectly. This aspect of anger is captured by Shakespeare in his four great tragedies‚ with exceptional power‚ which in turn determines and governs the action of the play. If it is ambition and power mongering that drives Macbeth crazy‚ it is the choice
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