English Literature - Othello How is Othello’s behaviour in Act Two different from his behaviour in Act One? How do you account for this change? What consequences do you think it will have? In Act One‚ Othello appeared to be in control of his emotions. When Brabantio confronts Othello‚ accusing him of stealing and raping his daughter Desdemona by means of witchcraft‚ Othello is calm and tells his men to stop the fighting. Although he is being accused of kidnapping and raping Desdemona‚ in which
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the cultural‚ historical and social conventions of its time. David Williamson’s play ‘The Removalists’ (1971) and Antoine Fuqua’s 2001 film ‘Training Day’ both explore the abuse of authority‚ but both texts do so in very different ways. First and foremost‚ the composers of each text want the audience to consider the corruption that occurs in authority‚ particularly within the police force. In ‘The Removalists’‚ the aged‚ experienced policeman‚ Simmonds‚ is obviously corrupt. It is clear from the beginning
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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‚ including Noël Coward.
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How have the two texts (Removalists and In the Name of the Father) enhanced your understanding of power and authority. How have the two texts (Removalists and In the Name of the Father) enhanced your understanding of power and authority. Through the study of the play The Removalists by David Williamson‚ and the film In the Name of the Father directed by “some guy”‚ my understanding of power and authority has been enhanced. Power and authority are two closely linked concepts. These two concepts have
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Looking again at the end of act two‚ how does Priestley make the ending scene dramatically effective? At the end of act two‚ Priestley uses several techniques in order to make the scene dramatically effective. The carefully written script creates an atmosphere of suspense and tension. The techniques Priestly uses in the script are irony and the dismantling of the false sense of security amongst the characters and consequently the audience. Originally the characters feel secure because they feel
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Q. Comment on Act 2‚ Scene 1. Ans: this passage is an extract from Shakespeare play “as you like it” and this scene takes place in the Forest of Arden. The scene begins with the entrance of the exiled duke and lord Amiens who are dressed foresters. The change in clothing immediately signals to the audience a change in environment and is also a direct contrast to the previous act in which everyone is dressed as courtiers. The duke begins to talk about pastoral life which is a major theme in the
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Act Two‚ Scene 3: At this point in the play‚ Ruth and Bennie are packing up their belongings to get ready to move to their new home. Ruth tells Bennie about how things have gotten better between her and Walter as well as how they went out to the movies the previous night and held hands‚ which they haven’t done in a while. At that moment‚ Walter enters the room‚ turns a record on‚ grabs Ruth by the arm‚ and begins to joyfully dance with her. The two dance and have a wonderful with when the doorbell
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tension at the end of act two? Events throughout the Act lead to the dramatic tension at the end of act two such as the gradual build up towards the shock of Eric as the father of Eva’s unborn child; Mrs Birling’s swift change form outright confidence to devastation at the end of act two and Eric’s entrance just as Mrs Birling has claimed that the father of Eva’s unborn child should take sole responsibility for the suicide. Priestley creates this dramatic tension at the end of act two in order to set
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The treatment of Malvolio in the first two acts of ‘Twelfth Night’ is cruel rather than comical. To what extent do you agree? In Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’‚ Malvolio is a character that could be approached in numerous ways. Depending on how the character is developed and acts throughout the play‚ the audience have varying reactions to his personal storyline; there is often opposing opinions as to whether the treatment of Malvolio is cruel‚ or comical. In the first scenes in which we meet Malvolio
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Select two key pieces of legislation‚ one Regulation and one COP and summarise the key aspects of each in relation to the teaching/training role. Write your response here: Legislation: • Data Protection Act 1998- The Data Protection Act 1998 is a U.K act of parliament which defines how personal information is used by organisations‚ businesses or the government. It replaced and consolidated previous acts including the ‘The Data Protection Act 1984’ and ‘The Access to Personal Files Act 1987’.
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