Burton’s statement from Living Drama (2001), states ‘Drama is an art form which is directly concerned with living, with the way we lead our lives. Through drama we explore the way the humans being think, feel and communicate, learning to understand others and ourselves much more fully.’ I agree with this statement and believe that theatre is directly concerned with the way people live their lives. Through drama, we explore many aspects of our lives and learn to understand ourselves and others in
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…….. (REFER TO QUESTION HERE) Every text is a product of its time and may reflect changing values and differing perspectives……. (Which can significantly enhance an audiences understanding of that time and context). The capacity of such values to be ultimately universal is seen within Mary Shelley’s 19th Century Gothic novel Frankenstein and Ridley- Scott’s sci-fi thriller Blade Runner. Despite being written centuries apart both remain powerful reminders and critiques of humanity’s infatuation
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Only the Lonely Frankenstein is Mary Shelley's most notable piece of work, written when she was only eighteen years old. The novel explores the theme of loneliness and rejection. The monster created by Victor Frankenstein is rejected by human society because of his appearance. Mary Shelley explores the feelings of how the creature is utterly ignored and abused by the society. I believe the novel became a reflection of the inner state of Mary Shelly. It reflects sufferings and loses that occurred
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This allows the readers to get a deeper insight of the main characters’ perspective of the world. Similarly, they both analyze their families, in which the father is constantly the focus, although this is truer regarding Bechdel’s novel. The authors explore the similarities the main characters share with their fathers, as well as the controversies, conflicts, and preconceptions they face every day. In Fowler’s novel, the main character is a girl named Rosemary Cooke. She has a very unique sibling
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had the first Goodreads Review of Coraline by Neil Gaiman, and now Life is Strange. If you follow me on Twitter you will know about my love for Life is Strange. I have played through the complete game twice now, and absolutely adore the soundtrack - which I am currently listening to while I write this review. Life is Strange is an episodic, choice based game set in the fictional town, Arcadia Bay, Oregon. You play as Blackwell Academy photography student, Max Caulfield, as she develops her new-found
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characterised by their diversity in relation to... May not be a narrative, may be from perspective of character, etc. Explore, analyse, experiment with and explore the diveristy within genre in a range of contexts and media. However, experiment - but still has to work as a complete piece of writing. Key concerns of each module Genre - conventions, contextual values and attitudes which influence the representations of generic conventions (avoid gratuitous blood, sex, swearing) Use an authentic
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plays explore a broad range of themes, from the supernatural to comments on the power of religion in society. However, I have chosen to explore the ways in which they portray the theme of gender. Firstly I will examine the issues regarding gender in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in particular the oppression of the female characters. I will explore Shakespeare’s portrayal of Titania and Hermia and his ability to disguise the deeper feminist consciousness that is at work. I will then look at the way in which
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The author of ‘The book thief’, Markus Zusak and the novel ‘Night’ by Elie Wiesel explore the theme of death. They explore the theme of death in different ways but explore it at the same time in history with Nazi Germany. The novel ‘Night’ is looking from a Jews perspective of a survivor of the holocaust. In ‘The book thief’ the narrator is Death and he follows Liesel and her German family. Both explore the theme of death, with the death of he bother being used as a turning point in ‘the book thief’
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‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’ Elizabeth Barrett Browning, originally published 1850, both explore, through the; differentiating contexts, the changing nature of relationships. Although both these years were diverse, there was many similarities that are explored throughout both texts. During the 1850s-1925 women were subservient to men- which meant they had less power and objectified by their husbands, which is evident. Trust is an essential component in the change of a relationship as, overtime
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Title Extended Reading Language Unit 3 A Of Mice and Men 10 Unit description Candidates must make reference to the whole text. Tier ( Higher) Candidates must produce work totalling about 1200 words in a period of up to four hours CA task: Explore the ways sympathy and dislike of ‘Curley’s Wife’ is created in ‘Of Mice and Men.’ CA = Week starting 20 October 2014 (All 4 lessons this week) (Possibility of starting one lesson early at the end of week 6). Level or Grade A*-C Differentiate appropriately
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