Characterisation

This is primarily shown through the two main characters, Vivian and Edward. Initially these characters are rather contrasting, Vivian being outgoing and playful and Edward having a more serious attitude. The contrast in characterisation suggests an initial separation and distance between them due to their corresponding social classes. Costuming also establishes a contrast in the upper and lower classes depicted in Pretty Woman. An example of this is the formal attire worn by…

up and become herself again, a clear example is how she starts to make friends and does stuff with them. This gives gratification to the reader, because of the detailed characterisation that makes you feel like you have known her, for her entire life, her actions do just that. This is just one example of plot and characterisation at the same time which makes this novel good to read. Secondly, Francesca’s entire view of her dad changed as a result of running away. When her dad comes to find her,…

How do Steinbeck and Gilman explore the themes of isolation, confinement and loneliness within Of Mice and Men and The Yellow Wallpaper? Isolation, confinement and loneliness are major themes within Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper. Without isolation, confinement and loneliness, the novels would have an entirely different consequences and outcome. With the narrator in The Yellow Wallpaper and Lennie from Of Mice and Men being isolated in the setting of the novels,…

Intro Complexity and contrast strike the audience hard when making comparisons between the two musicals Buffy: Once More with Feeling(Joss Whedon) and Tim Burton’s adaptation of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(Stephen Sondheim). Buffy: Once More with Feeling is a TV episode in which the people of Sunnydale start singing due to a mysterious force and Buffy’s sister Dawn is kidnapped. Buffy and her friends go out to find her sister and the mysterious Sweet, who is a demon with…

Shake & stirs adaptation of Dracula followed the plot of the original novel by Bram Stoker. Throughout the performance, Michael Futcher’s directorial choices regarding the elements of drama, acting skills and the gothic style made for a mostly effective creation and portrayal of the dramatic meaning, that there is evil in everything and everyone, and we fear it. The effectiveness dramatic meaning was conveyed through the successfulness of the dramatic action. The directorial choices by Michael…

manipulation to undermine characters and emasculate them. Kesey explores these themes through characters in his novels and their constant fight to regain their freedom in all three forms. Kesey’s exploration of mental freedom is present through his characterisation of Chief Bromden. Bromden’s personal confinement was his sanity. His sanity was influenced by his vision of the “fog” that surrounded him and demonstrates his mental stability. The symbolism of the fog in the novel represents the…

in the play. Shakespeare has used courtly love through the characterisation of Lord Capulet to give an insight into the rules of society about arranged marriages and how common they were in order to…

unconditionally care for to reinforce the boundaries of appropriate femininity. It positions female characters to discover their value and self-worth, not through action, but through the provision of care. The result is that Bonnie and Sam’s characterisation as “horse-crazy” serves anchor them within discourses “of the domestic and the feminine” (Bratten, 1997, 11). As such, the representation is limiting because exists within clear, idealised and narrow boundaries constructed by…

down Trojans without mercy. The simile is used to characterise Achilles as simply doing his duty without sympathy or pity, as he kills Trojans as though ‘beneath the burning sun’ which implies his ruthlessness and destructive power. The overall characterisation of Achilles demonstrates how virtus should not be idealised, as it can lead to immense death and –in regards to the death of Polyxena- how competing qualities of amores and virtus are idealised at the expense of…

In Oliver’s power hungry characterisation at the beginning of the play, he wouldn’t even look twice at a peasant such as Aliena. In the case of Audrey though, her characterisation acts as a criticism of the romantic pastoral tradition. She is neither articulate or provides her lover Touchstone with any opportunity for growth. As I mentioned previously…