At the beginning of act three the audience find out that Eric is the one responsible for the girls pregnancy and that he is the main culprit, ‘You know, don’t you?’ this is a example of the use of generalised questions which bring the audience even more into the play for it is like keeping a secret from all people who have not witnessed the first two acts. The beginning of act three is also the climax for the play and unravels the knots that are left in the plot such as Eric’s involvement with the girl. When the inspector is drilling Eric for answers he uses short and precise questions ‘Where did you meet her?’ ‘Was she drunk to?’ and ‘Why had she gone there-?’ these are extremely to the point and are in rapid succession, this makes it very tense as if to see if the character slips up in one of the questions. This makes the play more immersive, causing the audience to become more involved. Throughout the whole play there is an age gap between the young people Eric and Sheila, and the old people like Berling and Ms Berling, Gerald is in the middle of the age group but he usually sides with Berling, for example B ‘This makes all the difference…’ G ‘ Of course!’.
The entire play is energized and wrapped around the power and outcome of persuasive strategies. Act 1, Scene 2 is just one of many excerpts that use such persuasive tactics when Cassius is persuading Brutus to take part in a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar due his increasingly puffed up ego. Some of them being successful and some not: such as emotional appeal, flattery, attacks on the person, as well as the absence of loaded words. An example that proves to be quite obvious in the case of persuasive strategies is the presence of emotional appeal during this scene. Though to understand, we must first know the character of the person being persuaded while evaluating this strategy as it’s by nature a very personal oriented sort of persuasion.
Although I am convinced about this play fitting to the genre of Satire, tragicomedy is my main focus of which The History Boys fits in as it contains a lot of it, maybe to appeal to a wider audience. It is for this reason I can argue that The History Boys can be considered as a tragicomedy to a certain extent rather than being completely satirical. The History Boys was set and takes place in the 80s, when the reign of Margaret Thatcher was in full swing. The issues surrounding the education system of Margaret Thatcher is the main reason why Bennett consistently mocks others throughout its entirety but with a sense of comic relief which is why The History Boys is arguably considered to be a tragicomedy, however could be looked at upon as slightly satircal to an extent due to certain parts. An example that is key to understanding why The History Boys could be considered as a tragicomedy is the mocking of A Levels, especially seen from Hector “Boys, boys, boys.
Torvald clearly knows that Nora has bought multiple gifts, for he says, “Has my little spendthrift been wasting money again?” There we go with the name calling again, even in the talk of financial business. I think he doesn’t fully respect her as a woman, and she doesn’t take anything seriously. I do know that there are some couple that use pet names play around with each other, but when I hear pet names used often I get a hint
So how does this come into the play, “The Crucible”? Many things in this play can be looked at like the characters or the beliefs of that period of time. One of the main things is characters. John Proctor, probably the most important character, can be a great example of relating the meaning to the title. One is he is put under great intellectual and political power under Danforth, he says, “I mean it solemnly, Rebecca; I like not the smell of this “authority” (31, Miller), which causes him to be hanged from the belief of Danforth.
One ongoing theme throughout the play is that every character seems to change the direction of the conversation by mentioning the tree (which is a dramatic device and also symbolism). On page 7 Frank says, ‘Hey, what happened to your tree?’ On page 10 Lydia says ‘Oh, did the wind get your tree?’ this is significant because the tree that blew down was Larry’s tree. It is clear that Keller is trying to erase Larry’s death from his mind because he knows deep down that he is partly responsible by allowing his company to ship out faulty parts. So the purpose of the multiple references to the tree link to the theme of guilt. Keller is trying not to let his past haunt him, but he can’t escape from it.
I find Moliere’s play, Tartuffe, to be entertaining for the underlying message of historical hypocrisy which it sheds to light. After reading the comedy of Tartuffe, I can only agree that it is an intellectual whirlwind of classical genius which tantalizes even the modern mind by echoing to us the importance of scrutinizing the narratives and analyzing the flaws and follies alike which are evident even within our own era. Tartuffe stands out to me because of the power that resonated from the creation of this societal satire and the fact that unlike other works of the era which were forced to fall in line with a strict code of adherence generated by the aristocracy of the classical era, this piece served as a direct challenge to the narrative
The next time that the two girls were teased by their parents, Elsie challenged her father, telling him that if he lent them his camera, a Midg quarter plate, the two girls would try to take a photograph of one of the fairies. While Arthur, Elsie's father, wasn't happy about it, after being pestered by his wife and daughter, he eventually gave in. After loading the camera with a glass plate and setting the camera's shutter speed of 1/50s, the girls took the camera down to the beck to photograph a fairy. 'Elsie had already prepared her fairy figures when no one was about,' says Frances in her book. The figures were painted onto a stiff paper and poked into the ground using flat-headed hatpins which was stuck onto
and enquires his mother’s health. Blanche first time looks at Mitch and fall in affection with him. She asks a number of questions about his personal life of Mitch, Stella replies to all questions. Blanche turns on the radio and begins to hear the music. Stanley is angry with Blanche the radio and turns off and goes to his poker table.
Remember they’re only human and need money like the rest of us. Suppose the knife slipped accidentally. Would Doctor Burns get his fee and a little extra from that nephew of yours?” (253). Another time, during Thursday Bridge Club the ladies were laughing about Mrs. Harper. Later Mrs. Strangeworth wrote a letter “Have you found out yet what they were all laughing about after you left bridge club on Thursday?