It was a common way of thinking at that time so Priestley's aim for the play was to influence the unconvinced in society. J.B. Priestly used the character, Inspector Goole to portray his social message so that the audience has an better understanding of the reason why this play was made in the first place. The Inspector, straight from his introduction, is commanding and authoritative. Upon his entrance he creates, “…at once an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness.” The Inspector continues to create this impression as he progresses through his speeches and through his interrogation of the family. The Inspector remains confident, sturdy and composed, while people around him fall to pieces.
Through studying the texts the responder is encouraged to consider these fundamental human values in relation to themselves and their society. Shakespeare and Nelson both used the most popular mediums of their respective contexts to reach the greatest number of people and make individuals question their values and society’s ideals. Tragedy was a popular form of entertainment in Elizabethan England, as it could be viewed by both the wealthy and the poor. The audience had an expectation of what would occur, that a character flaw would impact on many others requiring a catharsis, and often resulting in deaths. Film, a popular medium in the late 20th century and contemporary times, was used by Nelson as it was a cheap and easily accessible medium, and was popular with young adults as it was often incorporated into their social lives.
During Oscar Wilde’s literary career, he has been accredited for his notorious use of satire within his writings. Satire ridicules flaws in society in order to bring about change. His use of satire in the play, The Importance of Being Earnest, is reflected in how the characters live double lives. His play is a demonstration of how Victorian society accepts appalling behavior as long as it is concealed to the public. Oscar Wilde is credited for being a provocateur for change in nineteenth century England.
“THE FOOL HELPS KING LEAR SEE CLEARLY”. This is the hypothesis I have chosen for many reasons. Firstly, because it expresses knowledge and understanding of the plot. The play, ‘King Lear’ helps us to understand many different themes which would have been relevant to both everyday life and the isolated lives of the royal or wealthy, and would probably apply to the lives of the people who lived in the time of the play’s setting. We are taught to understand themes like sight and blindness, and foolishness through the fool’s character.
The whole of Wagner’s works from 1850, the year Wagner published the infamous essay Das Judentum in der Musik, onward, incorporates his revolutionary theories concerning social issues and reveals him to be similar to his contemporary audience, a member of his culture steeped in beliefs that characterize him as anti-Semitic. By using the body, Wagner was able to evoke certain associations linked to the corporeal in his culture, which gave his ideas a degree of merit to his contemporary audience. It is only with the cultural context of Wagner’s time, that anti-Semitic implications of the music make sense. The associations connected to Wagner’s music, is not necessarily those of today. Specific key (tonality) are associated with specific dramatic configurations, moods or meanings.
the concept of change in her novel, ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’ by her effective use of literary techniques. Through her use of language, she is able to portray the strong bond between Mark and Bryon and impact that the change has on the two boys. Michael Jackson also explores the concept of change in his song ‘Man in the Mirror’. This song expresses a message to the responder, that the human race has the power to make the world a better place, as long as they are willing to experience a change within themselves. Jackson does this through his use of both literary and musical techniques.
Voltaire wrote this book to further demonstrate his unhappiness with the church, government, and philosophies at that time. He was hoping to inform readers about the ridiculousness of the authority by means of entertainment through satire. This book was not only packed with information, but it was also a fun read relating back to Voltaire's witty and intelligent personality. Since the book was written this way, the greater public was able to understand it, not just intellectuals and nobility, and his ideas and thoughts were more easily spread because of Candide's enjoyability as a novel. I believe the main message Voltaire was trying to get
The effect of exaggeration style in Charles Dickens’s “David at Salem House” Exaggeration is a representation of something in an excessive manner and has been a familiar style of famous writers such as Flannery O’Connor, Mark Twain, Paul Bunyan…to show writer’s attitudes toward characters. In “David at Salem House”, , which allows readers clearly see how lonely David Copperfield is in Salem house and his strong endurance with the mistreat of school system. The first aspect Dickens uses to describe his characters is the use of formal vocabulary or use of big words for small things. Dickens chooses words carefully to attract reader’s attention and build characters he intends to show. The evidences appear in each paragraph :The Master and David Copperfield were “surveyed” by a stout man, Copperfield “supposed” the boy were out, the placard was “neatly constructed”, the cruel man “aggravated” his sufferings.
In terms of the issues that can be identified in his work, however, it is clear that his Defence of Poesie is a major work of criticism in literature, and such was its impact that it is still studied today. In addition, his sonnet sequence entitled Astophil and Stella is rightfully seen as rivalling the sonnets of Shakespeare in the way that it charts Sidney's own unhappy relationship with Penelope Rich, whom he was unable to marry. Note for example this famous quote from one of his sonnets, where the speaker writes of how he found inspiration to describe his love for Stella: Thus, with child to speak, and helpless in my throes, Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite: Fool! said my muse to me, look in thy heart, and write. No political issues are discussed in such works, but his description of the frustrations and joys of being in love when that love is doomed to be thwarted makes compelling reading, and are excellent examples of the Petrarchan sonnet form.
This novel is a great novel to give an example on how reality is to people even the high class. Through the discussion of the passage, poem and scholarly article will show how the path towards the American Dream can turn into a negative or positive outcome in a person’s life. Theme When Mr. Fitzgerald wrote “The Great Gatsby,” he described the actions of the human society. In a certain way, not only did he describe and critic the high class but also the lower class, which ended up critiquing the American Dream. The American Dream was a idea give to believe that a human being should pursue being happy, wealthy, and loved which has cause any human being to go in search for this idea.