Monday, 16 April 2012
How does Wilde convey Jack's attitude towards Algernon in your answer you should consider?
Wilde conveys Jack's attitude towards Algernon throughout the play, Wilde uses a range of dramatic techniques to show this. In act 1 scene 1 of The Importance Of Being Ernest, Jack says to Algernon "How utterly unromantic you are" when Jack says this it's perceived as Jack feels comfortable stating his views to Algernon in this atmosphere. However, Jack comes across as being patronising towards Algernon by using the word "Utterly", utterly is used to over exaggerate what Jack is saying also by using "you are" at the end of the sentence shows emphasis because he knows Algernon is not a romantic man and he never will be. On the other hand Jack is a romantic man
Sunday, 4 March 2012
Scene 6 - Questions
From the opening scene you can tell the ambience between Mitch and Blanche is awkward , you know there evening hasn't been enjoyable through Williams stage directions "The utter exhaustion which only a neurassthenic personality can know is evident in Blanche's voice and manner". There conversation is limited because they don't know what to say to one another, when (mitch laughs uneasily) he's hoping for Blanche to say something to start up the conversation. Also he's feeling uncomfortable in the company of Blanche because he feels he hasn't given her the night he has hoped for, he's trying ti make the situation less awkward by laughing. Although it isn't just Mitch that is feeling discomfited Blanche is also feeling the same in the situation there both coming across as if they don't want to be in each others company. When Mitch apologises for not giving Blanche "much entertainment" she states that it's her fault that tonight hasn't been very eventful because she hasn't had the energy to make the effort.
Mitch asks Blanche " Can I - uh - kiss you - goodnight? but she rejects him because he hasn't got her permission to do so. However, Mitch tells Blanche that it's not the first time she's rejected him. She's rejected him before when he had tried for a bit more "familiarity" when he parked his car by the lake one night. Blanche explains that though Mitch's attraction flatters her, she says a single girl becomes "lost" if she doesn't keep her urges under control. She teases Mitch, by saying that he is used to women throwing themselves at him on their first date making out that most women he goes out with are easy.
Mitch asks Blanche " Can I - uh - kiss you - goodnight? but she rejects him because he hasn't got her permission to do so. However, Mitch tells Blanche that it's not the first time she's rejected him. She's rejected him before when he had tried for a bit more "familiarity" when he parked his car by the lake one night. Blanche explains that though Mitch's attraction flatters her, she says a single girl becomes "lost" if she doesn't keep her urges under control. She teases Mitch, by saying that he is used to women throwing themselves at him on their first date making out that most women he goes out with are easy.
Scene 4 - Writting Task
Stanley: Baby I'm sorry about last night
Stella: It's okay
Stanley: I didn't mean for it get out of control, I had been drinking you know what I'm like when I've had one to many.
Stella: I know, these things happen.
Stanley: I didn't mean to hurt you intentionally, everything happened so quickly.
Stella: Stanley, I understand truly I do but you put me in such a predicament. It wasn't fair to Blanche that she had to witness last nights events, she's my sister! she shouldn't of seen that especially coming from you.
Stanley: It's not my fault she hasn't left yet, she's out stayed her welcome!
Stella; Stanley don't be like this please, she's my sister and shes fragile at the moment. I can't just ask her to leave.
Stanley: Yes I know she is, but since she's arrived we haven't had anytime to ourselves and she's interfering in things.
Stella: She cares about me.
Stanley: And I don't?
Stella: Stanley don't be so silly, when I talk to her about last night and reassure her it was an accident she will be fine.
Stanley: Fine! I'm off out with the boys I cant stand to spend a day in here with her!. You look tired go get some rest.
Stella: It's okay
Stanley: I didn't mean for it get out of control, I had been drinking you know what I'm like when I've had one to many.
Stella: I know, these things happen.
Stanley: I didn't mean to hurt you intentionally, everything happened so quickly.
Stella: Stanley, I understand truly I do but you put me in such a predicament. It wasn't fair to Blanche that she had to witness last nights events, she's my sister! she shouldn't of seen that especially coming from you.
Stanley: It's not my fault she hasn't left yet, she's out stayed her welcome!
Stella; Stanley don't be like this please, she's my sister and shes fragile at the moment. I can't just ask her to leave.
Stanley: Yes I know she is, but since she's arrived we haven't had anytime to ourselves and she's interfering in things.
Stella: She cares about me.
Stanley: And I don't?
Stella: Stanley don't be so silly, when I talk to her about last night and reassure her it was an accident she will be fine.
Stanley: Fine! I'm off out with the boys I cant stand to spend a day in here with her!. You look tired go get some rest.
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Scene 3 - Poker Scene
Throughout the poker scene certain people’s characters are illustrated especially Stanley, he is the dominant speaker in this scene. He sees himself as a man's man, with all the whiskey and cussing, Stanley likes to come across as a villain who likes to belittle people around him especially his Mitch during the card game. When Mitch decides to leave the Poker night to go home and check on his sick mother, Stanley teases him before Mitch leaves he says “You all are married. But I’ll be alone when she goes – I’m going to the bathroom” Stanley replies with “Hurry back, we’ll fix you a sugar tit”. Sugar tit is another name for a pacifier, Stanley uses this to symbolize that Mitch is still a baby/kid because he’s so attached to his mum. Which isn’t the case at all, his mother is seriously ill who needs looking after and Mitch is the only one that is capable of doing so.
During the Poker scene, Stella and Blanche return home too early and interrupted the poker game. When both of them first arrive either one of them are welcomed around the Poker Table, and to make matters worse Blanche is hovering round the table trying to get noticed which is irritating Stanley even more. Stanley has been losing money, and needs to save face with his buddies. The combination of liquor, the late hour playing, the constant bad poker hands, and Stanley's increasing annoyance at his sister-in-law's presence all lead to him finally striking his wife. When he hits Stella is becomes clear to the audience that this isn’t the first time he’s hit her, Stella says: "It makes me so mad when he does that in front of people," this shows that Stella isn’t annoyed with her husband for hitting her she’s annoyed at him for doing it public. Stella’s personality is shown when she says this, she’s portrayed as a push over who seems to be afraid of Stanley. Mitch summarizes the whole poker scene at the end when he says "Poker shouldn't be played in a house with women." Mitch is adamant in his conviction that the conflict that erupts in the Kowalski household is due to the flammable combination of poker and women.
Extract 2
When Blanche and Stella return home the topic conversation is based on how Blanche looks, Blanche asks Stella “How do I look?” Stella replies “Lovely, Blanche” even when her sister tells her she looks lovely Blanche still isn’t satisfied. Blanche is a very insecure woman who always feels the need to be noticed by people and to look perfect. Blanche always turns to her sister for reassurance because she knows her sister will be honest to her and not lie, Blanche is the dominant speaker who is driving the conversation. Blanche says she wants to “bathe” she says this a few times, the reason for blanche constantly always wanting to bathe is that are there are several meanings to this as an audience you have to interpret yourself. I think the reason for Blanche saying she wants to bathe numerous times is because she wants to wash her sorrows away, because she lost her husband at a young age she is still grieving and distraught so by doing this she washing away what has happened.
Extract 3
Mitch and Blanche's relationship is presented in scene 3, Mitch is drawn to Blanche and
And she is drawn to him also but for different reasons, enraptured Mitch is enraptured by Blanche's many tricks and tools of flirtatious seduction, and desperate Blanche latches on to the stable and supportive idea of a husband. They both share similar pasts, Blanche lost her husband at a young age and Mitch lost the girl who gave him the cigarette lighter. Blanche's loss is more profound, more crippling, and the darkness in her quickly threatens to overwhelm the simplicity of Mitch.
Extract 4
The radio is a key feature in the intense poker game, Stanley is the dominant speaker in the poker scene however when Blanche and Stella return home Blanche instantly puts the radio on which makes Stanley lose focus in the poker game to regain his authority he throws the radio out the window. By doing this, it shows that Stanley has all the powerful in his and Stella's relationship and in the house as well, Stanley loses control of the situation and lashes out on Stella which makes the men intervene to take over the situation. It clearly shows that isn't the first time that Stanley's brutal behaviour has occurred.
During the Poker scene, Stella and Blanche return home too early and interrupted the poker game. When both of them first arrive either one of them are welcomed around the Poker Table, and to make matters worse Blanche is hovering round the table trying to get noticed which is irritating Stanley even more. Stanley has been losing money, and needs to save face with his buddies. The combination of liquor, the late hour playing, the constant bad poker hands, and Stanley's increasing annoyance at his sister-in-law's presence all lead to him finally striking his wife. When he hits Stella is becomes clear to the audience that this isn’t the first time he’s hit her, Stella says: "It makes me so mad when he does that in front of people," this shows that Stella isn’t annoyed with her husband for hitting her she’s annoyed at him for doing it public. Stella’s personality is shown when she says this, she’s portrayed as a push over who seems to be afraid of Stanley. Mitch summarizes the whole poker scene at the end when he says "Poker shouldn't be played in a house with women." Mitch is adamant in his conviction that the conflict that erupts in the Kowalski household is due to the flammable combination of poker and women.
Extract 2
When Blanche and Stella return home the topic conversation is based on how Blanche looks, Blanche asks Stella “How do I look?” Stella replies “Lovely, Blanche” even when her sister tells her she looks lovely Blanche still isn’t satisfied. Blanche is a very insecure woman who always feels the need to be noticed by people and to look perfect. Blanche always turns to her sister for reassurance because she knows her sister will be honest to her and not lie, Blanche is the dominant speaker who is driving the conversation. Blanche says she wants to “bathe” she says this a few times, the reason for blanche constantly always wanting to bathe is that are there are several meanings to this as an audience you have to interpret yourself. I think the reason for Blanche saying she wants to bathe numerous times is because she wants to wash her sorrows away, because she lost her husband at a young age she is still grieving and distraught so by doing this she washing away what has happened.
Extract 3
Mitch and Blanche's relationship is presented in scene 3, Mitch is drawn to Blanche and
And she is drawn to him also but for different reasons, enraptured Mitch is enraptured by Blanche's many tricks and tools of flirtatious seduction, and desperate Blanche latches on to the stable and supportive idea of a husband. They both share similar pasts, Blanche lost her husband at a young age and Mitch lost the girl who gave him the cigarette lighter. Blanche's loss is more profound, more crippling, and the darkness in her quickly threatens to overwhelm the simplicity of Mitch.
Extract 4
The radio is a key feature in the intense poker game, Stanley is the dominant speaker in the poker scene however when Blanche and Stella return home Blanche instantly puts the radio on which makes Stanley lose focus in the poker game to regain his authority he throws the radio out the window. By doing this, it shows that Stanley has all the powerful in his and Stella's relationship and in the house as well, Stanley loses control of the situation and lashes out on Stella which makes the men intervene to take over the situation. It clearly shows that isn't the first time that Stanley's brutal behaviour has occurred.
Monday, 30 January 2012
Writing Task - Diary Entry
Dear Diary,
It's been a week since I've given birth to my beautiful son. It's quite lonely in this hospital I got a few visitors when he was born but barely anyone comes in to see me!, maybe there probably waiting for me to return home. I have been through quite a lot and I'm exhausted I really don't even know how I'm going to manage looking after my baby I have no experience when it comes to children. Stanley ain't a great help either, I've been more worried about how I'm going to provide for my son, I still haven't thought of a name for him yet. Maybe Stanley may help me choose the name but that's wishful thinking, I'm so scared to return home the amount of burden that's going to be placed upon me is to much to handle especially when Stanley's in one of his arrogant and grouchy moods. I haven't got the patience to tolerate him anymore especially when I have our child to look after and take care of. Maybe things between us might change since we've just had a baby together this could be the making of us really, I really need to stop thinking negative all the time and be more positive. I know deep down Stanley loves me dearly even though he has a funny way of showing it, he ain't the type of guy to express how he feels .
It's been a week since I've given birth to my beautiful son. It's quite lonely in this hospital I got a few visitors when he was born but barely anyone comes in to see me!, maybe there probably waiting for me to return home. I have been through quite a lot and I'm exhausted I really don't even know how I'm going to manage looking after my baby I have no experience when it comes to children. Stanley ain't a great help either, I've been more worried about how I'm going to provide for my son, I still haven't thought of a name for him yet. Maybe Stanley may help me choose the name but that's wishful thinking, I'm so scared to return home the amount of burden that's going to be placed upon me is to much to handle especially when Stanley's in one of his arrogant and grouchy moods. I haven't got the patience to tolerate him anymore especially when I have our child to look after and take care of. Maybe things between us might change since we've just had a baby together this could be the making of us really, I really need to stop thinking negative all the time and be more positive. I know deep down Stanley loves me dearly even though he has a funny way of showing it, he ain't the type of guy to express how he feels .
Thursday, 5 January 2012
StreetCar Named desire
A streetcar named desire is a play written in 1947 written by an American play writer called Tennessee Williams. The play was set in Louisiana in New Orleans during the 40's,
New Orleans
StreetCar
Monday, 5 December 2011
Resolution
Towards the end of the play there was resolutions on character status. at the beginning of the play status between the characters were singled out. If you had a high status in society you were looked up to and was guaranteed respect however if you had a low status in society you was looked down upon and people were judgemental and treated people who were poor horridly. Especially when Gwendolen tells her mother Lady Bracknell that she's getting married to Jack Worthing, Lady Bracknell wants to first interview him and see if he's eligible for her daughter and is interested what his position is in society. When she finds out that he was found in a handbag and what his ranks of the aristocracy is, she isn't to happy because she cares more about her status than the man that wants to marry her daughter because he wouldn't be on the list for eligible men for Gwendolen.
Furthermore, the main resolution is at the end of the play when Jack Worthing finally realises his place in society because he knows he has the same social status as Lady Bracknell which means Lady Bracknell can't look down to Jack no more or judge him because there actually equal. Also at the end the quote "Unmarried! I do not deny that is a serious blow. But after all, who has the right to cast a stone against one who has suffered? Cannot repentance wipe out of an act of folly? Why should there be one law for men and another for woman? Mother, I forgive you." This is saying that Miss prism is an unmarried woman with a son in the victorian times that is looked upon as foul and disgusting, In summary to this it is clear that by then end of the play Jack Worthing has a status and is part of the aristocracy however in the end there all happy and equal with each other. Lady Bracknell was very hypocritical in the play because she talks about how status is so important, her herself hasn't got a background status because she married into a rank of aristocracy.
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