Category: Communication

Act I, Scene i:
The play begins on the outer ramparts of Elsinore castle. It is late and Francisco, a guard, is on duty waiting for Bernardo to relieve him from his watch. Francisco is nervous because the previous two nights he and Bernardo have seen a figure who appears to be the ghost of the…

Waking up, and stretching my aching body and taking in the breath-taking heat from the big, bold, yellowish orange Jamaican sun. Is what I did every morning for two weeks on my holiday to Jamaica at the age of 10 years old. We went to the private beach at times as early as 7:00 am, me…

Running…jogging…speed walking to my lessons, ain’t that torture? Having to hop, skip and trip up the stairs. All this for being treated badly once  you’ve got to lesson. Getting shouted at… ‘Hasn’t your mother ever taught you about manners? Is what I hear when I have attitude, but apparently Sir can extinguish his smelly coffee…

The Symbolism in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ becomes more noticeable as you read more into the book… “The concrete pillars supporting its south roof where too strong for their burden” The people of Maycomb county were not considering how the black citizens felt and would punish them by discriminating their colour and the way they…

The book/film Spider-man is set in a heroic/villan theme, containing bad and good people which falls into the category of anti hero. Anti hero is classed as a “central character in a story, film, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes”. Which in my language means a main character in the genre of story or film…

Kerr is wrong! I strongly disagree with the false facts that she is trying to stress. She stated in her article that slang is wrong and is negatively impacting or lives. she has mentioned that we aren’t interested, ” It’s already a constant battle for young people to prove we’re not all apathetic”. Well this isn’t a true statement, due…

How does Baz Luhrmann keep the spirit of Shakespearean theatre alive in his interpretation of Romeo and Juliet? Soliloquy- E.g When Friar Lawrence is explaining the good/bad poison in the same plant. Dramatic irony- E.g Balcony scene (Juliet is on the balcony and Romeo is talking about the underneath, but she cant see him. Language-…

Tender- Showing gentleness,kindness, and affection Pilgrimage- A journey to a place of particular interest Deceased- Recently dead Lamentable- (of circumstance or conditions) very bad Untimely- (of an event or act) happening or done at the wrong time Cleft- split, divided,or partially divided into two Shaft- A long narrow part or section forming the handle of a…

The early days of Elizabethan commercial theatre. Performances were held in private London inns. Inexpensive.  They were held indoors or yard. The audience capacity rose up to 500. Theatre was new in Shakespeare’s time. The first commercial theatre in the world (The Bulls Inn) was opened when Shakespeare was already fourteen years old, and the…

Juliet’s dad makes plans for her to marry Paris, and they are going to make them have a small party, because Tybalt has just died. They make the wedding on a Thursday.