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… Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

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”…. Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

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.