KEY POINTS The setting is a hall in Goneril’s palace. Kent, earlier banished by Lear, reappears in disguise as Caius. Lear enters and begins asking Kent questions about his identity and his intent. Kent’s responses are vague, but he asserts his loyalty and willingness to serve the king. Kent’s obvious admiration impresses Lear. When the […]
KEY POINTS Lear is currently living at Goneril’s, his oldest daughter, castle. Goneril complains to her steward, Oswald, that Lear’s knights are becoming “riotous” and that Lear himself is a rude guest. Goneril tells the staff to disobey King Lear, keep him waiting when he needs something and to treat the king’s knights with coldness as their behaviour is creating […]
CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY Lear, King of Britain Gonerill, Lear’s eldest daughter Regan, Lear’s second daughter Cordelia, Lear’s youngest daughter Duke of Albany, husband of Gonerill Duke of Cornwall, husband of Regan King of France Duke of Burgundy Earl of Kent Earl of Gloucester Edgar, son of Gloucester Edmund, bastard son of Gloucester KEY POINTS […]
CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY Lear, King of Britain Gonerill, Lear’s eldest daughter Regan, Lear’s second daughter Cordelia, Lear’s youngest daughter Duke of Albany, husband of Gonerill Duke of Cornwall, husband of Regan King of France Duke of Burgundy Earl of Kent Earl of Gloucester Edgar, son of Gloucester Edmund, bastard son of Gloucester KEY POINTS […]
Question: Analyse how one or more characters persuaded you to adopt a particular point of view about a theme? Film: Fargo by the Coen BrothersCharacter(s): Jerry, Gaear, and Carl Theme: Greed and how it has deteriorating effects on individuals. Jerry: Low-angle shows dominance – high angle shows weakness. Often shown alone which represents his isolation […]
Topic: Is murder ever justifiable? When exactly is it “okay” to kill someone and who or what gives them the power to decide? Today I will be arguing both sides of this discussion and hoping to convince you to feel the same way I do. In my opinion, killing another human can only ever be […]
Analyse how the writer explores his connection to the beach setting. The writer explores his connection to the beach setting through visualizing the past, his childhood.
The drama-packed film Fargo, by the Coen brothers, is set in 1987 Minnesota and tells the story of Minneapolis cars salesman, Jerry Lundegaard.
Pathos is an appeal to emotion. This means to use specific language that stirs emotions in your audience. Figurative language techniques and anecdotes are particularly effective means of this. Pathos can be extremely powerful when used well, however speech built entirely on pathos is rarely successful. Playing off of your audience’s emotions will allow them […]
Ethos is an appeal to Authority. This means to address the credibility of a source of information. Using specific terminology related to the topic or quoting a notable figure is a good way to appeal to authority. Speech Practice Pirate: I want to be a pirate, I mean, why wouldn’t you? Because let’s face it, pirates […]