An Analysis of the Characters' Relationship Development in Roman Holiday from the Perspective of Politeness Principle

For the first two weeks of Mr. Rosenberg’s leave we read a book called “Backwards and Forwards” by David Ball which was a guide to help us understand both “theater and literature complements”. It was a way for us to comprehend traditional methods of literary analysis of scripts. The book used its examples from many different Greek such

Politeness is able to show a person’s feelings towards others and awareness of a social custom. There are many purposes of politeness including: creating a public self image, creating solidarity, threatening people to send a negative message, not threatening people or upsetting them, indicating social relationship, showing awareness of social context, and power dynamics. The value of polite speech in a culture has the purpose of creating solidarity. Polite speech in a specific culture is very important and should be practiced as much as possible.

“I'm going to the diner I work a 8 - 9:30 shift today and I already called in on tuesday so I really need this money.” said

Shakespeare was very specific, in 1603, about his choice of words when he wrote the play, “Othello”. The three language devices – “words as power”, “words as character” and “words as conversation” with the audience – are used to create characters’ identities and fates, and also to drive the plot of the play (Krieger, 2012).

The language of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is sophisticated in narration, and colloquial, matched to the age of the characters, in dialogues and quotations. It spends much time on description of people, their feelings and emotions.

10. "I'd put in the seventy-five dollars I had managed to save while working at Becker's Jewel Box. It would be the beginning of my escape fund.”

Judge Paul Heath Till’s essay “Morals, Manners, Customs, and Public Perception” has a very unique structure that helps the effectiveness of the authors argument. He starts off by giving reasons why people are lacking manners in everyday life. He also gives definitions of the words manner, manners, moral, and customs and then goes further to discuss the true meaning of these words. He also relates his life experiences and his personal beliefs to the topic at hand.

“That certainly sounds good to me. What are the companies that back these bonds? You know that I don’t like risky companies. This is all of the money that I have.”

“Okay, okay, I’ll pay you the money. And by the way, I know I’ll love it!”

A writer's craft of the English language, is like a spiders web, beautiful and unique. It is necessary so the story can be woven in to create a masterpiece. The author can change the story entirely by changing the way the narrator speaks. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, “The Scarlet Ibis”, and “The Lady, or the Tiger”, each craft of language provides a vivid background for the story to unfold. The way each writer provides certain vocabulary, and way of speaking enhances the reader's experience by giving the reader a chance to guess the time period. Readers also guess the area the story is taking place by using their knowledge that different regions in countries have different slang. The way the narrator speaks and which vocabulary they use creates

- tact: n. the ability to do or say things without offending or upsetting other people

Washington, George. Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation. Miami, FL: BN Pub., 2007.

movie had some flaws, it did closely represent the feelings of the era that was depicted. This paper intends to analyze and give

This paper will draw analysis of the film in the view of its genre, plot, themes and contexts from the movie itself and various scholarly articles. The film will be analysed drawing lessons and historical contexts of the Roman Empire and the 1st Century. Lastly, this paper will offer an

The role of relationship is an important part of the ascetic life both in The Life of Antony and The Life of St. Macrina. The ascetic life is when one abstains from sensual pleasure. Both texts have empowering and devoted relationships between two people that further the ascetics on their path of transformation in Christ. In The Life of Antony, the relationship of greatest importance is between Antony and God. While in the The Life of St. Macrina the strongest relationship was between Macrina and her mother.