Character analysis of Irina Platt - 6 pages long [Murmuring Judges, David Hare]

1. Explanation: She was talking to John calmly until he begins to mention Elizabeth, she then became angry.

In New Jersey, there are a set of teaching standards that all teachers must follow in their classrooms. Standard 2ii5 states, the teacher understands that learners bring assets [and liabilities] for learning based on their individual experiences, abilities, talents, prior learning, as well as language, culture, family, and community values. On the other hand, standard 3ii2 says, the teacher values the role of learners in promoting each other’s learning and recognizes the importance of peer relationships in establishing a climate of learning. In this paper, I will be talking about standards 2ii5 and 3ii2 and how they relate to the novel The Pact. The Pact talks about three young doctors and their journeys in getting there. All three of the

you, sir, I do not believe it” (Miller70). Even after John’s lechery, she believed that he

Though language each character tried to define life and their struggle in hope of controlling it. In one scene, Masha in her drunken state unmasks her true emotions and declares her love for Konstantin, upon rejection she proclaims the meaninglessness of life without love and how in the end the only result of it is misery. Her pretence of having a callous exterior was to masks the underling pain that she is unable to deal with. Dim lighting accentuated the foreboding mood of misery and her off centre positioning on stage underpinned the neglect of sympathy she was receiving from other characters, most importantly Konstantin, due to the seemingly “unimportance” of her character. At the pinnacle of emotional pretence, Irina as a character constantly maintains a façade of extravagance. Upon returning to the lake, she vociferates the “perfection” of her life and career, but moments’ later runs off stage and sobs in despair. The use of split staging depicts Irina’s battling emotions and her fear of showing emotional sincerity least it enhances her vulnerability. Throughout the play the seagull is a recurring motif and appears in peaks of tension in the play. In this case it reinforces the theme of the existentialism revealing the characters denial of their misery and unwillingness to change their

Kazan demonstrates his lack of will to truly challenge a patriarchal society as his only female character, Edie, is weak and insipidly reacts to events around her, symbolic of harmful female stereotypes at the time. Edie is dominated by all those around her and her ability to speak her mind is stifled at every turn. Even after Terry makes fun of her past appearance and crudely compliments her on her current appearance, Edie flirts with Terry and excuses his ‘thug’ behaviour by contending that it has occurred because “people don’t care enough about [him].” While Edie is challenging this system through her words, Kazan subjugates her power as, even when insulted she will defer to the man’s authority in the situation and build up his ego and

Lenina Crowne is a secondary character in Brave New World who could be described as closed-minded. This character trait can be seen in many parts of the book such as when she saw an aged person for the first time and said, “’but it’s terrible,’ Lenina whispered. ‘It’s awful. We ought not to have come here’” (75). Right then after she reached into her pocket to retrieve some soma to try to block out the things she was seeing. As can be seen, Lenina is unwilling to look at different cultures and see things from a new perspective because she is closed-minded. In like manner, when Lenina meets Linda (a woman exiled to live with the Native Americans) she thinks, “Ford! To kiss, slobberingly, and smelt too horrible, obviously never had a bath,

For example, a shepherd came to a tent - assuming Nadia was inside - and told her to come and see Hamed’s black lamb. However, the sheik was inside the tent, not Nadia, and he banned the shepherd from the oasis as punishment for saying his late son’s name. Upon hearing this, Nadia stubbornly objected, but it did no good as the sheik could do whatever he pleased and did it. After all, he was in a state of depression. Because of that, nobody would listen to Nadia when she spoke of her brother (they were scared they would get punished as well) and the internal peace she had found was withering away. In the evening, Nadia confronted her father saying that her could not take Hamed away from her. She asked her father if he could remember Hamed’s voice and face, but the sheik couldn’t, and he started to cry. Nadia could have screamed or walked away, but instead she said, “There is a way honored father…. Listen.” Why would she have said that if she didn’t care about her father? She could have been much harsher - she could have not helped her father at all - but she chose to because she cared for her father and did not want him to be depressed. What she said is surprising due to her head-strong personality, but it shows that there is another side to Nadia - a softer side. Here we can see that Nadia can be caring at certain

“But, you know what all this means, Peter?” Swan said with sorrowfulness in her tone. “I can’t let this go, not this. You knew the rules. You knew the consequences for breaking them. It’s not like you left your property chasing your runaway dogs down into the woods near your home, that I can maybe overlook. But, this… this is big, Peter. What you wrote here, I cannot

Have you ever wondered what it is like to speak to the dead? In the book Shadowland, from the series The mediator, written by Meg Cabot, explains what it is like. Some may think that engaging with those who have died, such as their loved ones would be all fun and games; however, Susannah Simon, the main character with the unique gift of being a mediator-person who can interact with dead people and help them in their afterlife- explains to us that it has its ups and downs.

In the graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman, Vladek’s ability to easily adapt to his ever-changing surroundings and his quality of being very frugal with his possessions allow him to survive the terrors of Auschwitz and WWII, but his frugality is also what pushes away those who mean the most to him. Vladek's skill of being able to quickly adapt to his new environment is demonstrated when he is assigned to a desirable job as a shoemaker despite only having a basic understanding of shoemaking (Spiegelman 220). Even though Vladek has never fixed a shoe before, his talent allows him to learn new things easily which makes him a man of all trades, which is why he is assigned jobs that require more skill than strength and are meant for intellectuals.

Short Story Analysis of “The Rages of Mrs. Torrens” by Olga Masters by Jennifer Ward

However, Ms. Djukanovic quickly alleviates her denial when she finally comes at one with her new life, revealing the contentment that one can obtain through letting it go. At the end of the novel, when the Djukanovic’s are leaving the narrator’s house, Mr. Djukanovic seemingly is accepting of the past, while Mrs. Djukanovic seems to still be depressed. However, soon it becomes evident that Mrs. Djukanovic accepts her fate and lets her past go, when the narrator states, “‘Goodbye Mrs. Djukanovic.’ She had been gazing fixedly out the window… but when I spoke to her, she looked over at me…

To her the Count seems like such an admirable man that she "was inconsolable at having missed the opportunity of throwing herself at his feet."(73) In actuality the outburst was the Count's confession of guilt.

The guest, firstly, denies the question for sure, but after thinking twice, she seems not to be certain about her answer, which is executed in the whole sentence. After the word “No”, she makes effort to convey her exact meaning via some words like “I mean… I guess” to the host. And then, because she does not make sure, she appeals the host’s understanding (‘You know’) with the hope of being helped and appropriately proved. (6)

One night he lifts Elizabeth and her sister to their bedroom, but their dog is in their way. He attempts to make a move by swiping a newspaper at it and male it run away in fear. He says “Move dog” (Page 4, line 133), and is seems like he and the rest of the family does not owe much respect and love for their animal.