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    etc. But in the end, all fears share similar things. For example, the film In The Woman In Black, directed by James Watkins a haunting lady lures children into their death supernaturally, and in story “The Landlady”, written by Roald Dahl, Billy doesn’t understand why he’s at the inn with a strange old woman, but he is. The differences between the two is what happens from the beginning from end, The Woman In Black revolves around a number of people and ends with a complete understanding, while “The

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    become uncontrollable, because my only method of communication is through deleterious speech that only escalates the situation further. I am the angry black woman. We see this horrific stereotype almost every day on television and very seldom notice it, because we get lost in the entertainment of it. The “Angry Black Woman” stereotype is harmful to black women, young and old, because it shows us in a negative light and can control how other and how we see ourselves. When women get angry, it’s often blamed

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    exhilarating adaptation of the thriller fiction novel The Woman In Black written by Susan Hill that was adapted into a stage play by Stephen Mallatratt. The drama arose from many sources and routes – particularly the production that was involved. The Fortune Theatre is a very intimate auditorium, assembling the play to become have a more excavating effect, and the audience to become more involved with the performance. Interestingly, The Women In Black is now the second longest running play in the West

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    for equality. Although we are “free” the fight has still remain. As a black women raised in America, I was hit with some harsh realities at a very young age. Being apart of the African American community has never been easy. Early on I realized that regardless of how much money I make, how educated I may become, or where I chose to live, I will always be less than. Despite the great deal of hardship that comes with being a black women, it is the group that I am most proud to be apart of.The role given

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    Believe in me Black Woman, and I can be your King For it is you, Black Woman, that is my reason for wanting to rise to the top, You know that they're going to push me down, You know that they're going to push me back, I'm not asking you to carry me; I'm not asking you to pick me up when I fall; Just extend your hand to mine, and let me help myself Look at us, Can you see what the creator made? He gave us strong teeth to grit, while I endure the lashes from life's whip He made our

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    likely picturing a black woman. But why is this? Have you actually ever heard a black woman speak like this? My guess is probably not. So then why do you picture a black woman? It could be because black women are often portrayed in movies and television shows as loud and obnoxious characters, often accompanied by very vibrant body language and proclamations of how independent they are. The trope of the sassy black woman became popular on The Amos ’n’ Andy Show. The show featured a woman named Sapphire

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    life and death. Great Expectations (1860-61) and The Woman in Black (2012) both belong to the gothic genre, as their stories are set in an around dark isolated Victorian mansions, coupled with dull colours emphasising attitudes of anger, sadness and revenge. Miss Havisham in Great Expectations has lived a reclusive life since being told her husband-to-be would not marry her wanting to make revenge on males. Jennet Humphrey in The Woman in Black chooses to take revenge out on the parents of the town

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    The play I saw was The Woman in Black by Steven Mallatratt, based on the novel by Susan Hill. It was a matinee performance in The Lyric, Theatre Royal on Thursday the 21st of May 2015. The Woman in Black follows the tale of Arthur Kipps, who has hired an actor to help him become confident in telling his ghastly tale. The Theatre Royal is a regional theatre, this means that different performances come down to perform for a certain amount of time. Before I watched the play, I expected it to be terrifying

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    the 31st of March we watched the “Woman in Black” at the Fortune theatre in London, as part of our unit two assessment. The play is about Arthur Kipps who tells the gripping story of the terrible events he survived when he encountered the woman in black. He learns about the death of Mrs Drablow and travels to the town of Crythin Gifford. Here he meets many petrified faces, too scared to about the woman in black. Through the story of Mr Kipps we learn that a woman named Jennet Humfrye had a child unmarried

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    The Fortune Theatre in London performed the production “The Woman in Black,” on the 9th June 2016. This phenomenal Gothic production explores the spine-chilling story of a woman who had a child out of wed-lock in the Victorian era. She wanted revenge for the tragic death of her young son Nathaniel. The solicitor Mr Kipps discovers the unknown secrets of Eel Marsh House when reading through Alice Drablow unwanted files. I found this production exhilarating and chilling. When entering the Victorian

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