Stanhope Essay

the characters of Stanhope and Osborne, and how they link in with the title "Journey's End", and I will also examine the idea of journeys. I will also study the impact the play had, why it was so successful and journeys of the minor characters, Hibbert, Raleigh and Trotter. Journeys The subtext of the play is about journeys, mental, physical and emotional. Each character in the play goes

affected by the war in ‘Journey’s End’ is Stanhope. We learn early on in the play that Stanhope drinks very heavily when Osborne and Hardy have a conversation about him. “I never did see a youngster put away the whisky he does.” This is the first we see of the effects that the war has had on an individual and although there are other characters that are also affected, Stanhope appears to be the most prominent. It becomes apparent that

resulting in healthy people and communities (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p. 6). Public health is defined as, “what we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy” (as cited in Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p. 7). Therefore, in order to achieve this goal, public and private groups, individuals, as well as the government, need to ensure that the mission is addressed and all the vital elements are in place (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p. 7). Specifically, the

he has been out on the front line for the raid, and has seen the reality of it all, he is completely shellshocked and doesn’t know how to feel or how to react, deciding to seclude himself from the other officers and to not eat dinner (page 90). Stanhope- “Why didn’t you come down to supper when I told you to?” Raleigh- “I — I wasn’t hungry. I had rather a headache. It’s cooler up there.” As he is so young and naive, he doesn’t understand how everybody else can just carry on as normal, forgetting

Hardy has the view that Stanhope shouldn't be in charge of the men and that Stanhope is a 'drunkard'. However, as Osborne knows Stanhope and doesn't take people at first impressions or on surface value suggests that Stanhope is not a 'drunkard' instead he is just a 'hard drinker', Hardy also proposes that Stanhope is too young to be commanding the men, however, Osborne does not just look at the age of Stanhope but of the amount of time that he has been

Compare the ways in which expected roles were determined by gender in ‘Journeys End’ and ‘The Accrington Pals’. To what extent would you agree that ‘Accrington Pals’ presents a more credible image than ‘Journeys End’.   A large proportion of Great War literature suggests that men were socially seen as the superior gender but women were given opportunities to prove themselves in a male-dominated society as a by-product of war. This essay will compare the issues of gender identity and roles at

involved, looking at use of dialogue, lighting, props and other key dramatic devices. The essay will mainly focus on Act 3, Scene 2 of the play, but relevant quotes from other scenes in Journey's End will also be used to help illustrate points. Stanhope, the Commander of the company, is a prime example of how the war effected many

health nurse has been called the leader in making improvements in the quality of health care for individuals, families, populations and communities (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014). As it has been stated nurses from around the world collaborate with one another and found that their population centered nursing share more similarities than differences (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014). Nurses who work outside of an institutional setting has been referred to as public health nurses, visiting nurses, community nurses

for the characters. Trotter tries to ease the tension by saying, "sounds quiet enough out there" and makes things seem okay for a split second. On page 94 interaction between Trotter and Stanhope is comical, breaking the tension once again, but soon the characters return to reality and their fears. Stanhope relates differently with different people. In this play there are not two people he connects with in the same way. Stanhope's relationship with Mason is either purely work related or quite

reactions of the mind and body, under the stress of the war. Each character represents the weakness of the human being in an individual way, but the character on which frailty is mainly focussed is Stanhope. Stanhope is the topic of many conversations within the dugout and the first conversation we see, Stanhope is mentioned. The conversation is between Osborne, the second in command, and the commanding officer of the company being relieved. The commander inquires as to