Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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GCSE Literature Controlled Assessment
How Are Love and/or Hate Presented in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and in a range of poems you have studied? This controlled assessment will show how love and hate are presented in Julius Caesar and, in contrast, within Robert Browning poetry – which we have studied. The poems that are going to be analysed are…
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GCSE Literature Poetry Homework
Tasks 2 &3 Task 2 Wilfred Owen used personification in this poem to enhance meaning. He personifies the sun in the final line of the first stanza: If anything might arouse him now The kind old sun will know. The way this is used to enhance meaning is this, during the poem the soldiers attempt…
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Homework – How does Shakespeare presents Caesar’s assassination?
Caesar’s gets assassinated by the conspirators in Act 3 Sc 1. His death ends with a series of stabbing with him seeing Brutus last. Shakespeare uses Caesar’s hubris, in this scene, to present his impeding death. Caesar’s hubris, within the time he is in the play, grows and at this point it reaches its pinnacle,…
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How does Shakespeare present Cassius or Brutus’s intentions?
Shakespeare presents the intentions of Brutus through his conversation with Cassius. Although they both have similar intentions overall, both characters believe Caesar should die. The scence is about killing Caesar, how to kill him and whether anyone should die with him. Contradictingly, Shakespeare’s language also how the present Brutus changes their intentions. Brutus seems to…
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Exam Practice: Unseen Poetry – I am Very Bothered.
Identify and label 3 language devices. How do these devices help to enhance meaning? O. In the poem, second stanza, the first word is O. I believe that this singular letter could mean Oh however I have reason to believe that the author did not intend to imply Oh otherwise he would have written that.…
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Practice Exam Question: To Kill A Mockibird.
In the extract, set after Tom Robinson’s trial, Miss Maudie is conversing with Jem and the two present their similar opinions of Maycomb County. The details Harper Lee uses are, such as, some men in this world were born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Personally, this quote suggests that the so called ‘unpleasant job’…
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GCSE Literature Poetry Performance
Moniem America from Joel North on Vimeo.
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TKAM chapter 24
How is hypocrisy shown in Chapter 24? Hypocrisy is shown in chapter 24 mainly by the development of newly introduced character, Mrs Merriweather; a teacher and a devout christian. Mrs Merriweather begins to talk about the Mrunas – an African tribe – and J. Grimes Everett, she quotes ” The poverty… the darkness… the…
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TKAM Chapter 3
In this chapter, we see a more masculine side to Scout’s whole tomboy personality because she beats up Walter Cunningham in the school playground. She does this due to Miss Caroline punishing her. As of Chapter 2 we understood the economic situation of the Cunninghams; the are very poor and that they repay debt with…
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TKAM Chapter 15
How is tension created and relieved? In chapter 15 of To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee creates tension and relieves it through Scout and through the situation that Atticus is in. In other words, Scout relieves the tension created by Atticus. “His face killed my joy. ” This quote depicts that tension is being created or,…
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