Although a Radio play, Embers successfully creates the setting through the use of sound, the 'sea scarcely audible'9 combined with the sound of 'Henry's boots on shingle'10 creates the image of the sea in the mind of the audience, which is continued and expanded upon throughout the play. ... Nonetheless I believe that the world created through these sounds and the dialogue is an insight into the mind of Henry as he awaits his daughter Addie. He seems trapped in his own head, finding it difficult to move away, even when he received his inheritance he only relocated ac...

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The first is a literal journey into the natural world. ... It is a tropical paradise surrounded by a calming sea and kissed by a gentle breeze. ... Pontellier the world's greatest husband. ... This realization is further intensified by the intense presence of the sea. As Chopin describes, "the voice of the sea speaks to the soul- (659). ...

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"Christina Rosetti seems towards the dark side of life." Choose three poems and consider how far they support this view of her work. A common interpretation of the work of the 19th century poetess, Christina Rosetti, is that her work is depressing, morbid and highly pessimistic. However, in this essay I shall explore this in further depth by looking at three poems: "A dream", "A Birthday" and one of the many poems entitled "Song", beginning "When I am dead, my dearest." By looking at her use of language, imagery, themes and her addressee I shall explore to what extent I agree with the sta...

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The building and start of a relationship can be an extremely exciting and happy time, while the end of a relationship can seem like the end of the world and cause deep sorrow and depression. ... Emma and Charles bringing a child into the world was the most selfish thing they did. ... "Mademoiselle Reisz is a pianist of marvelous capabilities: her music penetrates into Edna's most secret self and calls forth an overwhelming sea of feeling."" ... "Edna is puzzled by her affection for Adele: Adele's happiness, the prosaic bliss of a "mother-woman- in love with her husband and content ...

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When you first consider Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the first thing to come to mind is, more often than not, the theme of love. This may well be the most commonly recognised aspect of the play, but it is far from being the most understood, or even explored, by the reader. However, with further c...

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