Coursework Help

[Aerrow [:]

fair nuff lol
it sounds right in my opinion so you should be in the clear

[princess666anne]

Woooooooo awesome

[princess666anne]

Can anyone give me a quote that shows use of irony in Simon Armitage's "Hitcher"
I can't find it, I've been looking at poem's for too long today.

[princess666anne]

Thank you all so much
I finished my essay
And you helped me
YAY
*hugs*

[liz]

Woohoo! Good for you. Sorry couldn`t have helped out - I`m not great with this kinda thing lol. You`d have got a D with my help! Hahaha ... If you ever need an essay on fossils I`m your gal! Lmao

[xxxnashxxx]

Hey guys
I spent two years swatting for my GCSEs so I am proud to say I know my stuff pretty well.

So if you need help with Maths, anything Science, Graphics, ICT and Business Studies its all pretty easy ... ow and Spanish, Im fluent.

As for English, it was my crappest GCSE I only got a B, but the stuff I learnt I learnt well ,so I can help on. Poetry cluster 1 on culture and some of the other ones.
kestrel for a knave
macbeth
an inspector calls
to kill a mocking bird

I have helped loads of ppl with there work so Im quite used to ppl asking me stuff. Iv helped Nini a few times

[Aneiraaa ~]

an inspector calls

=O I'M DOING THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i got a D on the mock though

hehe yeah you have helped Nash thanks

anyone do catering?
THIS COURSEWORK IS DRIVING ME INSANE!

[Jessikat]

Anyone done/doing Romeo and Juliet for english coursework?

So far i have the intro to my essay, and i think its okay, probably a bit waffly though, curses ! >.<

If anyone can help, it would be much appreciated !

;D

[-kels-]

nope, I'm doing some next play I dont know about =/
I might come here for help in maths sometime - my teacher cant even control the class so I dont learn much =/

[tokiohoteluk]

What do you need for Romeo & Juliet? I know that play really well, but whether I can help with it, I don't know. I studied it for GCSE, but that was, erm, in 1996. LMAO.

Claire

[Jessikat]

For Romeo and Juliet...the question is..

'Discuss how does Shakespeare introduce the major themes of the play in the prologue, and act 1 scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet.'

I done really get what he means by themes? The teacher dude said that i was like hate and love and another one, which i can't remember atm, but i don't see how he got that?

We also have to talk about two film versions, but i get that bit XD
I think...

Any ideas? x

[redsnuffle]

Sorry, can't help there. But if I could, I would
I'm doing Richard III instead

[-kels-]

I'm doing something - I think its called a veiw from the bridge or something like that???

[Kiah[TH<3]]

OMG

I'm doing that SAME ESSAY ...like NOW

XDDD

Atm i'm on 'His coy mistress' and just finished writing total rubbish about 'My Last Duchess' and 'Porphyria's Lover'

LOLZ

But I think I'm doing it wrong. Since I've done it poem by poem, with comparisons in it...instead of going through everything on each poem ....if you get me...D:

[tokiohoteluk]

Okay, lets have a go.

In the prologue of Romeo and Juliet you learn exactly what is coming. The first three lines tell you about the rivalry between the two families. The next three lines tell you that the rivalry ends in suicide for two young lovers. Then the final lines are about how only the death of their children could end the rivalry between the families.

So the prologue sets up the theme of hate because it talks about the rivalry between the families. This is what informs every part of the play. The hatred between the families is the cause of everything that happens, from the forbidden fruit of loving each other, to the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt, to the exile of Romeo and the suicides at the end.

There is also love. The prologue discusses the two lovers and how it was only their tragic deaths that could end the rivalry. Their passions and love is so strong that they ended their lives.

Passion link both love and hate. So the over arching theme in Romeo and Juliet is passion, whether it be love or hate. Both are really interlinked, so look for things in the prologue/first act that represent that. There's a lot, like the passion of the lovers who died rather than be without each other. And the passions of the boys of the houses of Capulet and Montague, who hate so strong that they pick a fight so huge.

Honour is also an extremely important theme in R&J and that is evident really strongly in A1/S1. Not only is A1/S1 linked with violence and the passion of rivalry, but honour too. Sampson and Gregory won't walk away when they see the Montagues because of honour. They are gagging for a fight because of their pride and hatred of the Montaues.

Then they fall into the row about whether any thumbs were bitten. They won't let this go, again because of honour. So they end up fighting. The thumb biting is like sticking your finger up at someone and it's a matter of honour when they won't let it go.

Another theme you might want to mention is fate because it's really brought out in the prologue. The term "star-crossed" implies that it was their fate. (Fate is often linked to the stars.) If you look at the play as a whole, this is a hugely important theme - the characters refer to it at times, there are numerous events that are unfortunate (almost a comedy of errors), and then the timing of the waking/dying at the end. These are meant to represent fate bringing about the events to cause the unavoidable outcome.

Okay, that's the best I can do! LOL. I hope a bit of it helps. Most important is to try and use quotes from the prologue and A1/S1 to try and support the themes you pick out. You can probably twist most of it to fit what you want.

Claire xx