Coursework Help

[Jessikat]

tokiohoteluk said:

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

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH CLAIRE !

That made more sense to me, than what 3 hours of waffle from the teacher did !

Seriously, thanks alot !
I should be able to do it now ;D

x x x

[Kiah[TH<3]]

I'm utter S**T at science. D:

I'm sposed to be getting A*s and I'm like....C/B ish.

I'm still doing my poetry essay lmao. By doing...I mean it;s watching me...As I avoid it like the plague.

[Jessikat]

Its the same with me at science. Espeshly in Chemisty and Physics.

I'm meant to be on A/A* but im on like B/C atm.

It doesn't help that my teacher atm is a mad old man who ach look slike the stereotype of a mad scientist !

[-kels-]

I'm meant to be at B - but I dont think i'm doing that well *pulls hair out*

[Robyn.]

I REALLY need help DESPERATELY.
I Have an english essay that i havnt started thats in for tomorrow =/

It on the story : The tell tail heart.
And the question is How does Edgar Allen Poe keep the reader in suspense in “The Tell-Tale Heart?

Help ?

[liz]

sent ya PM

[Jessikat]

Nooo! I finished my Romeo and Juliet coursework, but its NOT LONG ENOUGH >.<
And it's due tomorrow.
I was actually really confident about it, especially with Claire's help, but now it's going to go all wrong because i have to add to it!
*Scrolls back through pages desperately to find Claire's advice!*

[nicolekaulitz]

Meh, is anyone good at science.
It's homework, but whatever. I was off the day we done this, and I still have to do it. o.o

Name 1 error that could be made when using a light meter?

and

What precautions could be take to minimise the effects of the error?

Thanks :]

[Amiee♥TH]

exposure error

and

take a sunset for instance, the way to avoide an exposure error is to meter on the medium bright areas in the frame.

[princess666anne]

Anyone know anything about Edgar Allan Poe?
I'm writing the essay "How does Edgar Allan Poe create the ideal horror story?"
I'm writing about "The Black Cat", "The Tell-Tale Heart", and "The Fall Of The House Of Usher".

I need help with the setting for "The Black Cat", where is it set? And how can I relate it to madness?

[liz]

Hmm... I`m not sure about relating to it LOL, you`d have to be a nutter! It`s a pretty disturbing story. It`s about an obsession a man has with his cat, Pluto, but he`s pretty awful to it. He cuts it`s eye out and then hangs it! He ends up with another cat just like it, which he also tries to kill, but ends up killing his wife! Then he accidently buries the cat with his wife`s body - and it`s mewing is what get him arrested! And alcohol plays a large part in it too. He got on with the first cat before he was a drunk. Anyway, not sure how any of this rambling is gonna help lol

[princess666anne]

Yeah I know, I really don't think Edgar Allan Poe was sane when he was writing this haha. I still only have 177 words in the essay
I will be able to write soon though, hopefully haha

[liz]

I suppose we can all relate to projecting our feelings onto something / someone else. We`ve all blamed someone else for something we know is our fault, or missed someone we ourselves chased away... Maybe get a line or two outta that lol

[princess666anne]

Ooooo I like the way you think
I still need to figure out what the setting for "The Black Cat" is. I really hate writing essays. I love reading Poe's work, I just hate writing about it.

[liz]

Well I assume the setting would be the jail. If I remember right he`s telling the story as memories of how it happened .... I think Lol