The ‘Jim Crow Laws’ were a set of laws which legalised segregation between those of ‘colour’ and white people in America. These laws were set in place post-civil war era until 1968. African Americans were not able to vote under these laws, alongside not being able to hold jobs or get an education etc. Almost […]

Never before have I been so torn in deciding whether the motives of one man’s actions should be applauded or questioned. “Schindler’s List ” is a jaw-dropping World War II story set in Krakow, Southern Poland in the early 1910s. We enter the business world of Oskar Schindler and watch as he saves Jewish lives, […]

The sprawling city breaths cold autumn air. It’s alive; the narrow streets whispering tales which have long been forgotten, left behind in the tattered shreds of history. A thousand words morphed into one, a tantalising chorus produced by everything and heard by all. Beneath the glare of the afternoon sun, street cats shadows stretch menacingly. […]

Text Title – The Twelfth Night Author/Director – William Shakespeare Text Type – Play Date Read – Term 1 Holidays ‘The Twelfth Night’ is a comedic play believed to have been written in 1601 by William Shakespeare. It tells the story of a love triangle between the protagonist, Viola, the antagonist, Olivia and the Duke […]

Text title – To Kill a Mockingbird  Author/Director – Harper Lee Text type – Novel  Date read – Term 1 Harper Lee’s novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, at the time of the Great Depression. It tells the story of Jean Louise (Scout) and her brother Jem […]

Witchcraft, ambition and corrupting power are just a few of the constant themes in the Shakespearian tragedy, “Macbeth.” These themes are illustrated by Shakespeare’s use of language features such as metaphor, iambic pentameter (or lack thereof) and apparitions, which are a more surreal aspect of the text and may be seen only by the protagonist, […]

The theme of ambition is important in the lives of any individual, including all of us. In today’s world, and in the past, ambition has come in two forms: positive and negative. Therefore the theme of ambition is prominent in many texts both classic and modern, and has been a common theme in literature for […]

“Fair is foul and foul is fair” – The Witches, Act 1 Scene 1 Explanation : “If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not” – Banquo, Act 1 Scene 3 Explanation : “And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness […]

She should have died hereafter; (weak foot – ends on unstressed syllable) iambic pentameter – falters and fails – relating to his mental state There would have been a time for such a word. (iambic pentameter) To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,  Creeps in this petty pace from day to day (Alliteration) (iambic pentameter) Creeps – […]

Lady Macbeth’s metaphors are in relation to liquid. When Lady Macbeth is performing her soliloquy, she says “and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty … stop up the access and passage to remorse”. By saying it is “direst cruelty” she could be referring to poison, as women back then […]