Touching the Void – Model Exam Answer
Question: How does Simpson present the mountains as powerful in Touching the Void? Joe Simpson in his novel Touching the Void presents the mountains as a powerful force in the lives of the climbers. Whether it is the danger that they represent, the very real violence of their actions on the climbers or the irresistible force of attraction they exert on the climbers, the mountains are presented as a significant character in the text...
Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage – Assessment Outline
Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage – Romeo and Juliet
Act 3, Scenes 2 and 3
Scene 2 DAY: TIME: SETTING: CHARACTERS: In this scene, Juliet begins by expressing her impatience to see Romeo after their wedding that afternoon. She expresses this by saying things like “O, I have bought the mansion of a love, But not posess’d it”. Her nurse then appears and tells her of Tybalt’s death and Romeo’s banishment. She cannot believe that the two people she loves the most have needed up in...
Homework: Act 1, Scene 4
This evening’s homework is to complete the scene summary in your book for Act 1, Scene 4 and to copy this last speech of Romeo in the scene into your book, with a line between for a translation.
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