This is the second article discussing the theme of the supernatural in the play Macbeth. To read the first article please click on this link, Macbeth themes: The Supernatural part 1 In the first article we discussed some of the following points. King James’ I keen interest in witchcraft and his fervent opposition to it including […]
Macbeth themes: the supernatural part I
This article continues on from the first article in this series of articles on the themes of Macbeth. To read the first article please click on this link, Macbeth: The Themes. In the first article we touched upon two of the most fundamental themes of the play namely Power and Ambition Struggle between morality and […]
Macbeth: The Themes
William Shakespeare is regarded by many as the greatest writer in the English language and his celebrated work, ‘Macbeth’ is often acclaimed as his greatest work. A dark and tragic story but also extremely rich in its exploration of the grimmer and more unpleasant aspects of human nature, the story still continues to enthral and […]
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The future perfect in English.
The future perfect is one of the four main future tenses of the English language along with the future simple, future continuous and future perfect continuous. We use will have + past participle to form it, so for instance “will have eaten” “will have seen“ “will have driven“ “will have spoken” and so on. When […]
The difference between who and whom.
The difference between who and whom may seem a little bit difficult but it is actually quite easy and simple. However first of all let’s start off with understanding what type of words these two words are. So let’s begin by looking at ‘who’. What type of word is ‘who’? Who can be a relative […]
Importance of Reading Newspapers for Students
Reading newspapers is important for students learning a foreign language including English. In this article we will look at some of the benefits. 1. Expanding vocabulary. When you read a newspaper article you will inevitably see new words and phrases e.g. phrasal verbs that you may not understand. This is good because after seeing […]
Inspector Goole, a character analysis.
The role/function of Gerlad’s character in the play. In this series of articles we have looked at the role of each character in the play and what function they serve and how Priestley is using them. In terms of the inspector: Priestley does not tell us who exactly this mysterious character is. The mysterious aura […]
Gerald Croft, a character analysis.
The role/function of Gerlad’s character in the play. We have looked at the reasons why J.B. Priestley created the other characters and they purpose they serve in the play and the message that the politically active J.B. Priestley was trying to promote. In terms of Gerald. He represents the social hierarchy present within British society at […]