Essays Tagged: "Raleigh"

"Journey's End" by R.C Sherriff.

nning of Act 3 Scene 2, and the undiluted rage he expresses later on in the scene when he confronts Raleigh about his failure to attend dinner. These changes in his demeanour are shown by the changes ... es in tone and volume of his voice throughout Act 3 Scene 2. At the start of his confrontation with Raleigh, he speaks in a fairly mild, controlled tone of voice. Silence is indicated by the stage dir ...

(7 pages) 21242 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Journeys end annotation.

see it on his men's side. He doesn't want the men to realise his knowledge. The colonels advice to Raleigh and Osborne to grab the first Boche that they see and bundle him across here. The colonel th ...

(4 pages) 34 0 2.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A biography of Sir Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh was born in 1554 in Hayes Barton, Devonshire. In 1569, he fought with the Huguenots (French ... ish Rebellion; this caused him to be introduced at court where he became a favorite of Elizabeth I. Raleigh had an imposing personality, which came from a combination of his dark hair, lofty forehead, ... rs of him, gave him large properties within Ireland, and finally in 1585 he was knighted. In return Raleigh took over several responsibilities of important positions that the queen appointed him to.In ...

(2 pages) 20 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

What has principally interested you in your study of Journey's End so far?

for three years and was healthy before arriving here. The next character was one of my favourites: Raleigh. He was the youngest of them all, and knew Stanhope before arriving. Which made things compl ... nhope before arriving. Which made things complicated between them when they first met. Stanhope and Raleigh seemed very nervous around each other because of their past friendship. They went to school ...

(3 pages) 32 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Drama- Argue the case that 'Journeys End' should still be staged today

ects being away had on them as people. Osborne, who still seems unaffected and compassionate, warns Raleigh not to expect too much from Stanhope: "You mustn't expect to find him-quite the same...It- i ... he is being eaten up so he turns to drink for comfort as his nerves "...have got battered to bits". Raleigh is young and his ideas are all of the glory of war, of going away and fighting for your coun ...

(8 pages) 29 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Discuss the main themes that emerge from Sherriff's Journey's end

people/officersThe coping of the pressure of war.DutyIn heroism, in this text, we clearly see that Raleigh tries to be a hero but fails. Raleigh (excitedly): "I say Stanhope's told me about the raid" ... hero but fails. Raleigh (excitedly): "I say Stanhope's told me about the raid". This suggests that Raleigh had a set picture of war (go and kill the enemy and be a hero), but he didn't know the reali ...

(6 pages) 21 0 3.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Journeys End - R.C.Sherriff - "Character of Stanhope"

scene 1, Sheriff presents the audience with another characters opinion of Stanhope. We can see that Raleigh is very enthusiastic and keen to talk about Stanhope. Dramatic devices are used to create an ... . Dramatic devices are used to create an alternative perspective if Stanhope.Osborne: D'you know himRaleigh: Yes, rather! ...Osborne: He's a splendid chapRaleigh: Isn't he?His reactions to Osborne's c ...

(4 pages) 32 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Journeys end Questions: "Journey's End"

s snide comments are extremely blatant. When Stanhope enters, he doesn't stop to welcome Osborne or Raleigh, but gets straight to his business. Once Stanhope is seated, he begins talking to Osborne, a ... ign of how lonely he must be feeling. The main break outburst from Stanhope is targeted directly at Raleigh. Although Stanhope was angry and distressed that Raleigh had slyly maneuvered his way in to ...

(4 pages) 12 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Journey's End" by Robert Cedric Sherriff - Letter From Stanhope to Raleighs Parents

Journeys End Letter24th March 1917Somewhere inFranceDear Mr and Mrs RaleighI'm deeply sorry to inform you that your son has been killed in action. Jimmy was killed on t ... aid of the dark. By the time I appeared back at his side he was gone he had peacefully slipped away.Raleigh had only been with the company a small time but he had already made many friends. He used to ... admired him and my generals often complementing him on his intelligence and enthusiastic attitude. Raleigh participated in a successful raid on the German line where he led ten men he successfully ca ...

(2 pages) 12 0 0.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Slavery's impact on Raleigh, North Carolina

Slavery’s Impact on Raleigh, North CarolinaSlavery during the 19th and 20th centuries varied greatly from region to regi ... ;s labor had on the region. Clay Bobbit, a former slave, recounts his life growing up as a slave in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Bobbit’s story, with some added research, gives a very detailed de ... tobacco or cotton fields (Boyken 15). In the 1860s, approximately 25-50% of the total population of Raleigh was slaves (Powell, “Encyclopedia” 45). The cotton industry was literally blooming ...

(5 pages) 12 0 3.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Biography Of

word write you may think of a boring individual who only concentrated on that one thing. Sir Walter Raleigh lived a very adventurous live and to many was not even considered a write, but an adventurer ... ionship to the Queen and the disappearance of must of his works makes him the man he was.Sir Walter Raleigh lived most of his life in the Elizabethan age. The name comes from its queen, Elizabeth. The ...

(4 pages) 1196 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Journey's End

w him a great amount of respect. “You’ll find the men call me Uncle” Osborne says to Raleigh as he joins the company. He is a brave and very loyal man to Stanhope. Osborne is very frien ... company. He is a brave and very loyal man to Stanhope. Osborne is very friendly as well, as soon as Raleigh arrives he says “My names Osborne. You only have to call me sir in front of the men ...

(3 pages) 2852 0 0.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

Geography

Compare the relative merits of the type of management that took place in the Raleigh Street area and the type of development that took place in the meadows area of Nottingham Th ... that took place in the meadows area of Nottingham The types of development, which took place in the Raleigh Street was very different to the redevelopment of the Meadows area. In Raleigh Street they c ... onstructed two new schools to manage the kids in the area. Traffic management was also a problem as Raleigh Street is near Nottingham town centre, so they introduced parking schemes, one way streets, ...

(2 pages) 1016 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Agency Visit

rview is with Bernadette O Keefe who is a development director with the Loaves and Fishes agency in Raleigh, North Carolina. Loaves and Fishes were "founded in 1983 and are governed by directors selec ...

(3 pages) 5 0 0.0 Feb/2011

Subjects: Humanities Essays