Chapter Five.

Nick invites Daisy to tea. Gatsby soon arrives at Nicks and he leaves them alone, he finds that they are hardly communicating with each other, he then goes outside and is followed by Gatsby, he then makes Gatsby go back in and join Daisy becuase she is embarrased.

When Nick goes back into the room where Daisy and Gatsby are he finds Daisy crying of happiness and Gatsby seems rather happy. They then go over to Gatsby's. When they get to Gatsby, they then have a tour of the whole entire house, Nick then wonders outside to leave Gatsby and Daisy together.

The whole sequence is full of pathos, the weather is acting as corollary to the tension felt by Gatsby and Daisy. Nicks role here is to just bring Daisy and Gatsby together, when Nick returns from leaving them alone the change in the atmosphere is warm and loving. At the same time one feels that Gatsby is lieing.

Chapter Four.

The chapter starts with a women calling Gatsby a 'bootlegger' which means one dealing in illicit liquor, smuggling. Nick then talks with Gatsby who tells Nick an elaborate story of his own antecedents, education, travels and all of it has the unconvincing ring of falsehood. Gatsby then seems to have built confidence between him and Nick because he then talks to her about Daisy.
Later that day Jordan tells Nick how in 1917 Gatsby and Daisy fell in love.

This chapter is mainly about the background of the characters, however towards the end the plot now hinges on Gatsby's need to meet Daisy.

Chapter Three.

This chpters opens with the description of the preparations for a lavish Gatsby party. Nick is invited round to Gatsby's where he re-meets Jordan Baker, throughout Gatsbys party Nick watches the way the people there are acting and then he wonders off home. Throughout the chapter description of Gatsby's parties are very detailed also makes everyone sound like they are having a good time, however Gatsby is no where to be seen. Towards the end of the night when everyone is leaving there is a car incident. Nick also relaises that Jordan Baker is a liar; on occasions he drove out with her, but he felt he 'must get myself definitely out of that tangle back home'.

Chapter Two Of The Great Gatsby

Beginning is a very detailed description of the valley of ashes, overlooked by the eyes of Dr TJ Eckleburg, the whole symbolizing the desolate land of poverty as distinct from the rich and plush surroundings of the previous chapter. Tom and Nick visit the garage, Tom's women who he is having an affair with is called Myrtle and her husband owns the garage, she tells Myrtle to get on the next train. Myrtle and Tom and Nick meet up and she sees a man on the street selling puppies and she makes Tom buy her one for their apartment, They then go back to Tom & Myrtles apartment, Nick tries to leave but ends up going back to their place and getting drunk. The dialogue flows like the liquor, throughout this chapter you get the description of how different Tom and Myrtle are. Tom is very brutal but that is typical of the man, an ironic humour plays over the whole party.

Chapter One of Great Gatsby

Nick is the narrator of the story, he leads the reader back to a summer evenening where he drove over to East Egg to have dinner with his second cousin Daisy. He soon then becomes aware that all is only superficially well between Daisy and her husband Tom, because according to Jordan's surrptitions information, Tom is having an affair with a women from New York. Nick then returns to his estate back in West Egg, and notices his neighbour Jay Gatsby standing alone on the lawn of his mansion, he appears to be trembling.

The Great Gatsby- Nick

Reading the first few pages of The Great Gatsby I have noticed that the character Nick is very wealthy, meaning his father can afford to send him to a year of education to learn about the bond business. He then speaks in 2nd person by saying: 'Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction- Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an affected scorn.
He seems like the type of person where status is very important to him, for example he couldn't stand Gatsby but futhur on he admits to Gatsby to have turnt out alright, meaning things could be forgotten.

Essay question for Hamlet

How does the dramatic structure of 'Hamlet' add to the sense of tragedy?

Is Fortinbras right in his assessment of Hamlet at the end of the play, Act 5, scene 2, lines 425 - 433?

Fortinbras and Hamlet are constitutional opposites, where Hamlet is pensive and mercurial whereas Fortinbras is all about the action. Fortinbra enters from Poland and is elected heir to Hamlet who then dies. The play ends with praise of Hamlet by Horatio and Fortinbras talking about what a good and decent man Hamlet is.
I think that Fortinbras assesment of Hamlet at the end of the play is correct because he says: 'Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage.' this is true because even though Hamlet didn't kill Claudius when he had the chance, he still came back to seek revenge on his uncle. And he succeeded but it resulted ing his life, which is what soilders do, they risk their lifes for their country which is kind of what Hamlet done throughout the play although he done it for his father. Hamlet got told by the ghost of his father to avenge his murder, which he finally succeeds however this is after the whole royal house has been wiped out and he himself has been mortally wounded with a poisoned rapier by Laertes. Fortinbras final lines appear to represent the hope for a better future for teh Danish monarchy and its subjects.
Fortinbra also says: 'The solider's music and the rites of war speak loudly for him' meaning that the soilders are proud of him for standing up and getting revenge even though it was a life risking discission. I believe that Hamletwas a brave and powerful man because Horatio was going to commit suicide by drinking the left over poison however Hamlet wrestles the cup away from him and orders him to live and tell the true story of the royal families troubles to the world at larget, restoring Hamlets good name.
Some people disagree with Hamlet being the good character because throughout the play he spent so much of his time deliberating rather than doing anything. He had several chances to kill Claudius however he didn't because he didnt know whethere the ghost was telling the truth about his uncle murdering his father. Almost every character in the play is a doer.

The entry of Fortinbras reinforces this sense of new future; his final words praise for Hamlet as the bodies are carried off the stage form a final and moving climax to the end of the play. This leaves the readers or the audience thinking whats going to happen next, although the play then comes to an end.

Act 5

Hamlet and Horatio come upon two gravediggers preparing a grave. this scene enhances a sense of impending tragedy in the language, by the skulls on stage, by the suggestion of suicide in the gravediggers opening speech. The arrival of the funeral party reveals the grave to be that of Ophelia, and the words of the priest suggest that her death was suicide. Laertes leaps into the grave for a final farewell to Ophelia, whereupon Hamlet joins him and grapples with him. They are then separated, the scene ends with the King reminding Laertes of their plan.

Scene 2

Hamlet relates to Horatio his discovery of the plot to kill him in England, and how he rewrote the letters ordering the death of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, before escaping to Denmark on the pirate ship. The king secretly poisons a glass of wine. Laertes wounds Hamlet with a poisoned weapon, they exchange rapiers in scuffle and Hamlet wounds Laertes. The queen drinks the wine and dies. Laertes then informs Hamlet then the rapier is poisoned so Hamlet wounds the king who then dies. this is quickly followed by Laertes death, Fortinbras enters from Poland and is elected heir to Hamlet, who then dies himself. The play then ends with praise of Hamlet by Horatio and Fortinbras.

Is Fortinbras right in his assessment of Hamlet at the end of the play, Act 5, scene 2, lines 425 - 433?

Is Fortinbras right in his assessment of Hamlet at the end of the play, Act 5, scene 2, lines 425 - 433?

Fortinbras enters from Poland and is elected heir to Hamlet who then dies himself. The pay ends with praise of Hamlet by Horatio and Fortinbras.

I think that Fortinbras assesment of Hamlet at the end of the play is right because he says: 'Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage.' this is true because even though Hamlet didn't kill Claudius when he had the chance, he still came back to get revenge. And he succeeded but it resulted to him loosing his life, which is what soldiers do, they risk their life's for their countries which is kind of what Hamlet done although he don't it for his father.

Fortinbras also says 'The soldiers music and the rite of war speak loudly for him' meaning that the soldiers are proud of him for standing up and getting revenge, even if it was a life taking plan.

The entry of Fortinbras reinforces this sense of a new future; his final words praise for Hamlet as the bodies are carried off the stage form a final and moving climax to the end of the play. Which leaves the readers or the audience think whats going to happen next although the play then ends.
'Take up the bodies, such a sight as this becomes the field, but here shows much amiss.'

Analyse of Act 4

Scene 1:

The queen explains to Claudius that Hamlet has just killed Polonius, Claudius then realizes that he might have been killed if he spyed on his wife instead of Polonius.
Claudius then comes us with the resolution that with solve everything which is to send Hamlet to England.

Scene 2:

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ask Hamlet where he has put the body, Hamlets answer is in riddles.

Scene 3:

Claudius then tells Hamlet for his own safety that he has to go to England, Where in actual fact the King has planned for him to not go to England but to be murdered. During Hamlets riddles, where Pollonius's body is, is revealed. In the final soliloquy reveals that the letters acompanying Hamlet are to bring about his death.

Scene 4:

Hamlet takes his departure, however he meets Fortinbra's army on its way to Poland. Hamlet then considers man's ability to reason and his own inactions. Basically he has failed as a hero, he hasn't done what his fathers ghost asked of him, which has made him angry.

Scene 5:

The Queen agrees to speak with Ophelia, however Ophelia's orrational behaviour and incoherent speech shocks the king. Which then makes it sound like Ophelia has now gone mad. Laertes then arrives and threatens the King because he is angry about his death of his father, He then see's Ophelia in a state and the king takes him away to talk to him in private.

Analyse Act 3

The king's opening question sets a mood of uneasiness for the scene which is increased by the number of antithes in the early speeches. the King and Polonius have got Ophelia to agree to see Hamlet alone. The tension between appearance and reality is dramatized by spying figures watching Hamlet's meeting with Ophelia.

During this scene Hamlets speech 'To be or not to be'
to be or not to be what?
become king?
dead or alive?
to be a tragic hero or not?

Whilst reading this act it left me with loads of questions like:
Maybe Hamlet knows Polonius is hiding, making a show saying everything that he feels, Hamlet was talking beyond Ophelia to anyone who is listening. Hamlets speech - life is it worth it in general? Hamlet is a philosophy student to be or not to be, to be the existence after death or not? Hamlets long speech is a tragic scream, urgency to assign blame which he has already to his uncle however he doesn't have anymore evidence.

Is there comedy in tragedy? - He could make it comedy by looking behind the curtains and directing his speech to the audience by looking at them. When Hamlet said about one marriage that wont survive maybe Claudius may of clicked.

Hamlet was really nasty to Ophelia now he is saying that they should do sexual things, which is a dirty pun.

Page 84: He is going to tell his mum and put her straight.

In scene 3 Claudius has decided to send Hamlet back to England, because things are getting dangerous.

Hamlet is a tragic hero.

A few notes to help me understand and interpret Hamlet properly.

Hamlet is a tragic hero, Aristotle wrote down these characteristics of a tragic hero for classical Greek tradegy plays.

Hamlets fatal flaw, as seen by Aristotle, would be his failiure to act immediately to kill Claudius. Unlike classical tragic heroes, however, hamlet is well aware of his fatal flaw from the beginning- he questions himself on why he continues to delay the fulfillment of his duty, His continuous awareness and doubt delays him from acting.

Hamlet is supernatural due to the fact that he uses the emphasis of ghosts by creating Hamlets fathers ghost who tells his son to avenge his death.

Analyse Act 2

By the end of act 2, after reading Hamlets soliloquy I think doing the play to see how the King reacts is good but also bad, I think its good because then if the kings reaction is shocking and he looks guilty then Hamlet will then know that the ghost was right and then he cand ecide later on what he is going to do to get revenge on his uncle who murdered his dad.
However I think its a bad idea because the king may not react at all, and then Hamlet is back to square one thinking whether or not his dads ghost was telling the truth or not. The King may also be a good actor and good at hiding his emotions and guilt. I think the idea of Hamlet pretending to be mad is a good idea because if it turns out that the ghost was telling the truth then he can maybe murder the uncle and then no one would take him seriously? However if he does manage to get revenge on the king by acting mad, the air of the thrown will not be him because no one is going to want a mad king.
Hamlet believes that he can cathc the conscience of the king so he has a positive view on doing his idea about putting what the ghost has told him into the play. Maybe Hamlet thinks that using words to make the King feel guilty will be revenge and be what the ghost of his father was aiming for.

'Tears in his eyes, distraction in his aspect,a broken voice, and his whole function suiting' This emphasises that Hamlet is stressed and panicking that his plan will not succeeed.

Comments on Long Distance II - Tony Harrison

Reading the second part of the poem hasn't changed m opinion of the character.


Throughout the poem we learnt tat the father character is not over the death of his wife, which happened two years ago, its really cute how he still caters for her by 'putting a hot water bottle on her side of the bed and still went to renew her transport pass'.
When i was reading the poem it just made me feel sorry for the father because its like he has lost his true love and his son doesn't really have time for him because he has grown up and has a busy lifestyle, also that no matter how he tries he will never be able to fully recover of his grief that he has over his wife and the pain that he feels will never fade. The thing that upsets me the most is that he feels the need to hide all of his wife's stuff whenever someone comes round as if he is doing something wrong, to make it look like he is alone, surly its wrong that he has to do this? Surly its understandable that he has lost his wife and he is going to take some time to recover.

The son is telling the reader what his father does in his free time, its really depressing but cute at the same time that the father is so obsessive of his wives possessions that he has no longer got anytime to spend time with his son, who has become neglected.

The father is convinced that the mother will one day return, thinking that he would one day ' hear her key scrape in the rusted lock and end his grief' However the son believes that 'life ends with death and that is all' this is a negative thought

Analysis of princess and the pea.

We have taken the original of the faitytale princess and the pea and adapted it into a modern style story. The story we wrote is still similar concept to the original by having a dansel who takes refuge into a strangers house, however the owner of the house then decides to trick her and unfortunatly unlike the original the princess doesn't ever leave the household and doesn't get to live with her true love (the prince). Although this story has been altered it still hodls the same hidden meaning, the way we wrote our interpretation is different because instead of having a narrator tell the story, we made the extract into first person including not only the princess but the prince. We included a diary extract written from the prince to help the reader conclude the story rather then leaving the story on suspence. We thought we would write our story like this becuase no other fairytales have been written in this way menaing with the actual characters point of view and feelings. We used descriptive techniques throught to capture the audiences interest and to make them want to read on, there are a few metaphors to include a variety of narration and to give the story alot more life and description.

Hamlet Act 1 Analysis.

The first sign of tragedy occurs when the ghost, which is later revealed to be the murdered farther of Hamlet and the former King. After the Ghost appears and re-appears several times they conclude that it will not speak to them and realize that it will only speak to Hamlet, so they decided to inform him of their sightings and that they believe the ghost is an imitation of Hamlets father. This indicates that there is something special and different about Hamlet, even before he is introduced properly to the reader.

The main themes that are introduced in this act are betrayal and vengeance. Hamlets fathers ghost appears and tells Hamlet that he wants to speak to him alone, the ghost then informs that he was murdered by his brother (Hamlets uncle) who is the present king. However, he tells Hamlet to kill Claudius to get revenge he also constantly tells Hamlet to 'Swear' that he will do it.

After reading his first soliloquy, we think that Hamlet is simply upset by the loss of his farther and his mother's decision to re-marry his uncle, Claudius, so quickly. He says that because of this, there is nothing in his life worth living for and he considers suicide ('flesh would melt' line 129). However, despite his anger, he says that he must 'Hold my tongue' (line 159) and keep his feelings quiet, this could be because he loves his mother and doesn't want to hurt her and he must remain loyal to the crown - he cannot criticize the King or he could face a punishment.

Questions I had from reading act 1 was:

Why did Hamlets uncle do that to his brother? because he was close to his mother? wanted air to the throne because Hamlet was to young to become king when his dad died.

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone

This poem evokes strong emotions from start to finish. The first stanza seems to have a sense of denial,

“Stop all the clocks, Cut off the telephone”


These first few lines give the impression that the writer doesn’t want to accept the truth, by stopping time and shutting people out he may be able to preserve the delusion that nothing has happened for a little longer. Denial is also the first of five stages of grieving using the Kübler-Ross model, perhaps Auden is simply going through the motions of grieving, taking it one stage at a time. The second stanza contains the line,

“Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead”


“Moaning” is a very onomatopoeic word from this you can almost visualize the type of aeroplane he meant and the “moaning” noise it would be making. The sound of the words could also be linked with the mourners in the church, the sadness and lamenting.


The third stanza is almost where he permits himself to remember his love. Like light at the end of a tunnel; a truly loving sentiment in such a somber poem.
As Auden moves onto the final stanza the atmosphere of the poem moves too. The poem slips into depression or even anger. Almost as a child throws a toy with frustration Auden orders for the night sky and the oceans etc. should be put away or discarded. And as we know from the Kübler-Ross model, Anger is the second stage of the grieving process. Perhaps if Auden had extended this poem he may have progressed through the last three stages, but as the success of the poem proves; it doesn’t need extending

The princess and the pea

Dear Diary
I’ve had the worst day of my life, after the most boring banquet with the duke and his wife my coach had a broken wheel and they had no spare coach which was utterly profound so I had to walk… and of top of the despicable occurrence it started to rain; its such a shame since my silk green garment was absolutely wrecked,
Luckily after walking down a very melancholy lit country road I came across a luxurious mansion… it was incredibly beautiful; with grand white pillars that towered to the sky, majestic gold doors and windows that exploded light into the swallowing pit of darkness that I had succumbed to.
I speedily tottered in my now mud encrusted heels towards the nearest window that displayed an extravagantly decorated front room. As I peered in I could see a gorgeous fire place with a flaming orange ball blowing heat across the marble tiled floor… I longed to be warm, to feel the comfort that this mansion holds.
With this new impulse I headed towards the door… a door unlike most doors, the detail was so intricate I could see the household must have been important… However I still believe my home is much more divine than this.
As I gracefully held the bell handle and plunged it down a few times just to make sure I wouldn’t be ignored I heard a distant tapping that grew louder and sharper as the seconds commenced. Although I knew it was help a part of me was quite frightened by this small detail… it sent a shuddering chill down my spine. Now the sound was projecting through my ear drums and I couldn’t ignore it….. Just as I thought it would never end the door slowly slid ajar to release the face of a very small woman who was embellished in fine jewellery and a beautiful purple gown. Her pristine composure was quite surprising since the lady of the house never opens the door usually especially at this late hour…where were the maids? Eventually after what felt like hours her voice echoed through the high roofed hallway asking who I was. As I was briskly repeating to the elder lady of my awful troubles this godlike man appeared in the distance.
At that point I realised I must have looked a fright, my hair was strewn like an unkept bush and my dress was so ghastly at this point… I dare to think…. I must have appeared to be a common person to these hospitable people that took me in for the night. Thankfully the extremely handsome, spellbinding gentleman who I now know is her son and the PRINCE persuaded his mother to allow me in for the night until I can call for someone in the morning to collect me. They collected a maid from the lower quarters to bathe me (which happened to be the most luscious smelling oils… id say they had a hint of rosemary to them) then guided me to a newly made guestroom with the highest pile of mattresses you ever did see; god knows why there are so many mattresses… this family have very strange ways and sadly I don’t find it to much comfort but if my thoughts are correct there is something lurking in amongst them all so I’m just about to have a quick gander and see if I can solve this treacherous annoyance. Hopefully my bad luck is over and I can have a joyous slumber.









To the unfortunate Receivers of this letter,
I am dreadfully sorry to inform you of the loss of your eldest daughter. The only consolidation I can give you is what I can conclude of her death.
She was the victim of a cruel test of my mothers. I assure you, I knew nothing of her scheme until early this morning when she confessed all, since which she has been banished by my father for crushing such a beautiful flower which your daughter was.
My mother, looking for a match for me, was unbelieving that your daughter was a princess and proceeded to test her by making her sleep upon 50 mattresses with a single pea hidden within them, knowing that nobody but a real princess would have skin delicate enough to feel the offending vegetable.
Upon finding her diary (enclosed) I believe she felt the pea and attempted to find it among her mattresses, only to fall from the great height and be crushed by the weight of the felonious bedding.
I can only offer my deepest apologies and assure you I am grieving with you, such a loss will be hard to live with. I have joined the armed forces in the hope I may join her in the eternal kingdom.
Yours terribly sincerely,
Prince Arthur.

What's so good about Hamlet?

Why is it considered to be one of the most dramatic plays in English Language.

Hamlet is considered to be on of the most dramtic plays in the English Language due to its timeless factors dealt with for example the death of parents, sense of duty, truth, illusion, nature of reality/ sanity and many more. The way Hamlet is written because he spends so much time wondering about death and the values of life tha amazing thing is Hamlet then decides wee're scared of death because we dont know what happens afterwards. And death is something that anyone and everyone will have to face and no one knows what to expect or what will happen. That 'To be or not tro be' speech is famous for a reason, and Shakespeare put it all really eloquently.

Some people love watching it in theatres because Hamlet tells the troupe of players how to act, and the way it is written is like Shakespeare himself is telling the people how to perdorm. Other people who have read the novel of Hamlet have said its not the language which makes the play so good because if you think about the language its very complicated and limits people from understand and interpretating the play a couple of centeries later.

Some people can't even answer the question: What makes Hamlet so good?

Pride and Predjudice

'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.'
Pride and Predjudice by Jane Austen.


The reason why I like this opening paragraph is because it makes you want to read on to find out whether the man in possession of a good fortune actually does want a wife and whether he finds one, kind of makes the book sound like a romance novel. The writer is trying to make the opening paragraph more convincing and more welcoming for the reader to carry on, it kind of leaves a cliff hanger because it kind of made me personally want to read on.