Driving while Black The days remaining sunshine casts the city in a warm glow, bouncing off side mirrors and being welcomed into windscreens. It illuminates massive advertisements housing blown up images of dainty models beaming out towards the bustling roadside and embraces sparkling silver buildings standing proud. Gleaming toffee brown Maseratis, bruised and battered Toyotas […]

‘How was the town of Maycomb used to reinforce how prejudices are formed in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird?’ “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks”. Are children born with pre formed prejudices? Are they born racist or sexist or believing that they are superior because of their class? I personally don’t […]

‘Analyse how setting was used to reinforce an idea in the written task’ Question – How was the town of Maycomb used to reinforce how prejudices are formed in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird? School – Classism, Racism Finch Household – Sexism Courtroom – Racism Thinking Points: How much of who we are is […]

Ambition is like one huge maze. Depending on which turn you decide to make, your life will be taken in a completely new direction. Once you have decided to take that turn, finding your way back to where you previously were is a whole other journey in itself. The turn that you decided to make […]

I am sick at heart, not ipWhen I behold—This push Will cheer me ever, or disseat me now. I have lived long enough: my way of life Is fall’n into the sear, the yellow leaf; – And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud […]

The withes meet in a dark cave and are in the middle of brewing a cauldron/magic brew. Macbeth arrives and demands for the witches to answer his questions no matter the consequences. The witches reveal his prophecies by showing him four apparitions. Apparition 1 – an armed head wearing a helmet which warns him to […]

Scene 1 Banquo’s suspicion of Macbeth begins to grow and wonders if wether the witches prediction for his son to be king will come true, since Macbeths prediction for him to be king has come true. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth enter the scene and invites Banquo to the feast they’ll be hosting later tonight. Macbeth […]

Scene 1 Banquo, Fleance and Macbeth are present in this scene. The location of this scene in in a court within a castle. Banquo is unable to sleep due to over-contemplating the witches prophecy that he will have sons to be kings. Macbeth denies thinking about the witches to Banquo (possibly to conceal the true […]

Scene 1 The three witches have gathered together to discuss the battle starting and how they are planning on meeting with Macbeth. The play is set in Scotland. – “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”– all three witches- paradox The meaning behind this line is saying that situations that may seem fair are in […]