An initial reading of Margaret Atwood’s1 novel will allow you to identify some relatively straightforward ways that Offred is dehumanised: Continue reading “The Dehumanisation of Offred in The Handmaid’s Tale”
Category: Literature
What does Shakespeare mean to me?
A former mentor of mine at Lancaster University posed a question via Twitter: What does Shakespeare mean to you? I couldn’t possibly let the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death pass without a post, and I thought that this would be a great question to answer. Continue reading “What does Shakespeare mean to me?”
The Merchant of Venice?
I have always found the title of this particular play problematic as the majority of productions I have seen – and a great deal of criticism – focus predominantly on the character of Shylock. So if Antonio is the actual merchant of Venice, why does he seem to be a comparatively marginal character? Continue reading “The Merchant of Venice?”
An Inspector Calls (BBC, 2015)
Having recorded Drama Republic‘s 2015 adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls when it aired on the BBC in September, I finally got around to watching it this Easter. Having been a set GCSE text since I started teaching, I am pretty familiar with the play. This production has a great number of strengths, though I must admit to having had somewhat mixed feelings by the time the credits rolled. Continue reading “An Inspector Calls (BBC, 2015)”
Jonny English 