Exploring Illusion and Reality in The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) The Glass Menagerie
Geographical setting: Sant Louis (Missouri) it is not really the traditional rural south, it is mid-west, not too far from the south but mid-west, an urban, industrial setting. Temporal setting: the 1930s, there are references to the Spanish revolution and Guernica, the great depression
Themes
- Illusion versus Reality
- Tom’s illusion is to live adventure, but he was to work at the warehouse (a routinely work for a shoemaker) in order to maintain his family.
The Tudors and Shakespeare: A Historical and Literary Overview
The Tudors 1485 Start
The middle ages closed in England with the war between York and Lancaster. The Wars of the Roses was so called from the white and red roses found on the flags of the two families. The war was won by Henry Tudor in 1485, and his dynasty begins: Henry VII loved music and dance, he was also a poet and athlete. Henry married Catherine of Aragon and she gave him a daughter, Mary. But he wanted a son heir. He wanted to divorce Catherine to marry Anne Boleyn, a lady he loved. Pope
Read MoreEnglish Grammar: Tenses, Modals, and Reporting Verbs
ACTIVE: Velázquez painted Las Meninas
PASSIVE: Las Meninas was painted by Velázquez
Present: grow/ is grown Present Continuous: is taking/ is being taken Present Perfect: have taken/have been taken Past Simple: took/ was-were taken Past continuous: was taking/ was being taken Past Perfect: had taken/has been taken Will: will be taken Going to: is/are going to be taken Modal: must/must be taken
Passive with two objects: Tim gave Lisa some flowers.
Some flowers were given to Lisa by Tim / Lisa was given
Effective Communication and Innovation Vocabulary
Effective Communication Vocabulary
ask out=pedir salir fall out with=discutir go out with=salir con amigos look after=cuidar
- meet up with=quedar
- split up with=dividirse
- bring up=educar
- get on with=llevarse bien o mal
- hang out with=salir
- make up with=reconciliarse
- settle down with=establecerse
tell off=regañar
Non-Verbal Communication Vocabulary
hold hands=de la mano kiss on the cheek=beso en la mejilla make eye contact=contacto visual raise your eyebrows=alzar las cejas roll your eyes=dar la vuelta a los
Read MoreAdministrative Assistant Duties and Training Topics
TEMA 2
- Will talk to clients phoning the company. TRUE.
- Will write letters to people on the mailing list. FALSE.
- Will sometimes be in meetings. TRUE.
- Will work every weekend. FALSE.
- Must have a university degree. FALSE.
- Must know how to type. TRUE.
Questions:
- Who would like to order the equipment? MR PRESTON.
- Has he ordered equipment from this company in the past? No, he hasn’t.
- How many filing cabinets does he need? The filing cabinet 10.
- How much does one shredder cost? 177,
The American Dream in Death of a Salesman
Biff Loman
And whenever spring comes to where I am, I suddenly get the feeling, my God, I’m not getting anywhere! What the hell am I doing, playing around with horses, twenty-eight dollars a week! I’m thirty-four years old, I oughta be making my future. That’s when I come running home. And now, I get here, and I don’t know what to do with myself.
Biff Loman confides in his younger brother Happy, explaining why he has come home for a visit. Biff’s explanation shows that he has absorbed at
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