PEEL's of Extracts 1-5
Extract 1
I think that Stanley is in control in the opening scene of scene 3. He says 'Get off the table Mitch. Nothing belongs on a poker table but cards chips and whisky' This is probably the longest sentence Stanley says throughout the play. It shows that what he says is important and that no one should question it. The fact that Stanley gives Mitch a command shows that he is in charge and does not listen to anyone else. Stanley wants to show all his friends that he is more dominant than the rest and therefore in charge, he does not like Mitch helping his wife and her sister, so he is assertive and does not allow anyone to say anything about it.
Extract 2
The main topic within the woman's conversation is how Blanche looks. Blanche is a lot like Stanley and likes to dominate the conversation. She is aware of all the men playing poker and wants to make an impression. She asks Stella hows she looks because she is insecure and only takes comfort when people complement her appearance even though she is getting old.
Blanche throughout the play repeatedly says 'I must go and bathe'. She wants to bathe a lot seems like it could be a biblical illusion to a baptism. She wants to cleanse herself from her past. This refers back to the 'blue piano' that Blanche constantly hears
www a good start with some well made comments and the beginnings of PEEL with the link being to the wider text. Your analysis of 'bathe' is solid.
ReplyDeleteebi you have finished the task. You need to look more closely at language, grammar and literary techniques at word level - as you start to with 'bathe' you mention the biblical allusion but don't go much further.
As a guide follow this sequence:
- identifying point to be made about character or narrative or theme and begin to explore the point through a range of techniques
- find and embed the examples in the commentary, each one explored in detail and making wider reference
- explain how the examples you have given contribute to the creation of the theme, narrative or character - perhaps refine the point at this stage and
- link to the wider issues of the play, other characters, backstories etc.