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The setting of my adaptation of Of Mice an Men will take place in central NSW, in the 1930's. There will be 3 mates, who live in the city, and are having a hard time coping without a job. They see an advertisement in the paper to go out and work on a dam. They intend to make their way to this area, which is 400km inland. They struggle their way to the dam, and commence work on the huge man eating so to speak operation. They live in huts, along the dam, and endure high risk tasks, and back breaki… Continue

Have steinbeck's book and Sinise's film become dated? i believe not. This story, one which has been world acclaimed for almost 70 years, which has stood the test of time so far, and has shown no signs of becoming dated. It appears to be a story so right, so genuine that, it is one that can be understood by everyone, and people will always understand and relate to it.

The only way either can be become dated, is if one overshadows the other, and proves to stand the test of further time in becomin… Continue

Which is more valuable, steinbeck's book or sinise's film? i believe this is important in a different way to different people. When people look back on the story, they'll always think of the movie, as the movie provides a direct visual of what has been put into words ( the book) , that doesn't need to be made up by the viewers mind, it's simply there for them to see. however whichever is more valuable, i believe it is always important to read the book first, to allow yourself to fully understand… Continue

Baz Lurhmann’s Romeo and Juliet is a lot different to the many other versions of Shakespeare’s historical playwright. There are no swords and no ‘Elizabethan’ setting.

A lot of scenes seem to disappear and a new one reappears, with no real back story to it. I believe this is part of Shakespeare’s gift, which has been translated wonderfully into this movie.

A scene that I believe worked beautifully is Act 1, Scene 4, in which Romeo, Benvolio and mercutio are debating whether or not to go to the… Continue

Freddy and i chose to do task 2, which, was as the prince, make five rules/laws the capulets and montagues have to abide by to prevent another brawl.
In our poster we have an image of the prince holding a scroll containing the rules. They are:

1.-No possession of arms.
2.-Not seeking for revenge.-
3.-Speak no word to opposite houses.
4.-Keep distant from households
5.-Seek to make amends to Fair Verona