R.C. Sherriff's "Journey's End"
'Journey's End' by R.C. Sherriff is set in World War One. It is set in
1918 in St Quentin, when the war was coming to an end. The play was
first performed in 1928 when people were ready for a change in
society. R.C. Sherriff's portrayal of the effects of war is similar in
there to that of the poetry of Wilfred Owen Siegfried Sassoon and
would prompt audience's to question their attitudes to World War One.
The characters in the play are, Captain Dennis Stanhope of the 'c'
company and his men, Trotter, Osborne, Raleigh, Hibbert and Mason, the
chef and cleaner. All of these are officers apart from Mason.
The author's intentions in this play were to challenge the
expectations of middle-class theatregoers, concerning the truth about
war and not just propaganda. Destroying all stereotypes whether or not
the character is upper, middle or working class. As well as this
Sherriff was trying to change the views of class in society. The
officers should not be born into their rank but placed in their
rightful position. An officer needs to be loyal and hard working, and
should not be positioned there because of their wealthy background.
Sherriff creates a tense atmosphere automatically, which in turn keeps
the audience interested in the play because the backdrop to the plot
is World War One, which was traumatic enough due to all the bloodshed.
The whole of the play was performed using only one stage set, the
trench, which gives the audience a slight insight into how
claustrophobic and prison like-conditions. Also the darkness of the
dugout creates stress for the men, it makes it feel more tense and
claustrophobic, the audience will be intrigued to see how the
characters will su...
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young enthusiastic men who died without knowing the truth about how
horrible the world would be to him.
Audience involvement occurs in a variety of ways the idea of the men
being cooped up in a small dark and damp trench is given to the
audience on several occasions, especially during the first Act.
Audience's stereotypes were changed throughout the play, all for the
better and none for the worst. Trotter came in a lower-class officer
but came out on top of the other upper-class officers. Numerous
members of the audience would now question the officers within the
army and also how they are selected.
Therefore Sherriff has achieved his intentions, to put the public's
minds on the right track about war. Positively I can say that R.C
Sherriff succeeded in proving his point that the army is corrupt and
that not everyone deserves what they are given.
play was set in 1912 two years before the first world war so from this
The play is set in the early 1912 before the First World War in a time
The play is set in 1912 but was written and performed in 1945. This is
coming to an end in 1945. The play was based in the time just before
wrote this play in 1945 though it is set in 1912. The play looks at
World War One (also known as the First World War and the Great War) was the first Global War in the history of Mankind, which means that many nations in different continents got involved in this war. World War One Started in Central Eastern Europe, World War One started from the 28th of July 1914 to the 11th of November 1918. The Great War all started from the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo in Austria-Hungary aging 50. There are many reasons behind his assassination by the Serbian terrorist group called “The Black Hand”. Franz Ferdinand was not assassinat...
particular mention of the historical setting as being on the eve of World War II is
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written in the winter of 1944 - 5 yet was set in 1912 before the war;
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