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English Comparative

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  • 01-04-2010 1:20pm
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    pathway33
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    Is everyone doing 1 novel, 1 film, 1 play? Or are there people doing 3 novels for the comparative?


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    **Timbuk2**
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    I'm doing one film, and two novels.


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    ciano1
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    pathway33 wrote: »
    Is everyone doing 1 novel, 1 film, 1 play?

    Yup

    Purple Hibiscus
    Billy Elliot
    Dancing At Lughnasa


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    Professional Griefer
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    1 of each as well.
    Girl With A Pearl Earring.
    Sive
    Casablanca


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    Conor108
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    1 Film - Billy Elliot
    1 Novel - Lies Of Silence
    1 Play - A whistle in the dark


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    Stryderman
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    Film- Billy Elliot (was casablanca but I decided to change it after going to grinds)
    Play- Sive
    Novel- Pride And Prejudice:(


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    unknown13
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    I am doing Lamb (Novel), Lies of Silence (novel) and the Truman Show (film)


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    CiaraBelle
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    Two novels and a play: Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice and The Playboy of the Western World...


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    keenan110
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    Novel: Wuthering Heights
    Play: Playboy of the Western World
    Film: Il Postino.


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    validusername
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    Play: Playboy of the Western World
    Novel: The Last September
    Film: Billy Elliot (I love that film! :) )


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    zam
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    Billy Elliot
    Lies of Silence
    Dancing at Lughnasa (I think I'm entirely missing the point of this play. It's terrible)


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    unknown13
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    zam wrote: »
    Dancing at Lughnasa (I think I'm entirely missing the point of this play. It's terrible)

    I was the same with that play because I never really understood it but I have since changed texts.


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    irish_man
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    2 plays and a novel
    pride and prejudice
    playboy of the western world
    dolls house


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    kdogkeith
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    Lies of silence
    billy elliot
    Playboy of the western world (does anyone know where i can view that online, ive ben searching everywhere???):confused:


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    MariaBabii
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    kdogkeith wrote: »
    Lies of silence
    billy elliot
    Playboy of the western world (does anyone know where i can view that online, ive ben searching everywhere???):confused:

    Its a play so I dont tink it can be viewed! I dont tink there is any film of it anywhere :confused: Im doing it too!


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    Midnight_EG
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    Play: Oedipus Rex
    Novel: Fly Away Peter
    Film: Il Postino


    I'm the only one here that has the first two :P


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    implausible
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    kdogkeith wrote: »
    Playboy of the western world (does anyone know where i can view that online, ive ben searching everywhere???):confused:

    DruidSynge released a dvd of stage performances of Synge's plays about 2 years ago, but the only people who might have it are people who are into theatre or maybe a nerdy English teacher;)


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    kdogkeith
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    i seen the dvd and was thinking about getting it but its €30 this close to the exam...no way
    I found a video of it but it had terrible sound quality and i found a chinese version but i can barely speak irish so 4get chinese


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    MeganM
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    Wuthering Heights - novel
    Girl With a Pearl Earring - novel
    Casablanca - film (I can't believe my teacher picked it over Billy Elliot!)


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    damojag
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    MariaBabii wrote: »
    Its a play so I dont tink it can be viewed! I dont tink there is any film of it anywhere :confused: Im doing it too!

    I seen a production on RTE one night about 3 years ago - might be worth emailing them and seeing if they have a copy of it


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    kdogkeith
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    damojag wrote: »
    I seen a production on RTE one night about 3 years ago - might be worth emailing them and seeing if they have a copy of it

    Thanks damo, i might just do that


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    damojag
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    kdogkeith wrote: »
    Thanks damo, i might just do that

    This was the one: http://www.rte.ie/tv/playboy100/playboyofthewesternworld.html - it was actually very good - Aaron Monaghan was excellent in the lead.


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    Slugs
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    I'm doing 1 film; 2 plays

    Dancing at Lughnasa
    King Lear
    Billy Elliot


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    damojag
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    Slugs wrote: »
    I'm doing 1 film; 2 plays

    Dancing at Lughnasa
    King Lear
    Billy Elliot

    What's your single text?


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    Slugs
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    Wuthering Heights


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    damojag
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    Right...never really enjoyed that!


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    Slugs
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    It's alright like, only likeable character in the book is Heathcliff.


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    pathway33
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    Slugs wrote: »
    I'm doing 1 film; 2 plays

    Dancing at Lughnasa
    King Lear
    Billy Elliot

    good choice. Don't know why teachers seem to automatically do shakespeare as the single text rather than as part of the comparative. The examiner will be pleased to see a different single text.


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    Slugs
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    pathway33 wrote: »
    good choice. Don't know why teachers seem to automatically do shakespeare as the single text rather than as part of the comparative. The examiner will be pleased to see a different single text.
    Right up until the point where he actually reads my essay :P


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