Act 1, scene 5 is one of the specific scenes that show one of the main ideas of the play, which is that you shouldn’t give up hope, even when the darkest of times are coming and this is shown through the attitude of Anne, as well as Mr. Frank, throughout the play. First off, this scene takes place on the first day of Hanukkah, which is a jewish holiday in which jews celebrate the event of Judah becoming the leader in place of Mattathias. This holiday is celebrated by singing songs, giving gifts, lighting candles, and reading prayers. The Franks, the Van Daans, and Dussel were jews, Dussel still not knowing Hanukkah, so they were accustomed to celebrate the holiday, despite the lack of things to give and the fact that they couldn’t be very noisy because they were …show more content…
supposed to be in hiding. During Scene 5, Act One, Mr. Frank says, “We are all here, alive. That is present enough.” To that, Anne replies, “No, it isn’t. I’ve got something .
. . “. Then, Mrs. Frank asks, “What is it?” Finally, Anne answers, “Presents!”. When everyone thinks that they are done with Hanukkah, because of the fact that they can’t do all of the celebrations, Anne comes with presents for everyone. No one else had thought about the presents because they can’t go out and buy things, but Anne had made or found special presents for everyone, to show that she cares and that they can still celebrate a special night if Hanukkah, despite it being during the times of the Holocaust. This scene also helps add to the purpose of a time skip from scene four to scene five, making it the first night of Hanukkah, and the scene is relevant because Hanukkah is celebrated by Jews, as the Franks, Van Daans, and Dussel are. Next, when we are nearing the end of the scene five, the Franks, Van Daans, and Dussel are almost done with the celebration of the first night of Hanukkah when Peter accidentally falls and knocks over a lamp. Quickly after, all in the apartment also hear the sound of footsteps below, so, they all grow worried that someone may have found them. Mr. Frank claims, “Have we lost all faith? All courage? A moment ago we thought that they’d come for
us. We were sure it was the end. But it wasn’t the end. We’re alive, safe… Come on, Anne. The song! Let’s have the song!” So, they begin to sing, as quoted on page 36 of the play. In this part of scene five, Mr. Frank shows his faith that they will live and, despite Mrs. Frank not letting Anne sing before, Dussel and Peter fighting, and Anne passing out, they still have reason to believe that they can survive the Holocaust. This leaves us with a perfect place to leave Act one and move onto the second act because it shows where everyone's faith is, how they are going about their life, and possible threat to their survival because of the thief knowing where they are. Overall, the attitude of Anne throughout this play gives into to the main theme, being that you shouldn’t give up hope, even when the darkest of times are coming. All of the scenes give into this theme, but Act one, scene five is one of the best examples, this scene also helps us move through the story with the ideas and events it presents us with.
On page 62-67 Anne despite the awful circumstances managed to keep happy and scrape together presents for everybody for Hanukkah. She wanted to make sure Hanukkah was celebrated with happiness and reverence. She manages to cheer everyone up. On page 57-58 Misha meets a homeless man, he offers him a bratwurst and talks to him. While that might not seem like much to us the fact is that in these times a bratwurst is huge. He doesn’t even know the man and he happily offers him food that he needs himself, all to make the man happy. All the while staying cheerful himself. Throughout the story both the main characters Misha and Anne maintain joyous attitudes as well as show little acts of kindness to help others be happy in these rough
Another scene that was the same was where the Franks, the Van Daans, and Dussel celebrated Hanukkah. In the script it gives the group hopes that the war would end soon, the director kept this scene to exude a similar feeling. Also teaches the audience a lesson, that no matter how horrible things get there is always hope.
Act 3 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet There are several strong cases for Act 3 scene 5 being the pivotal, most important and significant scene in the play. To begin with, it is the last time that Romeo and Juliet are together, alive and well, after this scene Romeo goes to Manchua, and returns only to be near Juliet to die. Until this scene the audience will be convinced that Juliet has a very strong relationship with Nurse, they are obviously a lot closer than Juliet and her mother are, and Juliet relies on Nurse for advice and support. During Art three scene five, the audience's perception of Nurse changes, and Juliet no longer looks to her for support.
On an early morning in July of 1942, the Van Daans and Franks meet up for the first time at the annex. All of them are covered in layers of clothing to carry as much to their new home as possible. They are all introduced to each other. Living in the secret annex is Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan, Peter Van Daan, Mr. and Mrs. Frank, Margot, and Anne Frank. Mr. Van Daan is a selfish, greedy man. Mrs. Van Daan likes the finer things, thinks pretty highly of herself and adores her husband. Peter is shy, quiet, and just truly doesn’t say much. Mr. Frank is a kind, caring, leading man. Mrs. Frank is motherly, caring, and sweet. Margo does as others say and tries to keep a low-key profile. Anne is wild and unique. She doesn’t let others push her around, and she is very independent. Everyone in the annex is very different.
Another important issue that the author brings up is the fact that the Franks were better informed than other Jews about the extirmination camps. The other Jews had no knowledge about these camps, making it a little bit more reasonable for the others to want to stick together as a family. The Franks, however, knew this and they still did nothing to prepare for the Nazis. The author also had some ideas for the Franks to prepare for the invasion when the Nazis came, even though they stayed together. He suggested that Mr. Frank could have had some form of protection, such as a gun; Mr. Frank could have tried to detain the police when they came, while his family could try to run to safety. Sure, Mr. Frank would have been killed of beaten, but he could have done a better job of protecting his family.
Wisps of burnt-out curtains drape over shattered window frames, fluttering helplessly like a bird with injured wings. Pieces of wood collapse snapping once they hit the ground. Smoke swirls around in the wind. No sound can be heard except for the occasional sobs escaping the chapped lips of people visiting what is left of their homes. The once busy city of Amsterdam is now nothing but a city of forgotten souls. In 1942, the Franks and the Van Daans moved into a warehouse located in Amsterdam to escape the perilous world outside, where the Holocaust was taking place. Jews like the Franks and the Van Daans had their rights taken away from them. The Gestapo, the police working for the Nazis, rounded up people to be sent to concentration camps, where people worked to death. Margot Frank was one of them. Many Jews had to leave the country to escape, while the two families, and later on a man named Dussel, lived on the top floor of the warehouse called the Secret Annex. Living in such a small space and having sparse food with so many people was not easy. On weekdays, not a noise was to be made otherwise the workmen below would hear them. Food and other items had to be brought in by Miep and Mr. Kraler, who risked their lives to help the members of the Secret Annex. To keep herself company, Anne Frank wrote in her diary almost every day. Later on, her diary was published, and two authors decided that they would write a play based on the published diary, named The Diary of Anne Frank. Goodrich and Hackett created memorable characters in their play. Among these people, Otto Frank stood out, who emerged as a good leader because he put himself before others, made rough decisions when problems rose, and stayed positive and optimistic even dur...
Act 3 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet " And you be mine, I'll give you to my friend; And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for by my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee…" What do you think of the way Lord Capulet behaves in Act 3 Scene 5 and what do the audience learn about his character? Lord Capulet's behaviour is seen as particularly important as it changes dramatically through Act 3 Scene 5.
“Then suddenly Peter grabs her awkwardly in his arms, kissing her on the cheek.” Anne Frank and Peter Van Daan mature as the play The Diary of Anne Frank documents their lives from when they go into hiding to their deaths. Anne (ages 13-15) and Peter (ages 15-18) both experience many changes, physically. mentally, and spiritually, as they grow closer to each other. On this topic Anne says, “There is one great change, however. A change in myself.” (Act II, Scene I, Page 600)
Throughout the play The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, Mr. Van Daan is rude, selfish, and greedy. These are all bad traits because Mr. Van Daan was not a very nice person. He thought that he was more important than all of the others. He was always thinking that he should have what he wanted instead of what others would like. Such as when he was going to sell his wife's coat for a pack of cigarettes. This essay will explain all about how Mr. Van Daan will react with the others in the attic.
Anne said “Presents!” (page 2241). The quote shows that despite the living conditions in the annex, Anne gives presents to the families and celebrates Hanukkah to normalize the conditions they are in. Anne also stayed optimistic towards seeing the good in human kind. She writes “… I still believe in spite of everything that people are really good at heart” (Act II Scene 4 lines 1750- 1760). This quote shows despite dying in the hands of the Nazis she remained optimistic towards seeing good in human kind despite dying in the hands of the Nazis. Additionally, Anne has inspired millions of people with her optimism and positive thinking and they admire the fact that Anne focused on peace during one of history’s most arduous
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Is love controlled by human beings who love one another or is love controlled by a higher power? There are many people who believe that a higher power has control over love. An example of a higher power would be a cupid, a flying angel-type creature who is supposed to shoot arrows at people to make them fall in love. There are other people who reject the idea that a higher power controls love and that the people who experience love can control it. In the novel, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", by William Shakespeare, several examples of love's association with a higher power are presented. With the use of examples from the above novel, this essay will discuss the evidence that love is associated with a higher power. Examples like: Thesius arranging a marriage between himself and Hippolyta, Egeus choosing who Hermia should marry and the fairies who have the ability to control love in the Enchanted Forest.
Love in the twelfth night In the play Twelfth Night, Shakespeare covered three types of love : Lust, true love and brotherly love. Love is one of the most confusing and most misunderstood emotions that we as humans possess. Love is an extremely diverse emotion, which is why it was used as the main topic on the twelfth night. Lust, which is probably one of the most confusing types of love, was an apparent subject in Twelfth Night.
Aspects of Love in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare There are many different views on love in the play. Love portrayed by different characters at different times in the play, some characters show more than one type of love. The first type of love shown is sexual or physical love. It is the most basic form of love; this is shown by Sampson and Gregory. reduces everything to sex.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of Shakespeare’s “High Comedy” plays, contains the following line: “the course of true love never did run smooth” (Shakespeare, 196). This truth resonates throughout Shakespeare’s sonnets, as real love is not all looks of longing and quiet desire, despite what poets such as Petrarch would have one believe. In reality, love is far more complex, with both positive and negative facets. Throughout the sonnets, Shakespeare provides keen insight into the true nature of love; positive connotations are rarely used in his description of love, instead Shakespeare describes it as war, disease, and madness. Through the speaker in his sonnets, Shakespeare explores love as a multifaceted entity, painting an authentic portrait