presentation of Journey's end history

1. Journey’s End
By Juana Zufriategui, Luz
Esteban and Sol Santayana

2. Information about the author: Robert Cedric Sherriff
Born in 1896 at Surrey, England
Died in 1975
Was an english writer
He wrote 6 unsuccessful plays
Educated in Oxford University
Journey’s end was Sherriff’s greatest achievement

3. Social & Historical context of the Play
Based on the author's experience as captain in WW1
First performed at the Apollo theater in London
Was adapted to screen and quickly became quite popular
Was originally going to be called “suspense” or "Waiting"
It was performed around the world in 1930.

4. Characters
Captain Hardy
Secondary character
Cheerful
Offers a contrast to stanford
Messy and disorganized

5. Osborne
Mentor to Stanhope
45 years old
Loyal
Great influence
Approachable

6. Mason
Lower class characters
soldier and servant
cook
hard working and keen to serve

7. Stanhope
22 years old
Heavy drinker
Holder of the military cross
Hard with people
Good natured
Natural leader

8. Hibbert
Weak
Ineffectual
cowardly
A contrast to Raleigh

9. Trotter
Friendly
Unemotional
Uses humour as an armour

10. Raleigh
Old friend of Stanhope
Courageous
Typical innocent victim of war
Eager to please
Naive & vulnerable

11. Plot
In the British trenches captain Hardy converses with Osborne, who has come to
relieve him. Hardy jokes about the behaviour of Stanhope, who has became
drunker because of the stress that the war has caused him, but Osborne defends
Stanhope.
Stanhope is angry that Raleigh has been allowed to join him and describes the
boy as a hero-worshipper. As Stanhope is in a relationship with Raleigh's sister,
he is concerned that Raleigh will write home and inform his sister of Stanhope's
drinking. Stanhope tells Osborne that he will censor Raleigh's letters so that this
does not happen, Osborne does not approve.

12. Extra information
Themes: heroism, war
Setting: set in the trenches during ww1
Structure: 3 acts

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