Sounding Brilliant by Sladey https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub Using the right metalanguage in your essay on The History Boys en-us 2017-03-02 01:41:18 UTC 2023-06-14 18:36:32 UTC hello@padlet.com slademob09 https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157214102 2017-03-02 01:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157214102 Swearing https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157218780 The use of offensive language in the play to emphasise the dramatic tension.]]> 2017-03-02 02:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157218780 Swearing https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157218942 The usage of profanity is done to characterise the individuals in the play by making them realistic (the boys swearing) or by giving them opinions that they are heavily invested or passionate about]]> 2017-03-02 02:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157218942 Ambiguous https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157218984 The use of sexual innuendoes throughout the text that hide sexual scenarios from the reader at first sight, creates depth in the play. It also plays on the humorous side of the boys, separating them from more educational orientation. ]]> 2017-03-02 02:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157218984 War as an analogy of sex https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157218988 Dakin's use of historical knowledge to make connections about the idea of 'sex'. This represents the relationship between a male's masculinity and dominance in contrast with a female's femininity and protecting herself.]]> 2017-03-02 02:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157218988 Patriarchy: Not a matriarchy https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219004 2017-03-02 02:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219004 Colloquialism https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219189 Colloquial language is used in The History Boys to emphasise the close and comfortable relationships within the text.

]]> 2017-03-02 02:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219189 https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219220 2017-03-02 02:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219220 :) https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219266 Throughout the text Hector exposes his value of words through his consistent verbosity and encouraging the boys to become more garrulous by exploring more trivial topics. 

]]> 2017-03-02 02:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219266 Loquacious chad_dezza https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219600 Hectors and Mr Irwin's lessons are more talking at the boys rather than them writing stuff down. The boys are expected to study and examine texts in their own time rather than them writing in class and Hector and Mr Irwin analysing the boys' responses.]]> 2017-03-02 02:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219600 Circumlocution: Instead using a few words, many words are used, which isn't necessarily necessary because fewer words would have been just as effective at getting one's meaning across instead of using so many words to express the same idea that would have been expressed with fewer words. https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219611 2017-03-02 02:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219611 Sexual Harassment https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219733 Boys were sexually abused by Hector. While they don’t seem too obviously scarred by this, they were still touched without their consent. Fiona was sexually harassed by the Headmaster. ]]> 2017-03-02 02:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219733 Vernacular xavi_roddo https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219747 The boys change their level of language from when they talk to Irwin/Hector to when they're by themselves ]]> 2017-03-02 02:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219747 Expletives: Rude words that would earn a beating with jumper cables in the wrong company https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219814 2017-03-02 02:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219814 The Motorcycle https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219845 Hector is portrayed as a rebellious figure that constantly breaks the rules. The Motorcycle assists with this, as the people that ride them are commonly associated with rebellious male figures in both literature and pop culture. ]]> 2017-03-02 02:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219845 Hegemonic Masculinity coops_ https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219860 Boys are not stereotypically masculine]]> 2017-03-02 02:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157219860 Wallah my homie https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220063 2017-03-02 02:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220063 The closet and the ‘other’ bus as an analogy to being homosexual xavi_roddo https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220256 2017-03-02 02:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220256 https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220266 Hegemonic masculinity: Their homosexual inclinations place the boys outside the realm of societal “normalcy” and lead to feelings of loneliness and frustration. The play ultimately uses sex and sexuality to illustrate the boys’ processes of maturation, and to show that becoming adults requires working either within or against a set of prescribed rules

]]> 2017-03-02 02:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220266 Garrulous https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220324 Hector is garrulous and uses poems when confronted with real life problems/accusations]]> 2017-03-02 02:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220324 The Locked Door https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220361 2017-03-02 02:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220361 Idiom https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220442 Idiom A sequence of words that is a unit of meaning -e.g. kick the bucket. A phrase that cannot be taken literally though its meaning is understood.

]]> 2017-03-02 02:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157220442 https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157224389 2017-03-02 03:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157224389 https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157224694 The ending of the play doesn't follow stereotypes or clichés of other stories with similar settings and plots. Instead of a huge celebration about their success outside the school, the ending follows the death of Hector and what the students did after university.

]]> 2017-03-02 03:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157224694 Swearing https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157224842 The swearing is also used to establish the setting of the play, of a more working-class, as well as the English and juvenile backgrounds for the students at the school.]]> 2017-03-02 03:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157224842 garrulous https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157226529 Hector as a character can be seen to display garrulous mannerisms as he tends to direct conversation to trivial and arguably irrelevant topics. 

]]> 2017-03-02 04:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157226529 Loquaciousness saixfan7 https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157226625 The loquaciousness of Dakin got him and Irwin into some awkward times]]> 2017-03-02 04:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157226625 Profanities https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157226771 blasphemous/obscene language.

Examples : D**khead, B**hole, C*nt...]]> 2017-03-02 04:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157226771 Intensifiers saixfan7 https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157226843 There are many intensifiers that must be used when talking about how extremely bad Hector's groping was]]> 2017-03-02 04:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157226843 The Locked Door saixfan7 https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157226950 What happens behind the door stays behind the door ;)]]> 2017-03-02 04:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157226950 Aesthetic saixfan7 https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157227032 Irwin has a certain aesthetic]]> 2017-03-02 04:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157227032 Vernacular saixfan7 https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157227126 The characters quickly go from vernacular speech into some more vulgar speech in certain scenes]]> 2017-03-02 04:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157227126 Ambiguous leonhardti https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157227193 the ambiguous use of the word "drink" can call for fun times ;)]]> 2017-03-02 04:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157227193 is cooper beaulio dakin> own3dgamerz https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157247891 2017-03-02 08:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157247891 Pretty sure Cooper is too busy with his football career https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157257035 2017-03-02 09:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157257035 https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157258447 2017-03-02 09:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157258447 Euphemisms https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157528968 Mild words or sentences that replace words and sentences that are too harsh to say out loud. For E.g. Let's get a cup of coffee has the alternative meaning of Let's have sex ;) ]]> 2017-03-03 03:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/157528968 Education https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/158317017 Different characters in the play, have differing views about education in society. 
Unsurprisingly, the Headmaster only cares about the overall results and school averages that the students achieve in the exam, to boost Cutler Grammar School's reputation and to boost the chances of students from his school going to high ranking universities such as Oxford and Cambridge. E.g. "But I am thinking of league tables"
Compare this to Hector, who isn't just satisfied with the marks, but wants the boys to embrace the literature and the arts of what is being taught, so that it sticks with them for the rest of their lives. Hector sees great importance in this, as he is a staunch believer in the boys expanding their minds. E.g. Hector speaks French to his students.]]> 2017-03-07 13:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/158317017 The Headmaster https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/158320974 May seem eager to boost the school's marks as the play takes place in the 1980s when Margaret Thatcher was in power of Britain. She enforced that periodic inspections take place on school's progression, to identify if the faculty members were any good at their jobs. ]]> 2017-03-07 13:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/slademob09/7nii4ntrafub/wish/158320974