Notesale: Turn your study into money

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Our first look at the opening paragraphs (setting the scene) in Act 1 and 2 shows us that the latter
is noticeably shorter
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" These are the less
traumatic aspects of war, perhaps those associated peace and joy, signifying to the audience that
the end of the war is just round the corner
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The
audience are told the feelings of the characters directly at one point, where the stage directions
depict Trotter coming down the steps, whistling gaily and rubbing his hands
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Of course, Sherriff
has done this to immediately depict the dreadful and unhygienic conditions in which the soldiers
of WW1 had to live in, but additionally it acts as a potential omen of the outcome of the war and
the inevitable death of the characters before the play has even started
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His initial
mood and attitude is reflected by how Sherriff describes him - depicting him as a considerate,
joyful man with a "red face," and with a "cheerful" personality
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These are the kinds of personalities and attitudes towards the war that Sherriff tries to
depict will win it - "optimism can never go wrong" he says in his analysis of the play

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