For the remainder of this period, please answer the following questions about the 1999 film The Winslow Boy to the best of your ability. Please use all your time and do not speak to your classmates during this period. Please remember that though some of these questions are specifically about the film and though having watched this film helps give us context in thinking about the play, the film is not the play and does not represent a definitive interpretation of the play.
1. (12) Summarize as best you can the story of The Winslow Boy in exactly twelve sentences.
2 - 10. (18) If you were directing a production of The Winslow Boy and were allowed to give each actor exactly three sentences description so that that actor could under stand his/her character what would your three sentences be for each of these characters?
2. Arthur
3. Catherine
4. Ronnie
5. Dickie
6. Grace
7. Violet
8. John
9. Desmond
10. Sir Robert
11. (10) What do you think is the climax of this film? Why?
12. (20) Though we had only read Act One of the play before seeing the film, there are bound to have been some differences, however small, between the film's interpretation of the story and yours. What were some of the decisions made by the screenwriter, director, editor, actors in this film that differed from the way you had imagined The Winslow Boy? Is there anything that you would have done differently if you had been making this film? What? Why?
13. (10) Which character in The Winslow Boy do you think would be the most challenging for an (appropriately cast) actor to play? Why?
14. (20) Describe one relationship between characters in The Winslow Boy. How do we know about this relationship through the text? What extra-textual aspects of a dramatic production could enhance our understanding of this relationship?
15. (20) Describe a second relationship between characters in The Winslow Boy. How do we know about this relationship through the text? What extra-textual aspects of a dramatic production could enhance our understanding of this relationship?
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Patrick Fountain
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Drama
1.
A young boy called Ronnie Winslow has been kicked out of the Royal Naval College of Osborne for stealing a postal order. He sneaks back home, and his father finds out, however Ronnie is innocent and all the evidence is against him. He convinces his dad to fight the case. Things go badly however they eventually hire Sir Robert who is a politician who is against the daughter Catharine’s political views. John, Catharine’s husband to be, annual’s the marriage plan. Desmond the family lawyer proposes to her and fails. Sir Robert manages to save the case and proves Ronnie Innocent. The Family is overjoyed and everybody celebrates.
2.
Arthur
You are very old, and proud of your family name. You have arthritis and several other maladies, so you naturally need to move weakly and all that.
3.
Catharine
You are a young mid thirties woman. You are a suffragette and are very proud of your opinions. You must walk with purpose and pride.
4.
Ronnie
You are a child. At first you are very cold, and don’t talk much, whilst later on you must be loud and bashful.
5.
Dickie
You are a young adult, who is very into current trends, you are rebellious and not particularly organized, and you are also moderately supportive of the case at present.
6.
Grace
You are also old, and are a house wife. Unlike Arthur you can move perfectly normally, and like Arthur you need to have a typical English aristocratic accent.
7.
Violet
You are an obedient maid, who is in her middle age. She does a lot of the tasks and is very loyal to her master and treats everyone with respect.
8.
John
You are a slightly shy and reserved man, in the beginning you are compassionate about your love to Catharine, however later on pride takes over and you give up on it.
9.
Desmond
You are an middle aged man, who is in love with Catharine, you have many motives behind you, and are very prideful of who you are.
10.
Sir Robert
You are an English aristocratic politician; you talk in a proper respectful tone, which in itself demands respect. You walk normally and must dress formally at all times.
11.
The Climax of the film is probably towards the very end, when Sir Robert is fighting the case to the last, and everyone is unsure about exactly what is going on. It is climatic because you are not 100% sure as to what is going to happen and there is an air of mystery as to what is going to take place in the future.
12.
You have the father son relationship of Arthur and Ronnie; it is very well portrayed in the film, as it shows they have a mutual trust and love for each other, and that Arthur is willing to go to any measure for his son. They both use good actors for them, Ronnie portraying the Helpless but upbeat boy, and Arthur portraying the father willing to go to any lengths for his son’s welfare.
13.
Probably I would say Ronnie, as he is a child, and it is difficult to portray a child in a movie, as in most cases you need another child to play them, and the child has to be taught how to act and all that and it can be a very hard experience .
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ReplyDelete1. The Winslow boy is about a family of 5 - Arthur, the father; Grace, the mother; Dickie and Ronnie, their sons; Catherine, their daughter. Ronnie has always seemed as the better child. But Dickie has always been the lazy one, who doesn’t try. Ronnie has been wrongfully accused of stealing a postal order from a boy’s locker at his school. He gets expelled and sent home, but tries to hide away from his father Arthur as he is afraid of what he might do. Throughout the story, the family is trying to prove Ronnie’s innocence and by doing this spends a lot of money on lawyers etc. Because of this, they have to fire Violet, their maid who has been with them for a very long time, but nobody has the heart to tell her this. Also Arthur is forced to pull Dickie, Ronnie’s brother, out of Oxford as he doesn’t have enough money to continue paying. Arthur’s daughter Catherine is engaged to a man named John, who is in the army, but John says that if Catherine doesn’t drop the case about Ronnie, he will not marry her. Catherine continues the case as she wants to continue to try and prove her little brother’s innocence. Ronnie’s case goes on for a very long time, but the family refuses to let it go. In the end of the story, Ronnie is proved innocent and the family’s troubles are over.
2. 1. Arthur – He is the father of the family. He favors Ronnie over Dickie as he is more proud of him and thinks he achieves more. Throughout the story, he does whatever it takes to prove that his son Ronnie is innocent.
2. Catherine – Catherine is the daughter of Arthur and Grace. She is engaged to a man named John, but when given a choice between John and her little brother’s case – she chooses her little brother. She is not the average girl of the time and has very mixed taste in books, etc.
3. Ronnie – Ronnie is the youngest in the family. He is accused of stealing a postal order from his school and he gets expelled and sent home. But, he tries to hide from his father for as long as he can, so that his father doesn’t find out about his expulsion as he is afraid of what he might say.
4. Dickie – Dickie is Arthur and Grace’s other son. He is constantly nagged by his parents about school and his parents think that Ronnie does better than he does, although Ronnie is younger and therefore his work is much easier. Through his holiday his parents go on about how he needs to study without his gramophone.
5. Violet – Violet is the Winslow family’s maid. She has been with the family for a very long time and works very hard for them. It shows that the family loves her very much, because when they haven’t got enough money to keep paying her, they still keep her.
6. Grace – Grace is the mother of the family. While all of the drama is going on, she continues to dress up. She stays positive about the entire thing.
7. John – John is Catherine’s fiancé. He is in the army and in the beginning of the story, he seems like he loves her very much. But then when his father influences him, he tells Catherine that she has to choose between Ronnie’s case or him, which shows that he does not love her as much as he seemed to.
8. Desmond – Desmond is the family’s solicitor. He has been in love with Catherine for a very long time, but still congratulates her and John on their engagement.
9. Sir Robert – Sir Robert is the lawyer that the family hires to take on Ronnie’s case. In the beginning he seems very arrogant and full of himself. But then, he gives up a very big job that could have been an amazing opportunity, just to continue the case.
1)The Winslow Boy is a story about a family of 5 members. Arthur is the father and he has a wife named Grace. They have three children; a son named Dickie, or Richard, a daughter named Catherine, and a younger son named Ronnie. Ronnie is the youngest, and Arthurs most favorite. He is a cadet at a naval academy. He is apparently accused of stealing a postal order and got expelled from school. He claims that he didn’t do it. He was returned home and he was very afraid to tell his father. After Arthur finds out, he does whatever he can to make sure that Ronnie wins the case to prove him innocent. He goes to the extremity of using up almost all their money. He has to give less money as dowry for his daughters wedding and he almost had to fire their housemaid who has been with then for about 24 years. In the end, their lawyer, Sir Robert, manages to get the win in the Winslow case.
ReplyDelete2) Arthur- He is a man who is quite funny in a way. He portrays that his favorite son is Ronnie and that he and Dickie argue a lot. He is also a very determined man, and doesn’t give up on something very easily, he’s persistent.
3) Catherine- She is a rather different kind of girl, she isn’t very girly. She prefers to read more political books, but she does like romantic things as well.
4)Ronnie- Ronnie is a cadet, and he has a naïve character. He loves his father and is afraid of disappointing him. However, he doesn’t exactly always tell the complete truth.
5)Dickie- He is the older son who is jealous of Ronnie and failed in his examinations at Oxford University, and his parents never let him forget that fact. He loves using his gramophone and doesn’t like study so much.
6)Grace- She is a very hospitable woman, slow to anger and very comforting. She loves all her kids just about equally.
7)Violet- Violet is the maid of the Winslows. She has been with them for about 24 years, so she is like family. She doesn’t really understand how to keep things on the down low, she has a tendency to spill information to people.
8)John- John is the man that is Catherines boyfriend. They are to get married. He is in the sevice and makes enough money for them both to live on.
9)Desmond- He is a man who has been in love with Catherine for ages. He is famous for being a cricket player who used to be quite famous. He helps with getting the winslows to meet Sir Robert
10) Sir Robert- He is the lawyer that the Winslows use for their case. At first, he wasn’t exactly the nicest person. But in the end he managed to win the case and he grew as a better person.
Denis said:
ReplyDelete1.There is the Winslow family-Arthur(Father), Grace(Mother), Ronnie(Son), Catherine(Daughter), Dickie(Son) and their housekeeper-Violet. One day Ronnie came back from school with a letter from his school saying that he is expelled because they tought he stole a postal order. Everyone knew except his father because no one told him, but Violet didn’t realize that she told something about Ronnie that he came back and his father didn’t even knew that. They took the boy to the best detective in the town Sir Robert who examined him and found out that the boy is innocent. Meanwhile Arthur returned Dickie from his school so that he could pay the detective for the case of Ronnie. Also Catherine wants to marry John who works in the army. The case of Ronnie is taken to court and Sir Robert is the detective on the side of the Winslows. All the people in the town found out for the story because it was in the newspaper and there were paparzi in front of the Winslows home. Desmond, who is helper of Sir Rober is in love with Catherine and asks her to marry her, and she says she will think about it. Sir Robert is also in love with Catherine and that’s why he is putting so much effort in the case of the Winslows. At the end the Winslows win at court and Ronnie is returned back to school. The movie has a happy end and everyone is happy.
2.Arthur- A quite rich, smart father with two sons and one daughter. About 60 years old. Always thinks about the good of his children and is happy when they are happy.
3.Catherine- A beautiful young lady about 25 years old. In a relationship with John. Daughter of Arthur
4.Ronnie- A young boy who study in a military school. 14 years old. Innocent for the postal order.
5.Dickie- A older brother of Ronnie who studies in University. Doesn’t like Ronnie very much because his father always thinks about him and don’t think about him.
6.Grace- The mother of all the children and wife of Arthur. She loves everyone and will give everything about them. About 60 years old.
7.Violet-The housekeeper of the Winslows. She is in their house for about 15 years and knows them very well. About 45 years old.
8.John-Works as a Captain in the army and wants to marry Catherine. About 30 years old. His father is a strong man that puts everything to stop the marriage of him and Catherine.
9.Desmond- A family friend for many years and is in love with Catherine for a long time.
10.Sir Robert-The best detective in town who works for them in court. At the end falls in love with Catherine.
Patrick
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EMILIA RADOVA
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1) This story is about a big, intelligent family who all live together except for Ronnie Winslow who goes to school which is away from his home. And one day he comes back with a letter saying that he stole something from someone. All his family knew he returned except for his father, who he didn’t want to find out about what had happened. No one believed that Ronnie could have stolen from anyone and that gave him a support, but his father would be really angry if he would find out.
The first person who had found him in the house was his elder sister Cathrine, who was getting married to John. When Cathrine found out that Ronnie opened the letter from his school, which was addressed to his father, Cathrine thought it was not a good idea. She has read the letter, but she wouldn’t believe it. And she was the one who told mother that Ronnie was back. His mother was very happy to see her son and she wasn’t getting angry at him. The only person who didn’t care about Ronnie being expelled was his brother Dickie.
At the end his father did find out about what had happened and everything was not so bad as everyone expected.
2) 2. Arthur-Seems to be a strict leader of a family. A good father and husband. He takes care of his family. He likes to joke and shows that he is smart. He is mostly proud of his youngest son Ronnie and not proud of his son Dickie. He loves his wife and loves all his family.
3. Catherine- Oldest child of Winslows. She acts as if she is in love with John. She feels that she is smarter and she knows what she is doing and doesn’t want to take advices from her mother. As she feels old enough to handle her life on her own.
4. Ronnie- He is a very kind, sweet boy. Who is possibly not the one who could steel something. He is very scared of his father, however he does love him. Ronnie is the opposite of his older brother Dickie. Ronnie managed to get to the proper school which mean he is a good boy.
5. Dickie- Dickie is a boy who is very lazy. He is a complete opposite of his brother Ronnie. Dickie didn’t get to school and all he does is stays home. Parents see his as a child who doesn’t do anything and he doesn’t care about anything. Dickie thinks that it is fine.
6. Grace- Grace is a mother, who loves her family and takes care of all of them. She is very kind. She loves her children no matter what they are. Grace loves giving advices and take care of people more than of herself.
7. Violet- Violet is a sweet and kind housemaid. She’s been in this house for ages and she treats everyone as if it’s her family. She takes care of everything in the house, she cleans it and the main thing she loves it. She respects a lot the Winslow family.
8. John- He is very smart, intelligent man. He managed to get with Catherine’s father which is important. He knows a lot of jokes and he is a smart young man. He loves Catherine and that seems to be the most important things.
9. Desmond- Desmond is a lawyer that had always been in love with Catherine, and he seems to be happy for Catherine and John. He is very sarcastic and funny. Winslow family accepts and loves him in their house.
10. Sir Robert
Megan Walsh
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1. The Winslow boy is about a boy called Ronnie, who attends a Naval Cadet school, called Osbourne. He is accused of stealing a 5 shilling postal order, which leads to expulsion. He denies the accusation, and his father believes him. So the family and family solicitor fight a case against the school. They hire the best barrister there is, Sir Robert Morton. Arthur gives up almost everything for this fight. He becomes weak and puts his health at risk. He had planned to give money to his daughter for her wedding, but withdrew the offer since he needed the money for the court case. Also he told his son he could no long go to Oxford since they needed the money. This means his son no longer able to get the career he wanted. The sister (Catherine) ends up giving up her marriage to see the case through, the father just wants justice, and in the end they win the case.
2. Arthur – He is a very old fashioned man. Other characters tend to fear him. He is quite a strict character.
3. Catherine – She is Ronnie’s older sister. Quite an affectionate character towards both john and Sir Robert Morton.
4. Ronnie – He lets on to being very innocent. He is scared what his father thinks of him. He is an truthful character
5. Dickie - He is Ronnie’s older brother. He is jealous of Ronnie because his father thinks highly of Ronnie. He seems to be a frustrated and resentful character.
6. Grace – She is Arthur’s wife. She is a very gentle character. She worries a lot about other characters.
7. Violet – She is the house maid. She is very sweet natured. She is also very loyal.
8. John – He had planned to marry Catherine. He cares more about money than love. He works for the army.
9. Desmond – He is the family solicitor. He has been in love with Catherine for years. He is a direct character.
10. Sir Robert – He is the best barrister. He is very smart and cunning. He is committed.
Astrid said...
ReplyDelete1. Ronnie arrives home from Osbourne, a navy school that he goes to. Ronnie has been accused for stealing a postal order and due to this he has been sacked. The Winslow family arrives home from church on a Sunday and they are discussing about what took place in church. And Dick thinks that his father Arthur is bring up again how Ronnie is better than Dickie, because Ronnie got into Osbourne and Dickie didn’t. Grace the mother, thinks that she saw someone in the garden but she wasn’t sure, and Catherine’s answer was that whoever it is must be getting awfully wet. John Watherstone comes over a bit early before lunch because he has to have a ‘talk’ with Arthur, Catharine’s father before lunch because John needs to ask Arthur for his approval of the marriage with Catherine. After John received Arthurs approval of the marriage, Arthur goes to the celler to get up a bottle of something fancy to celebrate and while this happens Catherine spots Ronnie and finds out that he is back because he has been sacked for stealing a postal order. After Catherine finds this out Dicke comes along and asks Ronnie what happened and what he had been sacked for. Grace then later comes up and tells Ronnie not to worry, they won’t tell Arthur just yet what had happened. John tries to explain to Catherine that Ronnie isn’t really going to school, he is in the service and the service is very harsh. But Catherine is scared to tell her father that Ronnie has been sacked because it might kill him. Arthur then finds out what has happened and makes Grace read him the letter. Arthur has a talk with Ronnie to ask him if he did it or not and Ronnie says he didn’t and Arthur believes him. So now Arthur starts to fight for justice and for his son, the Winslow boy case is opened and Arthur gives up everything to win this case.
2. Arthur is an old man who cares about his family. He has a very strong personality and he has to be very firm and a bit strict.
3. Catherine has a very strong character and personality. She won’t let anyone change her or her views.
4. Ronnie is a young boy and cares highly about what his father thinks of him. He wants his father to be very proud of him and this is why he is scared to tell him father that he has been sacked.
5. Dickie is young and doesn’t care much for studying. He is a bit jealous in a way of his younger brother Ronnie because he got in to Osbourne and Dickie didn’t. Dicke thinks that his dad will hold this against him his whole life.
6. Grace is the caring mother who is very over protective over her children.
7. Violet is the maid and doesn’t really have much saying in the whole story. She has been with the family for around 24 years so she knows them very well and feels comfortable around them.
8. John is in the service and cares as much as he can about Catherine but is very close to his father and thinks his father is almost always right. But John still finds the army and his work more important than anything else.
9. Desmond is very fond of Catherine but tries to not make it obvious to everyone, even though the hole family knows this and uses it as an inside joke. He is also an old cricket player.
10. Sir Robert has a strong character. But he is also very fond of Catherine which he has to make obvious but still not too obvious. He is also very smart.
Desiree-
ReplyDelete1. Ronnie is a 13 year old cadet at the royal naval college, Osborn. He is accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order. His father Arthur Winslow is requested to withdraw his son from the college. Winslow believes Ronnie’s claim of innocence and with the help of his daughter Catherine and his friends and family Desmond launches a good effort to clear Ronnie’s name. This is really hard for them because with the British law, these decisions are official acts of the government which cannot be sued without its consistent. Arthur went to court and really had to fight for the case. He managed to win it with all the help and support he got from his family and friends.
2. Arthur- the father of Ronnie. Very strict and smart man. He likes to joke around and really loves his family.
3. Catherine- the daughter of Arthur and the brother of Ronnie. She is the oldest child. She acts as if she is in love with john. She feels that she is smart and doesn’t take any advice from her mother.
4. Ronnie- very kind boy. He would never steal anything, and managed to get into a good school so he is smart. He is scared of his father but still loves him a lot.
5. Dickie- he is very lazy. He doesn’t go to school and all he does is stay home. His parents think that he doesn’t do anything and doesn’t care about anything.
6. Grace- she is the mother of Winslow. She is very kind and really cares about her family. She loves giving advice and takes good care of her family.
7. Violet- she is a very nice and sweet maid of the Winslow. She has worked with the Winslow’s for a very long time and is like part of the family. She takes care of everything in the house and respects Winslow’s a lot.
8. John- he is a very smart man. He really loves Catherine and respects her a lot.
9. Desmond- he is middle aged man that is in love with Catherine. He is famous for playing cricket. He helped the Winslows meet Sir Robert.
10. Sir Robert - he is the lawyer of Winslow. At first he wasnt a very nice person but at the end he won the case and changed.
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1) The Winslow boy is about Ronnie Winslow, who comes home from school early. He was accused of stealing a postal order. Catherine is to be married and has her soon to be husband, John, meet her father. Ronnie is discovered hiding by his sister and his father soon finds out. Arthur Winslow defends his son Ronnie in court because he is believed innocent. Ronnie is taken in for questioning where he continues to deny stealing the postal order and is believed to be innocent. Arthur is killing himself by putting so much stress on himself with the court case. Ronnie is suddenly big news and the court case becomes a well known story. Catherine’s husband wants her to stop the case and his father threatens to remove his blessing. Catherine will at first say she will try to stop the case but then changes her mind and continues with the case. Sir Robert, who is defending Robbie soon takes a liking to Catherine and becomes attached to the case and will not give up. Ronnie Winslow ends up winning the case and Arthur is happy and feels his honor has been restored and that it wasn’t all for nothing.
2) Arthur – Arthur is a strong willed man, who will do anything to protect his family. His family is afraid of him but he is not a scary person. He is intelligent, but can be rather rude to his family and others when he’s in a bad mood.
3) Catherine – Catherine is a suffragette, a woman who believes in woman’s rights. She does not behave as if she were in love. Catherine can be sarcastic and her opinions tend to change quite quickly, and she will speak her mind about it.
4) Ronnie – Ronnie is scared of his father, even though he has no need to be. He is willing to stand up for himself and will not admit to doing something he didn’t do. He is a little bit rebellious and a smart child as he managed to get into a good school.
5) Dickie – Dickie is afraid of his father and is constantly being reminded that he didn’t pass his exams. Dickie has his gramophone which his father has a dislike for. Dickie is not nearly as interested in work and more interested in doing other things.
6) Grace – Grace is not a very outgoing person. She is worrisome and can act rather timid. Grace wants what’s best for her family.
7) Violet – Violet is the maid and has been with the Winslow family for quite a long time. She is a nice person and cares for the children. Violet is not afraid of Arthur Winslow and will speak her mind to him and not be taken aback by his comments.
8) John – John seemed to like Catherine and had asked her to marry him. It is later found out that he didn’t seem to love her all that much and only wanted a wife before the war. He is not a nice person and quickly moves on from Catherine when their relationship falls apart.
9) Desmond – Desmond has been in love with Catherine for years and the whole family knows it. He is a kind person and tries to be happy for Catherine and John when they get engaged. Desmond is willing to help the Winslow family and will do his best to help the family.
10) Sir Robert – Sir Robert is going to be the one to help the family by defending Ronnie in court. He is sure of the boys innocence and gets rather emotional with it when he had never done so before. Sir Robert took a liking to Catherine and although he is believed to be an emotionless and cold person he comes across as a nice person.
Rebecca :
ReplyDeleteDrama Test
1) The Winslow Boys is about a young boy called Ronnie who apparently steals a seven shilling postal order. He is founded guilty immediately to his accusations. His family tries to clean Ronnie’s name. Ronnie is expelled from the naval academy at Osborne. His father and sister desperately try to show that Ronnie is innocent and they will go through great lengths to show this by turning the case into a nationwide phenomenon. The evidence against him seems overwhelming.
2) 2. Arthur- the father of the young boy Ronnie. Arthur tries to prove that his son is innocent. He does anything to try and get back his sons reputation, by involving the public to the situation.
3. Catherine- She is the sister of Ronnie. She joins her father in helping to save her brother Ronnie by also going to great lengths to save her brother from being ambushed. She is also in love with a young man named John
4. Ronnie- is the son of Arthur and brother to Catherine. He is accused of stealing a seven shilling postal order. He is found guilty and is immediately asked to leave his college. His family desperately try to prove he is innocent!
5. Dickie- he is laid back and doesn’t like Ronnie very much.
6. Grace- she is very kind and comforting. She has many kids and loves them all equally.
Sammie says:
ReplyDeleteWINSLOW BOY QUIZ #1-10
1. The Winslow boy is set in olden times in England; it is when they are toasting the daughter Catherine’s engagement they find out that Ronnie has been expelled from school for stealing five shillings. He asks his son if the accusations are true and he denies it ever happening. And then they go to court to plead that he is guilty of this crime and in the end they end up winning the court case and justice is served! But the publicity of the court case is ruining his brother Dickies oxford tuition. Catherine might have to marry Desmond who she does not love but the film ends with Catherine and Sir Robert realizing they have misjudged each other’s character all along! Catherine’s marriage plans get threatened by the groom’s father.
2. Arthur- Arthur is the dad he is very caring and cares for his children a lot. He puts his health on the line his dignity and his pride for his children just to fight this court case and that is very noble of him. He is a very prominent character in the play.
3. Catherine- Catherine is the favorite of Arthur and her marriage gets jeopardized because it is threatened by the groom’s father. She is a very emotional person who is having trouble with love.
4. Ronnie- Ronnie is the 14 year old boy who is getting accused of stealing 5 shillings from the post office, he gets expelled for it. You might say that he is quite a rebellious character! He says he didn’t do it and they go to court to fight for it and he wins!
5. Dickie- Dickie is the older brother of Ronnie and he goes to Oxford and he is like the favorite of his dad because he has made a good life for himself, but Dickie has moments where he can go quite stroppy!
6. Grace- Grace is the mother of Catherine! And she is very caring and cares about what is happening with her daughter’s life.
7. Violet- Violet is the maid of the house, she tends to the door and does all the shopping for them, at one point the father thinks about firing her but doesn’t, she is a great help to the family.
8. John- John is the boyfriend of Catherine and he meets Arthur in the play and they seem to get on fairly well. He seems like quite a relaxed character
9. Desmond- Desmond is in love with Catherine but Catherine does not feel the same way and does not love him in that way, he has a smallish part in the play and he is the family’s solicitor.
10. Sir Robert- Sir Robert is unpredictable. He is a physiological surgeon and takes on the Winslow case because he thinks it is a good challenge and he believes in Ronnie and that he didn’t commit this crime! Him and Catherine also get talking at the end and realize they misjudged each other in the end!
1) the winslow boy is about the story of a father son trust, where a young boy who attends a very highly regarded school. He accused for theft of a postage stamp and he is expelled from school via letter, because of it. When his father finds out he takes his sons word over the authorities. The story surrounds itself on the issues of accusations and trust. The journey of the trial illustrates the relationships and the importance of justice. Basicly this is a story of love. That a family endures all they have into defending a loved one.
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1. Auther -is a very noble father in is later years of life. He will defend his family no matter what. He focuses his morals on justice and has very set objectives (stubborn).
2. Catherine- is a very well-spoken strong young lady. She works hard for no benefits. Is the daughter of Auther. She smokes and is suseptable to love.
3.Ronnie –The youngest Son who is very honest. He understands the importance of family respect. He somewhat fears the disapproval for his father. He academically does well, and is the “angle” child.
4.Dickie- The eldest son who didn’t go well in school and still has to pay the consequences of his mistakes with shame to the family. He enjoys music and woman. He finds school rather boring and to stressful because of the family pressure.
6. Grace- Authers wife. She is a very soft spoken woman in comparison to her husband. She worries about the general well-being of her family. She finds the court case to much hassle for the family and would rather they stopped.
7.Voilet-The Family main. She had been with the family for four years and has become one of the family.
8. John- the man who planned to marry Catherine but backed out because his father did not like the scandalous court case of the Winslow family.
9. Desmond- The friendly family solicitor, has always has feelings toward Catherine.
10. Sir Robert- the best solicitor who helps win the court case. He uses very interesting methods to get information out the courtcase. He has set ideas of Justice. He discreetly has feelings for Catharine toward the end of the story.
11. the threat of the family having to lose everything including health, because of the money aspect and the case appeared to not be doing well.
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ReplyDelete11. I think that the climax of this film is when Catherine comes home late from court and talks to Arthur about the case and how she thinks it is finally coming to an end, even though they're losing. When Arthur is just about to lose hope in everything, Violet comes home with the news that they have won the case.
12. I think that the movie left out things from the scene that we got, like the correction of the bunny hug. And I think I would have casted someone with a bit of a stronger character for Dickie and I think even for Catherine. I would also have showed how the case in the end actually killed Arthur bacuase the case too up so much, so I would have showed more clearly how Arthur aged.
13. I would say that Arthur is a very hard role to play because he is a very soft and caring family man. But at the same time he is very strict and harsh. But I would even say that Catherine is a difficult role to play because she is a lady with a strong character and has very strong views.
14. Dickie and Ronnie: In the start of the scene you soon find out that Dickie is a bit jealous of Ronnie. And this is because Ronnie got in to Osbourne and Dickie did not and this put shame on Dickie. Dickie was very ashemed of this and did not like it very much when his father brought it up.
15. Catherine and Arthur: Catherine is Arthur's first child and his only daughter. And this puts more pressure on Arthur when he has a 'talk' with John because John has asked to marry Catherine and she wants her fathers approval. Arthur seems to be very interested in how much money John makes a year so that he will be sure that his daughter is in good hands. But really, if you read between the lines you can see that Arthur is happy as long as Catherine is. As long as she loves him and he loves her, Arthur is happy.
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ReplyDelete12. There are many differences between the play that we read and the movie. For example, the scene order. In the play, it began with Ronnie coming home, but in the movie it begins with Arthur speaking to John about his engagement with his daughter Catherine. Also, when Arthur speaks to Dickie about his studies, the lines are in a very different order. For example, the talk about the 'bunny-hug' dance was said in a different way to the way it was in the play.
13. I think that Cahterine would be the most challenging for an actor to play. This is because she is quite a sarcastic woman, which is hard to convey. She is also quite serious in the movie and doesn't express her feelings very much. This gives you less to work with, making it more difficult.
14. The relationship between John and Catherine is shown through the text in The Winslow Boy. In the beginning, it makes you think that John and Catherine really love each other as he is willing to be with her although she doesn't have a lot of money. But then as Ronnie's case goes further and everyone has heard about it, he lets his father influence her relationship. If he really loved her, he wouldn't have listened to his father and would've stayed by her side. Catherine chose her little brother over her fiancee, which shows her loyalty to her family.
15. The relationship between the Winslow family and their maid Violet is shown through the text in the Winslow boy. Although the Winslow family is running very low on money, because of the amount they have spent on lawyers etc. for Ronnie's case, they keep her. This is because they all love her so much that none of them have the heart to tell her she's fired. She has been with the family for a very long time and the family obviously grew very close to her.
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ReplyDelete1) The Winslow Boys is about a young boy called Ronnie who apparently steals a seven shilling postal order. He is founded guilty immediately to his accusations. His family tries to clean Ronnie’s name. Ronnie is expelled from the naval academy at Osborne. His father and sister desperately try to show that Ronnie is innocent and they will go through great lengths to show this by turning the case into a nationwide phenomenon. The evidence against him seems overwhelming.
2) 2. Arthur- the father of the young boy Ronnie. Arthur tries to prove that his son is innocent. He does anything to try and get back his sons reputation, by involving the public to the situation.
3. Catherine- She is the sister of Ronnie. She joins her father in helping to save her brother Ronnie by also going to great lengths to save her brother from being ambushed. She is also in love with a young man named John
4. Ronnie- is the son of Arthur and brother to Catherine. He is accused of stealing a seven shilling postal order. He is found guilty and is immediately asked to leave his college. His family desperately try to prove he is innocent!
5. Dickie- he is laid back and doesn’t like Ronnie very much.
6. Grace- she is very kind and comforting. She has many kids and loves them all equally.
7. Violet- is the housemaid who is kind and trustworthy
8. John- He is a cheat who cares about money more than anything else. He was supposed to marry Catherine
9. Desmond- he is a straight forward man who has been in love with Catherine for a long time.
10. Sir Robert- he is extremal smart and sharp, and he is a great Lawyer who defends Ronnie
DRAMA TEST Matilda
ReplyDelete1. The Winslow boy is about a family of five who try to prove the innocence of their boy Ronnie. He has just been expelled from Osbourne Naval College for stealing a five pound postal order. When Ronnie returns home two days early he has a letter which he tries to hide from his father. The whole family knows about his return and the reason behind it except for Arthur. They try to hide it for a while before telling him because they are frightened of how he might react. Finally Violet the maid breaks the news to him accidentally. Dickie is the older brother and Catherine is the older sister who has just gotten engaged to John Watherstone. After Ronnie convinces his father that he is innocent, Arthur and the rest of the family do whatever it takes to prove his innocence and hire Sir Robert Morton. They lose a lot of money when trying to win the case and have to fire their maid of 24 years, Violet which nobody can bring themselves to doing. Catherine’s marriage is put at stake and the family loses a lot of money. In the end after a lot of time the case is won and justice is rightfully restored. It is a happy ending and the story shows that if family sticks together, anything can happen.
2. Arthur is an old man who suffers from arthritis. He loves his family very much but cares very much about what his family looks like to everyone. When he believes that there is injustice, he does absolutely everything in his power to restore his honour, not letting anything at all get in the way, even if it means firing his maid of 24 years.
3. Catherine is a strong-willed woman who stands up for what she believes in. She doesn’t act the ideal way for a woman and most men would not like to marry her. She puts what is most important first and is very smart and appropriate.
4. Ronnie is a young and clever boy who is very much respected by his parents. He does well at his college Osbourne and does as he is told. He is honest and innocent and wants to make his parents proud.
5. Dickie is the oldest son who doesn’t do so well at school because he has a very laid back and active personality. His father doesn’t like this and always compares him to Ronnie which Dickie doesn’t like. He likes to have fun and is lazy when it comes to work.
6. Grace is the mother who takes care of everyone in the family. She cares very much about her family and when she thinks something bad is going to happen she tries to stop it. She is a calm and caring person who worries when things aren’t in place.
7. Violet is the maid who comes off as being quite an unhelpful person. She is a bit nervous about doing something wrong and this sometimes gets the best of her. She has been with the Winslow family for over twenty years and although they are her family she has a lot of respect for them and treats them as her superiors.
8. John is Catherine’s fiancé and he likes to impress people. He wants things to be in place and easy and when things aren’t he can’t handle it. He loves Catherine but is deniably weak.
9. Desmond is the family solicitor and has been in love with Catherine for years. He is noble yet doesn’t like pretending to be happy for someone when in actual fact he is jealous. He is helpful and a former cricket star.
10. Sir Robert is a well known, rich man who fancies Catherine. Although his political views are completely opposite. He is very smart and decides for himself if a case will win and if he wants to do it because he has that power.
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ReplyDelete11. I think the climax is when Catherine goes to talk to Arthur about the case and that she thinks it is over and that there is nothing they can do. Just when they are about to give up and lose all hope Violet springs the good new upon them that they have won (she read it in the newspaper) and there is a happy resolution!
12. I had interpreted the set and the house the exact same way except for the garden. I pictured it bigger and with a big gate instead of a small wooden one. I think Dickie, John and Desmond were the characters that best fitted my images of them from the play. Catherine was different from what I had expected. I would have made her a more loving and caring character, like when she is telling Ronnie that she knows he didn’t do it, she should be more caring and not so cold. Grace would be livelier and well I found her acting the worst, especially when she told Arthur to bang his stick, it was very fake. I think Arthur’s arthritis should have been visually shown more clearly in the movie. Ronnie i had expected to be more innocent and sweet but i found it evident that he was acting that way which to me was not his personality. I would have chosen a softer looking boy to play his role. Other than that i thought the film was alright although it did leave some small details out such as the beginning when Violet sees Ronnie and takes his thing upstairs and chats to him. The order of events were different and i think it would be possible to place them in the same order as in the play, at least for the beginning.
13. I think it would be most difficult to play Arthur because you have to think about so many different things. First there’s your arthritis and then there’s your pride and honour that you must protect. You also have to think of a way to show that you care for your family a lot even though you are in a way damaging them but doing everything you can to restore justice. You would have to show determination and deterioration of your body and love for your family which would be difficult in this situation where he is trying to win a case.
14. The relationship between Arthur and Catherine is very strong and intimate and you can tell that they trust each other when she goes to talk to Arthur about the case. She is his first child and only daughter and Arthur expresses that if she is happy he is happy when he has the talk with John in the beginning. When we are acting, to show this relationship Arthur should smile at her and put his hand on her shoulder. Perhaps when the women enter after the talk he can wink at her.
15. The relationship between Dickie and Ronnie is different for both of them. I think Dickie is more of a friend to Ronnie because they aren’t really close in a brotherly way but when Dickie asks him what happened at school and he didn’t answer; well that is just the way friends treat each other. I think that Dickie is a little envious of Ronnie because he got into Osbourne and he didn’t and also because their father respects Ronnie more. This can be shown by Dickie smirking when he finds out that Ronnie got kicked out but then shows that he still cares for him by saying that its ok and telling him a story about him being worse, which shows a form of responsibility. He could here place his hand on Ronnie’s shoulder.
11. The climax of this film is when Sir Robert Morton goes to the House of Commons and demands that Ronnie should have a case. They object at first, and others have told him he has lost the case, but suddenly he jumps up and demands to be heard. He then points out they are wrong, saying you shouldn’t side with the great against the powerless. Also along the way to build up to the climax everyone looses something, Dickie looses his place at Oxford, Arthur looses his health, Catherine looses her engagement, and Grace becomes more worried about the family.
ReplyDelete12. I had imagined the play to be a lot more upper class., especially their costumes should have been more rich looking. I realized they had left the bunny hug dance at the beginning of Act 1; I would have included it in the film to show that Dickie is still immature, just like Arthur and Grace point him out to be. Also I would have put more focus on the court case itself, and include scenes from it to show the emotion and suspense it would have upon the characters of the Winslow family. Also I believe Arthur should have been portrayed as a more serious man. I had imagined him to be very intimidating and strict, old fashioned. I would have liked to have seen the case affect his health more, and as it was pointed out in the 1948 he ends up in a wheel chair. I would go for bed ridden.
13. I think Arthur is a hard character to portray because he is very stubborn and strict, but at the same time he is very loving towards his family and is willing to give up everything for them. But this could be interpreted as he gives up everything to clear the Winslow name for himself. He is a difficult character to determine.
14. Dickie and Ronnie – You know Dickie is very jealous of Ronnie since he got into Osbourne and Dickie didn’t. You realize this because Arthur and Grace bring it up which annoys Dickie a lot. Dickie shows he cares for Ronnie by comforting him when he comes home and tells Catherine he has been expelled. Also he is some what glad since now Ronnie might not have the admiration from his father as he did before. Which means Dickie is not the only failure. To show this he could perhaps hug Ronnie whilst looking at a distant object grinning.
Arthur and Catherine – Arthur and Catherine have a very close relationship in the play; they are fighting the case together. He trusts Catherine a lot, and believes she always makes the right decision, as he ensured John was a good man for her. Their relationship could have been shown more clearly when they are talking about losing the case, before Violet walks in with the news that they have won. Perhaps Arthur could have told Catherine his feelings about the case, and how he feels about the family having to go through and even maybe a small apology for having to give up the money for the marriage also for having the whole family suffers because of it. You never see Arthur really open up as a character.
11)I think that the climax of this film is when, its near the end of the film and everyone is waiting for the results on the case. There is the conversation between Catherine and Arthur at the house. They are both about to give up on the case and everything they worked for and were persistent on. But then at the last minute Violet comes in the door and gives them the news of how they won the case!!
ReplyDelete12)In the story, I pictured somethings to be different than they actually came out to be in the film. The house I pretty much pictured the same overall setting. The garden was a bit different than I imagined. I thought they would focus on it more and that it would have this arched white gate and I pictured a fountain in there, too, I dont know why. It was weird also, the scene where they are making a toast and Violet brings an extra glass, I pictured that scene the exact same way. The characters were a bit different in my head. I thought that in the film the actress for Catherine played the worst character. She seemed so fake and so monotone. I would have portrayed her character differently, like a bit more loving but not too much. I would have stressed more on Dickie and his gramophone. I dont think it even came up more than twice in the film. I also would've added a more clearer ending. I would have actually showed the Winslow family winning the case, by being told by like Sir Robert or someone other than Violet. I think I also would changed the order around to the way it is in our script, I prefer that way better. I wouldve started out the movie with Violet speaking with Ronnie, to make things more clear. Lastly, I would've portrayed more how all of this stress over the case for his son, caused Arthur to get older and older and more crippled and possibly even eventually die.
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ReplyDelete13) I think that the hardest character to play would be Arthur. He changes a lot throughout the play. When you play the part of Arthur, you have to act in a sort of dry humor, sincereness, sadness, determination. Portraying a lot of feelings for one character can be tough. You also have to play the part of being in pain with arthritis, which can be difficult if you dont actually have it. You have to be able to show how the pain gets worses, with the more stress you have. An actor would have to portray of being the head of the house, and has to deal with talking to John, to give away his daughter, and talk with the lawyers.
14)There is an obvious relationship between Dickie and Ronnie. In the beginning when Dickie, Arthur, Grace and Catherine are speaking, we see that Dickie feels a bit jealous towards Ronnie. Dickie failed his examinations at Oxford and his parents always manage someway to point that out and Dickie gets offended and mentions how Ronnie doesnt have to do much, and he is adored by them. He feels like he's never good enough compared to Ronnie. Then when Ronnie actually comes home and he and Dickie are talking, you see a sort of sly attitude in the tone of Dickie as he is asking Ronnie questions. However, you do see a side of respect to each other. They are brothers so they will still love each other. We see Dickie grow in his relationship with Ronnie. He tries to comfort him when he finds out he gets kicked out. When we act this out at first Dickie can seem like he doesnt care, but then put his arm on Ronnies shoulder.
15)We also see a relationship between Grace and Catherine. Grace is more of a girly woman. She is more into love and showing the love to others, and being kind. Catherine is not so much like her mother. She gets along with her father much more because she enjoys talking about politics and reading law related books. She does enjoy reading romantic novels but prefers political aspects of things. Despite these differences between her and her mother, they both get a long with each other quite well. They dont completely see eye to eye, like in the way that Catherine never shows when she is in love with someone, like it used to be when Grace was her age. I think to help us when we act out their scenes together we can have them smile at each other a lot to show that they really do care.
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11. I think the climax of the film is when Catherine starts to talk to aurthur and they think for sure that they have lost the court case and just
as they have given up all hope violet the housemade comes in and tells them that they have won the court case!
12. Between the scene we had read and the movie i noticed quite a lot of differences. I expected the house to much older looking then it was and less spacious
then it was, it seemed more upscale then i imagined it to be. Also i imagined the characters to be abit different to what they were in looks, but that is
obvious because when you first read it you could imagine anything. I imagined desmond to look abit younger... and i thought catherine would look more uptight, i
imagined her more of the caring type and i thought she should have shown abit more love because she seemed abit moody in the moody and that was different
to how she appearred to be in the scene that we did. And also i thought Ronnie would look different not as tough, although he does have a reputation for being
a bad boy i still imagines him more innocent then what he looked like!
13. I think that Arthur is the hardest character to play. Not only is he a prominent character and in alot of the scenes but he has alot riding on things.
Firstly there is his bad health problems and he would do anything for his family such a caring guy so youd have to get a really strong good actor to play
his part!
14. One relationship we learn about is the relationship between Ronnie and Dickie.. Ronnie has always been abit envious of Dickie because arthur is very
complementary of Dickie because he got in to oxford and everything and he is sort of the "perfect child" in arthurs eyes. They arent very brotherly
or close but they are civil.
15. Another relationship that we learn about is Arthur and catherine, i chose these two really trust eachother and are quite close. Arthur is sort of reserved and barely
opens up, him and catherine could have talked more about the case and arthurs feelings towards what was going to happen in the case!
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ReplyDeleteEmilia Radova
11) The climax of the story is when all the family meets up. When Ronnie is actually fine. And everyone is happy. And when all characters are back to their normal characters. The fact that Ronnie is fine and he has no problems with his father, and everyone is satisfied that is the climax, because all story led to it.
12) Well I actually did imagine most of the parts the way it is in the movie. But I expected Dickie to be more different. In the class once Mr Maclaclan had played the role of Dickie and I thought it was so good that I could have imagine someone similar in the movie to be and act. In the movie Dickie is playing way too calm, especially when he is with Ronnie.
Also I would imagine Cathrine different from a movie. I think Cathrine should be not as serious as in the movie. Especially when her mother gives advices I would act Catherine more girly rather than a grown, serious woman.
Every other character and acting I really imagined the way it was. (surprisingly)
13)Hard to play Arthur. He is a very hard character and often changes his mood.
14) I would say the relationship between Dickie and Ronnie. When they talk you can really see and understand the difference between them too. And their relationship. The text that Dickie uses is totally offending Ronnie but however he doesn’t really get offended and the way Ronnie answers back. Their relationships is basic but at the same time the way they talk and the way the use the such words for each other it gives me a better chance to understand.
15) Also the relationship between Violet and the whole family, especially the children. We know that she does love Winslow’s family, but however the text and the words she uses, tone, it helps me to understand better how she feels about this family and the house. It’s quite interesting to understand that and read the text of hers, of her language in their house. She respects the family. She is sweet to all of them and that we understand of course from a text.
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ReplyDelete11. The Climax of the film is when the Winslow’s wins the case in court and Ronnie returns back to school. When everyone thought that they wouldn’t win the case, Sir Robert won it because he is the best detective and lawyer in town. The feelings are very strong and energetic during these moments.
12. There were many differences when I saw the movie. I realized it and understood it much better when I saw the movie. I thought that the action doesn’t take place at a house but somewhere outside.
13. I think that the best character I saw is the actor that played Catherine, because she was always into her character and I liked most how she played her role and told her lines. I think she was the best actress of all 10, but maybe I think so because a lot of the play’s lines are hers and she played the most and had most lines.
14. The relationship between Catherine and John is very strong at the beginning because the movie starts in Winslow’s house and John is coming. They talk about their wedding and both of them really want to marry each other. After a few minutes of the film they kiss and this is the point where we could see most the relationship. However as the movie goes they start breaking their relationship and at the second part of the movie they don’t see each other anymore and it is visible that the relationship between them is over.
15. We could see the relationship between Sir Robert and Catherine again because the way he looks at her is like he is in love with her. It is becoming bigger and bigger as the play goes but at the end I think that Sir Robert stopped liking Catherine because he had many chances but he missed all of them or he didn’t like Catherine that’s why he didn’t kiss her.
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ReplyDelete11. The Climax of the film is when Catherine comes home with no hope left, believing it to be a hopeless cause. Arhtur is just about ready to give up as they're so sure they've lost and then the maid Violet comes to tell them that they have won the case.
12. There was quite a lot of differences between the movie and the script. There was one part in the beginning, a scene between Violet and Ronnie which was not in the film, which I probably would have included. I imaged the characters Dickie and Catherine a little differently, Catherine more so than Dickie. The Catherine in the movie seemed much more serious than I would have imagined her. I imagined her showing a little bit more emotion too.
13. I think Arthur would probably be the hardest to portray not only because of the emotional changes but the physical changes too. Arhtur is killing himself by putting so much stress on himself and I find that might be quite hard to play. I though the actor in the film actually portrayed Arthur quite well and was what I had imaged the character to be like.
14. Arhtur and Ronnie - Arthur adores Ronnie which is made clear by his siblings and even Arthur himself when he puts all that stress on himself to help Ronnie. Ronnie seems affraid of his father and wants to make him proud. He was very affraid of what his father would do when he came home two days early.
15. Ronnie and Dickie - Dickie is obviously jealous of his brother. It is shown when he talks to his father, talking as if Ronnie is the one he really cares for. He somehow manages to bring up that Dickie failed his exams at Oxford and Ronnie actually passed and got into a good school. Their relationship seemed to grow and although he was jealous of his brother, he still cares for him.