Journeys End

Journeys End

1. Act 1

   • Characters
     • Hardy (page 9-15 )
     • Osborne (page 9 - 73)
     • Raleigh( page 16 -28)
     • Stanhope (page 23-36)
     • Trotter (page 23-28)
     • Hibbert (page 28-29)
   • Key events
     • Introduced to most characters
     • Stanhope knows Raleigh
     • Discover Stanhope drinks alot ( coping mechanism )
   • Key themes
     • Coping mechanisms
     • Boredom ( shows through the earwig races conversation )
     • Idea of waiting
     • Life in the trenches
   • Chapter length : 9 - 36
   • Monday evening , March 18th 1918

2. Act 2 Scene 1

   • Characters
     • Trotter (page 36-40)
     • Mason ( in and out throughout )
     • Osborne ( still in from the beginning )
     • Raleigh (page 38-43)
     • Stanhope (page 42-49)
   • Key events
     • Waiting for the attack
     • Planning their strategies for the attack
     • Raleigh's letter incident
   • Key themes
     • alcohol - coping mechanisms
     • waiting
     • Stress of the war is taking its toll on the men ( shown through Stanhopes reaction to Raleighs letter)
     • Lack of trust in other companies
   • Key quotations
     • " if the attack comes , im not going to trust the other companies on our side to hold ground " - Stanhope page 43
       • Shows Stanhopes lack of trust towards the other companies that work alongside him
     • " I have to censor the letters " - Stanhope page 38
       • Anger and lack of trust towards Raleigh . He thinks Raleigh is ' bad-mouthing' him to his family
     • " dont Dennis me!" - Stanhope
       • Anger
   • Chapter length; 36-49
   • Tuesday morning

3. Act 2 Scene 2

   • Characters
     • Stanhope (page 50-60)
     • S-M (page 5-52)
     • Colonel (page 52-54 )
     • Hibbert (page 54-59)
     • Mason ( in and out throughout )
     • Osborne (59 - still in)
     • Trotter (page 61-64)
     • Raleigh ( page 64)
   • Key events
     • Planning the attack with the S-M and the colonel
     • Hibberts breakdown to Stanhope and arguement with Stanhope
   • Key themes
     • Thoughts and feelings of Hibbert and Stanhope
     • Waiting for the attack
   • Chapter length ; page 50-64
   • Tuesday afternoon

4. Act 3 Scene 1

   • Characters
     • Stanhope (65-68 , then 73-77 )
     • Mason (in and out throughout)
     • Colonel (65-68 then 74-76 )
     • Osborne (page 67-73)
     • Raleigh (page 67-73)
     • S-M (page 74-75)
     • German boy (page 74-75 )
   • Key events
     • waiting for the raid
     • going out to the raid
     • Osbornes death
     • Raleigh realises the reality of war
   • Key themes
     • realism of the war
     • 7/10 people died on a raid that shouldve been simple
       • Reality of how the war would have been
   • Chapter length ; 50-64
   • Wednesday afternoon

5. Act 3 Scene 2

   • Key Events
     • Raleigh wont eat the ' celebratory food '
     • Raleighs realising what war is like
     • Mentally preparing for the attack
   • Key themes
     • Realism of war
     • Coping mechanisms ; getting drunk the day before the fight
   • Chapter length ; 77-86
   • Wednesday night

6. Act 3 Scene 3

   • Key events
     • Attack happens
       • Everyone dies
     • Stanhope comforts Raleigh as he knows Raleigh is dying
       • Raleigh gets hit and doesnt realise the extent of his injury
     • No one wants to go out to fight , no one is enthusiastic , everyone knows its going to be the end when they go out
   • Key themes
     • Reality of the attacks
     • Shows how the men wouldve died normally
     • Explores the ways of the war , how the attacks were carried out , the suspence , mind set , how everyone was feeling etc
   • Chapter length ; 86-95
   • Thursday , towards dawn