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Description
Mind Map by Alanna Pearson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alanna Pearson
almost 9 years ago
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The History Boys
Characters
- Irwin
- Counterpoint to Hector
- Counterpoint to Hector
- Mrs Lintott
- Provides a female
perspective
- Feminist
- "Masculine ineptitude"
- "Masculine ineptitude"
- Discusses the role of
women in history
- "History is women following
behind with the bucket."
- "History is women following
behind with the bucket."
- Feminist
- Cynical
- This is a mask
for her passion
- She is a passive
observer
- Not involved in
the power struggle
- Not involved in
the power struggle
- This is a mask
for her passion
- Reluctant confidante
to the male staff
- She is expected to listen to
their problems, as the sole
matronly figure on the staff
- "Though that I should be assumed to be
so discreet is in itself condescending"
- "Though that I should be assumed to be
so discreet is in itself condescending"
- She is expected to listen to
their problems, as the sole
matronly figure on the staff
- Passionate
- Creates humour
- Use of irony
- Use of taboo language
- Contrasted with her high register,
educated way of speaking
- Contrasted with her high register,
educated way of speaking
- Use of irony
- Provides a female
perspective
- Hector
- Eccentric teaching style
- Eccentric teaching style
- Headmaster
- Cares more about university
figures than his students
- Ambitious
- Concerned with his own success and glory
- Ambitious
- Caricature of a headmaster
- Much of the comedy in the
play is at his expense
- Aging, but keen to
seem 'hip' and relevant
- Language/dialogue reflects this
- Language/dialogue reflects this
- Cares more about university
figures than his students
- Dakin
- Leader of the boys
- Sexual
- Uses sex and his sexual appeal
in order to get his own way
- The only way he knows how to
thank Irwin is through sex
- Whether or not he is
actually attracted to
Irwin may be debatable
- Whether or not he is
actually attracted to
Irwin may be debatable
- Uses sex and his sexual appeal
in order to get his own way
- Cocky
- Knows that he's attractive, and
uses it to his own advantage
- Knows that he's attractive, and
uses it to his own advantage
- Leader of the boys
- Scripps
- Acts as the narrator
of the play
- A confidante to
the other boys
- Acts as the narrator
of the play
- Rudge
- Posner
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