ipl-logo

Hansel And Gretel Play Analysis

1026 Words5 Pages

Play: Hansel and Gretel Scene 1 Narrator:( On a sunny day in the Woody Forest Hansel and Gretel are on their Dad’s house. Their dad will soon leave to the forest and find wood to get what his kids want. His dad talks before exiting.) Hensel: Dad I want more food. Gretel: And I want something good. (Disgusted) Dad: Well, we don’t have money to buy. Grettel: Well, can 't you just cut wood and get money from that! (annoyed) Dad: I’ll see what I can get. Dad: Ok bye kids, I will see what I can get from the wood.(Closing the door shut.) Narrator: ( While the kids dad leaves, the children think of what should they do until their dad comes back. They talk of about their thoughts.) Hansel: Gretel . Grettel: What! Hansel: What are we going to do while our dad comes back? …show more content…

( talking with his mouth full ) Grettel: I have a bad feeling of this house. ( Questioned) Hansel: Well, all I 'm interested in the food. ( Taking mouthfuls of candy) Narrator: ( The witch look at her window and sees what is happening. She goes down stairs and opens the door. ) Witch: What are you doing to my poor house boy. Hansel: Oh, sorry I was hungry. Grettel: Why are you not that mean if you are a witch. Witch: I don’t want to be mean. ( annoyed) Grettel: Why is your house mostly made of candy, that 's dumb? Hansel: Don’t be that mean, (Hansel said hungrily), It’s great for me . Grettel: What can I expect from a hungry brother. Witch: Well, I won’t matter giving him food. Witch: I can use them to help me build a real house. I am tired of kids eating my house. ( talking in her mind) Hansel: Really? Witch: Yes. Witch: With one condition. Hansel: What? Grettel: What do you want us to do? Witch: Build me a house made of wood not candy. Hansel: I’m find with that. Grettel: What about me? Grettel: I want something else than food. Witch: Like what? Grettel: A new phone, tablet and headphone. Witch: Oh,

Show More
Related

  • Foreshadowing In Grendel's Last Supper

    55 Words  | 1 Pages

    Grendel walking through the halls looking for someone to kill shows that he is truly evil. It increased the suspense because we know that he will soon fight Beowulf. By saying that it's his “last supper” is foreshadowing that he will soon die, and I believe he includes this to show how heroes always win.

    Read More

  • Similarities Between Grendel And Frankenstein

    798 Words  | 4 Pages

    As Grendel grew he became interested in the ways of man as he viewed their development and adaptations from a distance. As Grendel viewed them over a period of time he began to feel a connection between them and himself. He debated whether to revel himself to the villagers, because he knew the reaction in which they would demonstrate towards him. However, he chose to revel himself even after the previous encounter, “I staggered out into the open and up toward the hall with my burden, groaning out, “Mercy! Peace!”

    Read More

  • Essay On Grendel Vs Beowulf

    817 Words  | 4 Pages

    Complexity was added to Grendel’s character in the film due to the fact that, in Beowulf, the writer uses simplistic duality throughout the epic poem. The film modifies the simplistic duality used in the epic poem by adding a backstory to Grendel’s character. Instead of being seen as a monster committing senseless murders, he can be seen as compassionate, caring, and knowledgeable of his actions. The film shows his compassionate and caring side through his connection to the witch. In the film, the viewer can see that Grendel protects the witch from people who try to hurt her,

    Read More

  • Frankenstein And Grendel Research Paper

    673 Words  | 3 Pages

    Grendel decides to further harass and slaughter the Danes, justifying it to himself with the question “why should I not? Has [Hrothgar] made any move to deserve my kindness? If I give him a truce, will the King invite me in for a kiss on the forehead, a cup of mead?” (Gardner 122). Herein Grendel believes that he should offer no peace or respite to those who have supplied him only pain when he seeked friendship, using sarcasm to emphasize that there will be no peace even if Grendel offers it.

    Read More

  • How Is Grendel Portrayed As A Monster

    803 Words  | 4 Pages

    Grendel’s first attempts at communication with humans when he "staggered out into the open and up toward the hall...groaning out, 'Mercy ! Peace!'"(51), turns into a near death experience with weapons. Humans ignore Grendel and makes him live his life in isolation. Grendel's loneliness is shown to be a contribution to his downfall. Grendel despises his loneliness that eventually changes him into a bitter creature whose goal is to destroy Hrothgar.

    Read More

  • The Crucible Character Analysis

    1387 Words  | 6 Pages

    He didn’t mean to accuse her of being a witch, he

    Read More

  • Inhumanity In Of Mice And Men

    837 Words  | 4 Pages

    Carlson complains to Slim about Candy’s dog and suggests, "Whyn't you get Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up? I can smell that dog a mile away. Got no teeth, damn near blind, can't eat. Candy feeds him milk. He can't chew nothing else" (Steinbeck 35).

    Read More

  • Is Grendel Good Or Evil

    980 Words  | 4 Pages

    In response, Grendel runs to the hall and shouts “Mercy! Peace!” (51). His willingness to ask for peace shows the remorse he feels for his actions. He realizes his actions have resulted in him being viewed by others in a negative

    Read More

  • The Accuser In The Crucible

    551 Words  | 3 Pages

    II know what a witch is”-Martha Corey “If you know not what a witch is , how do you know you are not one”-Judge Hawthorne Martha was trying to prove her innocence to Judge Hawthorne in the court but then Hawthorne flipped her word around and made her look more guilty than she already is. Mary Warren states “What'll we do? The village is out... the whole country's talkin' witchcraft! They'll be callin' us witches, Abby…, we've got to tell.

    Read More

  • Role Of Animals In Grendel

    226 Words  | 1 Pages

    Grendel is explaining how the animals stare him down and how their eyes are dark like death itself. He is talking about how the

    Read More

  • The Violets By Gwen Harwood Essay

    898 Words  | 4 Pages

    Their mother indicates that “it will soon be night, you goose” (TV.2.5), “goose” referencing the narrator as a child. As they age, the day turns to night, the narrator begins to regret her wasteful actions “us[ing] [her] tears to scold” (TV.3.6).

    Read More

  • Beowulf Argumentative Essay

    494 Words  | 2 Pages

    He states, “A shock goes through me. Mistake!”. Grendel realizes he has been tricked because Beowulf’s eyes were open. What disturbs Grendel most is when Beowulf whispers to him “spilling words like showers of sleet, his mouth three inches from my ear. I will not listen.

    Read More

  • Sacrifice In Beowulf

    457 Words  | 2 Pages

    “[Grendel] grasped at a strong- hearted wakeful sleeper- and was

    Read More

  • Nihilism In Beowulf's Grendel Is Good

    719 Words  | 3 Pages

    Grendel truly wanted to fit in, when he was stuck in the tree he attempted to speak with the humans, but scared them when he spoke old English. His mother tried to warn him of the humans, but because she couldn’t speak his tongue he couldn’t heed her advice until it was too late. Grendel was never necessarily a wicked being, but a misguided one. Grendel’s personal philosophy changes drastically throughout the novel. His first

    Read More

  • Argumentative Essay On Beowulf And Grendel

    968 Words  | 4 Pages

    John Gardner gave Grendel emotions that the reader was able to see and hear through his own words. Grendel told tales of his childhood causing the reader to become invested in Grendel’s past giving the feeling of a connection. As in the way he describes instances of his imaginative play, “I use to play games when I was young…explored our far-flung underground world in an endless wargame of leaps onto nothing…quick whispered plottings with invisible friends” (Gardner 15). Consequently, this information gives the feeling of sympathy for Grendel, for his lonely childhood and circumstance. Gardner continues to play on the sympathies of the reader after Grendel’s first interaction with the Danes.

    Read More

More about Hansel And Gretel Play Analysis

Open Document