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The Demon Barber of Fleet Street PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI MRS. LOVETT’S MOTIVATION IN HELPING SWEENEY TODD IN HUGH WHEELER’S SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET TITLE PAGE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By HANDOKO WIJAYA Student Number: 124214048 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2017 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI MRS. LOVETT’S MOTIVATION IN HELPING SWEENEY TODD IN HUGH WHEELER’S SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET TITLE PAGE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By HANDOKO WIJAYA Student Number: 124214048 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVESITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2017 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis MRS. LOVETT'S MOTIVAnON IN HELPING S\\t'EENEY TODD Ii~ HUGH \-''HEELER'S SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMONBARBER OF FLEETSTREET By HANDOKO WI.JAYA Shldent Number:124214048 Approved by Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum July 02, 201.8 Advisor '0P~~'d"'i' Ni Wh S.S., M.H= July 02, 2018 Co-Advisor iii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sar:jana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis MRS. LOVETT'S MOTIVAnON IN HELPING SWEENEY TODD IN HUGH WHEELER'S SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMONBARBER OF FLEETSTREET By HANDOKO WIJAYA Student Number: 124214048 Defended before the Board ofExaminers On July 17,2018 and Declared Acceptable BOARD EXAMINERS Name Chairperson : Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum Secretary : Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, S.S., M.Hum Member 1 : E. Arti Wu1andari, Ph.D Member 2 : Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum Member 3 : Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, S.S., M.Hum Yogyakarta, July 31, 2018 Faculty ofLetters __ " ata Dharma University .- iv PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY I certify that this undergraduate thesis contains no material which has been previously submitted for the award ofany other degree at any university, and that, to the best of my knowledge, this undergraduate thesis contains no material previously written by any other person except where due reference is made in the text ofthe undergraduate thesis. Yogyakarta, 17 November 2017 Handoko Wijaya .- v PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya mahasiswa Universitas Sanata Dharma Nama : Handoko Wijaya Nomor Mahasiswa : 124214048 Demi pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang berjudul MRS. LOVETT'S MOTIVATION IN HELPING SWEENEY TODD IN HUGH WHEELER'S SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMONBARBER OF FLEETSTREET beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (hila ada). Dengan demikian saya memberikan kepada perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan, mengalihkan dalam bentuk media lain, mengelolanya dalam bentuk pangkalan data, mendistribusikan secara terbatas, dan mempublikasikannya di internet atau media lain untuk kepentingan akademis tanpa perJu meminta ijin kepada saya maupun memberikan royalti kepada saya selama mencamtumkan nama saya sebagai penulis. Demikian pernyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya. DibuatdiYogyakarta Pada tanggal 17 November 2017 Yang menyatakan, vi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI MOTTO PAGE Nobody can build the bridge for you to walk across the river of life, no one but you yourself alone. There are, to be sure, countless paths and bridges and demi-gods which would carry you across this river; but only at the cost of yourself; you would pawn yourself and lose. There is in the world only one way, on which nobody can go, except you: where does it lead? Do not ask, go along with it. -Nietzsche- vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to God and all of my friends. Without their supports, I would not be able to finish this thesis. I also thank my parents and family who never give up supporting me in every circumstances that helps me to finish my study. My parents always say, “Learn anything you could possibly learn, until you are not going to be able to learn any further.” I would like to give my sincere gratitude to my thesis advisor, Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum., for his precious time and guidance in fulfilling the requirements for me to be able to be graduate. Without his support, I would not be able to finish this undergraduate thesis during my hard times. His advice is important for it motivates me to keep on going. I also would like to thank Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, S.S., M.Hum as my academic supervisor and as my undergraduate thesis co-advisor for her guidance and advice to improve my fluency in English language especially in writing. I would like to thank Sanata Dharma University for the precious time and the opportunity to study in the current position. Furthermore, all of these years have given me so much brilliant experiences that I could never repay. The lesson I have learnt, the student exchange program that gave me such an excellent experience to give me several perspectives to make fair life decision as equals, the family I have in UKF English Letters basketball team, tons of wonderful people that have taught me a lesson in life would never be replaced. viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI I am grateful for all of my friends who always support me in doing my undergraduate thesis and also helped me in doing my undergraduate thesis: Natalia Sisca Dessensia, Sedyo “Dimas” Utomo, Laura Artha Manofa Sianturi, Manganju Glory, Thesalonica Gita Pramesti Putri, Fariz Ibra Azani, Letisia Putri Ekarini Gadi Pangestu, M. Iqbal Rayendi, Leoni Puteri Gusvayanti, Dismas Raditya Diandra, Putri Melati, Glenn Puput, Kellysia Sophie Sumarlin and all 2012 English Letters Department’s students. Thank you for all of these wonderful moments we have experienced in this university. These acknowledgements would not be complete without mentioning my beloved friends: Mikael Ari Wibisono, Sandy Rodan, Kevin Christy, Doni Wijaya. Thanks for all of the sad, happy, fun, silly moments we experienced in all of these years. It is such a big opportunity for me to develop myself so that I can be a better person. Handoko Wijaya ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ......................................................................................................... i APPROVAL PAGE ............................................................................................. iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ........................................................................................ iv STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY .................................................................... v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS .............................................................. vi MOTTO PAGE ................................................................................................... vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................. viii TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................... x ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................... xii ABSTRAK ............................................................................................................ xiii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 1 A. Background of the Study ............................................................................. 1 B. Problem Formulation ................................................................................... 3 C. Objectives of the Study ................................................................................ 3 D. Definition of Term ....................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF LITERATURE ................................................... 6 A. Review of the Studies .................................................................................. 6 B. Review of Related Theories ......................................................................... 7 1. Theory of Characters and Characterization .............................................. 8 2. Theory of Basic Needs ............................................................................. 9 C. Theoretical Framework .............................................................................. 13 CHAPTER III : METHODOLOGY ................................................................. 15 A. Object of the Study .................................................................................... 15 B. Approach of the Study ............................................................................... 18 C. Method of the Study ................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER IV : ANALYSIS .............................................................................. 20 A. The Characteristics of Mrs. Lovett ............................................................ 20 1. Manipulative ........................................................................................... 20 2. Calm ......................................................................................................
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