ENGLISH TEXT SUMMARY NOTES PAIRED COMPARISONS The Queen / Ransom Text guide by: Melanie Hayek, Scott Langan, Odette Colbert & Kirsten Finlay The Queen / Ransom 2 Copyright © TSSM 2020 TSSM ACN 099 422 670 ABN 54 099 422 670 A: Level 14, 474 Flinders Street Melbourne VIC 3000 T: 1300 134 518 F: 03 90784354 W: tssm.com.au E: [email protected] F: 03 97084354 W: tssm.com.au E: [email protected] The Queen / Ransom 3 Contents TEXT 1 ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 The Queen ............................................................................................................................................................... 5 DIRECTOR NOTES .............................................................................................................................................. 6 HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND FIGURES ......................................................................................................... 7 King George VI ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Britain in the 1990s ............................................................................................................................................. 7 GENRE ................................................................................................................................................................... 8 STRUCTURE ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Chronology .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 News Flashes ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 STYLE .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Point of view ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Values .................................................................................................................................................................. 9 SYMBOLS AND MOTIFS .................................................................................................................................. 10 The Stag ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Hunting .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Newspapers/Media ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Balmoral Castle ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Blair‟s Office/Family Life ................................................................................................................................. 11 SETTING AND PLOT SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 12 CHARACTER PROFILES ................................................................................................................................... 13 Major Characters ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Minor Characters ............................................................................................................................................... 14 THEMES .............................................................................................................................................................. 18 Family ................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Relationships ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 Private Vs Public ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Leadership ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Tradition Vs Evolution ...................................................................................................................................... 21 IMPORTANT QUOTATIONS – „THE QUEEN‟ ............................................................................................... 22 TEXT 2 ................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Ransom ................................................................................................................................................................. 28 AUTHOR NOTES ................................................................................................................................................ 29 HISTORICAL CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................... 30 GENRE ................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Audience ............................................................................................................................................................ 32 STRUCTURE ....................................................................................................................................................... 33 STYLE .................................................................................................................................................................. 34 SYMBOLS ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................................... 38 PLOT SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 39 CHARACTER PROFILES ................................................................................................................................... 44 Protagonists and Antagonists ............................................................................................................................ 44 Construction of Character ................................................................................................................................. 44 Major Characters ............................................................................................................................................... 45 Minor Characters ............................................................................................................................................... 48 The Queen / Ransom 4 THEMES AND ISSUES ...................................................................................................................................... 53 Honour through Battle: The Hero ..................................................................................................................... 53 Paternal (and Maternal) Love ............................................................................................................................ 54 Grief and Grieving ............................................................................................................................................ 54 Talk: Communication through Action .............................................................................................................. 55 Fate and Chance: Visions and Visitations ........................................................................................................ 56 IMPORTANT QUOTATIONS – „RANSOM‟ .................................................................................................... 58 COMPARATIVE TEXT ANALYSIS: IDEAS, ISSUES and THEMES ............................................................ 64 Learning intentions ............................................................................................................................................ 64 The difference between Unit 2 and Unit 4: ....................................................................................................... 64 Student must: ....................................................................................................................................................