Journeys End by RC Sheriff - How does the Opening Grab the Audience’s Attention? :: English Literature

How does the Opening of Journeys annul attach the Audiences Attention?R.C Sheriffs Journeys End is a piece of First World War literatureand presents a realistic picture of life in the trenches as he hadknow it and a interpretation of the horrors from the war. It is setin 1918, and opens on Mon daylight March 18th. It is hardened in a dug come out inthe British Trenches before St Quentin. It is a powerful playexpressing many different sides of the war from the death and trashto the way the recruits spend their spare time. This play involves theC Company including a Company Commander and four officers. In Act 1 medical prognosis 1 the previous c every(prenominal)er has had a quiet posting with exactlyirregular attacks and the German troup movements are just starting.The opening is one illustration of the way R.C Sherriff has tried to makeit fun as well as stern. He opens with tough singing a song, One andTwo, its with Maud and Lou, which overly shows that some parts areunreal istic and not showing a war the way we all know a war to belike.The first two characters we are introduced with are Hardy and Osborne.Hardy is the incompetent, mundane and good humoured soldier whichbrings the hilarity and light hearted side of war to the auditory sensesattention. Osborne on the other hand is the opposite from Hardy. Hedisplays mother and discipline to the dugout. He is also veryfair-minded and level headed. In this scene they introduce Stanhope tothe viewers but they have conflicting views on him. Hardy quotesStanhope really is a freak showing he doesnt have a positiveopinion on Stanhope. Whereas Osborne quotes in his opt Hes a longway the best company commander weve got. With the contrast in viewsand the appearance of Stanhope yet to be seen is devising the audiencequestion What is Stanhope really like?.During the conversation between Hardy and Osborne were told that theyare expecting a new officer, from Osborne saying, I hope were luckyand get a youngster st raight from school. Theyre the mental that dobest. There is also a question over The Big Attack which we areyet to be knowledgeable about. This is cognize because the conversation,the big German attacks expected any day now I should think youllget it right in the sleep with between the two officers tells us so, whichkeeps us interested to find out more.This play is a slice of real life with documentary realism. It has allthe right parts to it from the comic of Hardys jokes to the