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Compare and contrast Blue Remembered Hills with Hope And Glory
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Part 1: Compare and contrast Blue Remembered Hills with Hope And Glory The first aspect I am going to compare is the time in which the plays were written and set. Blue Remembered Hills was written by Dennis Potter and was first performed in 1973. It is set in the height of summer in 1943 during the long summer holidays it is set during one single afternoon as World War II unfolds around the children. Hope and Glory on the other hand was written in 1989 by John Boorman. The main character in the play named Billy is a reflection of John Boorman's childhood. The play is set in September of 1939 and covers a much longer time period than Blue Remembered Hills. Hope and Glory is a reflection of John's life over the next three years. In Hope and Glory the four seasons are shown very clearly over these three...
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