Film and Literary techniques

Question 1

Hector’s body

Answer 1

• Defilement of hector’s body - the barbaric nature of men in war
• Explicit imagery
• The cycle of hector’s body healing and Achilles returning to desecrate Hector’s body signifies to the futility of war.

Question 2

In the opening scene

Answer 2

• wide angle shot of Buckingham palace

- Accompanying diegetic sounds of Bagpipes

Question 3

The portrait

Answer 3

• Costume accustomed traditional royal garment
  -Breaks the forth wall - look directly at the camera
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