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Stanhope and Raleighs Relationship in Journeys End Intro In this essay, I will attempt to discuss the changes and development in the ongoing and differing relationship between Raleigh and Stanhope. I will pay particular attention to character movement and speech, sound, lighting and audience reaction. Robert Cedric Sherriff was born on June 6, 1896, in Hampton Wick, England. After attending grammar school at Kingston on Thames, Sherriff worked in his fathers insurance business until he entered the army to serve as captain in the 9th East Surrey Regiment in World War I. He was wounded at Passchendaele. Sherriff was an English playwright and screenwriter is best known for his World War I play Journeys End, an account†¦show more content†¦During the attack, Raleigh is hit in the back with shrapnel. Here we see a much more gentle Stanhope, almost weeping as he lovingly cares for the dieing Raleigh. This is why the relationship between Stanhope and Raleigh is so intriguing, with this sudden change of emotion in Stanhope. Socio-historical World War One lasted through the years 1914 – 1918. It involved two alliances – The Triple Entente (Britain, France and Russia) and The Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy). With every great super-power in Europe all becoming more and more politically hostile with each other, and arming themselves more and more, World War One was a time bomb waiting to explode. When Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand was on an official visit to the recently claimed Serbia, a collective of people opposing Austria’s presence in Serbia assassinated him. Austria-Hungary, being distraught, blamed Serbia, who denied all knowledge, whom, seeked help from Russia. Austria-Hungary eventually, invaded Russia with the help of Germany to begin what would be known as the last â€Å"Great-War†. Much of the fighting in World War One was done on small areas of land, sometimes as small as 75 yards or so across, with trenches on either side. Men would live in these trenches for months on end, mostly ending their stay with being told to â€Å"Go over the top†. This was usually greeted with heavyShow MoreRelated Journeys End by R.C. Sheriff Essay2400 Words   |  10 Pages Journeys End by R.C. Sheriff R. C. Sherriff created characters that aid the audiences understanding of war through their emotions and dialogue. Each character generates an intensive atmosphere and prompts differing emotions and thoughts from the audience, expressing different feelings and reactions towards war, which all aggregate to the same thing, the fear that they are all going to die sooner than later. The play was written to make people contemplate the futility of war. World