Themes of Richard II

• Tragic hero
• nobility
• Tension between rebellion and sacred duty
• order and hierarchy
• leadership
• qualities of kingship
• dignity
• religion

The Opening of My Mad Fat Diary

1. Begins with a close up of Rae's face - cuts off the body she is so ashamed off, dwells on her alone
2. Kester enters, angry and swearing - already signs of quirky characters/dysfunctionality
3. Cold tiled environment revealed that doesn't look like a school
4. cut to a Long shot which reveals Rae's body, but the seats next to her are empty, with the audience not having anyone to directly compare Rae's body to
5. Rae looks at Kester confusedly
6. Cuts to pan inside the therapy room with Rae looking upwards - heirarchy, youth, Rae unhappy
7. Kester removing smoke alarm so he can smoke - unconventional adult, world where adults don't do everything right, Kester more human for having weaknesses
8. Kester introduces himself as 'Dr Kahn's replacement, Doctor Gill' - Unusual for teens to have steady/recognisable doctors,
9. Rae doesn't speak but reacts sarcastically when 'You can call me Kester'
10. 'Is it Rachel?' 'Rae' Introduces her character
11. 'to start keeping a diary' - idea of diary introduced
12. Rae settles down sulkily, cuts to wide shot of silence between them
13. Rawe sarcaticly replies or ignores Kester's questions
14. 'You survived the first week' - raises questions
15. As Rae rolls her eyes guitar rocky music starts
16. After she says 'not much' the word 'LIE' is stamped out across her close up in a handwriting font - diary, internal dialogue, audience gets to see what characters do not
17. Voiceover introduced saying 'big lie. This week has in fact been pretty momentous'
18. Shot of Rae's eye opening as she wakes up tile says '10th July 1996' - time period introduced