Work to do: Tuesday 17th April - Representation in Master and Commander

Discuss how people are represented in the extract. [20]
You might consider the representation of:

• age
• British and French
• officers
• sailors

The extract is from the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003 - Peter Weir). We are at sea during the Napoleonic Wars (Britain Vs. France), the French have a powerful ship which could help them win the war. Captain Jack Aubrey has disguised his ship, the Surprise (sailing under the name The Syren), and his crew as a whaling vessel in order to lure the much more powerful French ship, the Acheron, alongside his so he can attack and disable them.

Characters in this extract

The British

Aubrey - Captain (long hair)
Maturin - Doctor (hat and cigar)
Thomas Pullings - Lieutenant (scar)


Task:
1. Annotate the images of the characters above.
2. Write your Q3 answer in your book.