The presentation of the matriarchy in 'Leave Taking'
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- Q1A matriarch is a woman who rules, leads or controls a family. Which of the characters in 'Leave Taking' are presented as matriarchs?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q2In 'Leave Taking', why is the character of Mai important to the Caribbean community in North London?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q3In Scene Four of 'Leave Taking', Enid tells Viv things about her mother. What do we find out?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q4In Scene Five of 'Leave Taking', Viv offers to help Del with the her baby when it is born. How does Del respond?She says she doesn't need help because she is getting back together with RoyShe gets down on her knees and thanks herShe rejects it saying she needs to get on with her own life without Viv's helpShe accepts both the help and the moneyShe accepts the help, on the condition that Viv moves in with her and Mai30s
- Q5In 'Leave Taking', the characters of Del and Enid are often present in conflict. How does Pinnock draw attention to their similarities?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q6In Scene Six of 'Leave Taking', Mai says of her clients, "expect me to reach into their souls and stick the broken pieces back together. They have sucked me dry. [...] My ______ dead."Users enter free textType an Answer30s