Dickens and Lawyers

Mgr. Petr Piskač

Bakalářská práce

Abstract:

This work aimed at discovering some valuable qualities under the seemingly negative appearance of Dicken's lawyers. The two typical examples of lawyers were chosen and analysed: Mr Tulkinghorn and Mr Jaggers. Some personal flaws of the lawyers were revealed by the analysis, but simultaneously, no evidence of any criminal offence was proven. Then, the comparison of Mr Skimpole and Mr Vholes followed, which highlighted the lawyers' hard work ethics, as opposed to dilettantism of laity. Then the affiliation between artists and lawyers were disputed. The comprehensive conclusion stated that indeed there do exist some good qualities in Dickens' lawyers, despite their apparent unattractiveness. The qualities and skills such as their ability of clear, precise thinking, hard work ethics, their zealous, single-minded quest after their goals, their aloofness and solitude, can safely be termed positive, and are worth imitating.

Keywords

Law, legal proffesion, criminal offence, legal skills, intricacy of law, critical thinking, hard work ethics, dilettantism, analysis, morality, vice, solicitor, description, lawsuit, information, legal proceedings, interests, client, bachelorhood, solitude, cold heart, inhumanity, misdemeanor

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 15. 6. 2006

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 15. 6. 2006
• Vedoucí: Paul Nicholas Clifford

Masarykova univerzita

Pedagogická fakulta

Bakalářský studijní program / obor:
Učitelství pro základní školy / Učitelství cizích jazyků pro základní školy - angličtina