The question (13 marks)
"Justice is a machine that, when some one has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself." Examine this claim with reference to the four acts of Galsworthy's Justice. (13 marks)
MU Module I, head 1.1 Galsworthy's Justice; pack ch. 01 and quickref 2.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 1 · Law and Literature: Texts of English – II.
Authorities you will need
- John Galsworthy, Justice (1910), Act I: the decision of James and Walter How to prosecute
- Justice, Act III, Scenes I to III: the Governor, the doctor and the silent cell
- Justice, Act IV: the net speech, the breach of licence and Falder's death
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