Summary Of The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story of speculative fiction by American author Washington Irving. The story is set in 1790 in the countryside around the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow is renowned for its ghosts and the haunting atmosphere that pervades the imaginations of its inhabitants and visitors. The most infamous spectre in the Hollow is the Headless Horseman, said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper who had his head shot off by a stray cannonball during the American Revolutionary War, and who "rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head".
The "Legend" relates the tale of Ichabod Crane, a lean, lanky and extremely superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer, Baltus Van Tassel. Crane, an outsider, sees marriage to Katrina as a means of procuring Van Tassel's extravagant wealth.
In this essay I try to analyze the performances of Ichabod Crane and Katrina Van Tassel. The pay was well presented with the use of appropriate props and costumes to represent the late 18th century. Although confusing at the start I was able to follow the
Exhibits a right balance of self-belief and desperation when he presents himself as the candidate for the teaching job. His body language is praise worthy, weather at the dinner table conversation at one of his student’s house, or every time cold chills run down his spine when people around him talk about the Headless Horseman. The actor’s ability to portray physical obstacles and room conflicts is remarkable. Ichabod Crane has the tone of a gentle man, however he carries the same tone in every scene which seemed to be repetitive and needless, even during private conversations with