An Inspector Calls Revision Sample essay plan for q.2 1. Introduction 2. Character 3. Dramatic devices *(most important) 4. Social/Historical context 5. Conclusion (Themes.) Unities the ’unities’ from Classical Greek drama are based around three major things: time‚ place and action Introduction ’An Inspector Calls’ is a play which explores social inequality in postwar Britain. Priestley uses many dramatic devices such as stage directions‚ dramatic irony‚ lighting and setting to expose
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How “Bad Luck” is evident in Macbeth PHIL 375 March 30‚ 2012 Many people are superstitious‚ which leads to the belief that “bad luck” is often the cause of tragic circumstances. “Bad luck” can be something as simple as your shoelace breaks to something cataclysmal like a windstorm blows a tree through your living room. McGinn describes tragedy as “a miss match between situation and character” (194) but in Shakespearean literature you need an element of “bad luck” to get a tragedy. McGinn
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ambitious‚ and patriotic tone while speaking to his army about defeating the French in the battle. In this situation pathos makes a great impact in the compliance of of the soldiers and it paid off majorly. At the beginning in the speech ShakeSpeare uses pathos and many strong verbs to get his point across that you fight with him and your nation or you’re against him. He says “We
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The Use of Coincidence in A Tale of Two Cities Coincidence is defined as a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance. Many writers use coincidence to add interest to the plot line but it can lead to a novel feeling unrealistic. Coincidence is commonly used by renaissance writers. In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cites‚ coincidence is used to move a long the events of the story and add to the theme of the novel. Coincidence is apparent in the physical similarities
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accordance to the majority of Shakespeare’s tragedies‚ the characters in King Lear are well developed and portray evident personalities. Their characteristics and actions are so extreme that they closely mirror those of animals. In particular‚ Shakespeare uses animal imagery in King Lear to illustrate the vulnerability‚ cruelty‚ and perceptivity of critical characters. Animal imagery in King Lear is used to effectively emphasize the vulnerability of Kent and Gloucester. When Kent is sentenced to a night
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she should marry Demetrius‚ but their love is not real. He would rather see his daughter‚ Hermia‚ die or be a nun than marry Lysander. Theseus‚ the Duke of Athens‚ gave Hermia till his wedding day to make a decision. This is another way Shakespeare uses the moon as a clock to countdown till Hermia has to make a final decision and their wedding day. Shakespeare reveals the theme love‚ real or fake‚ throughout the play using the main four characters: Hermia‚
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including an exquisite use of emotive dialogue‚ sophisticated imagery and symbolism. He explores and brings originality to timeless themes such as fear‚ loneliness‚ luck‚ classism‚ social justice‚
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Murakami primarily employs techniques such as figurative language through the use of flashbacks and a feeling of foreboding to characterize the deadly wave. After several attempts to get K to make a last second escape‚ the wave finally makes its first appearance with a bang being depicted as “a wave like a huge snake with its head held high‚ poised to strike‚ was racing towards the shore” (Murakami‚ 178). Through the use of simile and personification‚ Murakami is able to compare the wave to give
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PEE Paragraph #1- Martin Luther King used emotive language on pg 3. “ I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” I think the intended effect of this quote is to show that people shouldn’t live in a place where they can’t be themselves. And that people are created equal and everyone is human not just white folk. I think it really got to the audience because adding word
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In her novel The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Margret Atwood uses symbolism to illustrate the handmaid’s role in the society of Gilead. The handmaids are the women who had broken law of Gilead‚ and were forced into the role of a surrogate mother for a higher ranking couple. The handmaids had no rights or free will. They were under constant surveillance and this caused them to be very cautious. The author characterizes most handmaids as a tentative and distrustful‚ which is perhaps why Offred never puts in words
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