Aristotle’s Poetics states that there are six major components within discovering a tragedy. The six components consist of plot‚ character‚ diction/language‚ thoughts/themes‚ spectacle‚ and lyric/song. I chose to relate Aristotle’s view of a tragedy to Aeschylus’s Agamemnon plot component due to the fact that Aristotle believes to be the most important. A well rounded plot requires an insightful beginning‚ which doesn’t reflect on any previous action; a middle‚ that follows the beginning with a
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The three basic plot twists in the novel Great Expectations grip the reader’s attention and add impact to the moral themes of the story. The major twists help divide the story into three parts‚ known in the novel as: The stages of Pip’s great expectations. The first twist appears when the young‚ ambitious orphan Pip‚ finds out that he has a secret benefactor; his dreams of becoming a gentleman are about to come true. Pip is certain that his benefactor is the eccentric‚ old lady from Satis House
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Madame Bovary 1. Discuss the theme of social class in Madame Bovary. Is Emma a sophisticated aristocrat in a bourgeoisie prison‚ or is she simply a Middle-class girl obsessed with a richer life? In the world of the novel‚ are these distinctions meaningful? I believe that Emma is a middle class girl obsessed with a richer life. This is because Emma‚ at one point in the play in more concerned about Charle?s making money and looking good after the ?success? of Hippolytes foot operation. However‚ after
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triggered off by lies and falsehoods that were told in King Lea’s family‚ as well as in the family of the Earl of Gloucester. In this play‚ Shakespeare added a sub-plot to the main-plot and both are based on the same events‚ differing slightly according to the story. The main-plot involves Lear and his three daughters whereas the sub-plot makes use of Gloucester and his two sons. King Lear gives his daughters a love-test‚ stupidly intending to measure love with flattery; "Which of you shall we say
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A look At plot using‚ “Happy Endings‚” by Margaret Atwood Stephen I. Perrine English 101 Sec003 Plot deals with where a story begins‚ and how it ends. Some of the twists and turns that occur might be part of it‚ but the basics of plot are according to Atwood in “Happy Endings” two people meet‚ a bunch of stuff happens and they die. The point Atwood is making is that plot‚ no matter how a writer contrives it‚ is in consequential; because‚ all endings are the same. Plot is nothing more
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In Mark Twain’s novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Twain develops the plot into Huck and Jim’s adventures allowing him to weave in his criticism of society. The two main characters‚ Huck and Jim‚ both run from social injustice and both are distrustful of the civilization around them. Huck is considered an uneducated backwards boy‚ constantly under pressure to conform to the "humanized" surroundings of society. Jim a slave‚ is not even considered as a real person‚ but as property. As they
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Characters Key themes Plot development Reference to context Scene One p1 A lone cellist… to p3 Gellburg No-no… Margaret Hyman- Harry Hymans wife‚ “fair‚ lusty and energetic”‚ informative‚ nosey. She is friendly‚ likes laughing a complete opposite to Gellburg- it makes him uncomfortable Phillip Gelburg- “slender intense man in his late forties”‚ patient‚ secretive‚ dislikes social situations‚ unsympathetic The theme of Gellburgs wife’s illness is introduced‚ and Gellburg indicates he
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Imagine a Chain Reaction of Kindness: The Inspiring Story of Rachel Joy Scott By Chelsea Sandwick Imagine a Chain Reaction of Kindness: The Inspiring Story of Rachel Joy Scott By Chelsea Sandwick Each day 160‚000 kids do not go to school for fear of being bullied‚ tortured‚ and unaccepted by other students (rachelschallenge.org). Rachel Joy Scott was a 17 year-old girl who wished to dedicate her life to making an impact on the world through kindness and compassion (rachelschallenge.org)
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Author: Gabriel García Márquez Title: A very old man with enormous wings Genre: The genre of this short story is Magic Realism‚ due to its outlandish characters. Theme: The themes expressed in this story are a contrast between cruelty and compassion. We see how human nature is when encountered with something or someone extraordinary and weird. The people of the story treat the old man as if he were some carnival show‚ and degrade him. On the other side we can see how all of that subsides
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Why is it important to the story? ACT 1‚ scene 3 MACBETH. Your children shall be kings. I think that this is one of the most important scenes in the story because this i where Macbeth gets that idea that he could be king. That idea gives the plot of the story. ! !! !! When Macbeth meets the weird sisters‚ and they tell him their prophecy. ! Act 2 When they find the body of King Duncan‚ and wake the village. !! !! ! !! ACT 3‚ scene 4 Macbeth sends for Banquo and his son to be killed. They
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