As I was chasing after Cassio‚ he ran up to Desdemona and gently pressed against her throat with a knife‚ I then stopped immediately and told him "Cassio?!... Please don’t hurt my Desdemona‚ it’s between me and you. He then continues to stare at me while slowly backing up to the door. As he got closer to the door‚ I start to run towards him‚ Cassio then used the knife to wound Desdemona in her left arm‚ and ran off outside. As I’m running up to her‚ Emilia enters and sees the blood pouring down
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J.B Pristley wrote the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ for a specific purpose; to highlight the injustices of society in 1912. The original audience understood the context of the play and endured two world wars. Pristley presents a socialist point of view‚ using his characters to convey his ideals. Priestly’s overriding message in the play is that ‘We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.’ The characters symbolize how society should be. Mr. Birling is the opposite of Pristley’s view:
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OpeningThe style of Prestlies play seems at a first glance to be that of a straightforward‚ detective thriller‚ but as the inspector arrives with announcement of Eva smiths death‚ and the involvement of each members of the family is progressively established. The structure becomes that of a wodnut‚ with the inspector slowly unraveling the history of Eva Smith. The audiences interest is sustained not only by progressively revelations but their desire to find out whom ultimately‚ was responsible for
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Nervous‚ I took a steady breath to calm myself. The warm‚ dimly-lit classroom-turned-actors’-lounge was filled with children. These kids however‚ wore oddly assorted costumes completed with makeup-caked faces. A boy in a suit with a flamboyant tie and glasses commented‚ “Do I look shiny?” earning a giggle from the company. A girl dressed in similar clothing stood up‚ tap shoes clacking against the tiled floor‚ and‚ pulling the boy aside she announced‚ “Stop Len! We need to head onstage.” The actors
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It is under much strain that I withhold the flood of tears behind my eyes. For if the levy bursts‚ I fear I may meet a fate much like dear Ophelia. My dear Ophelia… my friend‚ my sister… I am aghast by your drowning‚ there was so much more for you in this world‚ you were like a blossoming flower‚ emerging into the light for all to see… and now‚ without even slowly wilting away‚ you are gone‚ and I am alone. Oh God‚ why would you take her and leave me so alone‚ and so soon after our own father’s
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I’d like to share with you one of the most interesting telephone calls that I’ve ever received. The phone rang‚ and I said hello. “Hi‚ are you sitting down?” I told that her that I was just leaving to have lunch with my husband. “Well‚ first let me say that everyone is alright” - Here’s a little 411 for those of you who haven’t had this experience‚ anytime someone calls you and begins the conversation with “Are you sitting down?” soon to be followed by “Well‚ first let me say that everyone
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don’t believe it. I wont." However as the act continues‚ as Sheila has previously predicted‚ the inspector is ’breaking down the walls’ that Mrs Birling has set up between her and Eva. This breaking down of the walls‚ the dismantling of the false sense of security adds to the dramatic tension of the scene. In dismantling the sense of security‚ Priestly uses irony. These ironic situations make it more dramatic by creating possibilities of suspense. For example Mrs Birling says‚ "drunken young idler" when
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“the Fire Exit” and the “generous vacation and sick leave policy‚” (1062) that it is utterly absurd. Also‚ the repetition of the phrase “you may be let go” exemplifies this absurdity. First‚ the new employee is warned‚ “If you make an emergency phone call without asking‚ you may be let go‚” even though an “emergency” situation typically does not allow
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BOOKREPORT "An Inspector Calls" by J.B. Priestley Short plot summary: The play deals with an inspector‚ named Goole‚ who arrives by the Birling family‚ who is celebrating Sheila’s engagement to Gerald Croft. He tells about Eva Smith’s suicide. After lots of questions it turns out that they are all more or less responsible for this tragically death and after the inspector left they find out that he wasn’t a real inspector and that no girl died. The play opens with the engagement celebration
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Abigail could no longer take it; two months have gone by without her John. After the arrest of John Proctor‚ Abigail was left with nothing. He was the only reason she was doing all this for‚ but now soon he would be hanged. Reverend Hale already suspected of her; she would be next. In order to save herself she has to leave Salem‚ but she couldn’t go alone‚ Mercy Lewis had to go with her. Abigail convinced Mercy Lewis that if she didn’t go she would soon be arrested and hanged. Between the two of
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