Shakespeare’s Audience Research Synthesis Essay Many people find it hard to believe that William Shakespeare had a vocabulary that varied from 20‚000-25‚000 words‚ since he stopped attending school at the age of 13. In comparison to a college graduate‚ who is estimated to have 18‚000-23‚000 words in their vocabulary‚ it is not uncommon for one to find this difficult to accept. Shakespeare tried to satisfy all members of class in his audience by having certain elements in his plays appeal to the
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Topic- Organ Donation Audience Analysis Situational Characteristics: 8-12 minute speech 14 people in the audience Projector ready for use Time of day – 12:40 Audience Demographics: Age: late teens-early twenties (except Professor Bernhardt) One French student One Korean student 7 males 5 african-American females 1 professor Common Ground: Common ground is that no one in the class knows of someone who has needed in organ transplant. Prior Exposure: My audience survey results showed
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Irony in the “Story of an Hour” By Kate Choplin The Story of an Hour by Kate Choplin is about an older woman who struggles with coercion brought about by her husband and her surreptitious yearning for freedom. Mrs. Mallard does not truly know how miserable she was until she finds out that her husband has died in a terrible train accident. Kate Choplin writes this story in a limited‚ third person point of view; however‚ it is still quite exciting with how it
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with the audience. His speech was fluent and every point flowed well into each other. Was the speaker honest in what was said? How do you know? Yes. He had knowledge. He knew the law and
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“The Story of an Hour” is a short story told by Kate Chopin. The story begins by telling the readers about Mrs. Mallard’s also known as Louise‚ has heart trouble and was told about the tragic accident of her beloved husband. Hearing the news Mrs. Mallard sits in her chair motionless for a few days and occasionally will grieve about the loss of her husband‚ Brently. But‚ after a while she realizes that she is now set free. Although Mrs. Mallard loved her husband dearly‚ she now has the freedom and
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The loss of one’s spouse is a pain some people cannot endure; others handle this delicate situation in a different matter‚ such as Louise Mallard in the story‚ “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin. Mrs. Louise Mallard is a young and very pretty lady‚ but with the recent death of her husband‚ she appears to be much older. “She was young‚ with a fair‚ calm face‚ whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes‚ whose gaze was fixed away
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During Kate Chopin’s marriage she resided in Louisiana where the laws favored the husband in a type of patriarchal code. At the time women were subjected to a lesser role and the husband’s will was freely imposed upon their wives. In “The Story of an Hour” much of Chopin’s desire for the prospect of freedom is reflected to us through the character of Mrs. Mallard. The societal norms of the late 1800’s dictated that women would assume the feminine role and live for their husbands; as a woman’s place
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After reviewing the Audience Analysis Memo that I wrote a few weeks ago‚ it dawned on me how much I have actually learned in this class. It is surprising since it has been a considerably short amount of time. So‚ in reviewing my original memo‚ I saw many opportunities for improvement. In my Audience Analysis Memo‚ I contrasted two websites about Osteoarthritis. One of the first things I changed was the organization. I realized that the original was too scattered and it was easy for the reader to
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While reading a story‚ character development helps the reader to visualize the story by engaging in the lives of the characters. By doing so‚ the character undergoes a change in attitude during a period of time. Kate Chopin is an American author who wrote stories on independent women. In The Story of an Hour Chopin introduces Louise Mallard‚ a young woman who believes that her husband is dead. However as many woman would have been devastated by the news‚ Louise “did not hear the story as many women
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for a reader is understanding the meaning behind a symbolic figure. Some might be difficult to catch‚ but in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and D.H. Laurence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner‚” both are quite clear. The stories have opposite symbols‚ but both are about the loved ones that influence their lives. For Mrs. Mallard‚ it’s her husband. In “The Story of an Hour‚” Louise Mallard received news that her loving husband died in a railroad disaster; which made Louise weep and run up to her room
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