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    How is Othello presented in Act 3 Scene 3? Act 3 scene 3 is one of the most important scenes in the whole play and one of the most well known scenes in the world of theatre. In it‚ Iago speaks carefully and at length with Othello and plants the seeds of suspicion and jealousy‚ which eventually bring about the tragic events of the play. Ironically‚ it is Desdemona’s innocent attempt to reconcile Othello with Cassio that gives Iago the opportunity to get his revenge on Othello‚ thereby causing the

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    How does Miller present Joe Keller as a tragic hero In All My Sons? Joe Keller is a man who loves and values his family very much and has sacrificed everything‚ including his honour‚ in his struggle to make his family prosperous. In the 1940s the American dream was one that everyone possessed. The American dream promised wealth‚ happiness and anything a citizen could ever want. This concept of perfect life was one that Joe tried his very hardest to live by so that he could provide for his family

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    In William Faulkner’s quote he states‚ “He (man) is immortal‚ not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice‚ but because he has a soul‚ a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.” which is true due to the fact that it is seen through the thoughts that are expressed by the characters Pelagia‚ Captain Corelli‚ and Carlo in Louis De Bernieres’ Corelli’s Mandolin. Pelagia is a young and intelligent Greek women who finds herself unwillingly falling in love with a charming

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    The Crucible Act I and act II of the Crucible is composed of a hair-raising‚ lively and historical plot. The readers are introduced to many characters with unique traits that impact the play tremendously. Additionally‚ many of the characters are considered to be round and complex which infers that their personalities advance throughout the story. Three characters that go through an influential and drastic change in the beginning half of the play are Mary Warren‚ John Proctor and Reverend Parris

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    is going to happen in the future. Foreshadowing can create suspense as the reader is waiting for an event to happen. For example‚ Include and write about protagonist (good) and antagonist (bad) In conclusion‚ the three short stories successfully builds suspense in the direction of the audience through the use of literary techniques of setting and foreshadowing. Each short story has a protagonist that the audience feels sympathy and compassion towards and an antagonist that the audience wants revenge

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    The author purpose to write this story is to explain why he wrote The Crucible‚ what pushes him to write such a story. Arthur Miller tried to make life real by showing that things get repeated in history. The McCarthy trials are similar to Salem Witch trials. People were being accused for things that they never did and do not have any proof that they did these thing. The Crucible shows that whatever is happening now happened before‚ and we are repeating the history. It is important for people to

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    falsely accused his salve for the girls odd behavior‚ he also summoned reverend Hale who was an “expert” in the field of witchcraft. By doing this reverend parris sealed many of the villagers fait with know‚ but only time would tell. What started as an act ended up being a way for reverend parris’s niece to get the man that she wanted by having his wife executed for witchcraft. Once people

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    Title In the early morning of February 3‚ 1948‚ in Queens‚ New York‚ John and Angela Miller’s one and only son was born. I was that only son. MORE HERE. Although they say that I was the greatest thing to happen to them‚ sadly‚ it never seemed like it. They rarely talked to me or spent time with me. As a result‚ I spent most of my early childhood alone. Over time‚ I began to like being alone‚ spending most of my time either in my room or outside in the nearby boroughs of Queens. I was happy with

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    The crucible directly means a severe‚ searching test or trial. The book The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a perfect example of that definition. The book is based upon the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690’s‚ it also has a deeper meaning it also relates to the communist hunts of the 1950’s led by Joseph McCarthy. The Crucible in all of its meanings follow the definition of it being a severe‚ searching test or trial. In the book The Crucible Arthur Miller portrayed the horrors of the Salem Witch Trails

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    Shakespeare used many techniques to build suspense in Julius Caesar‚ but the two events that moved the story the most‚ the siloqueys by Brutus and the other conspirators and Caesar’s wife’s dream‚ created the suspense up until Caesar’s assassination. When the reader reads Brutus’ siloquey‚ they feel on edge for the first time. This is a turning point in the story and the reader ponders if Brutus will join the conspirators. When he begins his speech with "It must be his death."(Act 2 Scene 1 Pg 49 Line 10) the

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