put the reader in a certain kind of zone. The reason for a Gothic setting is to ably portray the dark and sepulchral undertones of the psyche of the stories’ characters‚ and through them‚ the nature of humans in general. Hop-Frog Compared to the other two short stories given for analysis Hop-Frog has very limited‚ if any‚ Gothic elements. However the climax of the story in itself is greatly shocking. Hop-Frog is shown to have tricked the King and his councillors into dressing as ourang-outans
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The realistic impulse‚ the desire to reproduce on stage a piece of life faithfully has been persistent over the last hundred years. However reaction against the theatre of psychological realism and of ordinary speech and behaviour was also relentless throughout the twentieth century. In order to explore any form theatre‚ it is important to understand the historical‚ political‚ social and cultural perspective of the time in which the piece is created. Through the turn of the 19th century‚ “a period
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The Freytag’s Pyramid’s example of a plot includes an exposition‚ an inciting incident‚ a rising action‚ complication‚ then on to the climax‚ ended with the falling action‚ resolution‚ and denouncment. To compare "The Most Dangerous Game" to this Pyramid‚ The inital exposition is shown in the first converstation that the short story opens on. Wherein Whittney and Rainsford discuss the value of human life compared to an animals‚ the exposition is Rainsford’s outlook on life and his statment
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Bohemia‚ on sixth May 1643 when the last sent her first letter to the previous (Atherton‚ 1994). The correspondence begins after Elisabeth examines Descartes’ Meditations and being befuddled about the association between the parts of the body and the psyche and all the more particularly the probability of their causal coordinated
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Psychoanalysis theory first came to be around the late 1800’s‚ discovered by the renowned theorist Sigmund Freud‚ also known as the father of the theory. Freud was born in Moravia in 1856; he studied under Charcot in Paris for a while‚ eventually starting a private practice in Vienna‚ being forced to leave by the Nazis‚ because he was Jewish. His concept developed from people who were considered to be hysteric‚ being burnt and ridiculed‚ because they were seen as lazy and deviant. Later on in the
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enlightened as to her own psyche/ compares the obstacles that face the traveller by relating the inner psyche with a physical map. Atwood charts her journey using a running metaphor of "a dotted line on a map"‚ which establishes the comparison of a physical landscape with the metaphysical mindscape. In Stanza 1 we realise that inner travel can be dangerous‚ illustrated by imagery of the "cliff"‚ while the "net of air" image hints at the uncertainty of travel into the psyche. Furthermore‚ this journey
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imagery‚ especially during the first‚ second‚ and third climaxes of the poem. In Beowulf‚ the imagery for the first climax is full of surprise‚ violence and suspense. The suspense starts when Grendel snatches up the first Geat he sees and tears him apart. Imagery is used to intensify Grendel’s actions by tenfold. For example‚ “Grendel snatched at the first Geat/ he came
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By definition‚ a fairytale “is a fictional story with folklore characters.” A fairytale may also contain talking animals as they did in this particular story. This story contains at least five folklore characters that process some human traits. In this case‚ the dog‚ cat‚ goat‚ bull‚ and rooster are all folklore characters. The genre of “How Jack went to seek his fortune” is a fairytale. I don’t feel this story will fit into any of the other genres. 2. What is the exposition of the story? Summarize
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AN ODE To Autumn Summary Keats’s speaker opens his first stanza by addressing Autumn‚ describing its abundance and its intimacy with the sun‚ with whom Autumn ripens fruits and causes the late flowers to bloom. In the second stanza‚ the speaker describes the figure of Autumn as a female goddess‚ often seen sitting on the granary floor‚ her hair “soft-lifted” by the wind‚ and often seen sleeping in the fields or watching a cider-press squeezing the juice from apples. In the third stanza‚ the speaker
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demanding some sort of resolution. The Climax 5. Climax: the critical point at which the central character is about to win or lose all. When the probable outcome of the main conflict is finally revealed (i.e. the turning point)‚ the story has reached its climax. In a Shakespearian tragedy‚ the climax occurs when the main character’s "momentum" switches from success to failure. Beyond that point‚ the ending is inevitable. However‚ the climax does not
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