"Porphyria’s lover" (PL) and "The laboratory" (TL) are two dramatic monologues written by Robert Browning. Browning uses a range of techniques to reveal the characters psyche. The characters are both insane and deluded but have big differences‚ such as one of them is sadistic and the other suffering from subconscious guilt. I will be discussing the techniques that Browning uses to reveal his characters in PL and TL. In TL Browning begins to suggest a sense of paranoia in the wife: she seems to feel
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The protagonist and main character of Native Son is Bigger Thomas. He is the focus of the novel and the embodiment of its main idea--the effect of racism on the mental state of its black victims. Richard Wright’s exploration of Bigger’s psychological corruption gives us a perspective on the effect that racism had on the black population in 1930s America. Some critics of Native Son have questioned the effectiveness of Bigger as a character. For instance‚ the famous black writer James Baldwin has considered
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How does Dowd create tension and pace in chapter 46‚ building up to the climax at the end? Dowd creates tension by using short sentences. She says‚ “I live. I work. I pump.” It creates tension by mimicking the sound of Mel’s heartbeat which lets you know her situation is very pressured. With the use of short sentences Dowd has been able to give away very less information and so it makes you want to read on to find out out more about the three sentences. Dowd also uses adjectives to create tension
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How Does The Writer Create A Memorable Climax In Chapter 5? The most intense moment in the Novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ is when Lennie murders Curley’s Wife in Chapter 5. Although something bad was foreshadowed from the beginning of the book‚ it is not until that shocking and moving episode when Lennie accidentally kills her‚ that the reader finally loses hope of their utopian dream of the farm and the rabbits ever succeeding. Chapter 5 begins with a peaceful description of a ‘lazy’ and ‘warm’
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Inside a mysterious hut in the forest‚ a bird flew through the dark damp trees‚ and ended up upon a house‚ which was right beside the lake. The bird chirped‚ as it listened to a cloaked man going through a story. The man reads his story out‚ in a soft tone‚ and gleams as animals from the forest gather to listen. "Once upon a time‚ there was a girl‚ which lived just beside a dark‚ misty forest. The little girl always wears a red coat‚ with a riding hood‚ so all the villagers called her ’Little Red
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interactions between characters‚ symbolism of characters‚ effective use of music and sound effects‚ words and setting. He does not use Acts‚ but divides the play into eleven scenes‚ as with all other scenes‚ Scene 10 naturally leads to a dramatic climax. He creates dramatic tension in “A Streetcar Named Desire” through the antagonism between Blanche and Stanley. Blanche’s dislike and condescending opinion towards Stanley are shown through the overheard conversation she had with Stella in Scene
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The theme of advisory against curiosity is seen in Edith Hamilton’s 1942 Mythology in the myths of How the World and Mankind Were Created and in Cupid and Psych. In the legend of How the World and Mankind Were Created‚ an attractive young lady named Pandora proves to be too curious to heed the warnings of the gods and goddess. Similarly‚ in the tale of Cupid and Psych‚ the beautiful Psych fails to overcome her curiosity in two insistences. Finally‚ in The Grimm Brother’s 1944 Fairy Tale The Blue beard
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2011 Psyche and Eros-The Lady and the Monster. The Myth of Psyche and Eros was told from one generation to the next‚ and in these six paragraphs‚ I will tell you about this myth. The rising action starts with a stunningly beautiful girl‚ Psyche‚ is born after two older sisters. People throughout the land worship her beauty so deeply that they forget about the goddess Aphrodite. Aphrodite becomes angry that her temples are falling to ruin‚ so she plots to ruin Psyche. She instructs
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Ass." The Portable Roman Reader. Ed. Basil Davenport. Harmondsworth: Penguin‚ 1979. 619-641. Print. In "Cupid and Psyche‚" which constitutes a part of "The Golden Ass‚" Lucius Apuleius recounts a tale disconnected from the main protagonists about a young woman named Psyche and her relationship with Cupid‚ teaching of both the dangers of curiosity and false appearances. Apuleius relates that‚ "Psyche‚ meantime‚ aware of her loveliness‚ had no fruit thereof. All people regarded and admired‚ but none sought
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record of the original Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche also relates a story of amorous pursuit. In Apuleius account Psyche is the most beautiful of all mortals. "The fame of her surpassing beauty spread over the earth and men would even say that Venus herself could not equal this mortal." Out of jealousy‚ Venus commands Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with "the vilest and most despicable creature in the whole world." However‚ dispatched on his errand Cupid is astonished by her beauty and "as
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