The meaning and mood of the story "Young Goodman Brown" is affected by the setting in different types of ways.The setting makes it dark and much more mysterious.It takes place at night in dark cold woods. The first mood changer is that this story takes place in Salem village.This makes it sound more dark and mysterious‚ because Salem is the place where the witch trials were held at‚ many innocent people lost their lives just for their pride. It is also said to be a chilling place‚ because the devil
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characters in this play‚ they are: George Henderson‚ Henry Peters‚ Lewis Hale‚ Mrs. Peters‚ John Wright‚ Mrs. Hale‚ and Mrs. Minnie Wright. In the first few lines in the scene‚ two characters are introduced who quickly establishes the claustrophobic mood of the play. The sheriff‚ Henry Peters‚ is the first to enter the farmhouse‚ followed by George Henderson‚ the attorney prosecuting the
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Who knew an adults reality could be merged so flawlessly with childlike imaginations? In Lewis Carroll’s ‘nonsense’ poem‚ “Jabberwocky”‚ he creates a lyrical piece of whimsy. This poem is well known having the main character‚ the Jabberwock itself‚ in Alice’s World of Wonderland‚ where the first and last stanza is repeated throughout the book and movies. Usually brushed off as just another nonsense poem not meant to have full meaning‚ “Jabberwocky” is much deeper than its seemingly strange surface
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Strange Fruit The poem “Strange Fruit” was written by Abel Meeropol. The poem was published on April 20‚ 1937. The authors motivation to write the poem “Strange Fruit” was that he was very disturbed with the racism of the time and when he saw the photo of the two black teenagers that had been lynched it “‘put him over the edge.”’(Elizabeth Blair). My overall response to the poem is that it makes me sick to picture what Billie Holiday painted a clear picture of‚ and to see the picture of the teens
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Leonardo da Vinci painting “The Last Supper” is the famous magnum opus in “High Renaissance”. And different with the other “The Last Supper” he uses a brand new overall management which let the Jesus and his disciples sit together both in the face of the audience. The Jesus sit in the center of the table and his disciples separate on both side of him‚ the window behind the Jesus reflect the light on the Jesus which stand out him with other people. All his disciples were the symmetric distribution
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In Lord Byron’s poem “Darkness”‚ he represents humanity in a pessimistic way. To quote English philosopher Thomas Hobbes‚ his portrayal of humanity’s life is “nasty‚ brutish‚ and short”. This negative portrayal is shown through the theme of the poem‚ and through the imagery and tone. The theme of this poem‚ which is the lack of hope‚ shows Byron’s pessimistic representation of humanity. Bestial images‚ fearful images‚ and lifeless images of the world all further show Byron’s view on humanity. Finally
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Lord Alfred Tennyson was a Victorian poet that concerned himself with humans more than nature. Consequentially‚ his poems focused on his actual experiences‚ social roles‚ and attitudes within society. One of his most famous poems‚ “The Lady of Shalott”‚ deals with Keatsian Romantic heritage and even inspired many Pre-Raphaelite artists because of its tragic characteristics and medieval setting. The poem itself provides a parallel with Tennyson’s own life and the life of many Romantic poets in an
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Many events can happen within an hour whether they be good or bad. However‚ nothing compares to the hour in which Louise Mallard experienced in Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of An Hour.” Chopin begins her story explaining that Mrs. Mallard suffers from a heart condition; this information‚ later on‚ becomes very significant. The news of Brently Mallard’s death comes as a shock to Louise‚ and she is immediately overcome with sorrow and pain as she mourns her husband’s death. The majority of
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William Faulkner’s ‘A Rose for Emily’ illustrates a gothic fiction that depicts the distress and love story of Miss Emily as narrated in the point of view of the residents of Jefferson County. I must admit that Faulkner knew exactly how to evoke an atmosphere of dismay supported by dark images‚ murder‚ mysterious life of Emily‚ and the gossips of the Jefferson residents. The central theme in the story is isolation where the entire society and change seem to have neglected Emily‚ who readers can understand
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The story‚ “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ is about this insane man who breaks into a house and slowly watches an old man as he sleeps. Edgar Allan Poe uses literary devices of setting to create a dark‚ threatening tone to his short story‚ “Tell-Tale Heart.” Poe uses the description of light‚ sound‚ and tone to help the reader identify the type of setting the story takes place in. The setting is described by Poe’s writing style which is very unique due to the careful word choice. One way
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