In Anton Chekhov ’s "The Lady with the Dog" the exposition‚ or background information that ’s important to know for the story‚ is almost entirely given at the very beginning. Most importantly we learn that the protagonist of the story‚ Dmitri Gurov‚ disrespects females and‚ "almost always spoke ill of women‚ and when they were talked about in his presence‚ used to call them the lower race‚ ’" (Booth‚ Hunter‚ and Mays 218). This is important to know because it helps the reader understand how profound
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01.08 Macbeth Plot Analysis Graphic Organizer Plot Elements Element Definition Act in the Play Exposition: What you need to know. Background information is presented‚ main characters are introduced‚ and the conflict is established. Act 1 Rising Action: The conflicts and challenges encountered by the characters. How they respond keeps the story moving forward. Act 2 Climax: The turning point in the conflict. Tension builds until the main character must make a decision or take action
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Shady Plot‚ a short story by Elsie Brown‚ is in first person narrative describing a ghost story writer. The writer is urged by his friend to write a new ghost story for his magazine. The author is very disturbed and can ’t figure out a proper storyline. While he contemplates on the plot of his story it turns dark. He starts talking to himself when suddenly he hears the ghost Helen ’s voice. He is startled and unable to comprehend anything. He gaped helplessly when the ghost bursts into frustration:
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Operation Valkyrie: The July 20‚ 1944 Attempt on the Life of Adolf Hitler By Katherine Stumpf During the period of Hitler’s rise to power in Germany‚ few people were aware of the opposition to him and his party within Germany. During this period of time the world believed that Hitler had the total support of the German people. This was not entirely true; within Germany there was opposition to Hitler. Between 1921 and his death in 1945‚ there
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Plot of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn “Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.” (Twain 0) This is a notice found at the beginning of the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain. It sounds as though the author wanted to be free to write as he pleased without being judged. His need for freedom is characterized through the two
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its quirkiness and its attitude. The plot to blow up the House of Lords and the celebrations afterwards for King James I’s survival has captured the imagination of Brits. To this day‚ we gather to burn effigies‚ set off fireworks and celebrate with our friends. If you want to refresh your memory and perhaps learn a few unexpected things about this historic event‚ check out our two part series into Guy Fawkes Night. The Key Characters Behind the Gunpowder Plot We all remember Guy Fawkes‚ but there
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alive‚ I am alive!” (The 20 July Bomb Plot). There were many German military officials involved in the coup d’état plot to assassinate Hitler. The 20th of July Plot was organized by disgruntled German military in 1944 in order to assassinate Hitler and attempt a coup‚ but it was unsuccessful‚ which prevented full implementation of Operation Valkyrie. A coup is a “sudden‚ violent‚ and illegal seizure of power from a government” (Coup). The group behind the July Plot was comprised of high-level German
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01.08 Macbeth Plot Analysis Graphic Organizer Plot Elements Element Definition Act in the Play Exposition: Macbeth takes place in Scotland during the Middle Ages. Main characters are Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Duncan‚ Malcolm‚ Donaldbain‚ Banquo‚ Fience‚ and Macduff Background information Act 1 Rising Action: Lady Macbeth and Macbeth plot to kill the king any go through with their plan. The conflicts and challenges encountered by the characters Act 2 Climax: The appearance of Banquo’s ghost
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to be very significant in literary theory. He believed that a plot with reversal of situation‚ recognition‚ and transformation‚ is the greatest way to write a story or play. He defined plot as the arrangement of incidents and‚ according to him‚ tragedies where the outcome depends on a tightly constructed cause-and-effect chain of actions were superior to those that depended on the character and personality of the protagonist. The plot would have to be interconnected with a story or play as a whole
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Minor Characters such as Loretta Bird and Mrs. Peebles in the story "How I Met My Husband" may seem to have insignificant parts; but actually play important roles that advance the plot of the story. We see in the beginning that Mrs. Peebles is Edie’s employer. This shows us how important it was for Edie not to get caught wearing Mrs. Peebles clothing. This is how Edie and Chris Watters meet in the first place; he seeing her in Mrs. Peebles clothes and telling her how beautiful she looked and she
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