How does Kazan create tension and suspense in On the Waterfront? On the Waterfront‚ directed by Elia Kazan in 1954‚ portrays Terry Malloy‚ the protagonist of the film‚ who goes on a journey to redeem himself for the murder of Joey Doyle. Terry‚ a former prize fighter‚ could have been a “contender” but now is a “bum” under the command of Johnny Friendly‚ a corrupt union boss. Throughout Terry’s journey‚ the director uses various methods to create tension and suspense in some of the scenes. Joey’s
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church Thursday Or never look me in the face.” Using abrasive name-calling along with an ultimatum‚ he tries to force Juliet to marry Paris. Not bothering to understand how or why Juliet feels so strongly about not marrying Paris‚ Capulet creates a tension between Juliet and himself. The
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Tony Caselle Poling 1 Period 2 01/14/16 William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is widely known as a horrible tragedy about two teen lovers whose death bring their feuding families together. While there may be a dramatic ending to the play‚ it starts off as a funny and delightful comedy. To divert the audience’s attention from the cruel reality of the play‚ Shakespeare focuses on the parts that make it entertaining for the audience. If humor was not added‚ Romeo and Juliet would have been a very tiresome
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techniques to build up suspense such as stage directions‚ dialogue and actions. This assignment will look at how theses techniques are used to create such an emotionally moving play. It will focus mainly on Act 4. At the end of the preceding Act the tension has been built up steadily climaxing in John’s exclamation of ’God is dead’‚ Hale quits the court and Elizabeth the stronghold of truth lies to save her husbands name. Each of these events takes away a slither of the audience’s hope for Proctors freedom
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The monkey’s paw by W.W. Jacobs is a short story.The Monkey’s Paw is about a magical that comes bad with the wish in the short story.In the short story‚ Jacob shows irony imagery in foreshadowing to create tension and suspense in the story. To begin Jacob asserts foreshadowing as he builds tension‚ suspense and surprise in the story. According to the author‚ Jacob argues that the flickers predict that anyone who interferes would be sorry. This fakir is trying to say that the monkey paw and who uses
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The "Era of the Common Man"‚ through the 1820 ’s and 1830 ’s is also known as the "Age of Jackson". The Jacksonian Democrats thought of themselves as saviors of the common people‚ the constitution‚ political democracy‚ and economic opportunity. To the extent that they attempted to support equal economic opportunity and some aspects of political democracy‚ I agree with their view of themselves. I cannot agree however‚ with the notion that Jacksonian Democrats were champions of individual liberties
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views most often fell along sectional lines. Individuals such as Crawford‚ Calhoun‚ Clay‚ and Webster advocated for their individual regions‚ while still hoping to advance in the national goal. However‚ by the early 1860s‚ it became clear that compromise was no longer a viable solution. Sectional tensions surrounded the civil war‚ and the role of the federal government would greatly change in terms of race relations and economic development during the period between 1861 and 1877. While President
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dramatic because it is unfair on the both of them‚ Lennie because he didn’t do anything wrong and Curley because Lennie is a lot stronger. Steinbeck creates the drama by using things like imagery for example when he says “flopping like a fish”. The tension between the characters in this section makes the fight inevitable (it is definitely going to happen). At the beginning of the extract the atmosphere takes a sudden turn making it clear to the reader that something dreadful is about to happen.
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looking forward to moving into the land they conquered. Nothing could go wrong‚ they had the land and they had the people. Unfortunately for them it did not go that well. Two major problems came up‚ money and land. Those two situations caused a lot of tension between the 13 Colonies and Britain. The colonists were not satisfied with the decisions that were being made to affect them. The British Parliament was taxing non-stop and restricting colonists’ freedom. This affected dangerously the relationship
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scene of "The Crucible"‚ the playwright reveals insight into John and Elizabeths troubled marriage through Elizabeths subtle passive-aggressive gestures‚ Johns incoherent ramblings‚ and his emotional explosion at the end showing his frustration. Tension between the two immediately increases when John Proctor comes home late. Apparently‚ Elizabeth knows about Johns extramarital affair with Abigail. Elizabeths annoyance is seen when Proctor states‚ Oh‚ is it [a rabbit]! In Jonathans trap? Elizabeth
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