which a woman kills her husband as an impulsive reaction to his husband’s claim of wanting divorce. • The use of literary techniques in “A Lamb to the Slaughter” cause the readers to experience a feeling of tension. • The use of sensory imagery at the beginning of the story produces tension in the readers. • Since the moment that Mr. Maloney arrives home‚ everything is described with such detail that we can picture the scene‚ “He lifted his glass and drained it in one swallow although there was
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Can you recall anyone in history who had extreme beliefs? In Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible‚” which talks about the Salem witch trials‚ there are parallels to the McCarthy era because‚ they were both very tense times. People were being accused of conspiring and had to face consequences for actions they might have not even done. People were being falsely accused of conspiring against God. In Salem the people were very avid about their religion‚ therefor being accused of witchcraft was as to be conspiring
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Scare" (Brinkley). One writer that used this era as a basis for his play‚ The Crucible‚ was Arthur Miller. He was able to capture the panic and mere insanity of many Americans in an allegorical way. The "crusade against subversion" played a significant role in the following: the actions and tactics of McCarthy‚ the reasons why Miller and other artists were targets of McCarthyism‚ and the relationship of his play The Crucible to the events of the late 1940 ’s to the early 1950 ’s (Brinkley). Senator
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John De Cleene English Harris Due: December 2‚ 2010 Horror and Tension Within The Tell Tale Heart Edgar Allen Poe is most famous for his remarkable gothic fiction stories. In fact‚ some would almost consider him to be the father of them. One of his most recognized pieces is The Tell Tale Heart. This particular tale tells the story of a man who in the end turns out to be insane when he hears the beating of a dead man’s heart. The narrator kills an old man who did nothing wrong. The only thing
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In Act 2‚ Mary Warren‚ John and Elizabeth Proctor’s maid‚ Mary‚ returned back to their house to announce that she was an official of the court for the witch trials. She said that thirty-nine people were in jail and Goody Osburn will be hung because she did not confess to the witchcraft. Mary told them that Elizabeth was accused‚ but she defended Elizabeth before the case was dismissed. Elizabeth then realized that Abigail wanted to take her place as Proctor’s wife‚ and that she was going to get executed
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same night. Even Friar Lawrence‚ with whom Romeo seemed to confide in frequently‚ chided him for his fickleness- “Holy Saint Francis‚ what a change is here! Is Rosaline‚ that thou didst love so dear‚ so soon forsaken?”(Shakespeare‚ 1992). And so soon does this couple marry and be separated and then die together over a surprising span of only four days. The brisk pace at which the events proceed can also be attributed to
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Romeo and Juliet’s marriage was secret. How a play is structured is an important way of creating tension for the audience like in Act 1 of ’Romeo and Juliet’ it introduces the theme of love and hate between the two families Montague and Capulet. There is also a fight between the two family’s servants because they hate each other but Tybalt (Capulet) turns up and the fight becomes even bigger than before. The reason Shakespeare kills off Mercutio and Tybalt in Act 3 is that now all the action can focus
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Theme- Fear and Suspicion can destroy society How many societies have been torn apart and destroyed due to the fear of something unknown or “unnatural”? Three of different occasions come to mind when thinking about the idea of a society being destroyed or even just rocked by fear and suspicion. The first of which is depicted in The Crucible written about the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller in the early 1950’s which was when another of the three occasions
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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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In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck tells the story of two best friends living life on the run‚ struggling to keep a steady job working as ranch hands. George and Lennie are faced with many obstacles throughout the course of this book‚ beginning with Lennie and his slow mindedness‚ George is always side by side with Lennie‚ practically holding his hand to coach him through life. The story begins with the two men running away from Weed‚ the ranch they were previously employed at; we later
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