Banquo and his son Fleance walk in the torch-lit hall of Macbeth’s castle. Fleance says that it is after midnight‚ and his father responds that although he is tired‚ he wishes to stay awake because his sleep has lately inspired “cursed thoughts” (2.1.8). Macbeth enters‚ and Banquo is surprised to see him still up. Banquo says that the king is asleep and mentions that he had a dream about the “three weird sisters.” When Banquo suggests that the witches have revealed “some truth” to Macbeth‚ Macbeth
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How does H.G Wells create tension and suspense in “the Red Room” The red room written by H.G.Wells was written in the year 1894. It is written in a gothic style and is a physiological thriller that was very popular at the time. The story involves many of the typical themes and settings such as a dark haunted castle‚ spiral staircases‚ evil shadows and subterranean passages. H.G.Wells uses a lot of language techniques like similes‚ metaphors‚ onomatopoeia‚ alliteration and repetition to create
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many turns and the most important of these is in act 3 scene II. As a pivotal scene in William Shakespeare’s play‚ audiences gain an understanding of the characters and their actions leading up to this point. Many of the themes in the play come to light in this scene as the plot gathers pace and it is for all these reasons I chose this scene. Our understanding of a text is greatly affected by the context in which scenes take place. Act 3 Scene 2 transpires after a series of turbulent events and
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Are things really how they seem (Macbeth 4.2) The play Macbeth written by Shakespeare is a very famous play‚ that many people recognize when they start reading or saying lines out of parts of the story. Macbeth has a lot of scenes in the play five to be exact. In the whole play‚ it starts off with good friendships‚ but then turns evil and bad things start happening. Macbeth ends up getting what he wants‚ but also ends up losing everything that he had. The only scene that we will be talking
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In the second scene‚ Solomon jumps out of the tub (naked)‚ as soon as the Germans begin attacking his home‚ disregarding his family. Solomon survival instincts kick in at the very beginning. Even when he had the opportunity to go back and look for family members‚ he remains in hiding. Solomon’s will to survive is ingrained into his very nature. In the third scene‚ Solomon and his family leave Germany for Poland after his sister was killed. Solomon was taught at home the importance of survival. Despite
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Title: How does Shakespeare make this scene both a significant and dramatic moment in the play? In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth there are a lot of dramatic‚ exciting and tragic occurrences in many of the scenes. Although in the beginning‚ Shakespeare foreshadowed the tragedies that were to come nothing could have prepared the audience for what took place in Act 2 scene 3. This is the scene in which King Duncan is found murdered causing shock and panic in all the characters on stage. He dramatizes
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A Scene-by-Scene Description of Events of the Play From Shakespeare & Company (Lenox‚ MA) Macbeth 2007 Student Guidebook education@shakespeare.org www.shakespeare.org When the battle’s lost and won (Act I‚ scene i) The play opens with thunder and lightning‚ and the entrance of three ‘weird’ sisters.’ Their exchange is very short‚ but from it we find out there’s a battle going on and that they plan to meet again on the heath; this time‚ with Macbeth. They are summoned away but before they go‚ they
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OTHELLO ACT 1‚ SCENE 2 Shakespeare’s Othello is a play about love‚ jealousy and racism. Othello is a Moor‚ who is kidnapped as a child and brought to Venice‚ where he grows up‚ becomes a mercenary and through his bravery rises to the rank of General of the Venetian army. Othello is in love with the beautiful Desdemona‚ daughter of a senator and is secretly married to her. Iago‚ his junior‚ jealous of his success attempts to destroy Othello and Desdemona and through his machinations obliterates
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tools Poe uses to create suspense. One method is first person narration which allows to see inside the narrator’s mind. Another method is story pace which is how the author drags out the events of the story. The final method is how Poe sets the scene which is basically where‚ and when. First person narration creates suspense by showing inside the narrator’s mind. It shows their thoughts and reasoning for their actions. In some of his work‚ Poe uses First person narration to show how crazy the narrator
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Act 3‚ Scene 5 of “Romeo and Juliet” begins with Romeo‚ who has just spent the night with Juliet‚ waking up and realizing day has come. Juliet tries to convince Romeo to stay but they both know what will happen if he does‚ so he quickly leaves (Rom.3.5.1-35). Lady Capulet comes into Juliet’s room and tells Juliet of how Lord Capulet has arranged for her to marry Paris (Rom.3.5.107-110). Juliet says she will not marry Paris which leads to a major conflict with Lord Capulet and eventually him saying
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