In the opening of the play‚ how does Miller seek to create an atmosphere of hysteria and tension? Do you find the opening effective? Premiering in 1953‚ Arthur Miller’s the crucible was a scathing attack on the Communist scare of the era in the guise of a dramatization of the witch hunts that took place in Salem in the 1960’s. Throughout the beginning the play follows how fear of death‚ The Devil and the unknown causes people to submit to madness and how the sense of guilt could cause them
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11/14/13 Scene Breakdown The scene I chose to write about is from one of my favorite movies‚ Blue Valentine. Directed by Derek Cianfrance‚ this movie is an examination of a marriage on the rocks‚ as well as the beginnings of a new one‚ by the same people. Ryan Gosling plays Dean‚ a high school dropout trying to make ends meet without any support from his family‚ and Michelle Williams plays Cindy‚ a pre-med student living with her unhappy parents. On an off chance‚ Dean and Cindy meet one another
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Study Questions ACT I‚ SCENE I - Due Date ____________________ 1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus? 2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do? 3. What was the proper role for women/daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus? 4. What is Theseus’s ruling concerning Hermia? 5. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s
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EVERYTHING BUT THE BRAIN ACT 2 SCENE 7 ACT 2 SCENE 7; PAGE 57 Flashback to Elaine’s childhood with Father again Same situation as Act 2 Sc 6‚ but the roles are reversed Father’s idea of a game is not Elaine’s idea of a game Father insists on using physics to make Elaine eat her porridge even though it is not fun to her as a child Father is quite forceful and not patient with Elaine - He wants to get the job over and done with Father asks Elaine what she wants to be‚ but Elaine answers what
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Jaw crusher is the earliest mining crushing machinery products‚ because of its simple structure‚ reliable operation‚ etc. become metallurgy‚ chemical industry‚ building materials industry of the necessary equipment. Vipeak jaw crusher adopts the precise balance of design and nesting population adjustment ensures fast and many other advantages of low-cost economy crushing operations‚ in order to ensure quality‚ while crushing kinetic design makes the perfect crushing performance further improved to
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Change The Set Act I‚ scene two of the play ‘The Tragedy of Julius Caesar’‚ written by William Shakespeare will be changed from ancient Rome‚ to 1953 in Las Vegas‚ Nevada. Las Vegas in the 1950’s had a lot of major events such as Frank Sinatra’s first performance at the Desert Inn and the Las Vegas Park opened but then closed due to 12 fatal accidents. The nightlife of Las Vegas is a perfect setting because it fits in with the backstory of all of the characters. The backstory is that Julius Ceasar
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Atonement- Analysis of Scenes The scene starts with a long shot of the three characters walking on a path in the reeds towards the camera. The reason a long shot is used is to establish the setting of the characters. It cuts in to a close up of Robbie to show his emotion as he realises they have made it to the sea. It cuts to an medium high angle aerial long shot as the characters are running through the reeds to show the true desperation of the men. While they are running the music playing is
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film there was a young man holding the dagger‚ he walked all the way to King Duncan room and Macbeth followed him‚ changing this scene was a good idea. A floating dagger would be more work to add in‚ a boy holding the dagger makes the viewers not know that Macbeth is hallucinating‚ this makes it more believable and better understanding. In the playwright it goes dagger scene‚ Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth‚ and then he kills King Duncan. The film has a different order‚ first Macbeth has conflict about
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number: (914) 376-7745 (h)—Please call between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Office hours: By appointment Monday-Friday An introduction to the language of film‚ this course familiarizes students with the key elements of cinema: narrative‚ cinematography‚ mise-en-scène‚ editing‚ and sound. Focusing primarily on fictional narrative films‚ the course explores the ways in which filmmakers employ the basic elements of cinema to reveal character‚ convey plot and theme‚ and create meaning. Both “Classical” Hollywood style
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became his true self‚ much more moral and caring. A scene in which Henry uses his Id is when he gets angry at his daughter Rachel for spilling grape juice on his piano. This is an example of him using his Id because he is being selfish and he doesn’t seem to care if he’s hurting Rachel’s feelings by yelling at her. Another scene in which Henry uses his Id is when he gets mad at Bradley because he doesn’t want to go home. He is using his Id in the scene because he is throwing a tantrum like a child would
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