originally intended to use. 2. Metal bending: What is “ratcheting”? Ratcheting is visible process of changing an object with little force. 3. Faith healers: A. How did Peter Popoff know all those details about his “flock”? His wife was backstage and she provided him with information about his followers. They had all his followers filling out
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All throughout the play‚ Oedipus the King‚ Sophocles builds the entire story using dramatic irony. Despite Oedipus’s ignorance about who he is‚ Sophocles uses dramatic irony to let the readers know who Oedipus truly is and to hint at what all will take place throughout the entire story. Sophocles uses many different scenes throughout the play that portray dramatic irony. Although‚ the three most important are Oedipus’s curse towards himself‚ Oedipus’s insult to Tiresias‚ and the fortune-teller’s
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Mrs. Mallard’s realization How would you feel if your significant other were to pass away? Most of the times the death of someone close is never a good thing‚ most people’s reactions would be the feeling of sadness‚ shock or denial that such tragedy has happened. In the short story “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin the character Louise Mallard’s has received the news that her husband has died in a railroad accident‚ the news was told to her in a gently manner due to her heart condition. Mrs
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In the story the pardoner tells‚ irony is heavily used. Verbal irony‚ situational irony‚ and dramatic irony are all used by Chaucer to enhance the message of the story as well as keep the reader interested. Chaucer uses verbal irony to reveal the extremely hypocritical nature of his characters. The best example of this can be found in the Pardoner himself. In the prologue‚ he states “Radix malorum est cupiditas.” This is Latin for “Avarice is the root of all evil.” There is no way the Pardoner
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three types of irony‚ are commonly used by authors in their literary works to grab the attention of the readers. Verbal irony refers to when a character says something contradictory to what he means‚ situational irony is when the audience believes something will happen but a different scenario occurs‚ and dramatic irony is when the audience knows what is happening but the characters do not. In the short story “The Mark of the Beast‚” the author‚ Rudyard Kipling‚ makes great use of all three types of
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Irony used in Macbeth During a scary movie‚ the audience knows where the killer is hiding‚ but the characters are clueless. This always keeps the audience on the edge of their seat‚ because they know that the character is going to die. This is an example of dramatic irony. William Shakespeare in Macbeth uses dramatic irony‚ situational irony‚ and verbal irony. Irony is used to add suspense as well as keeping the reader involved‚ to deepen the reader’s understanding of the characters and to emphasize
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revealed before the scene as it creates dramatic irony because the audience knows such a significant detail of the play‚ yet Juliet doesn’t‚ even though it’s her getting married. Shakespeare uses the contrast between love and hate to add tension to the scene‚ like when Capulet clashes with a distraught Juliet after she refuses to marry Paris. Shakespeare structures this scene to create dramatic tension. Romeo‚ Capulet‚ Lady Capulet and the Nurse all make entrances or exits which leads to a chaotic
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How do I know what I know? Question 1: Which main questions‚ concepts‚ and theories of epistemology are dealt with by your selected philosopher? As a rationalist‚ Plato challenges inquiries of “what we know how we know” by centralizing the human mind (conscience and thought) as the essence of knowledge. Plato often debates using his deceased mentor‚ Socrates‚ to honour Socrates’ reputation as a valuable teacher. True knowledge can be rediscovered deep within the mind; otherwise known as
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In the play Oedipus the King there are many reinforced ideals of irony many of which come from just one speech‚ the speech where oedipus was discussing the terms of what would happen if he found the person who committed the murder. The speech starts off with many ironic statements‚ this is evident in the first three paragraphs. In the first paragraph of his speech he states that he wasn’t present for the murder. He says that he wasn’t a part of it by saying‚ “If I’d been present then there would
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English 102 Professor: Jeff Ousborne 04/05/2013 The Power of Irony on “The Death of a Salesman” Authors use irony in literature in order to give double meanings and make it more interesting to the reader. In the play “ The Death of a Salesman” Arthur Miller uses irony as a strong writing technique in order to express the character’s behavior. In “The Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller moments of situational and dramatic irony helps to illustrate the story’s theme in which Willy is a man
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