writing excellent superlative opening scenes for his plays. By reviewing Act 1‚ Scene 1 of Hamlet‚ the reader is able to establish a clear understanding of events to come. This scene effectively sets a strong mood for the events to come‚ gives important background information‚ and introduces the main characters. With the use of this information‚ it is simple to see how Shakespeare manages to create stories with such everlasting appeal. In Hamlet‚ Act 1‚ Scene 1 proves to be a vital element to understanding
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End Of Watch was a movie that follows two policemen in there typical life arresting criminals or keeping watch on gang members in the area the movie is set in los angeles. It stars jake gyllenhaal as Brian Taylor and Michael Pena as Mike zavala they are the main characters of the story. The first rising action happens later that day when they respond to a noise complaint‚ they encounter a party full of gang members called Surenos‚ Taylor encounters a big time gang member called “Big Evil” they stare
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Explain why a scene‚ chapter‚ sequence or speech has been added or omitted from one or more screen variations. Act Three‚ Scene Three of Shakespeare’s Henry V was omitted from the first film adaptation‚ which was directed by Lawrence Olivier in 1944. The language in the hypotext is extremely hostile and the scene itself is controversial. Shakespeare’s use of lexis such as ’shrill‚ shrieking ’ and murdering the old and putting them ’on pikes’ Henry V is set during a wartime period and the first
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Act 4 Scene 7 Lines 162-194 Summary : * Gertrude enters with tragic news : Ophelia‚ mad with grief‚ has drowned in the nearby stream. * Laertes flees the room in agony‚ followed by Claudius who is afraid that Laertes’s calmed rage will be renewed with the news of Ophelia’s death. Ophelia: L.166-168 Willow ≡ traditional symbol of forsaken love. Garland of willow ≡ lover makes when his/her beloved has left him/her. L.169-171 Daisy ≡ dissembling (disintegrating) Nettles sting‚ “long
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In this scene‚ Tom leaves to the fire-escape and ponders on where he grew up. Amanda eventually joins Tom where they apologize and forgive each other. Tom then tells Amanda that a man named Jim O’connor is coming over for dinner tomorrow night. Amanda is absolutely ecstatic with this news‚ but she is also nervous that she will not have enough time to clean the place in time. Tom tells Amanda not to get too excited because Jim is not coming to exclusively meet Laura. Tom also says that Laura is crippled
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Mise-en-scène The placement of a prop or altering the way the light shines on a scene‚ however insignificant they may seem‚ are ways that the director can select and control meaning in a film. Such is in The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming‚ 1939)‚ specifically during the scene where Dorothy (Judy Galand) has been locked in the Wicked Witch of the West’s (Margaret Hamilton) castle room by herself; many aspects of mise-en-scene are noticeable. Many of the elements of the scene she is in contribute to
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the Ego‚ the Superego and the Id. These three sections of her psyche can be best analyzed in the famous “Nunnery scene” from Shakespeare’s everlasting play Hamlet. In this scene Ophelia suffers from a critical mental overload that triggers a chain of cataclysmic events that robs her of not only of her innocence‚ but also her sanity. To apply a psychological lens to the “Nunnery scene”‚ we must first understand how a
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viewers/audience that this character may have a dark/negative impact on the story as a whole (in particular Edward Scissorhands). T - TECHNIQUE E - EXAMPLE E – EFFECT T - TECHNIQUE E - EXAMPLE E - EFFECT Group 1 One technique used in this scene to set the atmosphere or create tension is a close-up. Example ( An example of this is when the two main characters are talking through their headsets to each other while flying towards the alien ship. We see the close-up of their faces in order to
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Title of movie: Sin City For my essay on mise-en-scene‚ I will be talking about Sin City‚ written and directed by Frank Miller‚ Robert Rodriquez and Quentin Tarantino. In this film‚ there are many unique techniques used by the directors to portray emotions‚ hidden meanings and to determine mood. Sin City is a bold and brutal adaptation of the graphic novels written by Frank Miller. Mise-en-scene is a cinematic term‚ which refers to techniques used by directors to help construct a specific onscreen
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In my major performance of the Othello unit‚ I acted out act three‚ scene four of Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ as Othello. In the scene‚ Othello finds Desdemona‚ and questions her about the handkerchief he gave her when they fell in love. He becomes angry when he discovers she has lost it‚ and he storms out. I characterized Othello in my portrayal as a desperate‚ jealous man angry at his wife for possible cheating on him. To portray Othello to the audience‚ I wore a white dress shirt and dark
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