Have you seen a movie or read a book that kept you on the edge of your seat? Suspense is a state or feeling of uncertainty about what is going to happen and is often used to keep the reader entertained and interested. This feeling of suspense is often created through cause-and-effect relationships where something happens that builds tension. “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Monkey’s Paw” create a feeling of suspense through cause-and-effect relationships by describing the characters’ feeling that something
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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 suspense and tension.
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the end of act two‚ how does Priestley make the ending scene dramatically effective? At the end of act two‚ Priestley uses several techniques in order to make the scene dramatically effective. The carefully written script creates an atmosphere of suspense and tension. The techniques Priestly uses in the script are irony and the dismantling of the false sense of security amongst the characters and consequently the audience. Originally the characters feel secure because they feel that Eva’s death had
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first social gathering as king. Macbeth needs this banquet to be nothing other than perfect‚ and when it ends up being absolutely horrid‚ Shakespeare incorporates a large sense of dramatic tension into the play that keeps the audience on complete suspense through the imagery‚ supernatural theme‚ and the confusion and chaos between Macbeth’s alter egos. One of the most prominent themes in Macbeth is the theme of ambition. Once the weird sisters stick an idea in his mind‚ Macbeth is so determined
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I’ve never watched an Alfred Hitchcock movie. I’ve heard of him throughout my life. I know he is the go-to example for classic "horror" movies‚ but I’ve just never had the desire to watch his movies. His style of suspense would’ve been perfect for the days following World War I‚ but were they still relevant today? I went to Vintage Hitchcock a little bit cautious. I wasn’t sure what to expect. The idea of watching a live radio play fascinated me‚ but I wasn’t sure about the element of horror involved
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a good suspenseful story takes hard work‚ dedication and skill‚ and an author known as Sarah Ellis has mastered the art of suspense. Sarah Ellis‚ the author of “Gore”‚ used many tools in her task to create suspenseful stories like‚ “Gore”. This essay will point out the various tools that Sarah Ellis used. Sarah Ellis has shown mastery in many fields in the suspense genre‚ but this essay will shine the spotlight on the three tools she used in “Gore” such as imagery‚ foreshadowing‚ and dialogue
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The More Powerful Sea Disaster Story Some of the most intriguing stories of today are about people’s adventures at sea and the thrill and treachery of living through its perilous storms and disasters. Two very popular selections about the sea and its terrors are The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger and "The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Longfellow. Comparison between the two works determines that "The Wreck of the Hesperus" tells a more powerful sea-disaster story for several different reasons
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The Insufficient Use of Foreshadowing in Beowulf Foreshadowing can be useful in certain situations‚ the presentation in Beowulf was insufficient in ways of stifling creativity‚ cutting suspense‚ and diverting attention away from current events. Through out this paper‚ it will be proved that the use of foreshadowing was not useful and therefore insufficient. The use of foreshadowing can have a way of making a piece of writing less creative and exciting. The beginning of this poem starts off with
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Peter Weir witness speech Scene 3 In the film witness I have undergone certain Throughout the film I have decided to tell the story of different characters. I have done this with the use of camera work‚ following the characters as the story unravels. This subtle camera work allows the audience to experience each of the characters perceptions at the given time. A good example of this is when Samuel is wondering around the train station‚ showing the viewer his childlike innocence as everything
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Anna Film 101 Final Paper Mamet and Hitchcock’s Suspenseful Similarities While comparing the film’s Strangers on a Train‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock and The Spanish Prisoner directed by David Mamet‚ two suspenseful mysteries unfold. In this essay I will compare both directors use of themes‚ tones‚ and camera effects to convey the thrilling story of a confused and tortured protagonist. While they are different plotlines‚ both stories overlap in many ways. Perhaps Mamet may have even made
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