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    “A View from the Bridge” is a play written by Arthur miller in 1950. It is set in the 1950s Brooklyn and is about the Carbine family‚ which consists of Eddie‚ his wife Beatrice and their niece Catherine. Eddie is the second generation of Italian immigrants in America who work as longshoremen. Beatrice is a loving caring person who treats her niece as if she was her own daughter. Catherine is the daughter of Beatrice’s deceased sister who lives with Eddie and Beatrice. She is energetic and cheerful

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    The Moonstone is structured in a multi-narrative style and Wilkie Collins did this to present the characters and events from different perspectives and also create a sense of suspense. This is because the reader will have many different opinions on events from the different characters so there is not a definitive answer to what was said or what happened. How Collins portrays Victorian attitudes will also be examined in this essay. Not much is revealed about Miss. Clack in any of the narratives

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    One way in which fear and suspense is created is in the use of mysterious characters in both of these short stories. In The Signalman‚ Dickens uses the signalman himself to create a sense of mystery and suspense around the character and his setting in the cutting and the signal box. The signalman’s first response to... One way in which fear and suspense is created is in the use of mysterious characters in both of these short stories. In Thsuspense is created is in the use of mysterious characters

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    “Lucy followed Marnie outside to the school auditorium” (Brashares‚ 12) - Suspense: Not relevant in this chapter - Symbol: Not relevant in this chapter Chapter 2 – North Africa‚ 541 (Pg. 27-35) Plot Summary Notes - Conflict: - Irony: - Characters: - Setting: - Suspense: - Symbol: Chapter 3 – Charlottesville‚ Virginia‚ 2006 (Pg. 36-43) Plot Summary Notes - Conflict: - Irony: - Characters: - Setting: - Suspense: - Symbol: Chapter 4 – Nicaea‚ Asia Minor‚ 552 (Pg. 44-47) Plot Summary

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    also puzzle with that white shadow. Due to the fact that neither readers nor the character know what is it‚ Detective Suspense is created. In S 24‚ by using the word “the Others”‚ narrator informs readers that there someone else there yet the characters do not know that‚ which creates the Thriller-Suspense. And both parties unaware the outcome‚ which again creates the Detective-Suspense. In S 25‚ even the fearless Joyce becomes panic. On narrator-to-reader level the narrator also does not provide enough

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    expletives and report style writing which are crucial for the suspenseful tone. Structural plotting using a Part one and Part two technique and narrative twists have a significant effect on the suspense. The use of characterisation with the assistance of the Avenger and Harry Flowers play the role of adding suspense to the novel. Language in the novel plays a significant role in delivering a suspenseful novel. Expletive language is used in the earlier stages and in sections throughout the book. The language

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    In both short stories‚ suspense was conveyed through the use of figurative language. In the short story‚ “The Landlady‚” it talks about how Billy Weaver is walking through the town of Bath‚ and sees a small sign reading Bed and Breakfast. In this specific scene‚ the author writes expresses suspense by figurative language when it states‚ “Each word was like a large black eye staring at him through the glass‚ holding

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    art of suspense. The short stories “The Red Headed League” written by Arthur Conan Doyle and “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dhal‚ along with the T.V. episode “Third Floor Flat” directed by Christopher Gunning all use suspense to engage their audiences. Dhal uses both creativeness and clever use of manipulation of plot structure to intrigue the reader and build suspense. Similarly‚ Gunning misleads the audience’s interpretations of the story creating the sense of confusion‚ shock and suspense. “Lamb

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    Excellent movies may use devices such as suspense‚ setting‚ or visual components‚ like clothing‚ to capture what the writer intended‚ while awful movies will not. Usage of these elements in Franco Zeffirelli’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet convey the climatic scene better than Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet. For example‚ in Zeffirelli’s version suspense and intensity is used to build up to the scene where Romeo kills Tybalt. He sets the intensity and suspense low in the Mercutio and Tybalt fight

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    work‚ Salems Lot. Alfred Hitchcock’s idea of horror involves human suspense and the realistic aspect of scary situations. Hitchcocks masterful directing leads the audience to be the frist to understand what is going on. The characters are left in the dark until the suspense reaches its climax. As the impending danger builds‚ the viewer is allowed to wtiness the situation before the character. This raises the level of suspense making it more realistic. Hitchcock takes normal situations and adds

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