In Romeo and Juliet the main conflict revolves around the Capulet’s and the Montague’s old feud. This then creates tension throughout the play because this old feud branches out into a lot of conflict between individual people. The prologue is very important in this play because it sets the way for the rest of the play‚ warning the audience that it is going to be a tragedy. The prologue is written in the form of a sonnet with a strict rhyme scheme and using iambic pentameter. This shows the audience
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having an affair with Abigail Williams may have seemed like a good idea but little did John Proctor know it would be the cause of his very own death. Living in a town built on religion and living the proper way it was a very absurd move to make. Abigail Williams is a young woman living in Salem with her uncle and young cousin Betty. Before living with her uncle‚ Abigail was a servant in the Proctor household. Abigail was soon dismissed by Goody Proctor after the affair. Abigail held onto this for some
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How does H.G Wells 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
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Analyse how Willy Russell builds a sense of drama and tension in the cliff top scene of ‘Our Day Out’ Our Day Out is about a young vulnerable child called Carol‚ who embarks on an emotional journey. Willie Russell uses a poor‚ young emotional child to get the audiences sympathy. Using such characters and emotive language he makes the cliff scene dramatic. Carol is the small confused child and initially comes across as a naïve girl who seems ungrateful for her lifestyle. She always seems to
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How effective is act one as the opening to the play? The opening of the play is enigmatic and tense‚ almost gothic as it is set at night time‚ just before the ‘dead hour’. This is during the changing of the guard at Elsinore castle. This image is strengthened through the connotations of descriptions such as ‘tis bitter cold’; ‘not a mouse stirring’ creating an eerie and silent atmosphere. One guard‚ Francisco‚ questions the arrival of new characters with a feeling of paranoia and anxiety: ’stand
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When the Crucible was set in 1692‚ many actions that people did and the words they said lead to conflict between them which builds throughout the scene to a dramatic point which then leads to tension during the play between the characters and then leads to tension in the audience. The main characters that illustrate tension are John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor (husband and wife) as they are both in an awkward position as John’s actions in the past had affected Elizabeth and still did in this moment
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Fear‚ power‚ and greed all are major reasons why one would commit a selfish act. This is revealed during the Salem Witch trials when neighbors would accuse one another of Witchcraft‚ leading to jail time or death. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams is caught dancing in the woods‚ which in her society is frowned upon. At first‚ she denies it happened‚ but once she understands she will not be in any problem‚ she confesses. Also while she confessed‚ she also lied and blamed Tituba for
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they would be put to death. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ shows how neighbors would accuse each other for revenge. Although many might first blame Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Parris is responsible for the deaths in Salem. In the first act‚ Reverend Parris pushes Abigail‚ his niece‚ to admit to conjuring spirits in the woods. In the beginning‚ he sees Abigail‚ Tituba‚ and other girls in the woods dancing‚ and he assumes that it was witchcraft. He confronts Abigail about the situation‚ and she
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Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are two important women in The Crucible. They are basically opposite of each other‚ which makes their characters vital to the story. Both Elizabeth’s and Abigail’s roles in the story can be determined by comparing what each women represents‚ what motivates them‚ and what they cause in the end. Elizabeth Proctor represents the only thing good left in John Proctor’s life. She is an honest women who would never lie to John‚ although he has lied to her. While she
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How does Shakespeare Create Atmosphere in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet? William Shakespeare creates atmosphere in this scene by using a number of effective techniques‚ in this essay I will be discussing how these techniques create such a tense and suspenseful atmosphere that truly captures and engages the Elizabethan audience. Firstly‚ Shakespeare uses dramatic irony in this scene by the entrance of Romeo‚ the audience are aware that he has just came from marrying Juliet‚ however the characters
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