house. What emotional response does the setting evoke in you? Characters: Describe the main characters: county attorney George Henderson‚ sheriff Henry Peters‚ neighbor Lewis Hale‚ Mrs. Hale‚ and Mrs. Peters. What do you also know about John and Minnie Wright? Who in this story do you feel is/are the protagonist(s) and who is/are the antagonist(s)? Plot: Summarize the plot of the play in terms of its narrative arc (also known a pyramidal pattern): exposition‚ rising action‚ conflict‚ climax‚ falling
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him in a bad way and led to his downfall and lost his title as “honest Iago” “o thou dull moor‚ the handkerchief thou speak’st of/I found by fortune‚ and did give my husband;/For often with a solemn earnestness‚/more than indeed belong’d to such a triffle‚/He begg’d of me to steal it.” (Othello Act 5 Scene 2‚ 225-228). This showing leads to his downfall where he has been caught lying and what he had done had been unrelieved. His jealousy also led to the downfall of Roderigo‚ he had trusted Iago in
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Justice is defined as the quality of being just; righteousness‚ equitableness‚ or moral rightness by dictionary.com. Justice in terms can be perceived differently in by society. Being just or having justice can be seen as following the law‚ being honest‚ and behaving in a good manner; although some may see it as the punishment or the reward that a person deserves on account of their actions and decisions. The plays “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen and “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell were written in an
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William Cuthbert Faulkner was a prominent figure to American literature in the twentieth-century. William Faulkner was a writer‚ a poet‚ an American novelist‚ play writer‚ and essayist. He is a legendary figure‚ not only for Southern writers‚ but for writers throughout the world. Faulkner wrote many popular novels and short stories through out his life time. Faulkner’s life had an impact on his art of writing and his particular style of writing can be seen throughout many of his works. William
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of Her Peers because Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter basically decided the fate of Minnie. They both decided not to turn in the evidence and then held a major role in the story. The name of the play is also very interesting. In the play Hale states that women are constantly “worrying over trifles.” These are the same trifles that if the men paid attention to them then they would be able to get plenty of evidence against Minnie. It is very ironic that the men are sarcastic towards the women during the whole
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John Wright‚ a farmer from a small country town‚ is found murdered in his bed; a thick piece of rope is bound tightly around his neck. His wife‚ a peaceful and passive woman‚ is held as a suspect for the unlawful death. The killing baffles investigators; although a gun is established in the home‚ the weapon of John Wright’s demise is a piece of rope (Glaspell 5). This intriguing murder-mystery is the plot of the one-act play‚ Trifles‚ which was written in 1918 by Susan Glaspell. The tragedy is loosely
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play “Trifles‚” by Susan Glaspell‚ the story takes place at the home of Mr. Wright a man who was murdered. Two man accompanied by two women visit the murder scene. Both genders are able to see the murder scene in different aspects. The women are able to notice things in the house that the men are not. This causes the men to not really see what happened to the murder victim. The main theme on “Trifles” is how different women and men can be. During the play it shows how both genders can be in the
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glossed over the things that they see as trifles‚ and what could have been used against Mrs. Wright. The women in the play outsmarted the men by just hiding these evidences. And the play basically revolved around these unimportant things that also judge Minnie Foster. Jury of Her Peers on the other hand reveals two major themes from the whole demotion of women; the feminist community (“her Peers”) who practically determined Mrs. Wright’s future and legalism (“Jury”). The short story revolved around the
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trying to find out.What happened to Mr.Verbermockle wife said that he was coming out of the shower and slipped on a cake of soap. However when the doctor arrived he said that Horace Verbermockle cracked the back of his head and broke his skull and all Minnie did was call the cops and put a towel over him. Miss Verbermockle was acting strange for the past couple of weeks and she didn’t know what was going on.She says that he didn’t want to tell he but she new something was going on. She was the first
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Film Review “Good Will Hunting” Good Will Hunting is a drama film directed by Gus Van Sant that stars Matt Damon‚ Robin Williams‚ Ben Affleck‚ Minnie Driver and Stellan Skarsgard. The story and screenplay were both written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Good Will Hunting was both critical and financial success. Besides it was nominated for nine Academy Rewards in 1997‚ but only came away with two wins‚ Robin Williams for Best Supporting Actors and Damon and Affleck for Best Original Screenplay
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