How would the themes appeal to a contemporary Audience? The plot of Othello appeals to a contemporary audience because the play ageless. The play Othello uses many themes such as jealousy‚ hatred‚ envy‚ love‚ sacrifice‚ death‚ manipulation‚ honour‚ justice and etc. These themes are themes that are timeless which explore human nature which is unchanging which still develop and evolve around us. A contemporary audience would find it appealing because it explores themes that are prevalent in today’s
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Explain at least two ways in which ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ entertains the audience and keeps them interested. The epic movie‚ ‘The Shawshank Redemption’‚ directed by Frank Darabont is a compelling film that has entertained and kept audiences interested for years. The ways in which the film does this is through the use of emotive language‚ contrasting of colours (lighting)‚ settings‚ effective camera angles‚ sound effects and engaging music. These techniques are effectively used to convey the
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her books that help to guide the reader through her thought process. Appealing to the audience is a centrally important idea throughout literature where one’s case is pleaded to the audience. Killingsworth defines Appeal in two ways‚ one of which is‚ “..’to plead one’s case‚’ usually before a higher authority.”(Killingsworth) where the reader is the one being beseeched by the author. In Mem Fox’s books‚ the audience generally consists of younger children‚ as the books themselves are predominantly picture
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in portraying his moral message. Whilst protagonist Volpone‚ a hedonist‚ indulges in as many pleasures as possible‚ often pursuing them vigorously. Celia is the exact antithesis. Her self-denial and self-restraint make her a perfect foil for Volpone as she exposes his complete lack of virtues. A clear example of this is Volpone’s attempted seduction of her. The turning point of the play comes when she refuses Volpone’s advances‚ denying him the lascivious pleasures he describes in his speech. Celia
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Various characters may appear malicious based on the actions that they have committed‚ but through admirable writing any sinful character can acquire sympathy from the audience. The Stanger by Albert Camus centers around Monsieur Meursault‚ whose mother recently died. He then acquires a new friend‚ Raymond‚ who leads him down a dark path. Later‚ Meursault ends up committing murder for Raymond‚ and he eventually gets the death penalty for the crime he has committed. In Albert Camus’ The Stranger
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Media Coursework: Psycho How Effectively Does Hitchcock Manipulate the Audience in ‘Psycho’? The 1960’s movie ’Psycho’‚ was undoubtedly a groundbreaking and revolutionary film. The movie was produced by Alfred Hitchcock and is often referred to as the ‘mother of the modern horror movie’ as it is the first horror movie that received so much success. Horror films are movies with a purpose to strive to elicit fear‚ horror and terror responses from viewers. This is why ‘Psycho fits into the Horror
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How does Shakespeare gain audience sympathy for Macbeth? In late 1905‚ Shakespeare’s Macbeth was performed for the first time in Hampton Court. At the time‚ King James I was in power‚ and it is widely believed that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in order to flatter him‚ as the previous year The Gunpowder Plot had shown an attempt on his life. In the play‚ King Duncan gets murdered‚ which would have been quite disturbing for King James I to watch. By the end of the play however‚ King James I would have
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speech delivered by Barack Obama who is the president to be was held on 4th of November 2008 in Chicago. He creates an immediate bond with the audience as he begins his speech saying‚ "Hello Chicago!". He then pauses for a minute in order for the citizens of America to welcome him as the USA’s president. Then he addresses the people who had not voted for him because they thought he was not capable of leading America and then thanking the thousands of voters that gave him his victory. The effective line
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How does Priestly show in his presentation of Mrs Birling that she often pretends to be something that she is not? Priestley’s portrays Mrs Birling as a snobbish‚ cold-hearted and unsympathetic woman but she pretends to be sympathetic towards Eva Smiths’ death. Yet she was the one who worked in the women’s charity organisation and refused to help her in the first place - highlighting her harsh and uncaring nature. Also‚ Mrs Birling feigns to be oblivious towards her son’s drinking and pretends that
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preparing to torture the gingerbread man‚ there was loud organ music in the background with dark lighting which expresses dark and evil presence. Lord Farquaad himself is wearing red clothes which symbolises evil and command. To add to his evilness‚ he tries to make his kingdom perfect by getting rid of all fairytale creatures. On the other hand Shrek is the knight in shining armour. He is the good guy in the story. Shrek is the person who saves Princess
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