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    How does Arthur Miller create tension and suspense‚ building to a climax at the end of Act I? In Act I‚ trouble was already starting to brew as soon as the illegal immigrants Marco and Rodolfo got into the country. Eddie’s dislike of Rodolfo triggered several other problems which finally led to Marco threatening Eddie at the end of the play. Arthur Miller uses several techniques such as dramatic dialogue‚ foreshadowing and paralanguage to gradually increase the suspense and tension until finally

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    Using the art of rhetoric‚ Lady Macbeth persuaded Macbeth to kill King Duncan and a few other characters. Anytime Macbeth had a doubt in his mind‚ she would easily manipulate him with her words. The words Lady Macbeth told her husband partly set the tragic events of this play in motion. In scene I act VII of “Macbeth”‚ Lady Macbeth specifically uses Pathos‚ Ethos‚ and Logos in order to get the response that she wants. The scene starts out with Macbeth pondering about whether their plan to murder

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    easier. Act 1 Scene 1 grabs the attention of both the higher and lower classes of audience with the use of poetry for the higher classes and the comical influences would draw the lower classes into the play. Modern film adaptations of "Romeo and Juliet" - such as Baz Luhrmann’s version - appeal to modern audiences because of special effects‚ lighting and sound. Shakespeare on the other hand used only the language he wrote down and the space on the stage in front of him to create dramatic tension and

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    Shakespeare cleverly creates sorrow for Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff through various techniques such as order of their scenes‚ their company on stage and most importantly by their circumstances. In the case of Lady Macbeth we know her from the start of the play while in the case of Lady Macduff we are introduced to her with no prior knowledge only in Act 4 scene 2. Moreover with the use of dramatic irony Shakespeare lets the audience know certain events about to happen which naturally influence

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    MACBETH ACT 2 SCENE 1… Section A 1. The clues at the beginning of this scene to indicate that the castle is in darkness are that the servant carries a burning torch to light their way and Macbeth is also carrying a torch-bearer. 2. Banquo’s state of mind at the beginning of this scene is that he is scared to go to sleep because he doesn’t want to see nightmares. 3. We know that Banquo is nervous because he cannot sleep and is wide awake. He can hear noises very clearly like when Macbeth

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    INTRODUCTION TO MACBETH William Shakespeare was born to a wealthy family in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England. He married and had several children but died in 1616 at the age of 52. Shakespeare authored thirty-seven plays and 154 sonnets. The legacy of this body of work is immense. A number of Shakespeare’s plays seem to have transcended even the category of brilliance‚ becoming so influential as to affect profoundly the course of Western literature and culture ever after. Shakespeare’s shortest

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    Macbeth is a Shakespearean tragedy which follows the protagonist Macbeth as he plots to kill the king of Scotland and to become king himself‚ after hearing a prophecy from three witches. It follows Macbeth’s journey of betrayal‚ guilt‚ and murder‚ until his final downfall. This scene details Macbeth’s first soliloquy‚ in which he decides not to follow through with their plan of regicide‚ and the remainder of the scene consists of his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ arguing with him to change his mind. Lady Macbeth

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    E MACBETH – William Shakespeare 1 (i) “Shakespeare’s Macbeth invites us to look into the world of a man driven on by ruthless ambition and tortured by regret.” Write a response to this view of the play‚ Macbeth‚ supporting the points you make by reference to the text. Mark ex 60 by reference to the criteria for assessment using the following breakdown of marks. P18 C18 L 18 M 6 60 marks A+ B C D E- 100% 60 – 51 42 33 24 23 – 0 30% 18 – 16 13 10 8 7 – 0 10% 6 – 5 4

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    Act 1 scene 3 The supernatural atmosphere of scene one is recreated by the witches’ description of their evil doings and by their charm. Their power is limited; they cannot kill the sailor but they can make his ship meet terrifying storms‚ and the poor man’s life a hell on earth. This foreshadows the outcome of the witches’ influence on Macbeth. He too will‚ for example‚ deprived of sleep. The limitation of their powers is an important fact to keep in mind. Macbeth’s first words echo those

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    Sonu Vinay 10R English Coursework Mrs. Williams Macbeth Essay Literature 4 ’IN ACT 1 OF _MACBETH_ HOW DOES SHAKESPEARE PREPARE THE AUDIENCE FOR THE EVIL THAT W ILL FOLLOW?’ William Shakespeare‚ an English playwright‚ often started his plays with powerful scenes and mood-setting action. Act 1 of ’Macbeth’ is no exception to the traditional important and exciting Shakespearean introductions. Shakespeare wrote ’Macbeth’ as a tribute to King James‚ the new monarch of England at the time. This was

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