already knew - Romeo and Juliet was a tragedy originally written in 1599. The opening of the play creates tension‚ which is followed throughout the ply by the dramatic irony of the chorus giving the prologue to the play‚ making the audience start to wonder when things will happen. "Who will fall in love?" "Who will die?" "Who will fight?" "Who is the conflict between?" they might ask. In Act 1 scene5‚ there are many different moods and atmospheres‚ beginning with the orders and instructions‚ making
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How does Miller create tension in Act 1? Miller creates tension in Act 1 of A View from the Bridge using several techniques. A View from the Bridge is set in Red Hook‚ in Brooklyn‚ which was a poverty-stricken slum. Also‚ Eddie Carbone is a longshoreman‚ and longshoremen were not well paid. The fact that poverty in this area is so large creates tension and from the beginning of the play we feel this tension. Alfieri is the first character we are introduced to in this play. Alfieri’s speech at the
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Act 1 Scene 1 Setting * Witch laughter * Haunted * Rain & Thunder * Dark * Supernatural These are all what Shakespeare wants us to feel setting (Refer to attachment) Quotes “In thunder‚ lightning‚ or in rain?” [A1S1 L1 Pg 23] * Foreshadows the play/ ending * Not in right place * Theme of Against the Order of Nature “When the battle’s lost and won.” [A1S1 L2 Pg 23] * “lost and won” * Riddle/ contradicting/ complex * Suggest magic/ witchcraft
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How does Arthur Miller create drama and tension in Act 1 of ‘The Crucible’? The Crucible is a play‚ which explores the witch- hunting hysteria that happened in Salem 1692. Miller uses this “organized mass-hysteria”[1] to comment on his own similar experience during the 1950s. Through “The Crucible”‚ Miller is able to draw an analogy between the hysteria of the Salem witch-trails and its modern parallel of the anti communist ‘witch-hunts’ which occurred due to the HUAC-House of un-American Committee
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In any Shakespeare play we can almost always point out foreshadowing. It’s a crucial element to tragedies and suspenseful stories‚ and very crucial to be able to understand when reading Macbeth by Shakespeare because the story of Macbeth is mainly composed of events that have been hinted one after another. Macbeth is about a soldier (Macbeth) who is told by three witches‚ prophecies. One that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and two‚ that Macbeth will be king of Scotland and three‚ that Banquo’s
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How does Shakespeare use conflict in Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 1? In this essay I will address how conflict is successfully used in Act 1 Scene 1 to prepare the audience for the rest of the play. It will firstly show how Shakespeare uses physical conflict between the two feuding families. Secondly I will demonstrate the idea that Shakespeare introduces emotional conflict through the character of Romeo‚ and his outpourings of love for Rosaline. Finally I will show that the character of Romeo demonstrates
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“star-cross’d” Shakespeare is alluding to destiny‚ the inevitability of the two characters’ paths crossing each other and suggests that the outcome is going to be fatal. The Prologue is written in sonnet form‚ a form of poetry which is usually used for love and by doing this Shakespeare is suggesting to his audience that that the play is concerned with love as well as tragedy: it brings a sense of heroism to the play and makes Romeo and Juliet the eponymous heroes that every play needs. Shakespeare shows
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Act I Scenes 1&2 1. What is the meaning of “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair”? Things that are normally considered good are undesirable to the witches‚ and actions and things considered evil they consider good. 2. What description does the Captain (Sergeant) give to Duncan about battle? He says that Macbeth fought bravely & defeated the enemy. 3. What characteristics of the King are evident? He rewards loyalty & values trust. 4. What punishment is pronounced upon the Thane of Cawdor? He will
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How does Macbeth change during the course of the play? During the course of the play‚ there are many ways in which Macbeth changes: his attitude to supernatural‚ his relationship with Lady Macbeth and his attitude to killing people. Near the start of the play‚ in Act 1 scene 3‚ Macbeth is quite disrespectful to the witches: ‘Speak if you can’‚ ‘what are you’ line 45‚ ‘so foul and fair a day I have not seen’ line 36. This also shows that Macbeth was a proud character and liked to show his power. When
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Millers use of tension throughout act 3 of the crucible? The play ‘the crucible’ illustrates how people react to mass hysteria created by a person or group of people‚ as people did during the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s. Miler lived in America at the time of the McCarthy hearings and linked the Salem witch trials analogically to the events of the time. This meant that miller could use the same type of dramatic tension he was witnessing and use it in his play. Miller masterfully builds suspense
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