tragedies written. In Act 3 Scene 4 Macbeth has finally found his way to the throne and throws his first social gathering as king. Macbeth needs this banquet to be nothing other than perfect‚ and when it ends up being absolutely horrid‚ Shakespeare incorporates a large sense of dramatic tension into the play that keeps the audience on complete suspense through the imagery‚ supernatural theme‚ and the confusion and chaos between Macbeth’s alter egos. One of the most prominent themes in Macbeth
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that had work‚ courage and determination one can achieve prosperity. These were values held by European settlers‚ and have been passed on through generations. The play is set in a red hook‚ slum area on the side of Brooklyn Bridge. The family’s life is turned upside down when two Italian immigrants‚ Marco and Rodolpho‚ enter their household. Before the Italians arrive there are many passages to highlight the presence of the American dream in this story. Eddie tries to calm down Beatrice as she
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‘Jaws’ is a 1975 American horror thriller film‚ directed by Steven Spielberg and based on a best-selling novel by Peter Benchley. ‘Jaws’ is set at Amity Island of USA. The film is about a police chief Martin Brody of Amity Island‚ a fictional summer resort town; Brody just like other police chief’s tries to protect his people and tourists from a giant white shark by closing the beach although he is overruled by the town council who want the beach to remain open‚ so that the town can make profit from
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Suspense Techniques in “To Build a Fire’ by Jack London The old timer was right. The short story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London is about a cheechako (newcomer to Canada or Alaska) that decides to travel on the Yukon trail without a trailmate just with a dog that he uses as a tool. Even though the locals say you should never travel the trail by yourself‚ he ignored their statements. Along the trail the man encounters problems and must overcome them to survive. In “To Build a Fire” Jack London uses
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How does the director use various techniques to contrast the control of the Comte and the effect of Vianne’s influence on the town? Individuality versus conformity is a fine line that people in society walk along. This has been shown in Chocolat‚ released in 2000 and directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Where Vianne and her chocolate shop represent individuality and the Comte represents conformity. Hallstrom uses various film and dramatic techniques to convey this idea to the audience. In Chocolat
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Theater 208 Comedy: Techniques behind the Laughter Comedy is the genre of film that makes even the saddest times bearable and gained a lot of popularity in a time when people needed a boost. Comedy is a unique form of film in its wide range of methods‚ and in all of these methods there is at least some of a select group of approaches. The true magic that comedy has arises from these select few techniques‚ that‚ when used properly‚ will never fail to generate a laugh. Comedy comes in a wide
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How does the director try to build suspense and scare the audience in the film Jaws? The film Jaws‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ was created approximately 30 years ago. It tells the story of a shark which attacks and kills numerous people off the north-east coast of the USA in a small holiday resort called Amity Island. The attacks took place around the 4th of July‚ which in America‚ is similar to the British bank holiday. During this time‚ many Americans and tourists from abroad visit resorts
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How does Steven Spielberg create tension in the film “JAWS”? ‘JAWS’ is a horror/thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975; it is based on the novel by Peter Benchley. Steven Spielberg is a master of suspense and has created tension all the way through the film ‘JAWS’. A great white shark attacks the summer resort Town of Amity Island; on the 4th July‚ Independence Day‚ a declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. The police chief tries to close the beach but the town
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hypocrisy. Its comedy drives the play in a direction where the audience can not only be entertained but understand the morals which are portrayed. It is important to realise the historical context that influenced Molière’s work of Le Tartuffe in order to understand the construction of the characters and comedy portrayed. Commedia dell’arte were a group of traveling players in Italy who specialised in improvised theatre‚ creating stock characters for every performance for the audience to identify with and
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Suspense is a major characteristic in thriller genre as it gives the audience anticipation‚ tension‚ fascination‚ apprehension and excitement that leaves that viewer wanting to watch the entire movie. The Birds movie trailer builds tension in different scenes which makes the film achieve horror aspect in addition to suspense. Additionally‚ in film genre‚ suspense puts the audience in a state of excitement or in a situation of expectancy. Aspects such as graphics‚ sound and the language used in movie
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