Act Three of Arthur Miller’s script The Crucible opens with a very hostile‚ tense and desperate mood due to the Salem Witch Trials being in full swing. Hathorne is questioning the wife of Giles Corey‚ Martha‚ about whether or not she is aligned with the Devil and one of his witches until Giles comes barging in “roaring to the court” that he has “evidence” for them to see until he is eventually “removed by the court marshal” (83-84). Giles is angered and furious that his wife is being put on trial
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The realisation of the reader from this extract‚ that Jekyll has only been experimenting with science produces dramatic tension. Throughout the extract‚ Jekyll confesses that he can only speak ’by theory alone’ regarding his attempts to create the potions to transform himself into Hyde. This represents his constant uncertainty about the results of his experiments. Therefore if even Jekyll‚ the man performing the experiments‚ is uncertain of the results‚ dramatic tension is caused for the reader to
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In what ways does Miller make this scene especially dramatic? Explore what it reveals about Eddie. Page 35-42 Miller uses a variety of ways to make this scene dramatic such as the use of stage directions and how they create a lot of tension between the characters. Miller also uses a lot of entrances and exiting between the characters allowing a dialogue to form‚ permitting an intense emotional confrontation between the characters. For example in the earlier scene‚ Eddie is talking to Alfieri in
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A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE – Tension Essay MEG DUNCAN Arthur Miller’s play ‘A View from the Bridge’ is an edgy‚ modern adaptation of ancient Greek Theatre‚ in which drama and tragedy are release though the build and release of tension. Told through the eyes of Alfieri‚ we follow the demise of our protagonist‚ Eddie‚ whose love for his niece results in conflict and eventually his death. Tension is present throughout the entirety of the play‚ as it is critical to the play’s success that the audience
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"A View from the Bridge" reflects Miller’s background in terms of its setting‚ plot and context. Miller was born in New York City in 1915. The son of two immigrants‚ he lived in prosperity until the American Economic Crash‚ in which his father’s business collapsed‚ causing deprivation to the whole family. They lived in Brooklyn‚ the setting of "A View From the Bridge" and Miller found himself interested in the work of longshoremen in the harbour‚ many of whom were exploited by their
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Discuss 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
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How does Alan Gibbons create dramatic tension in The Edge? Alan Gibbons creates dramatic tension in The Edge using a variety of different techniques such as; pathetic fallacy‚ animal imagery‚ dramatic tension etc. The book is based on a young boy called Danny Mangam who lives in north London. He and his mother are on the run for Chris Kane‚ Danny’s abusive step-father. They try to get away and manage to get to Cathy’s mother and fathers house on the Edge Cliff Estate. But even there‚ nothing is
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Priestley’s use of the word ’body’ shows that we are all connected and linked. Everyone needs to work together. The Inspector wants to teach the Birlings how to be more responsible and that money and class is not going to make you a better person and should change their attitudes towards the working class. An Inspector Calls’ imitates Priestley’s socialist views while outlining the trouble with Capitalism. In 1912‚ rigid class and gender boundaries seemed to ensure that nothing would change. Yet by 1945
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Is Eddie responsible for his own death in the book « A view from the bridge » by Arthur Miller ? In order to understand to what extent Eddie is responsible for his own death‚ it’s necessary to consider which elements led Eddie to be killed by Marco. Throughout the story told by Arthur Miller‚ we can see that the behaviour of Eddie plays a role in his death. He could have had a common life but the tragedy comes from the combination of different events which are linked. The most important element
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A View from the Bridge’ is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1955. In the 20th century‚ America’s industry‚ agriculture‚ and the economy were growing rapidly. This attracted many immigrants all around the world‚ many being Sicilians. These immigrants came to America with the thought in their mind that they’d become rich or happy which was known to be" the American Dream". During World War 2‚ Miller worked as a ship fitter in the Brooklyn Navy Shipyard where he interacted with many Sicilians and
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