Priestley presents tension in various ways withing in the Birling family. At the beginning of the play‚ Priestley creates his tension by changing the colour of the lighting. The start is a ’low and intimate pink’ which could suggest a hidden tension within the family home. After the inspector arrives the lighting changes to a ’bright‚ harsh white light’ which makes the family look like they are in the spotlight of a police interrogation. This shows that there is tension at the heart of the Birling
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Steinbeck creates tension when he writes about a clash or an awkward moment. You get this feeling at the pit of your stomach‚ burning with curiosity‚ fear and excitement‚ all these emotions mixed together. As a writer‚ Steinbeck creates tension because he can use tension in the form of conflict or a disagreement‚ and to make his story a page-tuner. When you meet tension in a book‚ it makes your heart beat faster; it makes your palms sweat‚ and produce headaches. But you ignore all that pain and all
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significant imagery to show the isolation and importance of the situation. There is a certain tension in the air when the two old friends reconnect after their falling out. They are alone in the middle of nowhere: “Victor looked around the desert‚ sniffed the air‚ felt the emptiness and loneliness” (159). Alexie uses imagery to encapsulate the situation that the two young men are in. To help the reader feel the tension of the isolated experience‚ imagery is used to describe the spacious and lonely desert
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Secondly‚ the strife theme is very powerful in this music as it shows the tension between the two families and its impact on Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky presents the theme of strife with ‘agitation’ and angry rhythms in woodwind along with racing scales in strings. His choice of dynamics such as crescendo reinforces the tension and solemn mood between the families and as a result‚ the audience can feel the feud escalating due to the growing force of chords and the sudden changes in dynamics. Moreover
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In the opening scene of "The Crucible"‚ the playwright reveals insight into John and Elizabeths troubled marriage through Elizabeths subtle passive-aggressive gestures‚ Johns incoherent ramblings‚ and his emotional explosion at the end showing his frustration. Tension between the two immediately increases when John Proctor comes home late. Apparently‚ Elizabeth knows about Johns extramarital affair with Abigail. Elizabeths annoyance is seen when Proctor states‚ Oh‚ is it [a rabbit]! In Jonathans
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How does Arthur Miller build tension in Acts 1 and 2 and up to the entrance of George on page 138? Tension is defined as ‘latent hostility’‚ a state of mental or emotional strain on a person. This is particularly evident in the first two Acts of ‘All My Sons’ as there are many ways in which Miller builds tension. He uses the set‚ symbolism‚ retrospective exposition‚ mood and the backdrop of all-American tensions. It is the combination of all of these techniques which culminates in the overall tension
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Glaspell & “Trifles” Those who are oppressed seek expression; those who are trapped seek freedom. The human spirit rebels against dominance‚ propelling those affected into action. The short dramatic play‚ “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell‚ showcases the oppression of American women by a male-dominated society during the late 1800s. As the title of the play suggests‚ the concerns of women are often considered to be mere trifles‚ unimportant issues that bear little or no importance to the true work of
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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
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WW1 the novel is told in first person through Tommo’s perspective in flashbacks of his childhood and present time. The chapters of the novel are structured at different times of the night slowly making its way to dawn‚ this builds suspense for the end of the novel and makes the readers think Tommo is about to die however‚ as the story unravels we find out that it’s not Tommo but Charlie (Tommo’s older brother) who is going to die. The author has done this to make Charlie’s death more effective and
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identity. She pulls up her coat collar to hide her tears‚ in which she cries; handling the situation with the weakness of a woman‚ rather than the strength of a male. Her strength has no match now. She will always be a female at the root no matter how strong it appears
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