the Greene theory is the most plausible explanation of the events. The Governess is the murderer of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel‚ and Quint and Jessel return to haunt Bly. The events result in Mrs. Grose gaining a sense of trepidation around the Governess while her plans to take over Bly are unsuccessful. The Governess has no limits when it comes to getting what she desires. After killing Quint and Jessel‚ the Governess comes to Bly to carry out the rest of her machination. She begins by applying
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her own imagination. The governess is sane because of her ability to think rationally‚ the apparitions’ resemblance to previous Bly workers‚ and Miles’s acknowledgment of Peter Quint. The governess is sane because she is able to think rationally before acting upon her actions. After the governess first sees Peter Quint on top of the tower‚ she decides that she is there to “protect and defend the little creatures in the world” (James 27). The role of the governess in the Bly household is caretaker
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walking down the corridor. There is a jump cut to Quints shark shed where the use of the motif is evident as the shed is surrounded with sharks bones‚ teeth and remains. A point of view shot from Brody is used as he is acknowledging Quint as he speaks‚ the camera then focus ’ on Hopper with a medium shot showing his excitement. The camera movement then crabs left to right capturing Quint giving Brody a drink. A low angle shot is looking up at Quint which suggests power and authority. When Hopper is
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RESEARCH OF THE PECULIARITIES OF TEXT CATEGORIES REALIZATION IN THE CONTEXT OF «SISTER CARRIE»‚ A NOVEL BY THEODORE DREISER 1. The peculiarities of Continuum Continuum – is a text category that represents time and place connection. Time and place are first of all philosophic categories‚ so Continuum is a philosophic text category. Every text category has deictic means. Deictic means of Continuum are interrogative pronouns ´where?´ and ´when? ´ [2]. Continuum of place and time is realized explicitly
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Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw is arguably one of the most haunting ghost stories of all time. Still to this day‚ it leaves critics debating and there is not a clear consensus about what is true. It appears that only James himself knows the answer. The writing techniques and ambiguity through the use of characters and their relationships leave the reader questioning everything. Only the small fragments of truths‚ amidst daunting realisations‚ invalid coincidences and veiled madness; where is
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aren’t just that mischievous. However‚ is this the product of haunting ghosts or an overprotective and insane governess? Over the course of the book there is a constant battle for power between the governess and the ghosts of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint‚ and this is what creates the suspiciousness and mischievousness of the children. The first sign of mischief by the children is seen towards the beginning of the story when Miles is expelled from school. The governess receives a letter from the headmaster
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nature of Quint and
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as a charming story to suddenly meet someone. Someone would appear there at the turn of the path and would stand before me and smile and approve” (22). She’s hoping for attention and appreciation from “someone”‚ representing the master‚ but Peter Quint appears instead. Her disappointment is evident through her thought‚ “the man who met my eyes was not the person I had precipitately supposed” (23). While
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Evil influences of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel affect the children at Bly as consequences of the governess’s obsession with the apparitions in Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw. Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw is one of most celebrated ghost stories of all time. The novella is set in a small town named “Bly” where the governess assumes the duties with her ward of two children: Miles and Flora (5). As the protagonist – the governess narrates the story in first-person; thus‚ the reliability
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and strives for a love that she has been dreaming about ever since she arrived at Bly. These romantic thoughts have made her imagine she’s seeing Peter Quint. The imagination of the governess shows her Quint as a ghost because unintentionally‚ she knows it’s unreal and therefore impossible to achieve. After seeing what she believed was Quint‚ another strange ghostly figure appears and it seems to be Mrs. Jessel. These sightings are leading us to believe that the ghosts are expressions of her
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