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    spectacle delivered by her brother Ferdinand, as his way of punishing and torturing her (Pacheco, 2012, p169) The dramatic function this serves is that it reveals a violent and painful death to the audience, made all the more shocking and tragic with her welcoming death and believing, ‘to meet such excellent company/In th’ other world.’ (Webster, 2004, p159) Webster employs dramatic irony at this point as she thinks Antonio is dead and the audience know this is an act of torture and so this illustrates

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    Applying different analytical approaches to films Dog soldiers Critical approaches: The sound used in dog soldiers was very dramatic and is non-diegetic. The editing was fast paced and added dramatic tension to the setting of the film; the setting was quite dark throughout the film and as it was set in an isolated house in a forest this also helped to add to the dramatic effect. In terms of cinematography, there was a large amount of point of view shots and certain points of the film were in black

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    In chapter six; Jem and Dill’s’ inquisitive’ natures lead them to become rebellious. Their plan was to trespass into Boo Radley’s property in order to understand more about the personality of this ‘mysterious’ character. Scout joins them on their night-time exploration because she is afraid of being left out. Due to the nature in which they entered the house, Nathan Radley-Boo Radley’s brother shoots at them as he thought his house was attacked by burglars. In chapter six of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

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    themes. In this concept, I want to specifically showcase the unjust double standards that men have regarding women. In order to highlight this unfair double standard through use of directorial techniques of lighting and staging interconnected with the dramatic elements of symbol, tension and language. Through the utilisation of these elements and techniques the theme of the unjust double standards will be effectively conveyed. This is a critical issue for audiences to understand as this issue is still

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    for the character Helen Winning in the story "Flower Garden" by Shirley Jackson. The static, intrinsic traits of the Elder Mrs. Winning, which are influential to the outcome of the story, are developed in detail by Jackson's use of description and dramatic scenes. The elder Mrs. Winning is characterized as a woman with an authoritative, domineering personality who is unyielding in her convictions. The elder Mrs. Winning is a sovereign matriarch in her household. After a morning breakfast, as the

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    particular, symbolism and contemporary theatre to illustrate its theme of the nature of evil and questioning of the reliability of history in literature. The skills of performance, in particular directing is exploited to add to the tension and create dramatic meaning. The tension in this production is created by the fierce inquiry between the characters about the purpose and themes of the production, combined with the complexity of roles and relationships. The characters used the Brechtian conventions

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    The Dramatic Effectiveness and Significance of Act 3, Scene 1 in Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s second tragedy ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was written between 1594 and 1596. The play is set in Verona a city in the north of Italy. In the play it is portrayed as a small independent country. The prince of Verona rules the city like a king and everyone obeys him. It is set over a period of four day. Shakespeare got the idea from a poem by Arthur Brooke called ‘the tragical history of

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    Judith Wright’s “Eve to Her Daughters” (992) and Robert Browning’s “Porphyria’s Lover” (642) and what they have in relation to one another. I will be examining the dramatic monologue form that takes place in both poems and how it could present the image and possibility for coercion. I will discuss how, with the utilization of dramatic monologue, we as the audience, experience the speaker’s world with a glimpse into their personal perspectives alongside with their mentalities. Furthermore, I will

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    Lover' the death is physical which creates a sense of lust, whilst 'When We Two Parted' the death is emotional which creates pain and anguish. The role of death is presented in both poems by the form and structure. In 'Porphyria's Lover' it is a dramatic monologue which help understand the feelings of the character and their true motive of killing Porphyria, whilst 'When We Two Parted' is a retrospective poem implies that the speaker is still 'grieving' about

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    Laboratory, like my Last Duchess comes fro the 1842 collection. It has a similar subject- a person who is about to kill her rival in the presence of her lover who appears to be romantically connected to the speaker in some way. It is in the form of a dramatic monologue, and again like the Last Duchess is being addressed to a silent

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