Mystery stories

is a thriller, detective fiction and film noir. Back story plays an important role within Chinatown as it allows the audience to be exposed to the greed and corruption within the plot through a slow reveal. Characteristic of a detective fiction is the slow release of information allowing for the audience to understand the crime and its’ motives at the same pace as the detective. The backstory behind Chinatown builds tension within the story as it clearly foreshadows what is to happen within the

The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon is about a very mysterious, logical and innocent autistic boy who stumbles upon his neighbors murdered dog, Wellington. As expected, his mind is intrigued about solving this current mystery, while writing a murder novel filled with all his clues and thoughts as well. Throughout his investigation Christopher not only has trouble with finding clues, but experiences the struggles with human emotions, family life, and the stigma revolved

Below is a passage from I.2 of Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho concerning the concept of "precepts" in relation to the characters of St. Aubert and his daughter Emily: I have attempted to teach you from your earliest youth, the duty of self- command […] not only as it preserves us from the various and dangerous temptations that call us from rectitude and virtue, but as it limits the indulgences which are termed virtuous, yet which, extended beyond a certain boundary are vicious…All excess

Everyman “Everyman" certainly fits the mold of a typical medieval mystery play. Ominously, the play begins with God perceiving how "all creatures be to [Him] unkind." Men, it seems, commit the Seven Deadly Sins far too regularly, and their only concern seems to be their own pleasure. Angered by this casual manner humans have adopted toward Him, God decides a reckoning is in order. He summons his "mighty messenger" Death, eerily and effectively personified for the audience members. God

The Homeric Hymn to Demeter addresses the fate of Persephone is in the hands of others and is removed from freedom of choice as she is portrayed as a minor. In effect, it is symbolic of the power family holds as the actions of her mother, her father Zeus and her husband Hades determine her path. The text accustoms nickname Persephone throughout the passage as the ‘Core’, the ‘Girl’, or ‘Virgin’. These nicknames assume her role as an underage girl not responsible for her life decisions. The Hymn begins

When examining techniques, terminology, and themes present in Jacobean theatre it becomes apparent that they had evolved from those of the ancient Greek and Medieval tradition. Precedences set by Greek thespians in both stagecraft and dramatic writing are utilized and expanded upon in the theatrical practices of their successors working in the centuries to follow. A comparison of theatrical terminology and stagecraft techniques will investigate the similarities and differences of Greek, Medieval

put highlight on secret, ponder and sublimity. Along these lines, Gothic fiction increased tremendous prevalence among the users. In any case, after numerous books of the kind being distributed, they ended up being regular too - every one of the stories connected a similar arrangement of highlights for the setting, plot and characters. That brought a rush of feedback of the Gothic novel

Criminal behaviour has been so constant in movies that are the following genre of a greater understanding of crime in film: thriller, action, suspense, mystery, detective, prison, film noir and the most modern heist. The crime genre started with one main sub-genre, and that was the gangsta genre. The crime genre appeals to a mainstream and diverse audiences because of all the elements of

Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is a bildungsroman, a coming of age story that focuses on the psychological development, and maturity of the protagonist Catherine Morland. This essay will analyse the language, and narrative techniques of the set extract, and discuss how this excerpt suggests vicissitude in Catherine’s priorities, within her role as Austen’s female bildungsroman. In addition, it will discuss the ‘domestic gothic’ and real life abuse that prevails in ordinary situations. Furthermore

The Leopold Locked Room is a short mystery story written by Edward D. Hoch. Leopold, a police captain is found in a closed locked room with his murdered ex-wife. Results show that Leopold's gun fired the fatal shot, but Leopold and readers know he's not the killer. Every bit of the story is cleverly though out. If you enjoy reading short mystery stories this is a great story to read. Captain Leopold and Monica were once married. When Monica wanted to go pursuit her career and her dreams in