An affair that is dark in its sinister nature, and warm building up to the heat of passion that will arise. Next, as Monsieur Alcèe rides up to the house, “big rain drops began to fall.” The falling of the rain drops signifies the true beginning of the storm. Chopin significantly lets this occur at the same moment that Alcèe is first introduced in the story. Then the “water beat in upon the boards in driving sheets” showing the intensity of the storm outside, as well as the “driving” emotions building up as Monsieur Alcèe and Calixta move inside the house. Chopin further describes the rain as a “force and clatter that threatened to break an entrance and deluge them there.” When read closely the word “deluge” means more than a literal flood.
The main conflict in “Blithe Spirit” is a conflict of love; the ghost of Elvira haunting the couple causes tension between them that brings up deeper problems of the couple. The climax occurs when Madam Arcati tries to get rid of Elvira, after Ruth has died, and instead brings Ruth’s ghost into the house as well. The entire play took place in the house of Charles and Ruth; the design elements were relevant
The story begins with a storm approaching Louisiana, and the setting takes place at Friedheimer’s store and at Calixta and Bobinot home. The story's stage is set with Bibi (Calixta's son), and Bobinot (her husband) at the store where the store is slowly approaching. Meanwhile, at home Calixta runs into Alcee Laballiere (her former lover) who she had not seen for a very long time and offers him shelter from the storm. As the storm rises, the desire among them reaches the turning point that determines the outcome of the story. Calixta commits adultery and the storm passes.
In Julius Caesar, the omens, which usually would be highly regarded and well respected, are ignored. At the end of Act 1, Casca and Cicero meet in Cicero’s home. There is a violent thunderstorm and, coincidentally, they happen to be discussing Caesar’s appearance at the capitol the next day. This is important because Shakespeare is clearly selecting the violent storm setting to show the audience that all is not well with Caesar’s visit to the capitol. The storm is so violent, it prompts Casca to say “Are you not moved when all the sway of the earth shakes like a thing un-firm?” (Shakespeare 1.
The weather at the start of the horror story is much worse, and it begins with an exaggerated description of the fog in London. “Fog was outdoors, hanging over the river, creeping in and out of alleyways and passages, swirling thickly between the bare trees of all the parks and gardens of the city,” Hill also occasionally uses the weather to build tension like above, but not because of the main events. This is to keep the reader interested and entice the reader. For example “the train had stopped, and the only sound to be heard was the moan of the wind” sounds like it will lead to something very sinister. Another way that Hill creates tension is her choice of particular words and phrases, such as “I plunged out into the choking London fog.” This is a good example because the use of the word ‘plunged out’ makes it seem like there is more of a risk than if it was to simply say walk out.
The author commences with a description of Ethan’s “cold” and “dark” study. This reflects the unhappy atmosphere in the couple’s house and possibly the marriage. This is followed by the mention of another woman, Mattie. The man’s yearning for her is evident; the author signals this by describing Ethan’s “new sense of her nearness” through her letter and the description of her lively smile and her warm voice. The author is contrasting this with the unhappy life of the main character with his wife, Zeena, by saying that only “cold paper” and “dead words” are left without Mattie.
When the storm erupts, so does the carnal desire that Calixta and Alcee have for one another. That fervor leads to an effusive, yet brief love affair between them. During their passionate encounter, Calixta's husband and son are waiting for the storm to cease at a local store. As the storm subsides and the rendezvous is fulfilled, Alcee absconds just in time for Calixta's husband and son to return. Chopin's involved descriptions and eloquent details of the affair are all rhetorically brought to life through the constant changing of the storm.
The very name “Wuthering Heights” meaning windy mountain alludes to its stormy weather. Placed on top of a hill, Wuthering Heights is plagued with storms that “rattle over the Hill in a fury” (47) with “great drops and growling thunder” (47). The storms of Wuthering Heights often correlate to the moods and doings of the manor’s inhabitants, like when Mr. Earnshaw died. The character of the manor is also stormy and passionate. Wuthering Heights is the very picture of an evil mansion, which the narrator alludes is a result from is harsh weather conditions.
In paragraph nineteen, “the rain was coming down in sheets obscuring the view of far-off cabins and enveloping the distant wood in gray mist” (paragraph nineteen), this implies the storm is giving them privacy to do whatever they want. In paragraph twenty, the first physical contact between them happens when a lightning bolt struck a tree nearby and Alcee spasmodically draws Calixta closer to him and “the contact of her warm, palpitating body when he had unthinkably drawn her into his arms, had aroused all the old time infatuation and desire for her flesh” (paragraph twenty one). In
Nature plays an essential role in symbolically portraying the couple’s sentiments for each other and the significance of their bond. Rochester and Jane’s love for each other is passionate as fire, powerful as a strike of lightning, and raging as a rampant storm. But just as the bolt of lightning has divided the tree into two halves, Bronte implies that Rochester’s dishonesty will in due course leave the two lovers apart from each other. The tree symbolizes all the questions that fill Jane’s mind the night before her wedding. The tree is a dark and ominous sign, which is telling Jane that disaster is soon to come.