Using the words “bad”, “good”, and “you” frequently helps to dumb down such an intimidating essay to help the level of the obvious content meet the level of the writing. By writing this essay from the eyes of a child, Dillard is able to approach this difficult subject using simple language without seeming like she is questioning the intelligence of the reader. As the passage continues and we are finally told that “Santa Claus stood in the doorway,” Dillard repeats this statement as to paint an image of the scenario for the reader and to reiterate the importance of this moment in the authors life. As the story continues, the author is reflecting back on the night when Santa Claus came and how she now knows it was just Miss White. She refers to this memory of Santa Claus as one that played a part in the “making of Santa Claus, God, and Miss White an awesome, vulnerable, trinity.” This reference of the trinity immediately causes the reader to relate this memory of Christmas to a purely religious experience.
Explain how you would perform the role of the Sentry (Soldier) in each of his two appearances, in order to reveal his change of attitude from his initial fear for his own life to his relief as he brings a guilty Antigone before Creon. The soldier should come on from the right entrance onto the stage, as he needs to explain information quickly, he should be hurrying and trying to catch is breath before he can talk. When playing this role, I would be all panicky, by shaking my hands and bending over trying to catch breath. Creon should be standing at the top of the palace and I take a few deeper breathes before explaining. Creon should be standing on an elevated rostra, so that when I speak I can look up at up.
This, to the audience, will seem ridiculous and unnecessary creating a subtle sense of humour. Nearing the end of Act 2 we learn about Viola’s plans for her disguise in order to appear less vulnerable. She then goes on to say ‘thou shalt present me as an Eunuch to him’ which will yet again appear an overdramatic act to the audience. In act 3, Sir Toby Belch is introduced into the play. Shakespeare’s wit and word play used even for simply just the names of the characters can build up laughter.
Instead, Lewis begins to narrate, he announces the death of Julie and Henry and that Roy goes from ward to ward, changing his bed numerous times. This intensifies the impact of what he has just said, and leaves us with the feeling that what we have seen in a snapshot doesn’t change. This then wakes up the audience from their illusion and brings them back to their harsh
This change of theme from love to violence, acts like a twist in tale. The audience will be aroused by curiosity. They will be engrossed in the play once again, and will wait to see how this fight will affect the rest of the play. This is very crucial as back then, the audience could leave the theatre when they got bored. Shakespeare definitely didn’t want this to happen.
Essay Response to Dinner with Trimalchio When reading over the tale of Trimalchio’s grand dinner I was amazed by the comparisons that could be made to the current United States. In class we talked of likening Trimalchio to The Great Gatsby and the 1920s. While the roaring 20’s is a good comparison, the account of this lavish dinner can also be paralleled to modern times. The frivolous attitude of American culture shares many similarities with the story of Trimalchio. We are truly sightless to the luxury we live in.
She uses onomatopoeia many times during the text to describe the “Rat-tat-tat-tat” sound that the gunfire made to make the reader better imagine what it was like to be there at that time. It also helps shift the audience toward her side of the coin so to speak, in that it creates a harsh reality of fear for the reader which is unexpected from such a small sound. Chang also uses climax in her writing during the chapters so that at the middle of every chapter the reader feels that they reached the worst of the violence and tragedy and it also hooks them into wanting to read more to find out what the next big thing is that will happen in the next chapter. Chang uses hypophora in the beginning of the text to inform the reader of what kind of things they will be educated on regarding the Rape of Nanking. This is shown to its full extent on page nineteen when she lists many of the questions first time readers might have about the
Finish the part on Cassius – formulate essay and not just random paragraphs, finish incomplete paragraph in guess who’s coming to dinner 2010: To what extent has textual form shaped your understanding of conflicting perspectives? In your response, make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. Textual form = different types of genres and the techniques that are used in that particular genre to deal with that topic Close up of mum – effective use of close-up for the mother’s reaction to her daughter’s fiancé humorously and effectively higlights the general racist context in which the film is set. Conflicting perspectives draft essay Interpretations of texts are portrayed by the representation of
To the audience, the Inspector’s suit is a clear reminder of this position of authority and the purpose of his visit. Before he is allowed into the house, Mr Birling instructs Edna to ‘give us some more light’ which sets the scene of an intense interrogation. The lighting changes suddenly from pink and intimate previous to the Inspector’s arrival to brighter and harder during his stay. The stage directions state that the Inspector ‘speaks carefully, weightily, and has a disconcerting habit of looking hard at the person he addresses before actually speaking.’ The Inspector’s arrival creates immediate disruption, alarm and tension within the Birlings who are blatantly intimidated by the Inspector’s title and superiority. Their panic becomes obvious through the frequent use of punctuation, ‘Look – there’s nothing mysterious – or scandalous – about this business – at least not so far as I’m concerned –‘ short sentences, ‘Yes, well, we needn’t go into all that’ and repetition ‘Well – why- why?’ and is juxtaposed completely to the Inspector’s cool calm facade, contributing to his
Throughout the piece the author uses specific words to emphasize something or give it more life. One example from The Shipping News is when Proulx writes “As a child he invented stratagems to deflect stares; a smile, down-cast gaze, the right hand darting up to cover the chin,” and in there she includes words like ‘stratagems’, and ‘darting’ that conveys how the character had different tactics when being glanced at because he was so uncomfortable with his chin. The diction she uses conveys simple ideas into something far beyond that; she includes detailed observation to enhance her piece of work. Another good example of Proulx’s diction is where is emphasizes the size of Quoyle’s chin, “The monstrous chin, a freakish shelf jutting from the lower face.” She used the word ‘monstrous’, meaning that something that is extremely large and often seen in a way that is ugly and frightening, instead of a word like ‘big’ or ‘large’. The word she chose has more of an impact than the other more simple words I listed.