Monkey's Paw Compare And Contrast

The difference between a play and a story? Well, a play is something you watch and a story is something you read. The only thing is, what if they’re the same too? Setting is different, suspense is different, but maybe emotion is the same.
The Monkey’s Paw was a great story, yes, but I pictured the setting a lot differently. In the story, it was dark when he went to find the paw. I imagined him bumping into things, lead by his candlelight. In the play, all he did was walk down stairs. Along with the setting of The Necklace. Yes, there was a ball in both scenarios but, in the story it said she was the best looking one there and that there were many other people there. Whereas in the play, no one else was really there and it was harder to imagine lots of people dancing. I also thought the setting of The Jumping Frog was a little off. In the story it helps you imagine that the men were outside having a contest. Along with the play, I thought it was a little odd to have a frog jumping contest inside. …show more content…
You should try and make a ‘page-turner’. In the story of Tell-Tale Heart, I thought suspense was easily shown when it said how he crept up the stairs and slowing waited when the man called out. You could imagine yourself in his position with your own heart pounding. Somehow, while watching the play, I wasn’t as satisfied. Sure there was suspense when he opened the door and shined the light at the old man but, when was talking to the police officer, I wasn’t scared. I didn’t feel like he was scared about his fate. There was little suspense. Along with The Raven, I could feel suspense when he heard the tapping at his chamber door but, in the story, he kept asking “What is the tapping…?” and I was anxious to see what was behind the