Calaveras County: Play Analysis

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I think the plays and books, The Telltale Heart, The Raven, The Monkeys Paw, and The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County, were all great stories. They have their similarities, and, of course, their differences. This essay was made to tell you how they are similar, and different. The first thing that I noticed was different is that in the play there was more suspense, the voices would get louder, the actors conveyed their part perfectly. When I read the story I didn't think it was that intense, I just pictured a monotone voice while I was reading the stories. I noticed this most while reading The Telltale Heart. I felt like I was in the story while I was watching the play, but when I was reading the story, it wasn't as intense as the

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