What Is The Meaning Of Poe's The Raven

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There is no such thing as a good movie without fabulous lighting. Thus, the Academy Award undoubtedly goes to “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe for changing the audience's attitude towards the showing. From the beginning to the end of the play, the stage was light with various vibrant, flashy, eye catching colors. This kept the audience on the edge of their seats. The audience remained not only watching, but fuming excitement when the colors transitioned from green to blue, to orange, to red . This left the other candidates for this award impotent. Next, it was clear to the main actor. This made not only easy for the audience to focus, but fun for them to. This would bring up the overall rating of the whole play. Compared to this performance,

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