Dramatic monologue

Robert Browning’s poetry shows the power imbalances in male and female relationships and often takes the form of dramatic monologue to show the differences between men’s motivations and women’s. In Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’, an authoritative and rich Duke is made to feel powerless as a result of his wife’s misplaced affections. The favourable qualities of his wife, such as her kindness and gratitude, are interpreted by the duke as offences, “as if she ranked my gift of a…

Poetry is an unusual way of telling a story. It can be used to express feeling or some type of moral or lesson. “Hazel tells Laverne”, by Katharyn Machan tells a unique story filled with nonfiction and fun. To combat this story Edwin Arlington Robinson wrote a more serious story based off of a man living in his town. This poem, “Richard Cory” sheds light on how the views of others towards a person can be so far from the truth. Both of these poems are very different but strangely correlate in a…

parents were out of town, and Gracie tried her best to entertain her. The show began with Burns standing, leaning against the wall, holding a cigarette in hand, before the proscenium surrounding their living room set. There he presented “a brief monologue, then offered the audience a few comments regarding the situation they were…

the focal point of this ad is the male shirtless body. After considering the fact that the ad is for body wash it makes sense that the male figure is shirtless. In modern society this man represents what a “perfect male” would look like and has a dramatic affect on both male and female audience. The male figure’s physical presence shows masculinity, with features such as defined abs and muscles, broad shoulders, and a burly, bearded face. Such manly characteristics show “A Real Man” in the…

The movie, The Great Gatsby is dramatic romance directed by Baz Luhrmann. This movie is for the people who really want to know what is true love and how human can change. In the movie, there are a lot of symbolic behaviors to show love. The symbolic behaviors are well combined with characters emotions. This is why I had interest this movie. Especially, through the third person 's view, the audience will experience symbolic behaviors for showing love with understanding characters thinking or…

needed refining. Katelyn Doyle, however, was perfectly suited for the role of Allison (The Basket Case), and Stock Russell, embodied an emotional Andrew (The Jock), whose enthusiasm and delicate refinement of this character is exposed in a touching monologue, engrossing the entire audience. Christopher Martin as the somewhat sadistic Mr Vernon, provided the right measure of support with engaging characterisation. And of course, the iconic John Bender (The Criminal), a daunting task for 19- year…

In the works of Othello, All the Pretty Horses, and Porphyria's Lover, the authors show how love can affect a person's emotions and destroy them. People's feelings can make life so much better and build them up, but it can also tear them down. What makes love destructive? People are controlled by their emotions and act upon them. Feelings such as fear and jealousy can cause one to fall apart. get the wrong impression of a person and do physical and emotional harm. Shakespeare shows how…

Benvolio's speech is slightly easier to interpret and understand, not only that, but it Though some of the key themes in the abridged version version have been diluted, they are still all there, especially the theme of love and the dramatic effects it can have on lovers. Romeo and Juliet is without a doubt the most recognized and famous love story in English literary tradition, so if it were to lose that key theme of powerful love can be, it would really be ‘Romeo and Juliet’.…

will execute, Shakespeare shows us that Shylock is redirecting the hatred that the Christians inflict on him. We see that the pain Shylock has been harbouring for years is manifesting into anger when Shylock says, ‘why, revenge’. From Shylock’s monologue, his actions seem justified. Salarino, the character listening to his speech, doesn’t reply, which would suggest a stunned silence. However, as seen on stage in the Michael Redford version, Salarino is not affected or stung by the words. Instead…

Childhood notions foster attributes of romanticism, which life disrupts and exchanges with cynical realism. Joyce’s protagonist clearly exemplifies the romanticized characteristics common of immature adolescents in the beginning of the story. The boy’s fantasy of love and his longing for adventure are perverted and distorted by illusions. Events in the story lead to a pivotal awakening to reality and an end to the false and foolish imaginations. The innocent outlook of youth is replaced with a…