Tension

emotions and dramatically reflect human experiences on stage. Rose carried out this task to the highest standard by virtue of three notable dramatic techniques. These techniques were, the use of time pressure consistently throughout the play to create tension, giving the characters emotion and backstory, whilst utilising the different mindsets of characters to create genuine intellectual conflict and…

power struggles accusations, and confessions, Miller depicted the conflicts between Abigail vs. proctor, Proctor vs. Elizabeth, and Rebecca Nurse vs. Mrs. Putnam to convey the theme of Jealousy and resentment. Miller creates a prime example of the tensions between people who endured the red scare…

practice” set up tensions in groups? “Communities of Practice” influence our identities, practices, values and the meaning we ascribe to different situations both personal and professional. When differing communities of practice are made to interact with one another and are not managed well the differences in ideas and values can sometimes create situations of tension such as opposing ideas of roles, responsibilities, hierarchical order, goals and outcomes. While a certain level of tension…

did nationalism and militarism contribute to the tensions in Europe prior to 1914? Prior to 1914, nationalism became more popular among the ethnic groups who still wanted to achieve the goal of being an independent nation. However, it wasn’t just one or two ethnic groups, but several who had struggled for a long time in attempt to win their independence. As a result, the ethnic groups with their ideal of nationalism contributed to the increased tensions within Europe, but militarism played a…

“The Shark” talks about the tension and the sudden relief that everyone felt, although there are many poems about the war there is none that talks about the aftermath, which makes “The Shark” different than any other poems about the great war. Therefore, I believe “The Shark” by E.J. Pratt is a magnificent poem that truly captures the atmosphere after world war one. Although “The Shark” is about the Great War the plot of the story is about the suspense and tension the presence of the shark had…

about a successful murder and revenge. People will do anything, even go to extraordinary lengths to exact revenge like in the story, “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, in which Poe creates an atmosphere of ongoing horror and tremendous tension between two characters, Montresor and Fortunato, as one plans to kill a former friend. Not only it will attract reader’s attention; this will make them go crazy wondering why would someone murder a person, who once were friends. The story…

22 years into democracy, South Africa continues to make headlines due to racial tensions within the country. Whether it is outright or subtle acts of racism, racial issues continue to be a challenge to the democracy of South Africa. As a country that is home to diverse groups of individuals, it is important to try and overcome factors that might hinder the progress of the country as a whole. The issue of racial tension in South Africa might stem from the fact that there are still some unresolved…

The tension between the past and present is one of the key central tropes that is continually addressed in the novels ‘Dracula’, written by Bram Stoker, and ‘Lady Audley’s Secret’, written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. While gothic novels such as ‘Dracula’ and sensation fiction based on gothic tropes like ‘Lady Audley’s Secret’ are both presented in a modern society, the plot, underlying symbolism, and settings allows the past and present to persist as a central trope of the gothic. In the early…

In Alfred Hitchcock’s film, Rear Window, a particular scene begins with main character LB Jeffries confined to his wheelchair with a broken leg, and Stella, LB’s house nurse, watching across the courtyard as LB’s frustrated lover, Lisa, climbs the fire escape and steps into murder suspect, Thorwald’s, open window of his apartment, and begins to search for anything suspicious. Thorwald returns to find Lisa in his apartment. Luckily the police arrive and save her before she is assaulted. The scene…

The porter's scene increases tension and suspense by acting as a comic relief. After all the drama that occurred in the previous scene, the porter suppresses tension and allows an offset to happen. He starts with his part saying “Here’s a knocking indeed! If a man were a porter of hell gate, he should have old turning the key…”This meaning that the…