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…-eyed expression as she first looks at the teacup, then at Mrs. Sebastian and her husband. Mrs. Sebastian's cold hearted stare back at Alicia tells us exactly just how much hatred she has for her.         Hitchcock also uses devices in his…

…her own future. In Act I, Scene iii, the witches and their prophecies influence Macbeth's ambition as he begins to consider murdering Duncan, " If good, why do I yield to that suggestion/ whose horrid image doth unfix my hair/ and make my seated heart…

…about the war, plying me with tales of his military exploits while toying with his old bayonet wound."(p.11). This response by Barker describes how her grandfather was such an important figure in her life. His actions and stories lighted way for Barker…

…in 1990, Mel Gibson's "Hamlet" is a more straightforward, highly edited version of the original text in comparison to Kenneth Brannagh's lavish rendition of the same tale. At only 135 minutes, Gibson's "Hamlet" might be considered "Shakespeare Light…

…Drake, Welty states: “What I do in writing of any character is to try to enter into the mind, heart, and skin of a human being who is not myself” (293). This helps her to create a character that has real emotions, needs, wants, and desires. Welty’s use…

…guy! Haunted by envy and the absolutely awful music of N' Sink and the Backdoor boys, Spendall finally cracked (I know no jury in the world would convict him), he burst through the doors of Caernot, and uttered the words that strike fear into the hearts…

…be defined as a narrative that through many retellings has become an accepted tradition in a society. By this mythology may include all traditional tales, such as creation of the world and about the gods that rule the world. One such god was Persephone the queen…

…, that he could help us to be free if we would listen, that he would never be free until we did."( ) This discovery reiterates Creole's earlier assessment of the blues: "There isn't any other tale to tell, its the only light we've got in all the darkness." Here…

…message to the readers effectively. There are three significant characters in this tale: the narrator and Roderick and Madeline Usher. The narrator is a boyhood companion of Roderick Usher. He has not seen Roderick since they were children; however, because…

…tells Goodman that he (the devil) was with Goodman Brown’s ancestors when they tortured women in Salem and burned Indian villages. Although Goodman Brown never accepts the staff he continues to follow the devil deeper into the forest. The deeper he goes…