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    Riders to the Sea presents Cathleen and Nora as important choric charactersm Comment on choric characters in Riders to the Sea by Synge One of the fundamental aspects of the classical Greek tragedy is the chorus. The chorus is a part of the traditional origin of the Greek drama. It usually implies a single singer or a band of singers or dancers. Aristotle characterizes it as ’a sharer in the action’ of the play [The Poetics‚ Chapter 18]. The chorus reviews what has already been

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    includes the introduction‚ rising actions‚ climax‚ and falling action. The plot gives a story structure and helps keep the story organized. If an author were to write down random thoughts without any type of plot‚ the reader could get lost in the story‚ and the book would not make sense to the reader. An introduction describes where the story takes place‚ when it takes place‚ and introduces the characters. The introduction of

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    A majority of plays follow a 5 act system creating a correlation between the acts and the exposition‚ rising action‚ climax‚ falling action‚ and resolution of a story. Many can argue that Macbeth follows this same pattern‚ however‚ with a more in depth look at the story the obvious climax occurs in Act 2‚ followed by two acts of falling action and finally a resolution in Act 5. This can be observed by the shift in Macbeth’s demeanor. The murder of Banquo can be seen as Macbeth’s point of no return

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    their squad. The Talabi then fired an RPG at him. Type of conflict: Man vs. Self Problem: Even though Justin tells Matt what happened that day he continues to see visions of the dog with a pigtail and a little boy named Ali. 3 Rising Action Events: Matt grows close to Francis who accidentally shot his squad leader. Matt begins to have more visions of what happened the day of the accident. Matt talks to the hospital therapist‚ Megan. Matt thinks he killed Ali‚ Lieutenant colonel Fuchs

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    Book Report Wahid Hashem English 4rth hour 1/9/13 Alex Rider Scorpia Rising Visualization Alex discovers bullet holes in a car. Someone was shooting that car. His job to find out who it was. Character traits Alex was brave‚ respectful‚ and daring. *He was brave because he goes super spy working for the MI6 goes on another one of his adventures to stop some crazed power-hungry lunatic. *He was

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    The rising action is the actions leading up to the ray gun detonating. The climax is that the narrator and the curate fight in the ruined house; the narrator’s brother and his friends get to a ship. The falling action is that the Thunder Child defends the ships fleeing England; the narrator finds the world totally changed when he emerges from the ruined house. Who is the protagonist? Antagonist? The protagonist of this chapter is the narrator and the antagonist is the aliens. What are the most important

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    through his job at the theater. The rising action begins‚ as Paul’s father is angry because he wants Paul to be successful through education. Paul looses his job at the theater because of his father. He then get’s expelled from school. Paul steals $2‚000 and leaves on the train to live extravagantly for a short amount of time. After his adventure Paul returns on the train and starts walking in the woods. From

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    Rising Sea Levels: The Impact Introduction Gradual increase in temperature known as climate change is causing icebergs to melt and therefore‚ increasing sea levels‚ this is basic known fact but what might not be as clear is the effect of rising sea levels on the environment. Amongst the vast variety of issues to do with climate change‚ its impact on the ocean stood out for me. After I researched the impact of climate change on the ocean‚ I found that the topic was too broad; therefore I decided

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    copies books; Mildred‚ his wife who lean towards her seashells and ’the family’ (TV) to genuine individuals like Clarisse. Fellow Montag is a firefighter‚ persons who smolder things as a profession. His wife‚ Mildred‚ live in a tragic culture. Rising Action The novel is set in a futuristic community whereby fishermen starts the fire‚ and all the books are banned. Montag‚ being a fisherman meets a woman whose name is Clarisse while he was walking home one day. The woman asks him if he is happy. The

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    elements of fiction are Structure‚ Characterization‚ Theme‚ Symbol‚ and Setting. Structure is an element of fiction. The structure is split into four parts: exposition‚ Rising action‚ Climax‚ and resolution. The exposition in the lottery occur when the villagers gathered around for the town lottery. The complication/rising action occurs when the Hutchinson family draws papers to determine the lucky winner. The climax of the story occurs when Tessie Hutchinson wins the lottery. The resolution occurs

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