... F. Kennedy. These circumstances suggest that the events which occur in the play Macbeth are still possible. It is possible for the circumstances surrounding Macbeth to be repeated in modern day America because no protection provides absolute safety, some men are still willing to do what Macbeth did, and the ac t could still be covered up. No amount of protection provides absolute safety. In today's world, it is easier than ever to kill someone. Any person can buy a cheap pistol and kill someone. It is also easier to kill without being caught. There are long range rifles and remote control explosives that can b ...

... of human condition that was prominent in the 1950's and 1960's – existentialism. The play attacks the notion that there are no absolute truths or realities. Pinter is therefore concerned with what exists as unknown and intangible to humanity. His theatre interrogates the truth of nature and realities of language and demonstrates that much of what the audience regards as fact is fiction as he explores the uncertainty of human existence. When an audience of the 1960's went to the theatre, it can generally be assumed that they had preconceived ideas about what they expected and what they are going to gain from the ...

... habit of avoiding unpleasant realities leads to her breakdown as seen in her irrational response to death, her dependency, and her inability to defend herself from Stanley's attacks. Blanche’s situation with her husband is the key to her later behavior. She married rather early at the age of sixteen to whom a boy she believed was a perfect gentleman. He was sensitive, understanding, and civilized much like herself coming from an aristocratic background. She was truly in love with Allen whom she considered perfect in every way. Unfortunately for her he was a homosexual. As she caught him one evening in their ho ...

... before the storm of the duel, and the play's resolution. There is also a juxtaposition of the clowns and the graveyard here, which further intensifies the effect. The clowns chatter about their work in a carefree manner, even going so far as to play with a riddle ( " What is he that builds stronger ... carpenter" V,1,41-42). Shakespeare even went so far as to include his puns in this grave scene (V,1,120). Hamlet himself experiences a temporary lightening of mood from listening to the gravediggers' conversation. Their carefree treatment of death singing while digging graves, not to mention tossing skulls in the ...

... sex across. Rather than showing any signs of distress and guilt as he did in the novel, Harker immediatly consents to the calls of the vampires and engages in a very sexual act with all three of them. Like the novel, but more so in the movie, the three vampire women are portrayed as mere objects of Jonathan Harker’s sexual fantasy. The second scene in the movie in which an elaboration was used was when Dracula lured Lucy Westenra from her house at night. In the novel, Lucy is known to be a frequent sleepwalker who at night is needed to be watched by her friend and Jonathan’s wife to be, Mina. The novel desc ...

... similes, and animal imagery are used. In the first soliloquy Hamlet expresses his views about the marriage of his mother and his uncle, while in the second soliloquy he decides in himself if action is the best road to take. Therefore, the soliloquies are important because it give the reader the insight into Hamlets inner thoughts at a given time in the play. In both soliloquies the idea of incest is addressed. Hamlet was upset because not long after his father died his mother remarried his uncle. As a result Hamlet's mother was actually married to her dead husbands brother, which was conceded incest. "[O God! ...

... individualism is exercised. A person who symbolized individualism would be John Proctor. He was an individual who believed that Salem was committing wrong deeds to innocent people. Proctor was a single man who stood up against the court because for his beliefs. He believed that if he were to bend to the courts, he would not only set a bad example for the rest of the innocent, but in the eyes of God as well. Proctor was an individual who was trying to help for the good of the society. Another person who symbolized individualism would be Abigail Williams. Williams, as an individual twisted the courts into ta ...

... a very beautiful young lady, because she grew up surrounded in gentlemen callers, all wanting to win her love. She has a comical nature about her, always concerning herself with things that should not worry her too much, such as entertaining a man in the house and getting Laura married off quickly, and it almost seems like she enjoys having problems and hecticness in her life. She handles all these problems with pride and confidence, even though she doesn't always hold that confidence. Amanda is always wanting to have a greater impact on others lives and be held responsible for anything good that happens t ...

... a large part in the plot and audience relations of the play. It was used at many different points in the play to further develop the plot and inform the audience of the events that will transpire. There are many types of foreshadowing in Richard III: soliloquies, dreams, prophecies, and curses. Soliloquies are most commonly given in the firs two acts; such as in the opening Richard addresses the audience and tells them his plan for taking over the kingdom. Other soliloquies keep the audience updated on what’s happening and remind them of Richard’s plans. Prophecies also helped the development of the story. In ...

... as a place where murderers and thieves live, but as a community of people who have had problems and may or may not be rehabilitating. It seems that some prisoners go in and accept what they have done and try to make something of an already disastrous life while others give up and really don't care if they commit other crimes (inside and outside of the prison). But in all reality, the prison was home for the inmates and they made it into what it was. The demeanor of the characters creates a very unique atmosphere. The story revolves around Andy who is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover in 1946 and is se ...