Analyse the dramatic events which take place in Act three and consider their effect on the audience. ... In the first act, the family are celebrating Sheila's engagement with Gerald in a light-hearted dinner party and they are made to look all warm and kind. ... At this point, the lighting would have been toned down to darker, grimmer colours. ... The speech would have been spoken in a serious way and with a commanding tone, slowly and carefully so that the audience would feel the full, dramatic impact. ... In an instant, the audience know that the Inspector is talking about the war an...

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• Grade Level: High School

But when he understands how sinister Heathcliff is, the narrative tone becomes darker. ... Heathcliff is dark in his mood but Lockwood is bright and light. ... The shift in tone is so obvious because Catherine's inconsiderate attitude and Heathcliff's darkness both in his appearance and heart touch the readers. ... The whole atmosphere turns into dark, gloomy, and uncivilized. ... There is dramatic irony not only in the situation when Heathcliff listens to only he should not hear but he didn't hear how Catherine loves him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Curséd the heart that had the heart to do it. ... The first reference to the "heart" refers to the murderer's physical organ; the second mention of the "heart" refers to the intention behind the murder. ... However, in keeping with the dark tone of the curse, this cursed child further binds Anne and Richard as his parents. ... The most significant effect of this union is of dramatic irony because as Anne begins to assign more specific identities to whom she curses, she foretells her own doomed future as a result of her choice to be involved with Richard. ... T...

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During the play, he suffers because of his dark secrets and battles his conscience even after his specific desire is reached or accomplished. ... Or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heart-oppressed brain? ... All events in this play, take place at night, in a dark environment, or during a storm. This symbolizes the darkness, evil, and confusion that are lurking inside Macbeth's mind. ... The appearance of Banquo to Macbeth can be seen as dramatic irony because Macbeth knows that Banquo is dead and still mentions his absence during the feast to...

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Gatsby is living alone in a world of "darkness," trying to seize one small thing to bring him happiness. ... The longing in his heart is to have Daisy, but more importantly to have a new hope in his life. He has always kept the idea in his heart that he could be reunited with Daisy. ... Gatsby's response to Nick, telling him that he can repeat the past, is symbolic of the tragic irony that is behind Gatsby's fate. ... Gatsby dramatically catches the clock before it falls and all three characters are speechless, stricken with a strange awe of the precious clock. ...

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• Grade Level: High School