The 1942 Michael Curtiz film, Casablanca, sets up one particular heart wrenching scene where Ilsa enters the room where Rick had been waiting and lamenting over her after seeing her for the first time since they were planning to leave Casablanca together. ... The first thing that is apparent is the pitch darkness that Rick is sitting in. ... It is evident that he had been drinking and the fact that he is sitting solemnly in the dark room implies that he is lamenting over Ilsa. ... The music suddenly gives an intensified burst of a louder and more shrill note. ... Humphrey Bogart often plays ...

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Fear is a menace that lurks in the path of life, never visible to the eye but sharply felt in the heart. ... Written in 1915, the poem, "Storm Fear" by Robert Frost (1874-1963) is a classic poem describing the fears and distresses of the narrator through a dangerous storm. ... The natural darkness of the night impacts on this, generating the overall mood of doubt. ... The doubt established in this situation can be recognised through the line "and my heart owns a doubt.... The poem concludes on a slightly optimistic note, with the quote, "Whether tis in us to arise with day...

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