Plot Essays

  • Henry's Plot In The Secret History

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    A pivotal part of The Secret History’s plot would be when Henry reveals to Richard about the bacchanal and explains what happened that led up to the murder of the farmer. The simple story is that Henry, Charles, Camilla, and Francis took drugs, rehearsed ancient rituals, and then in a drug induced frenzy killed a man. The plot is very different though, with first revealing that the group had killed someone. Richard asks, “You killed somebody...didn’t you?” In the story this is the end, but this only

  • Plot Twist In 'Sweat' By Zora Hurston

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    There are many different ways to end a story by including the way the plot is driven from one direction to the other while keeping the suspense in motion. The writer often surprises the reader with something completely different than what was expected from the reader to believe about what was going to happen next in the storyline. A twist can be manipulated in the story to prevent any obvious predictions in the plot. The use of a plot twist can come in different ways, such as revealing a little bit

  • Plot Summary Of Sabotaged 'By Flannery O' Connor

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    the ground and he said to him that he was a traitor to him for all the times they saved time. Second fell to his feet and put a show on his device that told them that he released the ripple which causes major damage to the time you are in. A major plot twist is that Second is that he made them go to a dark place with Jonah, Katherine, Antonio, Brendan, and Andrea which Andrea held the Elucidator then they all put their hands together so they can go back to the year of 1600, but Andrea held back her

  • Guy Fawkes And The Gunpowder Plot

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    Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot Description The failed gunpowder plot of 1605 was an attempt by English Catholics to assassinate King James I in order to bring back the Catholic monarchy to Great Britain after a while of harassment and oppression against Catholics. The plot was to explode the House of Lords during the State of Opening Parliament by putting 36 barrels of gunpowder into the cellar and Fawkes lighting the fuse,  blowing up the parliament. Although it was prevented by an anonymous

  • Analyzing Catesby's Gunpowder Plot

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    There are many mysteries about the Gunpowder Plot that have never been satisfactorily explained. It is not clear why an intelligent man like Catesby thought that such a scheme would work or why he imagined that if it did work, a small group of Catholics could seize the reins of government. Nor is it clear why the King and Lord Salisbury immediately interpreted Monteagle‘s letter to mean that a gunpowder plot was intended. Also it is odd that although the letter was received on October 26, the search

  • Deception In Shakespeare's Macbeth And The Gunpowder Plot

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    Gunpowder Plot Authors often use their works to comment on political and social issues of their lifetime. During the 17th century, William Shakespeare began his career in Protestant England. In this time, the Gunpowder Plot occurred against the government as tensions rose around religion and legislation. Shakespeare brings utilizes characters and deception in Macbeth to bring attention to the Gunpowder Plot’s faults and inform the people of his innocence in the plot. The Gunpowder Plot occurred

  • Was Guy Fawkes Framed For The Gunpowder Plot?

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    Was Guy Fawkes Framed For The Gunpowder Plot? On November 5th 1605, the gunpowder plot happened. It has become a worldwide debate over time as to whether or not Guy Fawkes was framed for the famous gunpowder plot. According to traditional theories, it is insinuated that Fawkes and his associates purposely put the gunpowder in the Parliament’s basement in an act to kill the Protestant King- James I. Whereas, modern historians suggest that it is possible that Guy Fawkes was framed and was in fact

  • Lindbergh Plot Against America Analysis

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    “Fear presides over these memories, a perpetual fear. Of course no childhood is without its terrors, yet I wonder if I would have been a less frightened boy if Lindbergh hadn't been president or if I hadn't been the offspring of Jews.” (Roth, 1) The Plot against America by Phillip Roth is a story of what it was like for the Roth family and Jews across the country, when an American aviator Charles Lindbergh was elected as the president of the United States. The following excerpt, reveals the psychological

  • Analyzing Philip Roth's 'The Plot Against America'

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    Nitin Basra Summer Reading Assignment The Plot Against America by Philip Roth 1. “And when are we moving to Canada,” Sandy asked her. “because of your persecution complex?” Pointing his finger, my father said, “Don’t mimic your stupid aunt. Don’t talk back like that ever This part of the book really appealed to me as I was reading it. I felt like I was in the main character 's shoes at that moment of time.. Roth used literary techniques such as imagery to convey convince his readers about the

  • Inception, The Dark Knight And Memento

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    The plot twist is a common device used in books, movies and other media in order to shock the audience with an unexpected development and keep them interested in the storyline. Many are familiar with the shock and outrage that comes when one’s favorite character suddenly dies, or it is revealed that the protagonist had dreamt the entire plot of the movie. Christopher Nolan is a director widely known for his plot twists, anti-heroes, and non-linear narration in movies such as Inception, the Dark Knight

  • Sharon Flake's The Skin I M In

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    To everything, there is a beginning and in a plot, it is the exposition. The exposition is the first element of a plot that introduces the characters, settings, and time periods to the readers. In Sharon Flake’s The Skin I’m In, the main characters are revealed as Maleeka Madison and Charlese Jones - the protagonist and antagonist, respectively. Maleeka as a character is dynamic because she is very defined and changes throughout the story, from insecure to self-confident. Char, on the other hand

  • Comparing Serialization In Mad Men And Walter White

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    Serialization in television has lead to the development of different methods of plot development and two contrasting methods have been the use of either the main characters as the vehicle of plot development for the supporting characters. In Breaking Bad, the main character, Walter “Walt” White is spurred on throughout the entire series to make changes by his own desires once he finds out about his impending death, while the main character of Mad Men, Donald “Don” Draper, often goes out of his way

  • Mao's Last Dancer Belonging

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    The film, Mao’s Last Dancer utilises the narrative convention of plot to allow the audience to appreciate the film. In the film, the narrative convention of plot is used to provide an overview of the historical and sociocultural knowledge of China at the time. For example, the film’s plot is constructed in a non-linear timeline through which Li travels back and forwards via flashbacks. A prominent example of this is one of the film’s establishing scenes. In this scene, Li flashes back to a classroom

  • Analysis Of The Lesson By Toni Cade Bambara

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    by Toni Cade Bambara. This amazing story about poor Harlem children learning an important lesson had a well-rounded characters and a well created plot. What is a plot, you ask? A plot is used to describe the events that make up a story or the main parts of the story. It helps raises dramatic questions as a reader has from the beginning to the end. A plot is the process of questioning the question around the outcome of each and every dramatic or undramatic purpose that gets the audience thinking about

  • Cinematic And Theatrical Elements In Winnie And The Tuck's

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    Jay Russell used many cinematic and theatrical elements to present his theme, plot, and his setting. He had a very strong theme; life's a cycle and you should live life to the fullest. His plot might be just as good or even better Winnie Foster was faced with a decision to drink the spring water and live forever with Jesse or to live a normal life and die at some point in time. Winnie and the Tuck’s also have to save Mae Tuck from getting hanged. Russell’s setting is probably the best of all

  • Theme Of Disloyalty In The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar

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    In “The Cone” the plot is focused on the revenge,and the setting of this story is in the 1860’s and has a mood of machinery. “ ‘This country was all fresh and beautiful once,’ he said; "and now--it is Gehenna. Down that way--nothing but pot-banks and chimneys belching fire and dust into the face of heaven . . .”(1) In comparison to “The Cone”, “Excerpt from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: Act III , scenes I & II.” is also a fictitious story, but is based on true events. The plot of this passage is

  • Interpersonal Communication Reflection

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    The chapter starts with the elements of the story structure. It includes plot, a sequence of events involving characters in conflict situations with 4 components of the plot development of a problem, roadblocks, the high point, and the solution; characters, which are people or personified animals, that are developed in the appearance, actions, dialogue, and monologue; setting, which can be integral or backdrop and have dimensions of location ,weather, period, and the passage of time; point of view

  • Theme Of Overhearing And Mis-Hearing In Much Ado About Nothing

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    a huge roll in the theme and plot of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Borrachio is the first one to overhear that Claudio is in love with Hero and how they plan on getting Hero to marry Claudio. Borrachio felt that their love was an interesting subject to mention to Don John. While Don John cannot stand his brother or his brother’s friends, Don John and Borrachio created a scheme to frame Hero of having an affair with another man. This set up the plot that was being conveyed in the

  • Problems In The House Of Hades

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    In the book the “House of Hades” by Rick Riordan we see lots of plot lines. These plot lines all help us see the struggles that these characters have to deal with and their motivations, some characters have multiple problems that they are dealing with. Specifically, one character that deals with lots of problems is Frank(son of Mars). One problem that Frank has to deal with is his father who is split between two personalities who are constantly arguing in his head. For instance, the text says “ Immediately

  • The Mysterious Benedict Society Character Analysis

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    Being different can be the best talent and gift in the world. It makes one special and it lets one be the amazing person there ment to be. In the fictional novel The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart it shows the true importance of being yourself and embracing your talents. She shows this using dialogue, narrative hook, and conflict. First, Stewart uses dialogue to help bring her characters life and show how everyone has different gifts and talents. For example, Kate’s feeling