... for her, a patronizing action that is usually reserved for a dog. When Madeleine hesitantly obliges, the audience sees her from a high angle shot that further emphasizes her vulnerability and disempowerment, while at the same time highlighting Scottie's obvious enjoyment of the idea of her as a damsel in distress whom he, the hero, has rescued and now has the responsibility of protecting. His ... insistence on Madeleine drinking his coffee and calling him "Scottie" or "John,"" as opposed to Mr Ferguson, as well as the brusque, interrogatory manner with which he directs questions at her ...

• Word Count: 868
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate

... "It was precisely the sort of home Carl would build, he thought - blunt, tidy, gruffly respectable, and offering no affront to the world, though at the same time inviting nobody. It sat back fifty yards from the road on three acres of alfalfa, strawberries, raspberries, and orderly vegetable gardens- (Guterson, ... understanding of chivalry to the world that had foreseen his creation. On the other hand, Carl's home possessing no physically apparent inviting qualities may also hint at a preference of privacy. Thus the description of Carl Heine's home apparently alludes to his very charact...

• Word Count: 950
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate

... in Love", a young and energetic, William Shakespeare is encouraged by his peers to create a comedy play called "Romeo and Ethel, the pirates daughter", because at the time comedy plays were a big success. Instead, William creates a tragedy play, about "two star crossed lovers" from two different worlds who will fall ... reintegrates them into his play (ex. The man crying out the window: "A plague on both your houses." and when Viola and Shakespeare first meet at the palace that night, when William was not supposed to be there and he saw Viola dancing and fell in love with her is exactly...

• Word Count: 1874
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Graduate