... and using them to portray what may be his thoughts on certain subjects. In both of these poems, Browning uses a precise rhythm to create a distinctive atmosphere. The repeated rhythmic pattern of the two is one stressed and one unstressed syllable, known as an iambic rhythm. These devices allow the reader ... audience to relate to the characters that Browning has created. Robert Browning's characters are what allowed him to create an intense atmosphere in both poems. Each poem uses both tone and mood to convey an attempted explanation of his societal, and sexual views of women. It also c...

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... ) The fourth wall theory of realism times was discarded, aiding in breaking the audiences illusion that the stage action is taking place in "reality", without an audience. Brechtian influenced sets create no specific atmosphere nor provoke emotional reactions from an audience as to taint their objectivity. Brecht believed that a stage set should help to explain the theme of a play not ... create a mood. No suggestion of realism made it impossible for the audience to be drawn into coming to conclusions beyond their control. Musicians, lighting equipment, and machinery for changing sets sh...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... war. It is present from the very beginning of the play in the summary execution of a worker accused of sabotage. This already sets the tragic mood of the play. One of the great debates of Lear is the question: "do the ends justify the means?" This is one of the big ... , the same is going on in Palestine: the innocent are killed because of religious beliefs and fanatism. In addition, Bond's Lear shows that you create the pattern that will kill you: Lear did harm to people and this very same people will do harm to him. On other words, by being ... baby who is ill-treated during his childh...

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• Grade Level: High School