Identify an exciting moment in at least two literature
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The involvement of death, the unknown and extra-sensorial paradigms is a recurrent technique that authors have used during the past centuries until nowadays to make a moment exciting. Death is present as a theme, symbol, or even as a plot device that, joined with literary devices and unique styles keeps creating an electrifying effect on the audience. Shakespeare uses death and literary devices to create an exciting moment in “Hamlet.” Which will be compared to Edward Albee’s play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” in the moment where death and literary devices are used to create the same thrilling effect.
William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” has a unique style of writing used in order to portray different emotions to the readers. A peculiar characteristic that has to be analyzed from the master’s writing, is the constant use of iambic pentameter such as “come, come you have an idle tongue” or “to grunt and sweat under a weary life”. This type of writing can be considered by many people as poetry; however, it does not only rhyme but creates a sense of fluidity. This is of great help to build up the tension in his plays. On the other hand, Edward Albee contrasts Shakespeare with his own unique style used to show emotions. In “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, Albee constantly uses suspensive dots to delay the energetic moment and increase suspense like “…and…what it was…it was good old western union”. This not only causes a delaying effect but moreover, it helps to build up the tension.
In order to achieve the climax of the exciting moment where Hamlet becomes insane, Shakespeare has to build up the tension by different stages. All throughout the dramatic play, The Bard of Avon uses a continuous use of similes and metaphors such as “like a man to double business bound”, “suit of sables”, “mouse-trap” or “forest of feathers” which are keen to enhance power to their meaning. These literary devices are used to quickly involve the audience on what he wants to express. Edward Albee complies with Shakespeare with these to cause the same impacting outcome by using words like “you keep your paws clean” or “you are a sport”. These literary devices help Edward Albee to achieve the climax of the moment in which the imaginary child of George and Martha is killed.
The build up of tension through 5 different stages helps Shakespeare to increase the energy...