How does 'The Woman in Black' create feelings of suspense and shock in its audience

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How does ‘The Woman in Black’ create feelings of suspense and shock in its audience?

  The Woman in Black uses many techniques to hold suspense and to shock the audience. These include using the effects of sounds, light, actions and the characteristics of the play. However there’re seven examples that stand out. For example when Arthur was in Eel Marsh and started to talk about the house, everyone became silent in the setting; this would show how many of them knew of the house. This makes the audience wonder why it is so well known but no one is willing to tell him why; which would give the audience the first hint of a horrible thing happening or have happened.

  When the woman in black first appeared, it would start to enforce the fact that there is something horrible there. The scene was set during the burial of Jennett Humphrey; hinting out that it is the ghost of Jennett Humphrey, making people wonder about what she will do and what she wants.

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  After Sam Daily gives Arthur, Spider as his companion, he returns to the house of Jennett Humphrey’s. When Arthur falls asleep, the dog jumps onto Arthur warning him about something. Animals are known for its natural instincts to sense for disasters or things we cannot see. This makes the audience think of what it could be; is the dog playing around or is it serious.

  Suddenly, a sound of a rocking chair rocking starts. The audience will be shocked as there is no one else in the house; they would wonder where it could be coming from, whom ...

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