The author’s purpose in writing this essay most likely is to

What does the author most likely mean by “ingredients in a formula” in the passage below?

In order to achieve this, one of the necessary ingredients of the formula is a series of plausible situations with people that are real. When characters are unbelievable you never get suspense, only surprise.

Which of the following best summarizes the central idea of paragraph 14?

In none of these was the house filled with shadows, the weather dull and stormy throughout, the moor windswept, and the doors creaky. In fact, it is important in a story with sinister implications to use counterpoint, great contrast between situation and background, as we did in Rope.

The boxer tried to tried to fight back, but he had already been knocked into insensibility.

The lifelong criminal tried to explain what happened to the police, but his story just didn't seem plausible- so they took him to jail

Newspapers, research papers, or recipe books are examples of which type of author purpose?

Political speeches, advertisements, and editorials are examples of which type of author purpose?

Romance novels, Sci-fi novels, and poetry are examples of which type of author purpose?

Which is the best description of what Hitchcock meant by "Let Em Play God"?