How to describe someone falling down some stairs for a story?
What I would do, is start a completely seperate document. Plan out what happens. It doesn't have to be in first, second, or third character. Just more like...an outline of what happened, to help you write the scene. Start by writing a basic outline. Maybe your character things Kiara purposefully pushed her down the stairs, when really she just meant to give her a little shove? That doesn't necessarily have to be what happened, but my point is, YOU know what happened, even if the character doesn't. Start writing the details about the scene. Maybe Andrea tries to catch her balance, reaches for something to grab, like a light fixture on a wall or the stairs' banister. When she falls, maybe she narrowly misses hitting her head in a way that could have resulted in spinal injury? Does she feel her bones rattling within her? Does she feel her elbow slam into a sharp corner (one that you know is actually the edge of a stair, but in the moment, Andrea doesn't know what exactly it was?) Think of the words to describe the pain. A thesaurus could really be of help. Is it sharp pain that echos through her whole body, or is it a stabbing flash of pain that needles on specific spot? Does she hurt so bad when she finally falls to the ground, that she thinks her arm bone has surly been snapped in half, like a thin twig? I think it'd just be important to really get the details down. Know the scene, what's going to happen, first. Then write it. I wish you the best of luck. :)
How can I write a realistic stabbing scene?
Actually, the blood would gush out like in a horror movie. The artery in the neck can spurt out stream of blood at least 5 meter long, and gush out a few liters of blood in a minute, all thanks to the powerful heart. Depend how deep the cut is, if the cut is through the voice cord, there would be no noise made by the victim, just blood got shot up through the throat and exit through the mouth. The victim will die either instantly due to shock of pain or 1-3 minutes for the brain to die because lack of oxygen(that is why sometime in movies the characters held up to their neck before they die).
Describe someone being stabbed in my book. *10 points!!!*?
Maybe you could ask this in some medical section :P Or interview someone who's been stabbed! From what I've read in fiction, it's been described a few ways - -a searing pain (in his side) -the pain is sometimes described as cold (and possibly hot at the same time, or gets hot later) -sometimes they hardly feel it - the pain feels faint and at first they can't really feel it and then all of a sudden it rushes them in a wave (usually the searing pain). I think it was supposed to be not feeling it all that much at first because your nerves were all on the surface, or didn't react fast enough or something... I have no clue, but I just remember something along those lines. :P Oh, and maybe include that he's shocked and doesn't believe what's happening at first. I mean, it's not every day you suddenly get stabbed, spew blood from a wound, and have a gaping hole in your side. He might instinctively put his hand to the wound, then look at his hand and see it's covered in blood - maybe look up at the attacker and realize his knife is coated in something red and shiny. :P As for sound, I don't think you'd notice or pay attention to sound while you're being speared through. Maybe a little shlucking sound when the guy pulls the knife out of his side? Or maybe all is silent when the attacker steps back with a little click of the heel. Good luck on your story :D -PS, I don't think you could fight someone with a deep knife wound in your side :O I mean, dying heroes (or terribly wounded heroes) are heroic, but still... if the knife wound is kind of glancing and not very deep, maybe he grabs some weapon - maybe the knife out of the attacker's hand, and lunges blindly and gets him by luck. Otherwise, he wouldn't be too coordinated. :)
What is the best line said by Rachel Green in Friends?
I remember the episode - The one with George stephanopoulos .Rachel was sad because her other friends met her and they were getting married,pregnant or promoted. so monica and Phoebe tried to cheer her up. Phoebe said that she (Rachel ) can be like jack with magic beans and that she'll definitely find some magic beans. But all of the three end up being depressed . Later when the boys return from a soccer game , they all play twisters .That's when the visa card company calls again to check if Rachel was fine. Chandler answers the call.Chandler : It's the visa card people.Rachel : ( to chandler) Will you take my place?Chandler : All right.(on phone) Yes this is Rachel.Then chandler takes Rachel's place in twisters and Rachel answers the call.Rachel : Well, thanks but I'm okay.Ross : To the green.( Everybody falls and start laughing)Rachel : (on the phone) I’ve got magic beans (looking at her friends laugh)I really loved the scene and it brings tears into my eyes whenever I watch the scene.This makes me envious of Rachel…… Even I want these magic beans in my life. That's why I think this is the best line of Rachel green in friends.This is my first answer on quora. Hope you like it!!
Is there any way to leave no evidence at a murder scene? I’m researching for a novel.
I read about a lady who murdered her husband with a frozen lamb leg. And by the time the cops came, she had cooked that lamb leg and then she fed it to them. I mean, that's a great way to remove evidence.And you could always stab them with an icicle shaped like a knife, then plant a fake murder weapon that would lead the investigators somewhere else entirelySome tips though:Never wear the same perfume you wear everyday.Always be sure to be subtle.Never not wear gloves. Like seriously, don't be stupidDon't bury the body. Burn it. Or Freeze it. If you're burning it, you need to make sure you don't leave any kind of biological evidence behind. And if you're freezing it, the best way would be to bury it under a natural ice formation. That way, it won't be discovered until it's too late.Never wear noticeable clothing. This includes shady black hoods. Like no. You will look suspicious. Blend in with your environment.Make sure to let your friends know you're going to be somewhere else entirely at the time of the murder. Use social media to spread the news. Posts statuses everywhere.Make sure you get a ticket if you said it was a movie, or get pictures of the place in a half hour window, whatever your alibi was. And post that in social media, too.Make sure no one sees you with the victim for the last time.And…yeah, that's all I can think of right now. You might wonder how I know all of this? I'm a writer. It's purely academic.
How serious a crime is it to cover up a murder that you would almost certainly be blamed for?
Without a shadow of a doubt, you will be regarded as suspect number 1 from the off. Not only because you are within touching distance of a freshly murdered person, but even more so because you have taken active steps to conceal the crime or frustrate the investigation.You have effectively stepped into the shoes of the killer by your actions (what would the actual killer do differently if they were the one waking up in that bed?).Not that this sort of thing happens more than once or twice a week where I work, but I would suggest that for your story (which I have a feeling has been told before in different formats, but that is a problem for you the writer) then your hero/unlucky guy should;1/ Not touch the body, or anything near it (bedsheets, pillow, clothing etc)2/ Try to slide sideways out of the bed, stand up and walk straight out of the room3/ Turn on their phone - everyone has one, and start video recording everything they are doing and what the place looks like and speaking to the camera explaining what they have just woken up to.4/ Go straight to the downstairs living room, put on a dressing gown, call the police, unlock the front door, then keep their arse planted on that chair until police arrive, continually recording throughout.5/ Inform the first officer on scene exactly what has happened, ask to be placed in the back of a police car and explain that your phone has vital evidence on it that not only assists the investigation but also helps to exonerate you. You do not want that recording getting deleted, that could easily be your ticket to not being charged.6/ When you get interviewed (and believe me, you will, at length and probably repeatedly) I would tell them as much as you can recall in as much detail as you can, including any lead up to it. I assume a lawyer would be called if you want one. Your hero could keep their mouth shut if they like, but unless they fancy a long stay at the State Hilton while that apparent evidence that gets them off is found then that is not a good strategy. Example, you are aware that there is some physical evidence there that assists you, or a witness nearby. That evidence may be found quickly if you tell them, or slowly if you don't (or not at all).7/ If your hero makes a habit of waking up next to butchered corpses, I would suggest they develop a new social circle, as the one they are in is a bit of a dead end.
What would you do if you witness a stabbing in a public area with lots of people and you have a concealed carrying license and gun?
I don’t think an adequate description of a situation could be offered which would give me enough information to make an informed decision.About five years ago, I agreed to go to lunch with a friend of mine. We decided we’d stop off at Big 5 to look at some things they had on sale. It was in the same parking lot as the Mongolian BBQ where we planned to eat. On the way there, we agreed that we were hungry enough for lunch that the sale could wait. We’d go eat first. While we were eating, Big 5 had a little excitement: Police: Gunman, 28, arrested after taking hostages at Big 5.Had I been there, I’m not sure what I would have done. The description I got later was that he had a gun, was in the middle of the store, raving incoherently, and fired off a shot. He was also talked down by police and no one was hurt.On the other hand, we hear things in the news every so often, like a lawyer who’s just shooting people. Lawyer who wore Nazi emblems during rampage founded Jewish frat. The only thing which can stop him is a bullet.Every situation is different. The demeanor of one crazed lunatic may be different from that of another.I can say that if someone is actively shooting people (like the lawyer), I’m highly likely to draw my firearm and neutralize him as a threat. It is virtually a certainty contingent upon a million factors like whether I have a clear shot, if I’m in his line of sight, if I can see beyond him to where my bullets may go if I miss, how far I am from him, etc.Is a knife different? Probably not. Once he has stabbed someone, he’s likely to take a bullet. A knife is every bit as dangerous as a gun. People getting stabbed to death isn’t a rarity when it comes to being murdered.Again, it comes down to a myriad factors. If it happens, I’ll be arrested pending an investigation, have my life go to hell for an indeterminate length of time, and probably feel pretty horrible for having to shoot someone. It would be the most horrible thing to happen in my life. I seriously hope it never happens.
What should I do if someone threatened to stab me?
I'm not sure where you're located but at least in the U.K. a threat is considered an illegal offence thus, you can report the threat to the police if you wish. It is illegal to threaten to kill under s. 16 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1891: ‘A person who without lawful excuse makes to another a threat, intending that that other would fear it would be carried out, to kill that other or a third person shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years’.I sat in on a threat case in Swansea Crown Count: the Defendant had made a threat in front of a psychiatrist and a police officer that he was going to stab his pregnant girlfriend in the abdomen. For the Defendant to be convicted, the jury had to decide on whether the police and psychiatrist were in fear of the threat being carried out, not necessarily whether the threat would 100% be executed as stated. The jury found the Defendant guilty and he was given a custodial sentence. This illustrates how threat cases work in the courtroom.Your problem may be that you do not have a witness who will testify that they also believed that the threat was authentic. If there is no evidence, it'll obviously be difficult to prove.If the threat was to harm rather than murder, this would usually be a criminal offence under s. 4 Public Order Act 1986. However, bad news: under s. 4(2) Public Order Act 1986, a person does not commit a crime under s. 4 if the person issuing the threat and the person receiving the threat are in the same dwelling thus, you would not be able to go down this route.There is the possibility of suing him for the threat. Unfortunately, I do not have much knowledge of civil actions like these. There’s an interesting archaic case called Tuberville v Savage where a threat was issued in one of the Houses of Parliament and even today threats violate Tort Law. With civil actions, the judge has to decide on the verdict by who he thinks is right! Their opinion can be split as low as 51/49 where as a jury must deliberate the verdict beyond reasonable doubt (they must be around 99% sure that it the Defendant committed the crime). It really depends on what you want to gain out of this. I hope this information has helped a bit!
Hamlet is conflicted about revenge, but he doesn't feel guilty for killing Polonius and R&G?
Nice question. Despite what Rachel says, you are right in thinking that Hamlet is debating whether revenge on Claudius is the right thing to do or not. The praying scene is the only time (other than the last scene) where he is actually faced with the opportunity to kill Claudius and he decides not to, but the whole of the rest of the play is all about Hamlet's battle of whether it is the right thing to do or not. The speech "O what a rogue and peasant slave am I" at the end of Act 2 Scene 2 is a fantastic example of that. As the guy above says, he does care about Polonius and his murder was a mistake, as seeing as he thought it was Claudius, but he has more urgent things to think about in talking to his mother. Hamlet does express quite openly, such as towards the end of Act 3 Scene 4 that he dislikes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. I said earlier that the entire play is about Hamlet's struggle to decide whether to get revenge or not but this is not really true. That is what the first half is about. He is not sure whether he should trust this ghost. He is not certain that Claudius committed the murder and that's why he doesn't want to act. After the play (where he realises that Claudius did kill his father), Hamlet is looking for the right opportunity to kill Claudius. So, now to really answer your question, the three deaths that you mentioned are not things for Hamlet to get worried about because they were all acts of self-defense. It was either him or them. He sees it as being their fault that they died, not his. They all betrayed him and were on the side of Claudius (by the time of their deaths, he has decided that he will kill Claudius) and were, therefore, against him. In fact, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were about to send Hamlet to his death and, as the passage you highlighted that Hamlet talks about their death, he says that their downfall was because of their own behaviour. This is why he doesn't feel guilty.