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The Character of the bridegroom pictured in the poem, "Scenario" written by Denise Levertov and the character of Tim O'Brien in the book, "The ThingsThey Carried" written by Tim O'Brien, are developed in a certain manner.  

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The Character of the bridegroom pictured in the poem, "Scenario" written by Denise Levertov and the character of Tim O'Brien in the book, "The Things They Carried" written by Tim O'Brien, are developed in a certain manner, which helps the reader understand the guilt, which is burdened upon the characters in the two literary works. In the poem "Scenario" written by Denise Levertov, the speaker is a person who understands the situation in Vietnam and takes the role of a director when narrating the poem. The poet makes the reader see the mental suffering of soldiers, which result from guilt. The setting of the poem is similar to one of a theatre. The quotation, "The theatre of war", informs the reader that the stage represents the battlefield. "Offstage a cast of thousands weeping". This quotation describes the terrible sorrow and pain experienced by the loved ones of those who...

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