The images of darkness and disease in Macbeth are very important in creating the atmosphere and mood of the play. Throughout the play, the use of imagery connected with darkness and disease help to create the atmosphere of surrounding evil: Come seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, And with [>]
The job of the chorus was to narrate and reflect on the action of the play as well as being extras if needed. Additionally, because the division between the stage and the audience of the theater was so vast, the exaggeration and noise amplification function of the masks allowed even the least-educated audience [>]
When we look at the Germanic definition of the tragic hero we get a little closer to the character of Willy Loman, 'The Ger.be nothing, but his inherent unwillingness to remain passive in the face of what he conceives to be a challenge to his dignity, his image of his rightful status. When [>]
Polanski's film of Macbeth focuses mainly on the influences of the supernatural, through the characters of the witches. At the end of the play, the death of Macbeth and the arrival of the new king Malcolm symbolised the restoration of order.
Metatheatre is a word that was first used by Lionel Abel in 1963; he introduced a new way of and look at post modern-drama, which at the very least adds more language to the to the ones that are usually spoken in theatres. However, during intermissions comments can be heard from the audience [>]
For your Key Assignment, you will reflect on what you learned from the works of fiction, poetry and drama you have read and consider the impact literature has had and will hopefully continue to have on your own life. Be sure to begin your paper with an engaging introduction and clear thesis statement, [>]
[Bevington presents an in-depth survey of the dramatic action and major themes of Hamlet The critic initially focuses on Hamlet's role in the play, examining his interactions with the other characters as well as his several soliloquies in an attempt to determine his " tragic flaw, " the diifect in atragic hero which [>]
The audience highly enjoyed the performance and willingly participated in the activities set by the performers which suggest that the performance was successful in its goal to keep the audience entertained. The roles of the characters were showed by changes in the actors' body movement, the language they used and the tone and [>]
ELEMENTS OF DRAMA The essential elements of drama are: CHARACTER: Most simply a character is one of the persons who appears in the play, one of the dramatis personae. In another sense of the term, the treatment of the character is the basic part of the playwright's work.
Much of the dialogue in the remains the same, but Arthur Miller does create a few differences between his play and the movie for it to appeal to more people. One of the differences is much more emphasis on the theme of romance in the movie rather than in the original play, which [>]
The title of this crime drama is very befitting, in light of the storyline there in; this is in terms of the events and motives of the characters, who among them, even though, having been taken hostage, are victims of criminal minds. The ideological representation in this crime drama about the law, justice, [>]
' The tragedy of the common man.' To what extent do we see this in the opening section of ' A view from a Bridge'? We see mainly the same ideas of the character dying or having bad things happening to him or her but instead of the character being born in royalty, [>]
As the movie depicts, the Manchu Empire was on its last legs at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. Under the tutelage and clever guidance of Sir Johnston, Piyu is able to escape his life in exile by becoming a married man.
Drama is created because the Inspector on the other hand, believes that " we are members of one body.we are responsible for each other" pg 56) and had therefore come to the house to teach the Birling's and Gerald a lesson on how capitalists mistreated the working class. The Inspector uses the excuse [>]
One Dramatic convention that Fo uses to better connect with the audience is the breaking of the fourth wall. The way that Fo breaks down the fourth wall is by the use of the same actor in multiple roles.
Distinctively visual texts hold many different techniques and ideas, which have been used by the composer to bond a relationship between the audience/reader and the text. The play by John Misto, " The Shoe-Horn Sonata and the poem, " The Action in the Ghetto of Rohatyn, March 1942 by Alexander Kimel both are [>]
The Elizabethan audience are known as ' Listeners' and a contemporary audience known as ' Observers' these names could suggest ' the age of the actors has long gone' however you might say this defines that the age of the actor has ' grown'. When observing a play although fascinated with all the [>]
The theatre may be considered a conservative institution because it conserves or preserves a.a consistent ideology characteristic of political parties.b.the history and conventional way of working as a theatre.c.the political and economic views of the time.d.the moral attitudes of a select group of people. Which of the following is NOT true of the [>]
Pygmalion is a classic Shavian play in as far as it shows his feelings about the falsity of the class system and his belief that all humans are essentially equal and privilege should play no part in life. One of the chief ideas present in most of his plays is that artificiality and [>]
One thinks that the value of this film is the effectiveness of the director in highlighting the poignant scenes between father and son by interweaving it with the funny scenes in the movie. Because of the numerous wacky scenes in the movie, the audience is somehow taken aback at the heartwarming ending which [>]
He oppresses his family to his benefits, using his religion as pretext for it.' East is East' represents the Muslim culture as very tough and harsh, representing all the stereotypes of the Islam, highlighting it negatively, however his religion is only acted out as negative by George as an individual. In the drama [>]
The Italian Renaissance had rediscovered the ancient Greek and Roman theatre, and this was instrumental in the development of the new drama, which was then beginning to evolve apart from the old mystery and miracle plays of the Middle Ages. The early tragedies The early comedies The plays of the University Wits William [>]
According to Aristotle, " Tragedy is a representation of an action that is worth serious attention, complete in itself, and of some amplitude: in language enriched by a variety of artistic devices appropriate to the several parts of the play; presented in the form of action, not narration; by means of pity and [>]
The issue relating to the second burial also is the perfect example of the power of relationship power as well as relationship. Her loyalty and relationship is with the laws of the family in the present case.
For this coursework I will be mainly looking at the following:* Sub-text * The dialect * The usage of questions * Poetic or finely tuned idiom * The natural/unnatural speech * The employ of metaphors or symbolism * The convolution/simplicity of the language * Sentence lengths, pauses and vocabulary used * Any use [>]
Shakespeare incorporated many of Aristotle's ideas into his concept of tragedy, but he was also influenced by the medieval concept, according to which tragedy simply involved a fall from a high and fortunate position. Aristotle would probably not have approved of some of the features of Shakespeare's tragedy, such as his subplots.
I had the role of Andy and I think the reason for this was because it was my idea and therefore I understood the story the best. My answers to the questions differed form those of the other to Andy's and it was interesting comparing the different versions of the character Andy which [>]
After trying out different styles of staging we decided on having the audience end on this helped increase the size of the audience and made it simple for us the actors because we only had to perform to the front. The set of our production was simple because we had limited equipment but [>]
Since we all decided that Andy tried to act like he was " one of the guys" and tried to act very sure of himself he should have a strong walk where he uses his body a lot to show that he was not afraid of anyone and that he was tough. We [>]
He over dramatises the situation while talking to Benvolio which suggests that he is seeking sympathy or attention such actions make him seem immature in comparison to the rational thinking characters in the play such as Paris. Furthermore, the speed at which he falls for Juliet seems only to reinforce the insincerity of [>]
Writing a Drama Essay The Basics - Analyse what the question asks of you - Develop a line of discussion in answer to the question - Support your line of discussion with quotes from the text set for study - Express your ideas clearly and write with your own voice - Write a [>]
The scientists could have discovered the contamination in the ground, which would have lead to a different outcome in the courtroom. If I had been in the position that Schlichtmann and his attorney faced, I like to think that I would have felt the same compassion that he did.