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Character Feste In Twelfth Night
446 wordsIn William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the character Feste is what you might call a clown. In the script he is sometimes called the Fool, and he may present himself as that. He is the comic relief for the serious scenes, although sometimes he will provide the serious subject matter himself. Feste also seems to somewhat all-knowing. He knew when no one else did that Cesario was a woman. All together, Feste seems to not be intertwined in the story too much, but rather and outsider who observes an...
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Hamlet Ophelia Scene
799 wordsI am not a big fan of the 1990 movie version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, starring Mel Gibson. I feel that while it stands alone as a very well made movie and contains great acting performances throughout, I think that it strays too far from the original text and layout of the play. The omissions and transposing makes the play weaker, and while it is a great screenplay, it fails in comparison to Shakespeare's original work. The three things which bother me the most are the omission of Fortin...
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Act II Scene 7
1,215 wordsKing Lear is a tragic play relating to the remorselessness and malevolence in 17th Century England. At this time, Queen Elizabeth I was coming towards the end of her reign, and James I was the successor to her. King Lear was supposedly a play showing the new monarch how not to behave and act at this testing time. By abdicating, King Lear turns the Chain of Being, the philosophical belief at the time, upside down. To understand the true meaning of this play, one would have needed, and still needs...
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Porter Scene In Macbeth
1,816 wordsMacbeth is one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays-a story of murder, betrayal, and uninhibited ambition. After proving himself in war, the titular character is rewarded by Duncan and given the title Thane of Candor. Unsatisfied with his new position, Macbeth (partially due to temptations from the witches and his wife) decides to assassinate King Duncan and claim the throne for himself. The Porter scene in Macbeth occurs at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3, just after Macbeth's offstage mu...
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Brook's Version Of Hamlet
1,573 wordsPeter Brook: Why and How In modern theater today, the director is ultimately responsible for the artistic effectiveness of the production. He reviews the script and determines how he wants that play to be performed. In his hands rests the future of the play. Lighting, scenery, costumes, and cast all support and bring to life the productions, under the scrutiny of the director. Modern theater is normally the reproduction of masterpieces of different eras; Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, The Glass Menager...
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1879 Play With Millennium Type Humor
893 wordsThe Pirates of Penzance A new and original comic Opera by Messrs. W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, entitled the "Pirates of Penzance, or Love and Duty. It is amazing how two dramatic writers have mastered the ability to amuse the public in such an original manner. This opera had its premiere on December 31, 1879, at the Fifth Avenue Theater in New York with Arthur Sullivan conducting. It opened on April 3, 1880, at the Opera Comique in London and ran for 363 performances. When one thinks of Pir...
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Scene And The One Convincing Actor
971 wordsThe Crucible I saw the play The Crucible and there were examples of styles of directing and acting that were very interesting. The production was put on by the University of Arizona's theatre department and as such the directing and acting had its good points and its bad ones. There was one scene in particular that appeared to be very well directed. Act two takes place in the common room of the Proctors house about a week after the initial scene in the Reverends home. This scene was especially w...
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Opening Scene Of The Play
2,420 wordsIn drama, the opening scenes of the play normally provide an exposition, and establish characters and themes. Translations does this, beginning by providing a stage setting which contributes immediately to our appreciation of rural Irish communal life in the early 19th century. As Friel describes it there is a hedge school situated in a 'disused barn' with the remains of 'five or six stalls'. It is full of 'broken and forgotten implements', and the room is 'comfortless' with 'no trace of a woman...
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End Of An Opening Scene The Audience
3,402 wordsThe opening scene of any play is extremely important because it can play a major role in establishing key elements throughout the rest of the performance. The main elements are the characters, themes, language, settings and plot. The audience can form a basic idea of these elements involved to spark their interest in the play. At the end of an opening scene the audience have usually had an insight into the typical mood and language of the play. It also enables the viewers to have a taster of the...
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Brecht's Message To The German Audiences
1,272 wordsBertolt Brecht has been hailed as one of the pioneers of 20th century theatre. Through his didactic styles and revolutionary theories on teaching the audience instead of just entertaining them, Brecht managed to alter the general face of modern theatre and style of playwriting through many of his works such as his 1939 epic 'Mother Courage and Her Children'. Using such techniques as alienation and historification, he presented his plays without any sense of dramatic lighting or effects, as well ...
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Important Opening Scene
1,088 wordsMy Part... Each member of the group had certain things to contribute to allow the project to work. On my behalf I arranged the scenes in their order to let the rhythm of the play flow in a correct way. I thought that the opening scene should be strong & symbolic. This is why I decided to put the scene with the bible & the bloody body at the beginning. This is a very symbolic scene, it symbolizes the way that people turn to religion for salvation. But it also has a contradiction to it, as there i...
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Russell's Characterization Of Rita And Frank
939 wordsA play is a form of literature that is meant to be performed by actors, whether on stage, in the television studio, or on the film set. Educating Rita, written by Willy Russell, deals with his two-handed play, a wry, witty, look at social class and socialization in the north of England. The play is set in the time that it was written, in 1985. The general idea that the writers intended to achieve through writing the play is to give a good background and understanding of the play, and to provide ...
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Skeeter And Nev
1,198 wordsThe play 'Still Standing' is a Rock 'n' Roll love story written by Margery and Michael Forde. The Forde family have surprised the La Boite Theatre with sold out seasons for x-stacy, Milo's Wake, Way out West and now Still Standing. The Forde family are award-winning playwrights, after winning the 2001 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award for Milo's Wake. 'Still Standing' is set in modern times about a band, which was together in the 80's and is reuniting under desperate yet rewarding circums...
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Proscenium Stage Form
493 wordsThe Proscenium stage form is one of the most common forms in our repertoire. It dates back to Italy in the Renaissance. It depends on a linear division between audience and performers. The division is further emphasized by the use of a Proscenium Arch designed to serve as a Fourth Wall. The idea here is that action has begun long before the audience enters the space and will continue beyond the end of the play. What the audience is really doing by this scheme is eavesdropping right through the w...
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Two Characters Conflict In Their Values
523 wordsThe values of a play's characters and the society in which they live may be revealed through scenes of social occasions. Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" includes one such scene- the party of Liuboff Andreievna Raven sky. This event brings together several characters in the play and offers an opportunity for the reader to asses their values. The scene contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole in that it reveals important characterization. One character whose values become evident in the pa...
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Conversation With Mr Strang About Alan
844 wordsImportant innovations made in Scene Fourteen, Act One. Scene fourteen of Act One, of the play "Equus" by Peter Shaffer is the scene I have chosen to make some innovations in, to highlight certain aspects which I find crucial in the development and understanding of the play. In this scene, the themes of religion and spirituality and their importance in today's society are deeply developed by the characters (Dysart, the psychiatrist; Frank, Alan's father and Alan). Nevertheless, I think that they ...
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Modernity Of The Play
994 wordsBaz Luhrmann has succeeded in bringing Shakespeare to a young more modern audience. He has done this by using techniques such as mise-en-scene, montage and various genres. These are used in relation to the themes of the play, which are destiny, love, violence and death. The cinematic techniques help to capture the interest of modern audiences while retaining the original language by using up to date resources. The opening scenes make us aware that the film is a modern day version of the film. Fo...
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Chantelle Thought Sal
1,471 wordsDrama I watched a play called "other peoples shoes", Drama studio, written by Danny Braverman and directed by Clair Chapman. The play was basically about the lives of young people in a secondary school. The different characters each experienced different problems whether that was socially, educationally, emotionally, or sexually. The play basically gave us an insight of what it would be like if we were in the shoes of these people, who found life a bit of a struggle because they were different f...
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Comical Play
1,300 wordsA MIDSUMMER NIGHT? S DREAM A Midsummer Night's Dream was written in 16th century England. In 1595, life was as you can imagine very different. During this period Queen Elizabeth I was at the throne. England was a Christian country and people greatly honoured the queen. Shakespeare was Elizabeth I's poet laureate, so his work was highly valued across England. Women were treated as second-class citizens. In lower class families, girls were not usually educated. They were expected to do domestic jo...
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End Of The Play The Stage
2,375 wordsThe story of Doctor Faustus is a familiar myth, in which the main character sells his soul, makes a deal with the devil, for something he speciously holds more valuable. There are many versions of this story in our culture, and it would take quite a time to make note of them all. Most people will have seen or heard one of the various stories in the for of a book, play, movie, or television show. The original story of Doctor Faustus, as created by Christopher Marlow, was prevalent to society at t...
