fidelity and madness, which are shown strongly throughout. In Act One, scene one responders are introduced to the “burnt out theatre” where two unlikely worlds merge. The theater metaphorically represents the world outside; it reflects all the drama-taking place outside the asylum. This burnt out theater merges these two unlikely worlds together. The first, the outside world which Is set in the Vietnam War era, and then the patients world inside the asylum indicating madness. The use of these
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your response to it, and why? I really enjoyed reading the PEOP about Michelle Tea. I could really relate to how she felt. She says that people bring their high school drama with them to San Francisco and all she wants is to be friendly with everyone and have a fresh new start. That is exactly how I feel. I am a very drama-free, happy, and positive person, but being surrounded by people who are mean, pessimistic, and dramatic can really put a person down. Like Michelle, I try to surround myself
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How could tragedy be staged to show the ways in which fate and responsibility affect individuals and societies? In your answer, refer to your study and experience of TWO texts set for study. The Aristotelian definition of a Tragedy is a man of high estate who falls from grace in his attempts to defy a predetermined fate, and avoid their destiny/responsibility in order to maintain their hubristic lives. In the attempts to avoid his or her fates and responsibilities the protagonist plunges deeper
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Theatre History Many general characteristics of eighteenth century English comedy are clearly visible in The School for Scandal. Setting The Theatre There were many innovations in scenery, lighting, and costumes during this period. Possibly the most significant innovation was the enlarging of the theatres. This resulted in a difficulty for the audience in the back of the theatre to have a clear view of the action upon the stage and the hearing of certain scenes was rendered more than
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Megan Chevalier DRAM 1103 Dr. Truscott The Three Sisters Various conflicts arise in the drama The Three Sisters. The setting of the drama is in a provincial town. The three sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina lost their father who commanded the local army post. The sisters lives then became lonely and purposeless. The sisters are very well educated, which is a very good thing. The author basically focuses on alienation and aloneness. The play is centered around the main characters, and
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but the way I critically analyze literature and my experiences with literary masterpieces. In all honesty, when it comes to a literary masterpiece, I expect them to fall into literature categories such as, novels, short stories, poems, comedies, dramas, mysteries, nonfiction and fiction. The reason being is based off my experiences from my very first English literature class. Where we had to read literary masterpieces such as, Alice Walker short story,"Everyday Use" and "Color Purple". Also, Langton
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Poetry as Mimesis (Imitation) Aristotle defines all poetry as mimesis (imitation). In other words, poetry imitates nature, which is to say it imitates life, whether natural objects or human actions. For Aristotle, tragedy is an imitation of human action. The concept of art as imitation proved vastly influential in Western literature right up until the eighteenth century, when the Romantic age gave birth to the expressive theory, that poetry arises from the emotions, feelings and impressions of
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Hannibal Conventions Hannibal is not your typical crime drama, on the surface it may seem like a conventional crime drama however but delve deeper you’ll find it becomes something more horrifying. Hannibal follows all the conventions of a typical crime drama, for example the protagonist is a man like many other crime dramas. It adheres to the convention of the protagonist being very intelligent and also conforms to the trend of the main character being very perceptive and solving crimes by finding
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In the Tragedy of Hamlet, Shakespeare uses dramatic irony to keep the audience engaged in the play. A good example of dramatic irony in Shakespeare’s Hamlet is found in Act I Sc.5. The king’s ghost appears to Hamlet and reveals to him the truth about his death. The whole country of Denmark knows that the king had been bitten by a snake, but only Hamlet and two of his friends know that in reality it was the king’s own brother Claudius who killed him. Through this incident, Shakespeare manipulates
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The awake and sing play was a fun experience for me. The play portrayed the 1800s period and consisted of 9 main characters. The play was a about a small low income family who experienced daily problems and tried their best to cope with each situation, the daughter of one of the main characters named Hennie, had an unexpected pregnancy while seeking for love, and their son named Ralph, was eager to have his life start with an orphan girl while still regretting his childhood. Each character had their
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