The Phantom Tollbooth is a book written by the author Norton Juster, about a young boy named Milo who was lacking imagination and bored beyond comparison. On page #9, Norton Juster said this, “There once was a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself, not just sometimes, but always, and nothing really interested him, least of all the things that should have.” Then one day, the Phantom Tollbooth appears in his room, and Milo drives through in his toy car (not having anything better to do) and entered the Lands Beyond where he underwent remarkable change.…
The maids, butlers and chefs all hurried about in the Montague household, preparing for what would most certainly be the biggest event of the year. It’s been crazy all day, for that has been all the time we were given to make the preparations for the arrival of the Capulets. Yes, yes the Capulets are going to have dinner with the Montagues. I couldn’t believe it myself when we were told of the news. Now, 6 o’clock has struck and it’s high time that the head of the Montague’s household are to arrive.…
1. The cast lies to Justin about the fire in the toilets because they are committed to continuing the opera and knows that Justin will disband the project if they don’t convince him that it is Cherry, not Doug, who has started the fire. This is significant because Lewis has been given the perfect opportunity to escape the asylum; his choice to continue with the play illustrates the growing commitment, friendship and trust between Lewis and the patients and indicates that the group will work together to achieve success.…
Dmitri ventures to the city of S- and ends up in the theater, watching a performance called “The Geisha.” “The theater was full. As in all provincial theaters, there was a fog above the chandelier, the gallery was noisy and restless;” (Chekhov 174). This setting was busy and dramatic. There is lots of people coming in, it’s hard to keep track of everyone. In this big theater the mood is mysterious, giving Dmitri an opportunity to get a moment alone with Anna.…
Seeing his classmates brings him to tears, and he starts to regret that he did not give anything to the boy who sang a carol at the counting house door earlier that evening. They then move onto a scene where fezziwig, scrooge’s old employer has given them a Christmas party n everyone is enjoying, the ghost asks scrooge,…
wants him to rise up with him and the ghost will show him his past. The ghost shows Scrooge…
The Ghost of Christmas Present showed Scrooge the events that were going on, Scrooge touched his robe and the went on a journey. He first was taken his buisness partners Crachits home, Scrooge sees that they are going through tough times because Tiny Tim is trying to recover from a physical disease. The Crachits talk about Scrooge and how he treats Bob Crachit. The Crachits in honor of Scrooge gives a toast to him, and the Spirit takes Scrooge away into another place. Scrooges nephew and his wife were sitting, like the Crachits they were talking about Scrooge and how he treats him. Then the nephew just like the Crachits gave him a toast. The Ghost of Christmas present showed him of what other people did for him, this made Scrooge feel bad of what he has done.…
A dark and haunting death cast over Prince Prospero's city. To escape from it he invites his royal healthy friends to a party in his abbey safely secure from any danger outside the walls of the castle. Time flies as they carelessly have fun in the seven colorful rooms in which the party is held. When an unwanted stranger comes into the rooms the guest face an unexpected death. Prince Prospero rages through the seven rooms only to meet the same fate.…
The play is introduced with a very unusual setting which portrayed as a farcical comedy which involves entertaining the audience by means of improbable and absurd situations and the layout suggests a fast-paced plot which is soon to follow. The stage directions give the immediate sense of absurdity and immorality before all the actors are even on the stage. 'A coffin stands on trestles' completely contrasts with the normal room in which it resides and also raises many questions to the audience due to the anomalous object. A coffin resembles death and multiple negative emotions such as sadness and loss which contributes to the @strange@ atmosphere in which the audience may interpret to be humourous as it is, afterall, a black comedy. The 'electric fan' gives the audience the feeling of the room being stuffy due to the corpse being in the room which emphasises the bizzare situation and makes the play more vibrant. In the beginning of the play, the wardrobe is involved quite often in a short space of time as Fay struggles to open it 'She picks up the slippers and takes them to the wardrobe. She tries to open the wardrobe. It is locked.' Despite being…
The bitter night Avah was killed the whole town was out celebrating. The Spring Festival was an annual affair and only the most isolated of persons would have not been there. It was a festival meticulously planned out by those intrigued in such matters and each detail was carried out to exact perfection. The Humphrey family would perform a skit each year at exactly six-thirty, the mayor would grace the audience with a well-planned speech at six-forty-five. At seven o’clock the potluck dessert would be brought out by the women and then once a half hour had passed, enough time for the people to converse with each other, the festival games would begin.…
Deception was a common theme among the two plays, and it was used to mask the sorrows one has had to experience in life. Often, one falls into the hands of deception not only to deceive others, but mainly to deceive themselves from the truth they cannot bear to face. It is important to accept the mistakes and forgive, in order to…
What happens once “happily ever after” is over and done with? No one knows if the fairy tale dream continues or if it is over and the reality of the world begins to set in. In the play “Into the Woods”, we see a plethora of literature's favorite fairy tales woven together to teach a lesson on responsibility and getting what you wish for. This production has two separate acts to it, both distinctly different. The first act serves as a continuation of the fairy tale world that we have all come to know, this serves the purpose of immediately connecting the audience to the story being told. In the second act, the entire mood changes and turns very dark and somber. This transition of mood and overall feel of the play is primed by the change in the costume and scenic design, the purpose of which was very direct and necessary in order to exude the correct emotions to the audience.…
“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce is a story set in the Civil War era describing the events leading to the execution of Peyton Farquhar. In the moments prior to his execution at Owl Creek Bridge, we are given insight into the mind of Farquhar, which ultimately proves to be an illusion. On the surface, or for a first-time observer, this insight leads us to believe these events as reality, when in actuality it is in fact an illusion on the part of Farquhar created as an attempt to escape death. Reality and illusion interconnect and until the end of the story, the audience is unaware of any deception in relation to the narrative. Farquhar’s illusion, as we see it, is reality.…
4. Horatio and Marcellus scream at the ghost when he shows up for the second time. Horatio yells at the ghost to speak. The ghost left so abruptly because Horatio was yelling at him to speak.…
that they had seen a ghost during the night watch. Hamlet was shocked at the…