The very essence of Contemporary Theatre is that is such a diverse realm of performance art. Many different playwrights have contributed to this post World War Two theatre that instead of keeping to just one narrow genre it was able to branch out to cover all aspects and views of an ever transitional modern society. Theatrical pieces from this time period have ranged from Existentialism‚ pioneered by Jean Paul Sartre‚ to the Theatre of the Absurd‚ which was precedented by Samuel Beckett‚ and all
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Dead White Males DAVID WILLIAMSON Make Love not Warcraft SOUTH PARK (SEASON 10 EPISODE 8) INTRO The role and function of satirical texts is ultimately to expose the follies and vices that we see today in contemporary society. Satire may be effectively defined as a device used to highlight and the expose the failures of human nature in society. Two texts in particular‚ Dead White Males by David Williamson and a particular episode of South Park named ‘Make Love not Warcraft’ will be spoken upon
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Violence in the schools have become a prominent problem all across the world‚ the issue is one that was ignored for far too long. Although school violence is commonly misinterpreted for bullying only‚ school violence includes any type of aggression‚ hostility‚ assault‚ or any interpersonal conflict that happens within the school. School violence is an issue that must be addressed and dealt with immediately as the results are detrimental‚ and sometimes even deadly. School violence can take place via
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“A Modest Proposal‚” is a satirical essay written and published by Jonathan Swift in 1729. Swift was a Protestant‚ but he was also a native of Ireland‚ having been born in Dublin of English parents‚ and was one of the most satirical writers of his time. Swift believed that the population of Catholic children in Ireland was creating an economic problem as well as being a burden on their parents and country. So Swift came up with a proposal that would satirize the English landlords with outrageous
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“WITH SATIRE‚ WE LAUGH AND WE LEARN” Sitch et al’s “Frontline” demonstrates in the episode‚ “…Add Sex & Stir”‚ how the truth can be easily manipulated with the aid of technology in hope of producing a controversial “true” story that will boost the ratings. It also shows how in the world of mass media‚ credibility is considered to be of vital importance and is practically treated as the product traded in the industry. Sitch et al satirises that commercial TV‚ despite having the absolute care
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Animal Farm by George Orwell is a satirical story about the ineffectiveness of communist ideals. One of the major themes of this story is manipulation and control. The pigs on the farm were able to convince the other farm animals the life under the rule of Farmer Jones was oppressive and they needed to revolt. After the revolt the pigs‚ Snowball and Napoleon assume command because they can read and write. “The pigs revealed that during the past three months they had taught themselves to read and
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America’s Present Time Steroids seem to be popular in the sport’s world today. There are professional athletes who have taken and still take steroids‚ but who can blame them? Steroids are great for the body. They make one stronger‚ more muscular‚ and give athletes better endurance. So what if they can make people unhappy or violent‚ the muscular results of taking steroids are well worth the side effects. Steroids help the body so much; it does not matter if a couple of things go wrong in the body
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Satire is defined to be the use of humor to ridicule faults and vices. The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde is a social satire‚ using irony and paradoxes to insinuate the problems and faults found in the Victorian society. The Importance of Being Earnest is set in the late Victorian Era during a social reform. The class system was defined by the animosity between classes‚ the upper class treating the lower class with disdain and disgust. The upper class was rigidly controlled by
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deliberately parodic panegyric” (313). Donald C. Mell perceives Swift’s writing style as deliberate use of falsified praise. These characteristics are evident in the following three samples of Jonathans Swift’s works: “The Lady’s Dressing Room‚” “A Satirical Elegy of the Death of a Late Famous General‚” and “A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed.” To begin‚ all three works by Jonathan Swift demonstrate critique of mockery. The poem “The Lady’s Dressing Room” has three examples of this writing style. The
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have been developed by many cultures. In more developed‚ closed or "received" poetic forms‚ the rhyming scheme‚ meter and other elements of a poem are based on sets of rules‚ ranging from the relatively loose rules that govern the construction of an elegy to the highly formalized structure of the ghazal or villanelle. Described below are some common forms of poetry widely used across a number of languages. Additional forms of poetry may be found in the discussions of poetry of particular cultures or
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