The Shoe-Horn Sonata In the play ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ by John Misto I have chosen to study Act 1 Scene 3. In this scene Bridie and Sheila meet for the first time. Bridie and Sheila reunite after not having seen each other since the end of the war‚ and they feel like they hadn’t been separated for 50 years. Bridie acts as if she has been the stronger one through both the war and after it‚ constantly undermining Sheila by calling her ‘girl’ and telling Rick (the interviewer) that she is deaf
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Ludwig van Beethoven‚ born on December 16‚ 1770‚ happens to be a German pianist and the greatest composer of all time‚ whose various idealistic compositions added vocals and instruments‚symphony‚ increasing the range of the sonata‚ quartet and concerto. He serves as an important transitional identity connecting the Classical and Romantic years of the Western music. Around the last 10 years of his life‚ Beethoven started to lose his hearing. This was the time he composed his most important work.
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Good morning‚ Year12 of Wyndham College. My name is Bazil and I am here to briefly discuss the play "The Shoe-Horn Sonata" by John Misto in relation to the use of dramatic techniques used. The Shoe-horn Sonata is concerned with the incarceration of two women held captive in a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) camp. Misto uses the play to demonstrate the devastation of war and the human spirit and will to survive‚ both prevalent themes throughout the play. Such themes are exemplified to the audience
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I can still remember the first time I heard those first 4 beats of Beethoven’s fifth symphony. I was a little girl watching the original Parent Trap. A Disney movie that focused on twins reunited at summer camp. Sharon was the classically trained one and she chose to play this piece of music for the family. I remember thinking that it matched her personality well‚ the music sounded strict and serious. The dramatic tone in this piece can be explained by the composer’s personal struggles as he attempts
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Visual Techniques in The Shoe-Horn Sonata • On Air Sign: Bridie and Sheila sharing their experiences as POWs with Australia = A visual reminder of the intrusion into their privacy. • Evacuation of Singapore on 13 Feb‚ 1942 alongside the Women and children boarding ships‚ clutching toys‚ waving goodbye. Women and children fleeing from the city that was about to be invaded by a conquering army. “It is hard to believe from their happy smiles that they are soon to be the victims of history’s worst
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in Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata (#21‚ Op 53) As the length of sonatas grew under pens such as Beethoven‚ the free exercise of many layers of musical contrast kept the longer works fresh and palatable. This sonata doesn’t have as bold of contrasts as Beethoven’s later works‚ but they still exist. The first movement starts with a quiet intro that swells with excitement at measure 11‚ only to calm back to a quiet simmering two measures later. As a middle period sonata‚ the dynamics do not switch
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Emma Keehan World Literature lesson 22 2. (B) Pozdnyshev believes that things should be as they are‚ so when doctors instruct women on ways by which to not have children‚ Pozdnyshev starts his hatred of “the high priests of science.” He continues with his rant of murders in the womb and operations to avoid children and that no one counts these murders because they‚ according to the majority of the population‚ are a benefit to humanity. NF. How does it contribute to his “fall?” Possibly she
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Nicole Caillaux April 7‚ 2011 Music Appreciation Prof. Caballero One of the most musically talented‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began at a very young age and passed at a young age. Mozart was incredibly talented; his music is still heard and played around the world today. Amadeus a movie portrayed on Mozart’s life through the eyes of a jealous rival Antonio Salieri has some facts as well as fiction to it. Amadeus was a very commendable movie portraying Mozart’s life. Though it had
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2014 The Role of Eros in The Kreutzer Sonata and Death in Venice The interplay of love and sexuality within humanity has been explored for thousands of years. This theme has shaped and continues to shape mankind on a daily basis‚ so it is not surprising that this topic can be found in literature of every era dating from the present to ancient times. Specifically within European literature of the 18th and 19th century‚ Leo Tolstoy’s The Kreutzer Sonata and Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice concentrate
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Music Comparison: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Ludwig van Beethoven Inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven and the ideas of Romanticism‚ the new group of composers in music were born. One composer‚ Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel‚ grew to love composing music‚ like Beethoven. The child prodigies both delighted in learning and performing music at a young age. Hensel learned music from many different teachers‚ but Beethoven was taught by more known instructors. Although the two composers both lived in Germany
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