English Renaissance drama grew out of the established Medieval tradition of the mystery and morality plays. These public spectacles focused on religious subjects and were generally enacted by either choristers and monks‚ or a town’s tradesmen (as later seen lovingly memorialized by Shakespeare’s ’mechanicals’ in A Midsummer Night’s Dream). At the end of the fifteenth century‚ a new type of play appeared. These short plays and revels were performed at noble households and at court‚ especially at
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term “happiness‚” is synonymous with function because having a purpose in life is what gives a human their innate will to live. Feeling that their presence is useful and meaningful allows for a constant conquest to be the best version of oneself. Aristotle‚ in his essay‚ “On Happiness‚” states that “for just as the goodness and performance… of man would seem to reside in whatever is his proper function” (7). Essentially‚ this means that until one can
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DRAMA WHAT IS DRAMA? Drama is a literary composition to be acted by players on a stage before an audience. Its successful portrayal depends on the cooperation that must exist among writers‚ actors‚ producers and audiences in accepting the limitations and the conventions of the stage. Since the turn of the twentieth century‚ modern drama has become the greatest form of mass entertainment in the western world. Experimentation and innovation are basic to this century’s dramatist. Through movies
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Coughlin Literary Genres: Drama and Essay September 20‚ 2007 The tragedy of Oedipus Sophocles is one of the best and most well-known ancient Greek tragedians. He influenced the development of drama especially by adding a third character and thereby reducing the importance of the chorus in the presentation of the plot. Even though he wrote 123 plays‚ he is mostly famous for his three plays concerning Oedipus and Antigone: these are often known as the Theban plays or The Oedipus Cycle. One of these plays
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Educational drama in education for sustainable development: ecopedagogy in action he research on which this paper is based is a response to the UNESCO directive for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) 2005–2014. Educators are advised to prepare young people for sustainable development and global citizenship and the Arts should be included in programmes in ESD. This paper presents an overview of a research project based on the hypothesis that educational drama might be a useful
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Wisdom is so often thought as a gift that many people overlook how it can also be a curse. Teiresias‚ a character in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles‚ is an Oracle that is miserable with the wisdom he holds. Oedipus‚ the king of Thebes‚ solves the riddle of the Sphinx to obtain the throne. Now the king is trying to find out who is responsible for the plague. However‚ Teiresias knows that Oedipus is searching for himself. Teiresias believes that his wisdom does not profit him because he is miserable; I agree
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Calmness is defined by Aristotle as he opposite of anger and as the characteristic of meek people. Any mature person will remain calm in front of those who show serious behaviour and do not confront him with contempt‚ but express their respect. Fear is discussed by the philosopher from the point of view of those who may provoke fear and of whom one should be cautious. Worse are the persons who have the power and behave unjustly to the weak and poor. One becomes courageous after having
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Often‚ choosing to follow the conscience is the more difficult road to walk. In Antigone‚ identify the difficult choices the characters make and analyze the effects that these choices have on the characters’ lives. Option #3 - Tragic Hero Aristotle identifies the tragic hero as a character who falls from a lofty position because of a tragic flaw (hamartia)--normally that flaw is pride (hubris). Identify the tragic hero in Antigone. Analyze the scenes in which the character displays pride and
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Ethics and Aristotle A married couple‚ both addicted to drugs‚ is unable to care for their infant daughter. She is taken from them by court order and placed in a foster home. The years passed. She comes to regard her foster parents as her real parents. They love her as they would their own daughter. When the child is 9 years old‚ the natural parents‚ rehabilitated from drugs‚ begin court action to regain custody. The case is decided in their favor. The child is returned to them‚ against her
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OUR COUNTRYS GOOD 1.Summary Our country’s good is a play about convicts and royal marines send to Australia in the late 1780’s as part of the first penal colony there. The play sees Second Lieutenant Ralph Clark’s attempt to put on a production of ‘The Recruiting officer’ with the convicts. The play shows the class system and shows themes such as sexuality‚ social class and punishment. 2. When was our country’s good written? 1998 3. When did Weternbaker write this play? 1998 4. What did
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