In the Matthew Bourne dance drama "The Car Man‚" the set takes place in the small town called Harmony around the 1960s. In Harmony the characters known as Dino the owner of Dino’s diner and garage‚ his wife Lana‚ her sister Rita‚ Angelo‚ and Luca the drifter perform a dance sensation evolving around a small town filled with passion‚ violence and betrayal. The characters Luca and Lana stood out as the chemistry and steamy love affair between them intensifies during an intimate and energetic duet portraying
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A Farewell to Arms demonstrates the way in which a pointless and futile war brings about the death of millions but‚ more significantly‚ the death of the human spirit. In every way war destroys and wastes human life. Discuss. Ernest Hemingway’s ‘A Farewell to Arms’ is an exploration of love‚ bravery and surrender within the confines of war. But more than this‚ it is an exploration of the destructive nature of war. Not a physical destruction‚ but a psychological and an emotional one. Throughout
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those of the “electric bell” or the so famous unique “library” in all Bulgaria. They are characters that would normally be used to lower the tension in different types of plays. Yet‚ Arms and the Man‚ is a comedy and hence not many high-tension scenes are found. Their role additionally‚ adds more humour to the play‚ especially in those dull scenes where humour is expected to be used in order to break down the monologues‚ to change the subject or merely to accelerate the pace by altering
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I can’t help but wonder what this country would be like if we didn’t have great leaders such as Benjamin Franklin‚ Patrick Henry‚ and Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence would have never been written and we would probably still be under the thumb of the British Empire. Our lives would not be the same. We would not have the right to freedom‚ liberty or justice. All decisions would probably be made for each of us. Benjamin Franklin would not have shown us the way to a better life‚ there
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The production of The Elephant Man was absolutely breathtaking. It could be easily inferred that everyone involved put their very heart and souls into bringing this play to life. It truly was a phenomenon‚ probably never to be replicated ever again. No matter how many weekends the show continues. Indeed‚ going into the play‚ I was curious in regards to several aspects‚ most revolving around how they would portray Merrick. Be that as it may‚ the actors were able to gather up all my mundane interpretations
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Wilson’s The Music Man. I thought the musical was amazing‚ It was a great story with a fabulous cast and well decorated sets. The female lead of the performance Felicia‚ was remarkable‚ her vocals gave me goosebumps and her acting was great. The hard work of the cast and crew was very clear from the performance. I must give props to Mr. Dalton for organizing‚ and putting on such a great performance. I would definitely recommend people to go see this. The play was about a traveling con man‚ Harold Hill
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exploring anti-war sentiments? Consider the view that Oh What a Lovely War is more effective in shocking the audience Oh What a Lovely War is more effective and shocking compared to Journey’s End because it’s overt in its anti-war sentiments. It demonstrates this by ridiculing the politicians and leaders who run the war. Littlewood conducts a play‚ acting like a slaughterhouse‚ of men and boys‚ using a non-naturalistic style. Journey’s End uses a true representation to portray the war in a realistic
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Pro-war and Anti-war movements for the 20th century There have been movements that support or oppose war throughout all of history. The 20th century saw this movement coalesce into a much larger and more diverse series of society changing events. Spanish-American war‚ World War I‚ World War II‚ the Cold War‚ Korea‚ Vietnam and Desert Storm were all wars that helped American society evolve into what it is today. For each of the conflicts‚ there were opposing points of view as to the amount of
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Virgil’s Aeneid an Anti-War Poem? Virgil opens the Aeneid’ with the words ARMA virumque cano ( I sing of arms and of men). The central role that war plays in this Roman epic is made apparent from the very first word of the Aeneid’ by the emphatic placing of the word arma at the very beginning of the poem. A fair chunk of Virgil’s Aeneid’ is set on the battle field but its violent and gory descriptions of death and its frequent battles alone cannot make this poem an anti-war poem. Virgil does
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World War I left two distinct tastes in the mouth of all that suffered in anti-war times‚ while others were angry and ready to reclaim what was lost. In 1993‚ the beginning of a major turning point‚ Adolf Hitler rose to power. His rise was fast and strong‚ and the German masses supported him. At the end of World War I‚ anti-war believers plus Nazi supporters clashed before Adolf Hitler became chancellor. The ideologies of extreme nationalism‚ racism‚ and imperialism were deeply ingrained in European
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