Different Interpretations of Taming of the Shrew - Act 2‚ Scene 1 (The wooing Scene) Since there are so many different adaptations of Taming of the Shrew‚ there are quite a lot of differences when you see it‚ then when you read it. Especially when you try to imagine the Wooing Scene‚ in Act 2 Scene 1. Here are a few main differences I noticed in two of the different adaptations I watched: * Gaudete Academy 2010 Production (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaebQOnnHMU) * Petruchio
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For my IOC commentary I have been given the extract from Act 1 scene 5 from the play Romeo and Juliet. This is one of the most famous and important scenes in this play as this is the first time Romeo and Juliet‚ the two main characters meet. Prior to this scene the audience are made aware that Romeo has no interest in going to the Capulet’s party but he only agrees to show to mercutio that there is no one as beautiful as Rosaline‚ the girl whom Romeo was in love with before he met Juliet. The main
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As You Like It – William Shakespeare Theme: The relationship between characters and how that results to a sense of positive belonging 1. Technique: a. Characterization 2. Example: b. Rosalind and Celia 3. Effect: c. Responders are able to acknowledge that relationships leads to a sense of belonging 1. Technique: a. Direct
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The Tempest Act 1:2 The first of the play’s sub-plots continues the theme of usurpation introduced in Act I scene 2. There is a clear parallel between Antonio’s coup against his brother Prospero‚ Sebastian’s pledge to murder his brother‚ and the plot devised by Caliban‚ Stephano and Trinculo against Prospero. On the island‚ natural order seems to have descended into chaos‚ and man’s natural instinct for power and liberty inspires a series of murderous plans. The reference to the marriage
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Log #1: Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet offers a new dramatic lense to the Shakespearean tragedy. During the first and second screening of the film‚ the audience is introduced to a setting that greatly contrasts that of the original play and the Franco Zeffirelli 1968 film. The name is kept as Verona‚ but rather than a medieval Italian town‚ it takes place in a large coastal city. This city best represents California in the 1990’s‚ as shown by the gang violence‚ music‚ and
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The Banquet scene in Macbeth is one of the most well remembered scenes because of its dramatic impact to the audience. The scene shows an obvious failure of Macbeth’s mental powers which is the expected consequence of his deadly actions. At the Palace‚ a Banquet is prepared for the celebration of the new King and Queen; malevolent Macbeth and his wicked wife. Ross‚ Lennox‚ other lords and attendants are present. Macbeth feels very confident‚ comfortable and in no doubt that anything will come
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Macbeth Scene AnalysisAct 5 Scene 11)Plot SummaryIn this scene the gentlewoman who accompanies Lady Macbeth while she sleeps has previously reported to a doctor of her sightings of Lady Macbeths deranged sleepwalking not long after Macbeth left to prepare for battle. Here both of them keep watch to see if any of Lady Macbeths sleepwalking occurs again. It starts off with the doctor and gentlewoman discussing Lady Macbeths condition. During Lady Macbeths sleepwalk she had previously‚ she confessed
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Scene one and TwoThe major characters and situations are laid out. The plot revolves around the new leader’s treatment of sexual offenses‚ particularly fornication‚ which is considered a sin. The characters also fit into groups depending on their opinions about sexual behavior. Claudio is the middle-of-the-road thinker‚ not involved in prostitution and possessing only noble beliefs about his relationship with Juliet‚ but unable to prevent himself from desiring her sexually and therefore culpable
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hereafter‚”( I. 3. 53). Macbeth‚ infamously known as ‘that Scottish play’‚ was written by Shakespeare in 1606. It was not only a contemporary adaptation of the Prince‚ by Machiavelli‚ but the play also served to strengthen James I claim to the throne. In Macbeth‚ our hero of the same name has an unquenchable thirst for power that leads him to his downfall. The audience is privy to Macbeth’s mental evolution as they witness his transition into a tyrant. The seventh scene of the first act is the first
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In William Shakespeare’s play Capulet. This adds to the scene being so dramatically effective as do other happenings throughout the length of the scene. These include the speech of Capulet and the happy and joyous mood of the party‚ The romantic speech of Romeo‚ The hatred and harshness of Tybalt’s speech‚ a direct contrast with that of Romeo’s and the drama when the two lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet first meet. The scene is central to the plot because it sets up a chain of events leading to a tragic
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