What different masks do you wear that both reveal and conceal? In Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece‚ Persona‚ the character played by Liv Ullmann‚ Elisabeth and the nurse‚ Alma‚ played by Bibi Andersson are one and the same person. They are "split" when the actress does not want to act any more‚ and retires to her own self. The term "does not want to act" depicts two things: firstly‚ she does not want to act as a job‚ and secondly‚ in a more distant‚ but more appropriate interpretation‚ she does not
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William Shakespeare‚ Benvolio and Tybalt are considered a dramatic foil. Benvolio is a peacemaker. Tybalt is one who looks for fights. Tybalt and Benvolio are complete opposites. In the opening scene‚ Benvolio and Mercutio are out in the town when Tybalt approaches them. Benvolio tries to stop a fight to break out but draws his sword out of sheer protection as stated‚ “I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword‚ or manage it to part these men with me.” (1.1.61-62). When Benvolio said this‚ Tybalt is
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The Karaga mask is a form of art found in Mali used by the Dogan people. The Dogon people lived in villages that were built upon cliffs in northern and eastern Mali. The Dogon people created a wide variety of masks throughout their cultures‚ and over seventy masks are known to the public. The Karaga masks are used for ritual purposes in various ceremonies among the villagers. The knowledge held by the tribal elders is passed to the members at the ceremonies where the mask is used. The structure
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head." The story primarily fascinated Karnad for the scope it gave to masks and theatre. Western theatre generally distinguished between the face and the mask. They were the means to present to the world‚ the real inner person and the exterior .Karnad tells us that in traditional Indian Theatre‚ the mask is not only the face writ large since the character represents not a psychological entity but an ethical archetype. The mask therefore points in enlarged detail to its moral nature. And this is why
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To what extent is ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ a dramatic representation of the comedy of deception? The title of ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ indicates that there is a lot of fuss over topics which have little importance in the play-for example if Claudio wasn’t rash and hot headed then Don johns ill deceived plan would not of worked at all. The use of deception throughout makes the plot so complex. An evident example is when Don John who operates as a plot-device falsely slanders Hero for his own
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‘brother’ implies that they become really close before he turns on them. Beatrice says to Benedick’s face that he is “dull fool” and pretends that she doesn’t know that he is behind the mask at the masked ball. “Why he is the princes’ jester‚ a very dull fool”. When Beatrice is speaking to Benedick behind the mask‚ she carries on mocking him‚ the use of the word ‘dull’ shows that she thinks of him as boring‚ dull and not funny. (2‚ 1) When Benedick is tricked into loving Beatrice‚ he declares his
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A new police chief investigates a series of macabre murders involving a sadistic killer called “Carma” who traps his victims in driverless horror cars. . BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Recent widow MS. ORSON (30’s) leaves the funeral of her elderly husband. Ms. Orson enters the funeral car when she receives a phone call from a Blackmailer wanting his money. Ms. Orson mocks the blackmailer. The car picks up her lover‚ BRENDAN (30’s). As the funeral car drives‚ Orson and Brendan engage in sex until they discover
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the song and also sometimes when they strike each other cutting. This emphasises their power along with the low angle shots. An interesting point is that there are a lot of close ups on them. Although you cannot see their expression due to their masks‚ you can still imagine how they feel by observing their body language. The fact that they are both wearing black and masked is important because they feel almost inhuman and part of their surroundings‚ which outlines Clare’s character in the video
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someone else. In the case of Benedick‚ he will not let Beatrice know who he really is‚ she asks‚ "Will you not tell me who you are?" he replies "not now". Although of this it becomes clear to the audience that Beatrice knows it is Benedick behind the mask‚ as she continually ridicules him‚ yet he himself does not realise it. Similarly‚ Don John tricks Claudio into believing that Don Pedro is actually wooing Hero for himself‚ when he is actually not. Although‚ the consequences of this are greater for
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play like this is very bare and simple yet interesting and good to watch. The performers placed huge importance on the aesthetics of their plays which I think is very effective for a play like this for it gets my attention as well. The costumes and masks are crafted with elaborate precision‚ just as every gesture and movement is perfectly accurate and refined. The play has a poetic and often rhythmic structure to it as I have noticed. What made me to say that it was interesting was that it’s symbolic
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