thinks about what is happening‚ not what is going to happen‚ plus the use of non- realistic songs to break tension and add political comment. The play is relevant to today’s audience as it looks at how prejudice against women is still occurring. The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller in 1953 and set in 1692‚ based on the actual events which led to the Salem Witch Trials‚ leading to the deaths of over 150 people accused of witchcraft. The play was in response to McCarthyism: where a committee in America
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began belting out the tunes of the song‚ amazing the audience with my brilliant monologue. Reality quickly set in. It seems I was rather naïve to think this way because before I could do perform‚ there was much work to be done. For starters‚ I had to rehearse and practice my lines over and over until I memorized them. This was not easy since I had to absorb the essence of the message behind every line of my monologue. “Was I expressing the correct emotions? Was I angry or was I expressing a joyous
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Some of those monologues are: SAINT JOAN ’CLEAR GLASS MARBLES’ THE WOOLGATHERER HAMLET’S ’TO BE OR NOT TO BE’ MACBETH’S DAGGER SPEECH THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS THE SHADOW BOX THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL There are a number of websites that help actors find monologues. Find ones you enjoy and have fun. WHAT SHOULD I WEAR? It is not necessary to wear your ’Sunday best’
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compared their performances in four separate conditions: no background noise‚ or overhearing a either a dialogue‚ a halfalogue‚ or a monologue. Compared to the silent condition‚ they found that performance in both tasks decreased significantly when the participant listened to the halfalogue‚ while there was no significant difference with the dialogue or with the monologue. In experiment 2‚ the researchers replicated the setup of the first experiment‚ except that they converted the original conversation
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Musicman1401 (Dylan) Over the course of history‚ humankind has waged global wars and personal vendettas against one another in a never-ending struggle for power and authority. This concept is widely expanded on in Arthur Miller’s playwright‚ The Crucible. This brought to light an adaptation of the Salem witch hunts which paralleled Miller’s‚ and many others’ traumatic experiences of being a communist during the ‘communist hunt’ that took place around the 1950’s. This was the time of McCarthyism;
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There’s a special breed of panic one has as they are about to walk into an audition. You can feel it all over‚ in your gut‚ in your bones; it’s everywhere. Take‚ for instance‚ Zach Levin‚ a 16 year old nervous wreck about to step into the singing audition for the school musical. He’s been preparing for weeks now‚ from the very moment it was announced. Sadly‚ going over the songs time and time again has done nothing to make him feel prepared. As he walks onto the stage‚ he is absolutely certain he
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Is Mr Rochester the man for Jane? Mr Rochester is not the man for Jane because he is nearly twice Jane’s age. ‘ Oh yes. But you see there is a considerable difference in age. Mr Rochester is nearly forty; she is but twenty-five.’ In Jane’s monologue she states ‘ You‚ a favourite with Mr Rochester? You gifted with the power of pleasing him? You of importance to him in any way? Go! Your folly sicken me.’ Why would Jane be doubting herself so much if she really loved him. She has never come across
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book written by‚ what he considered an old friend of his‚ Bill; little did I know‚ Bill was going to change my life forever. Competitiveness runs through my blood so when I heard the school was hosting a monologue competition I did not hesitate to sign up. To my surprise‚ it had to be a monologue from one of the plays written by this Bill character that my theatre teacher adored so much. I irked his plays due to the fact that they seem to be written in a different language; however‚ I was still persistent
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MONOLOGUE FOR AN ONION: AN ANALYSIS Cutting an onion breaks cells in its skin causing a reaction that results to the formation of volatile sulfur compound which‚ when mixed with tears coating our eyes‚ becomes sulfuric acid. This triggers the tear ducts to produce more tears to alleviate the imbalance in acidity the irritant has caused; the longer the eyes are exposed to the acid the greater the quantity of tears produced. Sue Kwock Kim uses this certain property of an onion to tackle a specific
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MODULE: English Literature. ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Monologue Stage directions – Upon arriving in his new office in Australia. Frank is wearing shorts‚ a short sleeved shirt and a handkerchief with tied corners on his head looking every inch the out of place‚ quintessential British man on holiday‚ slightly sweaty and flustered from the Australian heat. The study is small and untidy but quite reminiscent of his office back in England. Frank starts to unpack his belongings‚ putting books into shelves
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