Theatre probably arose as a performance of ritual activities that did not require initiation on the part of the spectator. This similarity of early theatre to ritual is negatively attested by Aristotle‚ who in his Poetics defined theatre in contrast to the performances of sacred mysteries: theatre did not require the spectator to fast‚ drink the kykeon‚ or march in a procession; however theatre did resemble the sacred mysteries in the sense that it brought purification and healing to the spectator
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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." -1st Amendment of U.S. Constitution. Fortunately for Americans‚ they have the permission by law to speak their minds under almost any circumstance about almost anyone or anything. Particularly‚ humorists and comedians have challenged
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and was a popular subject for Victorian era English playwrights‚ including one of Shaw’s influences‚ W. S. Gilbert‚ who wrote a successful play based on the story in 1871‚ called Pygmalion and Galatea. Shaw also would have been familiar with the burlesque version‚ Galatea‚ or Pygmalion Reversed. Shaw’s play has been adapted numerous times‚ most notably as the musical My Fair Lady and the film of that name. Plot Shaw was conscious of the difficulties involved in staging a complete representation
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------------------------------------------------- Fahrenheit 451: Themes ‹ Previous Page Next Page › In LitCharts each theme gets its own color‚ as you can see in the colored boxes next to each theme title below. You can use these colors in the Summary and Analysis sections to track how each theme develops through the work. Mass Media Much of Fahrenheit 451 is devoted to depicting a future United States society bombarded with messages and imagery by an omnipresent mass media. Instead of the
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AMERICAN LITERATURE I Instructor: Dr. Le Thi Thanh Troy University – STU Campus The Pocahontas Incident John Smith Group members: Ho Truong Phuong Thao TranThi Hong Nhung Nguyen Van Huy Objectives: Understanding author ’s biography and his work Understanding Pocahontas ’s biography Answer three impotant questions about his work A. John Smith ’s biography John Smith (1580 – 1638) had have a heroic life since he was not only a English
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the content of Alexander Pope’s‚ ‘Rape of the lock’‚ Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s travels’ and George Orwell’s ‘1984’. Satire is defined as a literary genre or form used to ridicule‚ tease‚ torment and ‘poke fun at’‚ satire can employ irony and burlesque as methods of playfully making fun of a subject while at the same time making an extremely valid and thought provoking point which excites and stimulates the reader with its intellectual wit‚ militant irony and sarcasm. When examining satirical
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Allegory: - A narrative in which the agents and actions and sometimes the setting‚ are conveyed by the author to make sense of the “literal”‚ primary level of significance as well as a secondary level of significance. 1) Historical and political allegory: in which characters and actions represent historical personages and events. 2) The allegory of ideas: Literal characters represents concepts and the plot allegorizes an abstract doctrine. Personification of abstract entities such as virtues‚
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Lesson 1: Origins of Theatre Learning objectives: List the performance elements and understand their role in both ritual and theatre: time‚ place‚ participants (players‚ audience)‚ scenario (agenda/goal/text/rules)‚ clothing (uniform‚ costume‚ mask‚ makeup)‚ sound (speech‚ music)‚ movement (gesture‚ pantomime‚ dance)‚ and function or purpose. Can be clock or fictional time‚ places vary (designed to meet needs)‚ rituals might take place in one space or they might involve a procession with portions
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) เหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นทุกๆสองปี from biennale Bronze (n.) ทองสำริด (Reddish-brown) from bronzo Cameo (n.) หินประดับที่ออกแบบให้นูนขึ้นจากพื้นสีเข้ม from cameo Campanile (n.) หอระฆัง (Bell-tower) from cile Caricature (n.) ภาพล้อเลียนบุคคล (Burlesque) from caricature Carpet (n.) พรหม (Rug) frpoijiuygbom carpita Cartoon (n.) ภาพล้อ‚ ภาพการ์ตูน (Lampoon) from cartone‚ ="cardboard"‚ augmentative of carta‚ ="paper" Chiaroscuro (n.) from chiaro‚ ="clear‚
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1. allegory: a literary work that has a second meaning beneath the surface‚ often relating to a fixed‚ corresponding idea or moral principle. 2. alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds. It serves to please the ear and bind verses together‚ to make lines more memorable‚ and for humorous effect. • Already American vessels had been searched‚ seized‚ and sunk. -John F. Kennedy • I should like to hear him fly with the high fields/ And wake to the farm forever fled from the childless
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