LITERARY ANALYSIS OF “The Corn Planting” Author: Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) is often called “the mid-American Chekhov” Title: The title suggests that characters in the story plant corn on a farm. Setting: A farm on Scratch Gravel Road in spring time. Point of view: First person point of view. Central Conflict: The old couple struggle to get over the terrible pain and grief because of the death of their only son. Plot: A man and a woman have a son late in their life. They are
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How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? The play The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov shows the changing times in Russia‚ particularly the rise of the serfs and the communist ideology. During the discussion‚ various topics were brought up‚ including social class‚ time‚ characterisation‚ and the significance of the cherry orchard. The cherry orchard in general represents the wealth of the aristocrats and the old social
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"The Lady With the Dog‚" by Anton Chekhov "The Lady With the Dog" is a short story that gives an overview of an adulterous affair. The main character‚ Dmitri Gurov‚ is dissatisfied with his wife and has been consistently unfaithful to her. While vacationing in Yalta‚ he becomes enamored by a young woman that has a Pomeranian in tow‚ and successfully seduces her. Instead of enjoying a short-term fling‚ Gurov finds himself falling in love‚ even though he heartily attempts to dismiss this fact.
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In a span of forty-four years‚ Anton Chekhov‚ witnessed the rule of three Tsars i.e. Alexander II‚ Alexander III‚ and Nicholas II. The reign of these Romanovs was bombarded by numerous dilemmas such as wide peasant unrest‚ revolutionary agitation‚ anarchic disorders‚ and even of industrialisation. Along with their obligations to ‘remedy’ the social ills affecting such a massive and heterogeneous empire‚ they were also battling to preserve their unlimited power. Tsar Alexander II‚ ascended the throne
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Title: Story Of An Hour Author: Kate Chopin I. On The Elements / Literary Concepts The short story Story Of An Hour is all about the series of emotions that the protagonist‚ Mrs. Mallard showed to the readers. With the kind of plot of this short story‚ it actually refers to the moments that Mrs. Mallard knew that all this time‚ her husband was alive. For the symbol‚ I like the title of this short story because it actually symbolizes the "time" where Mrs. Mallard died with "joy." And with that
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intertwine with history of life of these three earthlings: the French boy Jacques Nemro who became a writer; the beautiful girl Afro-American of Venus Sheridan who won the title "Miss Universe" and has become the actress; and also the Russian boy Igor Chekhov who being at war in Chechnya and has committed suicide. These subject lines are supplemented with remarks of street polls‚ and extensive inserts from "The encyclopedia of relative and absolute knowledge" which writes and through the medium the highest
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To create the character‚ you need a relaxed mind by clearing all thoughts and any obstructions that could interfere with the thought process‚ to concentrate. Chekhov admitted that if you “Work with imagination‚ concentration‚ relaxation and the development of a sense of truth are all aspects of training” (Chamberlain‚ 2004: 47). Using our imagination‚ our mind draws and rectifies mental images that we use to construct
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James Baker 6/7/2014 Introduction to the Short Story Timelessness and Universality of Literature Literature is timeless and universal because it speaks to the human experience‚ what it is like to be alive. The lessons and morals in literature are timeless because people and the feelings that all people have remained mostly unchanged‚ even as the times change. Due to this we cling to literature because it provides us with a guide. We are able to draw parallels with characters in literature because
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Constantine Stanislavsky‚ defined by many as the father of psychological realism in acting‚ was born in 17 January 1863. He was an actor and theatre director who put forth the idea of realism in acting and eventually developed the form known as the Stanislavsky System‚ or more commonly known as “method acting”. Stanislavsky was born as Konstantin Sergeyevich Alekseyev in Moscow‚ Russia. Unlike the familiar stories of many creative personalities‚ Stanislavsky was not born into a troubled home or
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“…the spoken word‚ the text of a play is not valuable in and of itself‚ but is made so by the inner content of the subtext and what is contained in it” (Stanislavski‚ Building a Character) Theatre has always been about much more than what is written. The plays and musicals we watch extend far past the lines of dialogue we hear and enjoy. It is in the words that we find beautiful quotes and messages that we can carry throughout our lives‚ but it is in the subtext that thoughts are provoked‚ and we
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