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    General Vision and Viewpoint

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    General Vision and Viewpoint Lies of Silence‚ Dancing at Lughnasa & Il Postino The general vision or viewpoint relates to the authors or directors outlook on life. This outlook affects our own perspective on the text and the world of the text. The author shows us his own outlook through the plot‚ characters‚ relationships‚ the society in the text and also through language – the main viewpoint can be seen in one key single moment. Lies of Silence is set in Northern Ireland in a society bitterly

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    which were very beautiful. After a long time have passed we finally got there. It was time for dinner. So we had a little time to get ready and go to dinner. When we were ready we got to the restaurant and then the fun began because there was lots of dancing and other amusements‚ which were organized by the tour guide. The fun continued into the early morning. The next day we had a certain time to wake up and it was very early‚ because we expected much time and duties. First we had breakfast‚ then we

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    playwrights portray concerns of the Irish‚ a approach of; social‚ cultural and political issues will be compared with the prescribed texts Dancing at Lughnasa (1990) by Brian Friel and The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996) by Matrin McDonagh. This will illustrate how Irish composers effectively use theatre as a vehicle of expression. Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa is a memory play set in Donegal 1936‚ in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is narrated by Michael Evans‚ who recounts the summer in his aunts’

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    blackmailing of him with threats to his wife’s life so as to keep masked the identities of those involved in the plan. Dillon is eventually forced to uproot and move to London‚ in an attempt to escape the IRA and the chaos they impose on his life. Dancing at Lughnasa: Similarly ‚DAL reveals a bleak outlook because of the subject matter it focuses on. The text focuses in part on the modernisation of Ireland. This reveals a dark outlook in life as many in the text struggle to adapt to this‚ such as Agnes

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    America‚ his father tells him to get a job – he is ‘not a child anymore.’ Mario’s father earns a meagre living as a fisherman‚ similar to the Mundy’s house‚ his home is sparsely furnished and they have just run out of water. Family life here resembles Lughnasa more than Lies of Silence. The relationship between the two men is problematic while Mario is living at home but it noticeably improves when the son marries the love of his life‚ Beatrice. We are presented with an uplifting image of joy when she

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    Girl with a pearl earring

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    Girl with a Pearl Earring -Tracy Chevalier Genre The story is told in the first person narrative voice by Griet who is the main protagonist of the plot. She uses an honest and sincere style of writing and this lends an air of realism and authenticity to the story. The style is vivid and descriptive. Cultural Context The novel is set in mid seventeenth century in the Netherlands. It deals with a middle class family and their relationship with a young peasant girl who comes from the working classes

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    The Glass Menagerie – Tennessee Williams Describe the character of Amanda… How does she behave and how has her life changed (present/past)? Amanda Wingfield is Laura’s and Tom’s mother. When she was young‚ she lived in the South of America where there were lots of plantations. In the past‚ South America was the aristocratic environment per excellence and Amanda comes from an aristocratic background. She has great memories of her youth. She really liked living there and she can’t stop talking

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    Wedding Dress

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    Displaying 31 - 60 of 1‚500 The Wedding Dance muscles were taut and firm‚ bronze and compact in their hold upon his 5 Wedding Dance | Amador T. Daguio skill - how frank his bright eyes were. She looked... Wedding Dance rule that a man can marry another woman‚ so Lumnay went to the wedding dance. But while seeing her husband married to another woman‚ she could not take it anymore... Wedding Dance Summary rule that a man can marry another woman‚ so Lumnay went to the wedding dance. But while

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    SUMMER Scotland Guid Nychburris - mid June This is a Dumfries festival which has its origins in a court which resolved disputes between neighbours to make them "Guid Nychburris" or good neighbours. The Queen of the South is crowned during the week-long festivities. Lanimer Day - 17th June Held in Lanark‚ Lanimer Day (a corruption of "landemark" or boundary) is when the houses are decorated with greenery and there is a Lanimer Fair. Selkirk Common Riding - 18th June A ceremony of Riding

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    THEATRE HISTORY TIMELINE Dates / Period 600BC-600AD CLASSICAL Key Styles Greek Theatre Development of the classical genres of Comedy and Tragedy. The philosopher Aristotle established the classical rules of tragedy (unities of time‚ place and action). Aristotle identified the central purpose of theatre ± to arouse strong emotions in its audience (catharsis). Greek Tragedies were often based on explorations of conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist. Masks were used for characters. A

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