The Pygmalion Effect Interestingly enough‚ ancient Greek mythology creates an archetype for a present day social phenomenon with an artist named Pygmalion. He carved a perfect woman from Ivory and fell in love with his own creation‚ naming it Galatea. Pygmalion desperately wished she was alive. With goddess Venus’s blessings and his true belief in his creation‚ Galatea was brought to life. Though the name originates from this allegory‚ the more precise nature of the Pygmalion effect is demonstrated
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------------------------------------------------- Restoration literature Restoration literature is the English literature written during the historical period commonly referred to as the English Restoration (1660–1689)‚ which corresponds to the last years of the direct Stuart reign in England‚ Scotland‚ Wales‚ and Ireland. In general‚ the term is used to denote roughly homogeneous styles of literature that center on a celebration of or reaction to the restored court of Charles II. It is a literature
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Dramas are serious‚ plot-driven presentations‚ portraying realistic characters‚ settings‚ life situations‚ and stories involving intense character development and interaction. Usually‚ they are not focused on special-effects‚ comedy‚ or action‚ Dramatic films are probably the largest film genre‚ with many subsets. See also melodramas‚ epics (historical dramas)‚ or romantic genres. Dramaticbiographical films (or "biopics") are a major sub-genre‚ as are ’adult’ films (with mature subject content).
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observation that early trials in an experiment can be a cause of self-fulfilling prophecies and Rice’s (1929) classic study of how researcher’s beliefs influenced interview responses about the causes of poverty. The Pygmalion Project A landmark experiment‚ called the Pygmalion Effect‚ performed by Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson in 1968 describes this impact. This theory is also known now as the self-fulfilling prophecy. Rosenthal (1968) noted that the classic experiment will speak to
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Elements of Drama Drama is a display of emotions‚ a representation of relationships and the portrayal of the different phases of human life. It sketches different personalities and represents a wide variety of emotions through the different characters it portrays. Which of its components are identified as the elements of drama? Let us see. Aristotle‚ a philosopher who wrote on a variety of subjects like poetry‚ theater‚ music‚ rhetoric and handled subjects like biology‚ physics‚ logic and politics
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Comparative Study Essay (Pretty Woman/Pygmalion) The comparative study of Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw and Pretty Woman by Gary Marshall has enhanced my perception of the shared concerns of the two texts. The representation however‚ is altered by the differing political‚ historical and social context of the time period of production. Both composers have illuminated the central concerns of the transformations of their female protagonists; Eliza and Vivian from rags to riches while also exploring and
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PRACTISES. Before realism‚ theatre was bound up in melodramas‚ spectacle plays (disasters‚ etc.)‚ comic operas‚ and vaudevilles (acrobats‚ musicians‚ ect.).Realism began in the late 1800s as a trial‚ in hope of making theatre more relevant to life and society. Today‚ many aspects of realism are still present in contemporary theatre practices. For majority of the 20th-century theatre‚ realism has been main stream. Due to a reaction against melodramas (romanticized plays) realism began as an experiment
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the beginning of the novel of the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao‚ the plot is triggered by Trujillo who was the dictator of Dominican Republic during 1930s and 40s. The curse of fuku was also closely related to Trujillo. The whole book was talking about how Oscar‚ Lola‚ Belicia and Abelard and this family fought against the curse of fuku which was caused by Trujillo. By unconventionally using a writing method of magic realism‚ the author Junot Diaz wrote about a real history of Dominican Republic
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06/07/2012 Writer’s Workshop Bill Rubenstein Pygmalion Movie Review Based off of Shaw’s 1913 stage comedy‚ Pygmalion is the story of two mismatched lovers Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle. The story centers on Henry Higgins’ mission to change Eliza Doolittle from a street vendor to a lady. It would be frivolous to comment on the treatment of women‚ as we are forced to take into account the period in which this play was written. Pygmalion is just another reflection of the objectification
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Discuss the different ways of representing class conflicts. Pygmalion‚ Bernard Shaw‚ 1914 My Fair Lady‚ George Cukor‚ 1964 “As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men‚ I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.” This famous quotation of French playwright Molière proves how powerfully theater and social criticism are linked‚ and how in its different genres‚ drama as well as comedy‚ theater can‚ and maybe must‚ be a way of communicating and expressing the human and society’s flaws
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