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    History of Drama

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    * History of Drama * Spanish Period 1. Tibag * “to excavate” * St. Helena’s search for the cross 2. Lagaylay – Pilareños of Sorsogon get together during Maytime 3. Cenaculo – passion and death of Christ a. Cantada – chanted like pasion b. Hablada – rhythmic measure of words in a deliberate manner * Spanish Period 4. Panunuluyan – Mary & Joseph searching for refuge before Christ’s birth - presented before 12mn on Christmas eve 5. Salubong – during easter

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    Therefore‚ people should not feel obligated to conform to society’s standards if the standards conflict with their passion. While many people religiously adhere to societal norms‚ it is worthwhile to consider the value of maintaining each convention because they are not inherently correct. Following one’s pursuits is as morally justified as complying with societal morals. This is why I supported my brother when he expressed his interest in wrestling. After Bill joined the wrestling team‚ his

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    Improvisation for Drama

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    There was a stage where I was less confident with myself and I really‚ well ‘sucked’. The current topic what we’re doing in Drama is improv (improvisation) and the topic is quite a hard one at first but the more someone does it the better you get and the easier it gets. My experience with improve is that at the start i didn’t do as well and that did affect my confidence. Working on it over and over again and playing all the improv games really did help me out and I’ve realised that I’m doing almost

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    Shavian Play

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    PORPHYRIA’S LOVER The Story: a young man waits in his cottage for his beloved‚ who has stolen away from her rich family to see him. When she arrives‚ he murders her so he can possess her forever. The Voice: the story is told by the young lover himself‚ as a first-person‚ intra-diegetic narrator. In this poem‚ Browning creates the voice of a madman and much of the poem’s dramatic intensity arises from the contrast between how he portrays the events of the story and how we‚ as rational‚ moral readers

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    ideas and behaviors that are dangerous to society. False 13.  Shakespeare’s five great tragedies include: Hamlet‚ Othello‚ Macbeth‚ and: Romeo and Juliet. 14.  The plays of Chekhov feature: Naturalism pg 247-249 15.  Which of the following conventions is seldom found in Elizabethan theaters: Soliloquy or Elizabeth’s Sonnet 16. Know the plot summary of Oedipus Rex. Antigone: Creon condemns both Antigone and Ismene to death. Haemon‚ Creon’s son and Antigone’s betrothed‚ enters the stage. Oedipus

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    Conventions In Othello

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    How does the text conform to‚ or deviate from‚ the conventions of a particular genre‚ and for what purpose? The tragedy play‚ one that has captivated many for its effectiveness in understanding the human flaws and how they can lead to eventual downfall is one that Shakespeare’s plays embody. However‚ there is such a play that contains these elements‚ yet it manipulates the genre’s conventions for a new effect‚ the play Othello. This play is centered around a Moorish noble‚ a soldier who faces

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    Many people in society can be considered by outsiders by society. These sorts of characters‚ along with being found in modern day society‚ are also found in all forms of media such as Scott Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim Versus the World‚ Colonel Aureliano Buendia from One Hundred Years of Solitude‚ and even Doctor Gregory House from acclaimed television series House. These characters provide us with a fascinating viewpoint on how they view society and how they are able to interact with society as a result

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    Every man

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    Retrieved May 8‚ 2012‚ from InfoRefuge: http://www.inforefuge.com/everyman-morality-play Robison‚ M. (2011‚ May 1). Everyman‚ A Modern Adaptation. Number ’s Down‚ p. 4. White‚ P. I. (n.d.). Everyman A study in the Design and Production of Medieval Drama. Retrieved May 8‚ 2012‚ from http://homepage.fcgnetworks.net/patrick/concept.html

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    was born in Athens‚ Greece. Between 600 and 200 BC‚ the ancient Athenians created a theatre culture whose form‚ technique and terminology have lasted two millennia‚ and they created plays that are still considered among the greatest works of world drama. (Nardo 10) Their achievement is truly remarkable when one considers that there have been only two other periods in the history of theatre that could be said to approach the greatness of ancient Athens - Elizabethan England and‚ perhaps the Twentieth

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    Female characters are portrayed as males The short fictions written in the Tang Dynasty emphasize the strength and the independence of the female characters‚ specifically their male-like personalities and behaviors. In Chen Xuanyou’s “The Departed Spirit‚” Shen Jiji’s “Miss Ren‚ or The Fox Lady‚” and Yuan Zhen’s “The Story of Yingying‚” the female protagonists are depicted as male characters in three ways. First‚ their external and internal intelligence make them different from conventional

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