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    Sir Philip Sidney can be considered as a “Romantic Classicist” according to his An Apology for Poetry. But before analyzing this term we would have a glance of “Classicism” and “Romanticism”.  Classicism refers to the appreciation and imitation of Greek and Roman literature‚ art‚ and architecture. Although the term is normally used to describe art derived from ancient influences‚ it can also mean excellence‚ high artistic quality‚ and conservatism. Classical art encompasses antiquity and later works

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    Everyman and Much Ado About Nothing‚ that were written during different periods in time by different playwrights‚ have many similar traits. It is well known that drama has seemed to grow wherever men have gained the piquing interest to know- the facts‚ the reasons‚ and the cause. However‚ as does men change and evolve‚ so does the drama. Writers continue to look for the “new” way to capture the audience and express the hidden emotions or thought within each writer. Everyman was written during the

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    their feelings that this violence can influence people to "act out". However‚ this is not a new idea. Back in ancient Greece‚ the philosopher Plato believed that exposure to the emotions of the arts (especially drama) would encourage people to act out violent emotions portrayed in the drama. As documented in his work The Republic‚ Plato believed strongly that the perfect life was comprised of total balance and harmony in one’s mindset and that any stimulated emotions would result in an imbalance.

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    words represents a continuation of Ibsen’s own analysis of the mechanisms of meaning and highlights the playwright’s aesthetic self-consciousness‚ both of which are central elements in Ibsen’s modernism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Modern Drama is the property of University of Toronto Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder’s express written permission. However‚ users may print‚ download‚ or em his article

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    Cited: Sophocles. (or Miler‚ Arthur.) “Oedipus”. The Bedford Introduction to Drama. 5th ed.. Ed. Lee. A. Jacobus. Bedford/St. Martins. New York. 43-64 Aristotole. (or Miller‚ Arthur.) “Poetics: Comedy and Epic and Tragedy”. The Bedford Introduction to Drama. 5th ed.. Ed Lee A. Jacobus. Bedford/St. Martins. New York. 65-71

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    Humor is a very good source for healing as it can get the persons mind off of stressful problems and instead relax. Bari Newport put comedy into the show to show how helpful it can be. One example of this was how Jess would crack sarcastic comments during the story like when she is talking to the VR Programmer. This sarcasm was very humorous and helped contrast from the serious moments during other parts of the play. The scenes involving the usage of VR was important for the development of the protagonist

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    music and drama. The new form that he used was called “music drama”‚ although he never used this term himself. As a new kind of opera‚ he did not use the known operatic components such as self contained numbers‚ solos‚ duets or choruses. Also the scenario was a continuously drama‚ whose lines were unrhythmical‚ formless‚ rhymeless and irregular in length. His extensive usage of narration was also different from the standard opera structure. Narration was an important structure of the drama‚ which was

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    Nong‚ Amy Prof. Buscher Eng. 1B Essay 3 Death Of A Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ is a drama about the American dream‚where we were lead to believe that the underdogs had a chance to become something bigger in the future‚ but that is not the case in this drama. In this drama‚ we witness Willy losing himself because of the American dream‚ and we also see how the dream gives off false hopes. The theme of the drama is abandonment‚ Willy Loman life was full of abandonment since the prelude ‚ in the tragic

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    with many dramas and tough decision. For example‚ the poet describe that on the cockroach’s journey‚ he “jog [‘s] in crooked ring”‚ and “scratch his wings” as he’s a “victim of a mild attack”. This show that sometimes in their life‚ humans lose their goal‚ lost their direction or met a drama that they don’t know what to do next but “circling the rusty table” – just like the cockroach. And a result of the loss of direction‚ the cockroach “scratch [‘es] his wings”‚ this is similar with how drama leave

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    Situational Irony: irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended‚ so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected. 2) Dramatic Irony: irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play. Devices: a) define b) describe how it works in a passage c) analyze how it helps to convey the plot in Oedipus d) Analyze how it evoke emotions in the audience ● ● ● ●

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