“Oedipus the King” by Shakespeare and Sophocles‚ respectively‚ it is worthwhile to ask whether these masterpieces should be read as dramas of moral conscience‚ or dramas of consciousness itself. While the answer is surely ‘both’‚ this report argues that the more fruitful and edifying line of interpretation is the latter‚ and that Hamlet and Oedipus are primarily dramas of human consciousness‚ including the mysteries of the unconscious mind. For centuries‚ Hamlet has left readers with a much debated
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point in a point or dramatic action. Protagonists- The main character in a drama or other literary work. The first actor to engage in dialogue with the chorus‚ in later dramas‚ playing the main character and some minor characters as well. The leading or principal figure. Antagonists- One who opposes and contends against another. The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama. Settings (Time) - the point in time the story takes place. For example time
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are not as important as the theme. There are three unities of Greek tragedy; unity of action‚ unity of place and unity of time. These unities were used to make the plays more believable. The Elizabethan drama took inspiration from Senecan Tragedies rather than classic Greek ones. Elizabethan Drama refers to plays produced during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The Elizabethan playwrights were very interested in the thme of revenge which was the main theme in Seneca’s plays. Seneca’s plays were to
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party‚ Shiv Sena‚ in Maharashta.[1][2] The play is a political satire‚ written as historical drama. Based on the life of Nana Phadnavis (1741–1800)‚ one of the prominent ministers in the court of the Peshwa of Pune. Its theme is how men in power give rise to ideologies to serve their purposes‚ and later destroy them when they become useless. It was first performed on 16 December 1972‚ by the Progressive Drama Association‚Pune. ------------------------------------------------- Synopsis The play begins
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to show the tenacity and strength of the common man’s spirit and to demonstrate that his heart is the same if not stronger than of noble men. It was Shakespeare who first showed us the power of tragedies through his influential works of human drama. Shakespeare’s “King Lear” is a great example of how history has revered the tragedies which exemplify human power‚ success‚ celebrity and hubris. However‚ contrary to Shakespeare‚ Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman” shows us that the tale of
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The Drama of Existence: Myths and Rituals in Wole Soyinka’s Theatre Rosa Figueiredo‚ Polytecnic of Guarda‚ Portugal Abstract: The citation for Soyinka’s 1986 Nobel prize for literature reads: “Who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones‚ fashions the drama of existence”. The “wide cultural perspective” mentioned refers to the fact that Soyinka’s writings‚ especially the dramas for which he is best known‚ are at once deeply rooted in traditional African expressive and performance
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Book review on “The good Girl” by Kerry Cohen Hoffmann The novel‚ The Good Girl‚ is another amazing and emotional book by Kerry Cohen Hoffmann. This fiction book is filled with drama and a touch of romance. The main character is Lindsay whose life has changed dramatically especially after the death of her brother‚ Mark. To cope with all her problems and to keep her family together she becomes the “good girl”. She is a good student‚ good friend and the good daughter. But when the pressure
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example of a slightly less idiotic humour was concerning Jocasta’s red scarf; throughout the play she had it around her neck‚ and once‚ while walking up the stairs Teiresias stepped on it. So‚ at first the queen uttered only a cry‚ and then by making a drama out of it‚ as if the scarf had literally chocked her to death‚ she exclaimed‚ ‘All day long this scarf is strangling me...‚’ and one day ‘it will be the death of me’. Another example of a silly humour is in the Act I where Jocasta first appeared
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I chose to read the poem “Chivalry” by Carol Muske-Dukes‚ and enjoyed reading it. The poem was pretty easy to read and used some good literary elements. The elements that make this poem stand out are the setting‚ tone‚ and the use of symbolism. I understood the poem the first time I read it‚ but I read it two more times to get a better understanding of some of the vocabulary. This poem is about a man that is holding his dead wife in his hands and then decides to set her body in a fire kind of
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Theatre and Performance Lecturer: Ms Marcelle Theuma First term Discuss the emergence of realism in theatre at the turn of the 20th century and how you think it influenced playwrights like Anton Chekhov‚ Henrik Ibsen‚ August Strindberg and George Bernard Shaw. Miriana Borg Second year Group: 2A Discuss the emergence of realism in theatre at the turn of the 20th century and how you think it influenced playwrights like Anton Chekhov‚ Henrik Ibsen‚ August Strindberg and
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