Dynasty. It simplified its form as well-known opera troupes from Hubei joined the Anhui performers‚ melding their regional styles. After 1949‚ a study revealed that over 80 percent of musical dramas staged in the country were traditional plays from the pre-Communist era‚ as opposed to newly written historical dramas promoting socialist values. Characters *4 Main Roles in Peking Opera Performance Sheng: It’s a common name of male characters and composed of Lao Sheng and Xiao Sheng. Lao Sheng
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figurative languages such as metaphor‚ simile and oxymoron and schemes like alliteration to give the poem more depth. The metaphorical title‚ “All the world’s a stage” compares the world to a stage. On this stage‚ each man plays the drama of his life and the poem describes this drama of life through seven stages. The first stage is of an infant who is being carried by a nurse. The infant cries and vomits all the time. In the second stage‚ man plays the role of a schoolboy‚ not willing to attend school. In
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Comedies often have the unfortunate reputation of having little real depth. Arms and the Man‚ proves that notion to be false. Shaw’s play is full of comedic drama‚ combining an entertaining plot with true philosophical depth. On one level‚ Arms and the Man is a successful‚ and somewhat unique‚ romantic comedy. The young‚ melodramatic‚ and superficial Raina comes from a military family deeply involved in a war; her fiancé and her father are both military officers. She is shocked‚ one night by
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his play‚ Wilder tries to teach the audience to seize the moment and enjoy living. There are no guarantees about a certain life span‚ as evidenced by the premature deaths of Emily Webb and her brother‚ Wally; tomorrow may be too late. By calling the drama Our Town and portraying ordinary people and events‚ the people in the audience and the readers of the play can identify with the theme and apply it to their own lives. Our Town is an unusual play in structure. It intentionally contains little action
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Centre Number Student Number CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION OF NEW SOUTH WALES 2009 TRIAL HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION English (Advanced) Paper 2 - Modules Morning Session Tuesday‚ 11 August 2009 Total marks - 60 Pages 2-4 General Instructions • Reading time - 5 minutes • Working time - 2 hours • • Write using blue or black pen Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of this page Attempt ONE question from Questions 3-7 Allow about 40 minutes for this section
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Introduction Playwriting had been varied in colors in the reign of William Shakespeare‚ but his plays had had different descriptions than the other playwrights of his age‚ and had differed distinctly from what they had written. Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays involving the ethics of human beings and their attributes such as love and generosity on the one hand‚ jealousy‚ ambition‚ betrayal and treachery‚ which crowned with tragedies
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TV vs Radio Ellen Bullard p.5 Isn’t it amazing that people who lived two hundred years ago didn’t have radios or televisions? Today it is difficult to imagine life without these two forms of communication. These technological wonders have many similar characteristics. As you will see‚ they are also quite different. To start with‚ both radios and televisions need a source of power in order to run. If you have no electric socket or batteries on hand‚ you won’t get to watch TV or listen to the radio
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days. For Czech people‚ the National Theatre is one of the most important cultural institutions in Prague - since inception‚ a symbol of the Czech National Revival. Today’s National Theatre comprises four artistic ensembles – Opera‚ Drama‚ Ballet and Laterna magika – which alternate in performances in the historic building of the National Theatre‚ the State Opera‚ the Estates Theatre‚ the New Stage and the Kolowrat Theatre. And now something about the author of the play King
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theatre actually was and its purpose in contemporary culture. His artistic journey lasted for more than 40 years and had five distinct phases named by Grotowski himself: “Theatre of Productions‚ Theatre of Participation‚ Theatre of Sources‚ Objective Drama‚ and Art as Vehicle” (Slowaik & Cuesta 2007: 11). In this essay the fundamental focus would be based on the well-known Theatre of Production phase were Grotowski established “The Theatre of Thirteen Rows”. The two ‘student’ productions of “The Theatre
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fiction * the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality‚ including biography‚ history‚ and the essay ( opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama ). * Drama * a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character‚ especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play. * Poetry * the art of rhythmical composition‚
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