Critical Analysis: Soliloquies in Macbeth A soliloquy is a monologue‚ delivered by a character alone on stage. o Soliloquies are central to the play because in them there is only truth. There is no deception as there might be when speaking to other characters. o o Soliloquies contain the most powerful emotion and imagery in the play. Soliloquies are extremely important in revealing character‚ and are only spoken by the most important characters in the play There are several soliloquies in the first
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The drama makes the audience empathise with Romeo. The love that Romeo is talking about it has been personified “cold fire”. He understands that unhappiness makes the time drag. He describes Rosaline as “exceptionally beautiful”. But she wants to remain celibate
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The theater Lend Me a Tenor is ta comedy work of Ken Ludwig‚ a famous American playwright. The show’s first performance on Broadway in 1989 was a huge success. It has been translated into sixteen languages so far and has been staged around the world for a long time‚ considered the highest representative of Broadway comedies. The author narrated the story with combination of climactic and episodic plot construction‚ in which there are lots of people and events‚ and there exists some parallel plots
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UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A. HONOURS & GENERAL COURSES OF STUDIES ENGLISH 2010 1 W.E.F. 2010-2011 SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A( HONOURS & GENERAL) COURSES OF STUDIES IN ENGLISH‚2010 HONOURS Word-limit for the answers for the honours papers Full marks of the questions → 16 7 12 8 14 4 9 5 18 10 15 35 20 Word-limit of the answers → 600 250 450 300 500 150 350 200 700 400 550 1000
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act tired Actor noun a person who acts in a play‚ film‚ broadcast‚ etc (informal) a person who puts on a false manner in order to deceive others (often in the phrase bad actor) Antagonist noun an opponent or adversary‚ as in a contest‚ drama‚ sporting event‚ etc any muscle that opposes the action of another Compare agonist (sense 1) a drug that counteracts the effects of another drug Compare synergist (sense 1) Synonym = opponent‚ rival‚ opposer‚ enemy‚ competitor‚
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of view‚ it had soft colors in its palette‚ free brushstrokes and complex surfaces. Created for rich patrons‚ Rococo concentrated on portraits of aristocrats and mythological themes‚ often performed in a plyful and erotic manner. Greuze’s moral dramas (one of which is the Broken eggs) reacted against Rococo. By pronouncing feelings and emotion they were also opposed by the rational and science-oriented representatives of Enlightenment. It puts Greuze’s creations exactly along with other artists
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intelligent and better informed than the members of the audience. false 11. How did Stanislavsky contribute to realist theatre? He brought realist acting to realist plots 12. If you were to join a discussion about macaronic drama‚ you would be chatting about plays that include speeches in different languages. 13. In describing dramatic space as "psycho-plastic‚" which "scenographer"
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1. Describe some of the major themes that are present in Equus by Peter Shaffer. One theme that can be easily seen in Equus by Peter Shaffer is sanity and insanity. We can see examples of this theme in the sessions between Dysart and Alan. The reader can see the behavior changes of Alan and as well as Dysart’s. Another theme that can be seen is freedom‚ when Alan blinds the horses and “frees” himself from them. Also the theme of worship and loyalty can be spotted throughout the play in Alan. 2
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I. Famous Elizabethans and their era Before speaking about Shakespeare it is very important to remember the famous Elizabethan and their era‚ by referring to what they did in literature and how they renewed literature. The famous Elizabethans were Christopher Marlowe‚ Edmund Spenser‚ Ben Johnson and Thomas Kyd. The first about who we will talk is Edmund Spenser (1522-1599)‚ who was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene‚ an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating
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A Literal Review on Oppression: An One-act Comedy by Xilin Ding After having read the excellent one-act drama by Xilin Ding‚ I was amused by the humorous dialogue and plots. At the same time‚ I feel that there are some pent-up feelings I must talk about. This play uses a humorous way to express the agony of the playwright about the bitter experience of his friend who later died a nasty death. The topic of oppression and anti-oppression is supposed to be serious‚ but in this play‚ the playwright
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