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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within the residence. The Duke is describing a painting of his last wife. The room is stately‚ well furnished‚ and decorated with several artistic items. Similarly‚ a speaker whose identity is unknown tells the poem "Porphyria’s Lover." In a dramatic monologue‚ each speaker relates the details of his poem. Unlike "My Last Duchess‚" the poem‚ "Porphyria’s Lover‚" has a very different setting. The events that transpire in "Porphyria’s Lover" happen in a small cottage on a stormy night. The speaker is alone
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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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Arthur Miller uses the role of Alfieri in his play ‘A View from the Bridge’‚ as a character who represents the law‚ but more importantly as a prophet and narrator. Alfieri’s role as a lawyer connects to the events leading to the destruction of Eddie Carbone‚ We also trust a lawyer to be a good judge of character and rational‚ because he is professionally detached. Although his profession is an important addition to his character‚ his role as prophet and narrator trumps his profession. Miller uses
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Unrequited Love in "Porphyria ’s Lover" In Robert Browning ’s dramatic monologue "Porphyria ’s Lover‚" he introduces the persona‚ a twisted and abnormally possessive lover whose dealings are influenced by the perceived deliberation of others actions. As the monologue begins‚ a terrible‚ almost intentional storm sets upon the persona‚ who awaits his love‚ Porphyria. His lover "glide[s] in" (l 6) from a "gay feast" (l 27) and attempts to calm her angry love. This leads to a disastrous end‚ either
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Cambridge Books Online http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ T. S. Eliot The Contemporary Reviews Edited by Jewel Spears Brooker Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511485466 Online ISBN: 9780511485466 Hardback ISBN: 9780521382779 Paperback ISBN: 9780521118989 Chapter Murder in the Cathedral (1935) pp. 317-350 Chapter DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511485466.017 Cambridge University Press M U R D E R I N T H E CAT H E D R A L 1935 Downloaded from Cambridge Books Online by IP 128
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