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    themes that provoked by The Peloponnesian War. His plays were Babylonians‚ Acharnians‚ Knights‚ Clouds‚ Wasps‚ Peace‚ Birds‚ and Lysistrata. In the late 6th century BC‚ Greek tragedy was one of the most popular and influential forms of drama that was performed in theatres in ancient Greece. The most famous playwrights of the genre were Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides. Their works were performed for centuries after their initial premiere. Greek tragedy led to Greek comedy and those

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    theater‚” which is a play that turns a mirror onto the theater itself. In the play‚ there are six characters (Father‚ Step-Daughter‚ Mother‚ Son‚ Boy‚ and Child) who are abandoned by their own author‚ and are trying to find a new one to continue their drama. The characters barge in on another one of Pirandello’s plays and attempt to stage their unwritten play. The characters completely depend on an author to determine their fate. To me‚ this strongly resembles the movie Stranger than Fiction‚ directed

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    rather than losing it. This scripted and ordained approach to theatre may also assist the play in grasping the attention of Elizabethan peasants purely seeking entertainment and an escape from their laboured lives; since this was the sole purpose of drama during an era of manual industry. Shakespeare’s use of contrast is also established in his opening prose‚ as he describes "...Fair Verona where we lay our scene..." with such romanticism and poetic taste‚ only to

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    “Tootsie” (1982) – Directed by Sydney Pollack Introduction The drama “Tootsie” is about an unemployed actor – Michael Dorsey who wants to raise fund for his friend’s drama and therefore he decides to work for money. However‚ as he is serious in acting‚ directors find him difficult to get along with; therefore‚ Michael can only cross-dressed to be Dorothy Michaels in order to get a job. In my opinion‚ the drama presents the idea of gender stereotypes‚ which shows the idea of biased view on different

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    Methodology: 10 Unit of analysis: 10 Results: 11 Conclusion: 11 Limitation: 11 Rational 12 Representation of ethics in the stage dramas of Pakistan Introduction It is a sad reality that : vulgarity and obscenity has corrupted our theaters as commercialization has become their main motive ‚ this paper discusses these issues. Stage dramas are related to our society and culture‚ they were the part of our society and will remain‚ however modern changes have taken place .Dances and vulgar

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     creative non-fiction‚ biographies‚ and historiography); fictionalized accounts of historical events (e.g. anecdotes‚ myths‚ and legends); and fiction proper (i.e. literature in prose‚ such as short stories and novels‚ and sometimes in poetry and drama‚ although in drama the events are primarily being shown instead of told). Narrative is found in all forms of human creativity and art‚ including speech‚ writing‚ songs‚ film‚ television‚ video games‚ photography‚ theatre‚ and visual arts such as painting‚ with

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    Hellenistic people include advancements in the arts‚ the sciences‚ and in politics. Greek ideas have heavily influenced modern fine arts. A notable example of their impact is found in Greek theatrical culture. They first invented drama as an art form and wrote two major types of drama—tragedy

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    Poetry‚ drama and short story are literary forms that provide readers with entertainment‚ insight‚ pleasure‚ escape and sometimes information. Readers can find satisfaction in any of the three genres because the styles‚ variations‚ language and themes cater to everyone’s preference: tragedy‚ comedy‚ profanity or just for pleasure. There is a piece of literary work to suit every taste. Poetry‚ when performed live‚ gives the words rhythm‚ music and life. John Updike in his poem Dog’s Death in lines

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    developing the main idea of the extract. The narrator uses tone and an extended metaphor in developing the idea that the community’s thrive in drama and gossip would be a cause of concern for those who wouldn’t be interested to do so. ‘The town made most of the drama.’ this opening statement introduces the reader to the fact the community was ever engulfed in drama and passing on the gossip of the day. Initially this would seem as a simple and honest description of the residents of the area; however‚

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    CLASSICAL BACKGROUND GREEK Background: Mythology‚ Heroic Age‚ Epic‚ Lyric (The Four Schools)‚ Tragedy‚ Comedy. Poetry Prose Drama Homer = Iliad Aristotle=Poetics Sophocles= King Oedipus‚Antigone Odyssey Plato =Republic Aeschylus

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