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    Browning similarly aims to subvert traditional beliefs - only this time of madness being an inherently female characteristic - in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’. In ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ it seems that traditional gender roles have been reversed in that Porphyria and her partner is entitled as her “lover”. In this sense‚ the ownership is put completely on her because Browning has chosen to entitle the poem ‘Porphyria’s Lover’‚ using a possessive apostrophe. However‚ throughout the poem‚ the emphasis is put on

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    Buckingham‚ points out that the Duke feels a sense of "absolute control" because the reader and the count do not know the Duchess’s side of the story. According to Dr. A. Chandra Bose‚ a professor at Madura College‚ My Last Duchess is a “dramatic monologue which deals with the dispirited Duke who kills his wife in order to gain control over her. He does not give any chance to the Duchess through which she may clarify herself” (3). Bose writes “While Duchess was alive‚ the Duke wanted to control her

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    on historic events and historic figures written by Robert Browning. We are to gather that the figure speaking in “My Last Duchess” is Alfonso‚ the Duke of Ferrara who lived in the 16th century. “My Last Duchess” is written as a dramatic lyric or monologue because the whole work involves fictional characters that act out a scene. The title “My Last Duchess” gives the reader a breadth of information to work with. We know that the poem will be in first person from the word “My”. We can also gather

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    Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot - MonkeyNotes by PinkMonkey.com PinkMonkey® Literature Notes on . . . Sample MonkeyNotes Note: this sample contains only excerpts and does not represent the full contents of the booknote. This will give you an idea of the format and content. Murder in the Cathedral by T. S. Eliot MonkeyNotes Edited by Diane Sauder PinkMonkey.com‚ Inc. Copyright © 1997-1999‚ All Rights Reserved. Distribution without the written consent of PinkMonkey.com‚ Inc

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    Akim Alimi Professor Kathleen S. Paskin English 112 2/23/06 Oedipus Rex: Dramatic Irony Irony is the use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. The play Oedipus Rex especially uses dramatic irony. It is the theatrical effect achieved by leading an audience or reader to understand the disparity between a situation and the accompanying speeches‚ while the characters in the play remain unaware of the disparity. From the

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    In the light of Aristotle’s Poetics‚ we see the philosopher’s fundamentals regarding Greek drama‚ a structure or foundation that every tragedy needs for maximum expression and catharsis. It needs Plot‚ Character‚ Thought‚ Diction‚ Song and Spectacle – arranged in order of importance – so that it can be considered a Greek drama. In Plot‚ Aristotle explains how the drama is in the form of a tragedy‚ is efficiently maximized through the use of certain rules or laws called the Three Unities. Aristotle

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    We live in a world where‚ without conflict‚ there is no entertainment. It is a convention of drama that there must be conflict between characters in order for it to be entertaining‚ and thus be successful. We can consider a text to be successful if the playwright is able to convey a view of a theme or issue to the audience that challenges our views as he or she originally intended. Through the conflicting views of characters‚ the audience is often exposed to attitudes and opinions different to their

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    is without dispute. Contemporary performers have looked into the past finding resourceful techniques to further illustrate comedy to their peers. The first question is why use Commedia Dell’ Arte as a training tool for modern actors at all‚ since drama and the business of acting has hopefully moved on since the Italian comedians left Paris. The leading form of acting today both exists as the aspiring young actor’s performance role model and as a category of performance in itself. We are lucky in

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    Philosophy paper of working in the world of theatre Theatre comes from ancient Greek drama; it has come to us through live performers which in ancient times presented either fictional events or real stories before a live audience in a specific place which was usually called a stage. The content can be divided into historical drama‚ tragedy‚ or comedy. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture‚ speech‚ song‚ music or dance. Modern Western theatre

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    PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE

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    his readers a faithful mirror if manners and life.” According to Johnson‚ “Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident”. His blend of tragedy and comedy is also nearer and more natural to life‚ because the mingled drama approaches nearer to life :Mingled drama m demerits of Shakespeare like a true critic; and become very honest and sincere in his estimate of Shakespeare. Johnson tests Shakespeare by the fact and experience‚ by the test of time‚ nature and universality‚ his defense to

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