Act 4 Scene 7 Lines 162-194 Summary : * Gertrude enters with tragic news : Ophelia‚ mad with grief‚ has drowned in the nearby stream. * Laertes flees the room in agony‚ followed by Claudius who is afraid that Laertes’s calmed rage will be renewed with the news of Ophelia’s death. Ophelia: L.166-168 Willow ≡ traditional symbol of forsaken love. Garland of willow ≡ lover makes when his/her beloved has left him/her. L.169-171 Daisy ≡ dissembling (disintegrating) Nettles sting‚ “long
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Scene Setting Characters Plot 1‚1 Battlefield‚ thunder and lightning Three witches The three witches arrange to meet with Macbeth when the battle is oover 1‚2 King’s headquarters King Duncan‚ Malcolm‚ Donaldbain‚ Lennox‚ Ross‚ Angus King Duncan hears good news of the battle; Banquo and Macbeth have fught valiantly against his enemies and the king rewards Macbeth with the title Thane of Cawdor 1‚3 The heath‚ thunder three witches‚ Macbeth‚ Banquo‚ Ross‚ Angus The witches meet Banquo and Macbeth:
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Educating Rita Educating Rita By Armstrong Chikava Educating Rita written Willy Russel is a great play with a good dialogue. The play focuses on only two characters‚ Rita and her teacher Frank. Personally I like Rita’s personality even though I couldn’t really relate to her at all. Rita is portrayed as a working class woman but she wants to change herself and her class‚ it appears that she isn’t satisfied with who she is. During the play‚ she tries to break away from her social
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Act I: The first act of the play begins in the upstairs bedroom of Reverend Samuel Parris’ home. He is kneeling in prayer at the side of his bedridden daughter‚ Betty‚ when the curtain open. Reverend Parris’ slave from Barbados‚ Tituba‚ enters the room‚ concerned about Betty’s well being‚ but Parris makes her leave. Reverend Parris’ niece‚ Abigail Williams‚ then enters the room‚ along with Susanna Walcott. Susanna tells Reverend Parris that Dr. Griggs was unable to find a cure for Betty’s illness
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paper will be exploring the important events of one of the scenes from the play. Act 3 scene 2 explores the relationship between king Henry IV and the Prince. Based off the two sides‚ the Prince side‚ which we explored in previous scenes as a fun willed‚ rebelling side‚ vs king Henry side who is more disappoint and discouraged more then anything about the behaviour that his son is showing‚ towards his duties. the importance of this scene will allow readers to explore a bit of Shakespearian writing
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The major plot lines of the scene (1 paragraph). How does this scene fit into the rest of the play (what is the function of this scene?)‚ in terms of character‚ plot‚ and theme? Act 5 Scene 3 In William Shakespeare’s Act 5 Scene 3 of Macbeth‚ a complete different side of Macbeth is revealed. In the beginning of the play Macbeth is a man who cannot even stand up for himself‚ and a man who completely relies on his wife to make major decisions. Then the very next day Macbeth becomes a man
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Actors play multiple characters Affects the consistency of the play Audience must be active in recognising the difference Staging - must have a costume change to symbolise the changed role ACT ONE SCENE ONE A school performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is coming to a close. The Mendelssohn soundtrack blares from a tinny loudspeaker. Kids dressed as fairies scurry about in garish light. The music ends and the fairies strike a tableau. One of them‚ TOM‚ steps forward and addresses the audience
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As the act opens‚ Giles‚ Proctor and Francis Nurse want to talk to Danforth to persuade him that their wives are not witches. They bring Mary Warren and a petition with 91 signatures as evidence. We learn that Rebecca Nurse has been sentenced to hang. Hale is starting to believe that these trials are getting out of hand and that maybe the girls are pretending. Reverend Parris accuses Proctor of trying to overthrow the court. Two pieces of evidence that are brought out against Proctor in regards
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Scene III Derek Poore-Abad: Corin‚ new name: Romo Joe Lauren Armitage: Ganymede and ‚ new name: Daniel/Danielle Matthew Cirbo: Orlando‚ new name: Brad Tanner and Celia new name: Jessica Swanston Michael Yang: Narrator and Touchstone‚ new name: Johnbob and Tyson 5 volunteers: 1 and 2 (Jake and real Tyson) are random talkers‚ and 3‚4‚ and 5 (Hailey‚ Annabelle‚ and Jac) are girls studying Characters: Tyson‚ Brad‚ Daniel/Danielle‚ Jessica‚ and Romo Setting: hallway in a middle school with lockers Criticism:
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Act One Scene One Questions Please answer each question in complete sentences. 1. Why did Walter ask Ruth what was wrong with her? She was acting crabby and was tired looking. 2. Why was Ruth upset when Walter gave Travis the money? Because Ruth told Travis that she didn’t have any money to spare‚ Walter also didn’t back her up and undermined her authority as a parent. 3. Who are Willy and Bobo? Both friends of Walter and they want to open a liquor store with Walter 4. Walter said‚ "Damn
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