<b>ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA</b><br>Theater was born in Attica‚ an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy‚ the great tragic poets Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros
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Drama Essay How theatre is made interesting by the way it is staged is by using a variety of techniques to intrigue viewers and audience members from just a platform stage and some actors to something unique and interesting. Grotowski believed to be interesting it did not need lighting‚ effects‚ costumes‚ makeup‚ props‚ costumes or scenery. This was regarded as poor theatre as funding was barely needed and stuck to its name still today. The minimal use of props meant that the same prop could be
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certain elements common to all theater. These elements are present whenever a theater event takes place; without them‚ an event ceases to be theater and becomes a different art form and different experience". --"Theater‚ The Lively Art". Theater is a form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through gestures‚ speech‚ song‚ music or dance. Elements of design
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The play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare is a story of a man who is driven by greed kills the king and after he becomes coronated he kills others to retain his title of King. Women played an active role in the play and they challenge the roles of women who lived in the Elizabethan period. They challenged the role‚ rights and power of women. The role of women in the play is vastly different to those of their Elizabethan counterparts. In the play Lady Macbeth plays a vital role in aiding Macbeth
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N’Kole Diggs English 102 January 31‚ 2013 Social Networking Drama Social networking websites gives people an opportunity to connect world-widely and in this way the users have a chance to learn foreign cultures and languages. Nowadays there is a deep rooted need among humans to share. In the past‚ due to geographical distances and economic concerns‚ connections between people were limited. Social networking has always been prevalent. It is just that in these times the face of social networking
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era and the early twentieth century idealised the Elizabethan era. The Encyclopædia Britannica still maintains that "The long reign of Elizabeth I‚ 1558-1603‚ was England’s Golden Age...’Merry England‚’ in love with life‚ expressed itself in music and literature‚ in architecture‚ and in adventurous seafaring."[1] This idealising tendency was shared by Britain and an Anglophilic America. (In popular culture‚ the image of those adventurous Elizabethan seafarers was embodied in the films of Errol Flynn
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is when your performance is based on stuff that would not normally occur. For Example-Continuously changing your character mood : you would walk(Movement) in a bizarre(Weird) way‚ it can be a way of showing something is changing. Its used a lot in drama to show a persons state of mind. Non-Naturalism is about actors which plays a role that would not be in a real life. As in the real world non-naturalism would seem like they are mad and then treat you differently. Actor use Non-Naturalism in many of
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Macbeth C/W Throughout this essay I am going to be looking at “who is responsible for the downfall of Macbeth.” I will be looking at the characters of The Witches‚ Lady Macbeth and Macbeth himself. I will also look at the aspect of Duncan’s death and murder to see if it ties in with the downfall of Macbeth. During Act 1 Scene 1 we see the witches sitting around discussing when they will meet again. At the start of the scene the witches give an impression of mystery‚ horror and uncertainty. The
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different than I thought you would be‚ your lifetime stories weren’t boring at all‚ and you sounded like a real author. Most authors aren’t really good at explaining what their inspiration was or how they found it. It sounded like your book "Keysha’s Drama" was kind of based off of your very own life. You and Keysha seems to had grown up in the same area and had gone through about‚ the same problems. I think that you weren’t boring company‚ you have the power to lure
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The 12 Dramatic Elements These twelve dramatic elements are at the core of all drama. These elements are typically taught at professional acting classes. They can be used in isolation or simultaneously and are manipulated by the performer for dramatic effect. 1. Focus Focus is often used interchangeably with the terms concentration and engagement‚ assisting the performer in the portrayal of believable characters. This also implies memorisation of text (including word‚ moves and gestures). Furthermore
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