When thinking of adaptations of the Shakespeare ‚admittedly‚ my mind doesn’t immediately run to the BBC’s Shakespeare Retold adapted by Peter Moffat and Penny Woolcock’s ‘Macbeth on the Estate’. Although very different settings both directors made relevance and its realism their main priorities. If any of these directors had decided to add women on broomsticks we all just might’ve laughed and scoffed in their faces. In the 17th Century witches were very current and believed to be very much alive
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During the Elizabethan time period‚ the ideal woman was quiet and obedient. A woman who was outspoken and opinionated seemed to be rare and unwanted. The ideal man was envisioned to be masculine‚ ruler of the house‚ and to be overshadowed by women. Shakespeare mentions both of his thoughts of the ideal woman and man in both plays and in sonnet 127. Shakespeare’s writing helped the reader understand and accept the gender roles being changed. “Although Shakespeare reflects and at times supports the
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Not surprisingly‚ Macbeth has received volumes of critical commentary over the years. Not only is the play an audience favorite‚ but its complex characterization‚ deeply woven themes‚ and characteristic Shakespearean style make it rich ground for scholarly inquiry. Critics such as Harold Bloom have remarked on the importance of Macbeth in the context of Shakespeare ’s works. In Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human‚ Bloom writes‚ ’ ’The rough magic in Macbeth is wholly Shakespeare ’s; he indulges
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During the Elizabethan period (1558-1603) the health of everybody from peasants to the wealthy was extremely poor due to the inadequate hygienic techniques used during the time. None of the people were aware exactly how they became ill‚ therefore surgeons had much difficulty to cure them. Although they rarely bathed they were oblivious to the fact this may be the source of their problems. Poor hygiene‚ brought out by infrequent bathing‚ resulted in illnesses caused by the patients’ and the surgeons’
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arose during the Elizabethan Era‚ both finding their way into various works of literature‚ including William Shakespeare’s Richard II‚ denoting what gave a monarch the right to rule or to claim the throne. The first‚ divine right‚ describes that God directly instills the monarch with power to carry out the will of God. This God-given right to rule meant that to question or rebel against the actions of the monarch would question God’s judgment‚ both of which found fault within Elizabethan society. In contrast
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Petrarchan sonnet (puh TRAHR kun) a fourteen line sonnet consisting of two parts: the octave‚ eight lines with the rhyme scheme abbaabba‚ and the sestet‚ six lines usually with the rhyme scheme cdecde the octave often poses a question or dilemma that the sestet answers or resolves‚ beginning with a turn‚ also known as a volta also referred to as an Italian sonnet Example: Whoso list to hunt‚ I know where is an hind! But as for me‚ alas‚ I may no more; The vain travail hath
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Evaluation 1 On 12th of December we went to Stifford Clays Primary and performed our piece to 180 year 4’s and 5’s. When we got there we had to straight away bring in our set and therefore had to quickly work out our staging. We all agreed to have the boards on a slant so that we could get changed and await our queues without the children seeing us as if they did it would ruin the illusion. We did this and got changed into our costumes in 20 minutes which I thought was really good and professional
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Stage makeup is thicker and a lot harder to take off. It is formulated to stay on longer than cosmetic makeup and also be used with glues‚ prosthetics‚ sweating and minor rubbing. Under the strong lights on stage‚ the actors features will look washed out and their skin will appear a lot paler than it actually is. To solve this problem‚ their makeup is exaggerated and a lot bolder than it would need to be in an everyday situation. It’s hard to take off and requires many products to do so. The audience
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Medea Evaluation On Tuesday the 15th of October 2013‚ we went to the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury to watch ‘Medea’ a modern adaptation of the Greek Mythology and an ancient Greek tragedy‚ which was produced by the ‘Floods of Ink Theatre Company’. Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy that involves themes such as lust‚ passion‚ love‚ danger‚ betrayal‚ jealousy and revenge. All of themes being ones that capture the audience‚ as they are often something that people can relate to feeling. Medea tells
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Dion Mitchell Research paper Love vs. Lust The most prominent reason for examining Venus and Adonis in its historical context is that conceptions regarding love--and lust--in Elizabethan times were vastly different from those in modern times. As Russ McDonald notes in his Bedford Companion to Shakespeare‚ marriage frequently had little‚ if anything‚ to do with the degree of love shared by the partners in question. Especially among upper class families‚ who possessed capital and estates that
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