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    Modern Theatre in Context :: The Second Mrs Tanqueray Pinero‚ whom even Shaw’s collaborator William Archer praised for his ’serious treatment of serious themes’‚ believed that the proper function of drama was ’giving back to the multitude their own thoughts and conceptions illuminated‚ enlarged‚ and if needful purged’. Treating moral ’problems’ in such a socially conformist way on the stage won Pinero an immense popularity; and from 1885 through 1895‚ with a new play appearing every year‚ his work

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    weren’t enough seats‚" says James Knowlson‚ Beckett’s friend and official biographer. They also couldn’t have realised that this play‚ beginning its shoestring-budget run on 5 January 1953‚ was going to be seen as one of the pivotal moments in modern drama. International appeal So why has Waiting for Godot proved so durable? How has Beckett’s work outlasted the other iconoclasts and angry young writers of the 1950s and 1960s? "I would suggest the answer lies in its ambiguities. So much is suggested

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    Shivany Condor Mrs. Besnard IB English HL2 21 November 2013 Henrik Ibsen as “The Father of Modern Drama” Henrik Ibsen has long been referred to as the "Father of Modern Drama‚" and such title has rightly been given so. Mr. Ibsen was one of the pioneer theatre dramaturges that began the Modernism Movement‚ primarily known as the Realism Movement. Modernism/Realism was a revolutionary idea back in Ibsen ’s time. Many concepts of theater - including plots‚ dialogue‚ and characters – were renovated

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    Elizabethan Drama: Stagecraft and Society Introduction Elizabethan drama refers to the plays produced while Queen Elizabeth reigned in England‚ from 1558 until 1603. It was during this time that the public began attending plays in large numbers. The opening of several good-sized playhouses was responsible for this increased patronage‚ the largest and most famous of which was the Globe theatre (1599)‚ home to many of Shakespeare’s works. The most popular types of Elizabethan plays were histories of

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    philosopher demonstrates how a tragedy functions in order to evoke catharsis while exploring themes and human flaws‚ or mistakes. In Oedipus Rex‚ the main figure‚ Oedipus the King is a subject of fate‚ unable to escape himself and his desire to uncover the truth. In essence‚ this drama demonstrates the fall of a prominent figure brought down by his inescapable fortune and self-destruction. I definitely believe it is difficult to find a modern day tragedy that functions on the same level as Oedipus Rex

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    Critically asses and evaluate what functions Managers Perform in a Modern organisation and what skills they require? There are many different views on what functions managers should or are expected to perform within a modern organisation and what skills they require. Rosemary Stewart (1967) expressed this idea‚ ’A manager is someone who gets things done with the aid of people and other resources ’. Being a manager is not only a distinct occupation but is also a desired universal human activity

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    Foucault. His work is central to many of the Humanities and social science parts of life. He came up with idea that people govern themselves‚ and his Panopticism essay revolves basically around this central idea. There are many panoptic examples in society today that have both positive and negative connotation. Generally I believe the panoptic theory is associated with negative experiences. The panoptic idea was started by Jeremy Betham‚ who is a famous architect that created original panopticon. This

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    any other form of discrimination‚ such a as racialism. Then‚ it would come very easy to consider "us" as the righteous and "them" as unrighteous. Religion can also be used as a tool of suppression. It ’s easy to maintain order and nullify dissent by citing religious grounds. An example of how society is influenced and impacted by religious authorities. For example‚ a study from the university from Chicago found out that 55% of doctors say that their religion influences them when it comes to practicing

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    THE SHAVIAN THEATRE OF IDEAS (MODERN DRAMA) The predominating influence in determining Shaw to turn to the drama was the example of Ibsen and equally prominent was his love of debating‚ in which he had shown how irresistible it was for him to counter his arguments himself if no one else would. These influential strains compelled him to choose the kind of play in which the characters undertake this dual task of proposer and opposer.  In 1892‚ he made it into Widower’s Houses‚ and thereafter‚ for

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    Evaluate feminist views on the roles and functions of religion in society today Feminists believe that religion in society today keeps patriarchy going and is there to reflect and perpetuate gender inequality. The functions of religion help legitimize female subordination by acting as a patriarchal ideology‚ by stating it is God’ will. This can be seen through the people who are in positions of power in religious institutions such as the Church of England‚ and the Catholic Church where most positions

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