is brilliant in its construction‚ linking scenes from the Richard III film by association to video footage outside the story. Intertextualising makes the story of Richard III much more accessible to its audiences who are now in cinema’s and not in theatres. This juxtaposition is brilliantly achieved in one scene‚ where Al Pacino’s flat cap is transformed to a crown as the scene translates from Al Pacino in America to Richard in England making a direct correlation with Richard III play. Intertextualising
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The sound of excitement was what I heard when I walked in. The sound of proud parents praising their children in the play‚ the sounds of students dreading their drama ISAs‚ the sounds of rushed footsteps‚ the sounds of the crowd settling down‚ the Sound of Music in its beginning. Last Wednesday‚ January 27th‚ 2016 I made my way to the City Playhouse to see my first CHAT school play‚ and I was looking forward to see what was in store for the audience that night! From the opening of the curtains to
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popular back then were chess‚ checkers‚ and tennis (Mabillard‚ Amanda). These entertainment games were very popular that even the queens played too. Another unknown entertainment was bear-baiting and cockfighting (Entertainment At Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre). These entertainments were to watch animals fighting each other‚ and the people bet on which animal would win. In the bear-baiting‚ they release a bear and let dogs attack the bear. In cockfighting‚ the people bet which bird would kill the other
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The first moment of theatre I chose to stage is when Cyrano and Christian went to go see Roxane in the middle of the night.This scene prior to this moment was very important. Roxane and Christian sits outdoors and Roxanne ask Christian to tell her how much he loves her and he tries‚ but all he can say is “I love you” “I love you very much” and Roxanne gets infuriated and went inside the house. This was the closest thing to the book exemplifying some type of truth. Throughout the play‚ there has been
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Staging of Act II‚ scene 2 Through this essay‚ I will attempt to create an Elizabethan staging of Macbeth ‘s Act II‚ scene 2 in the recreation of the Globe Theatre in London. The unlimited budget will allow me to use several sound effects‚ lighting and expensive costumes while respecting the Elizabethan setting and the architecture of the Globe Theatre. Lady Macbeth’s speeches throughout the play are very powerful‚ and the language often refers to the woman’s body and emotions. Therefore‚ I believe
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completed worksheet in the appropriate dropbox. 1. The Globe Theatre was rebuilt. The new building was located in a disreputable borough. This borough was officially named The Clink It was famous for its profusion of brothels. It also had many tenements‚ theatres‚ and prisons. The Globe Theatre was rebuilt in a disreputable borough named The Clink‚ known for its profusion of brothels‚ tenements‚ theatres‚ and prisons. 2. A tiny beetle lay dead
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that the Globe Theatre was‚ which is the theatre that Shakespeare’s troop of actors‚ or his company‚ erected in 1598. This theatre is the leading theatre of Shakespeare studies and performances. London in the 1500s was full of structures and geographical features that shaped London and transfigured it into what it is today. Structures that were famous in London in the 1500s include Westminster Abbey that started its building in 1245‚ The Globe Theatre‚ and much more. The Globe theatre is the main
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Writing the Essay – Art in the World New York University Josh Goldfaden‚ lecturer Raquel Ortega Progression 2‚ Final Draft EXPOS_UA 039 4/11/2013 Escape or Escapism? “Art is not amnesia‚ and the popular idea of books as escapism‚ or diversion‚ misses altogether what art is‚” states British essayist Jeanette Winterson in her essay The Semiotics of Sex. In this statement‚ Winterson presents the idea that art should act as a window into the viewer’s internal conundrum of emotion‚ instead
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Literary Techniques in Hamlet‚ Act 1 Hamlet was originally preformed in 17th century London at the Globe theatre‚ where of course there was no artificial lighting or extortionate sets. Therefore Shakespeare had to set the scene through what the actors said and how spoke to one another. When Barnardo says “Who’s there?” to Francisco‚ stood only a few feet away from him‚ it suggests that they are unable to see one another. Francisco reacts extremely similarly to Horatio and Marcellus when they arrive
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Same Script‚ Different Stories The play‚ Henry V is set in England. It is based around the battle of Agincourt. Olivier and Branagh both made film versions of this play which are completely different from each other. The portrayal of King Henry the V differed in ways that had to do with the time period in which the film was made‚ and also how the way theatrically the film was presented. Olivier had a glamorous‚ heroic‚ and positive attitude towards war. In this film‚ King Henry is seen as a
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