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    Good Morning Fellow Artists for the Dramatic Arts! We all know the reason for which we have gathered here today and thank you for your enthusiasm in wishing to audition for William Shakespeare’s Othello! Now‚ to be able to convey a character perfectly‚ one must know the culture‚ society‚ personality‚ relationships and various other components to portray the character as realistic as possible. This‚ you should know‚ in the dramatic world‚ is called realism. Now‚ you’ve all obviously been

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    him‚ and one of a giant rabbit telling him off. They reveal exactly what Lennie is thinking and feeling at that precise moment. He is in fact feeling great guilt‚ but also astonishment and frustration. It is also the most important insight we have on how Lennie thinks‚ feels‚ and therefore acts. I find it is almost a final insight into Lennie’s mind and a further confirmation of his childishness‚ innocence and simple-mindedness. The two visions are really manifestations of Lennie’s conscience reprimanding

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    The novel Maestro‚ written by Peter Goldsworthy is set in Darwin. When Paul Crabbe first moves to Darwin‚ the idea of learning the piano from Eduard Keller doesn’t seem to good and idea‚ after his first visit. Eduard Keller also known as the ‘Maestro’ is a strange character in the novel. Paul is portrayed in the beginning of the novel as a young and innocent fifteen year old from South Australia. Mr. And Mrs. Crabbe are the loving and supporting parents of Paul who have gone to much trouble simply

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    “Hamlet‚” is a tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. During the Elizabethan era‚ Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was in throne‚ the era in which Shakespeare flourished because England emerged as the leading naval and commercial power of the western world. The play is set in the Kingdom of Denmark‚ which recounts Prince Hamlet’s revenge toward his uncle Claudius for the murdering of the old King Hamlet‚ Claudius’s own brother. Claudius murdered old King

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    According to Merriam-Websters the word Galahad means one who is pure‚ noble‚ and unselfish.(Galahad Merriam-Webster) Sir Galahad‚ one of Arthur’s most famous knights‚ fits the description to a T. He appears in constantly in Arthurian legend. He is Arthur’s holiest knight and the one destined to be the grail seeker. His genealogy reflects this and he is descended from King David. As a part of that lineage he is also one of Arthur’s most honorable knights which allows him to see the grail. Galahads

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    Hamlet lectures the players on how to act as his part. Horation enters the hall and Hamlet praises him. Hamlet asks him to watch Claudius carefully during the play. The King and The Queen enter the hall and Hamlet begin to act strangely in front of them. The play begins‚ which a man

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    guys‚ I could hear more clearly the voices of the men inside. The first voice I heard was Lennie’s. That deep‚ shapeless‚ voice that only knew how to say nonsense. Then there was a croaky‚ dead voice with an accent that could only belong to Crooks. A more quiet voice followed Crooks’‚ it was gravelly and gruff. I was sure that it belonged to ol’ Candy. Crooks’ home was extremely messy. His room consisted of a straw bed‚ on the opposite wall to the bed there was a square four-paned window. On the other

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    and repetition. Steinbeck wisely begins this book with this idyllic scene‚ establishing a sense of purity and perfection that the world‚ which will prove to be cruel and predatory‚ cannot sustain. He uses imagery to portray the background of this story with vivid details such as “the golden foothill slopes” or “ willows fresh and green with every spring”. Steinbeck is also very precise in his descriptions‚ where as one writer would write “trees fresh and green”‚ Steinbeck specifically mentions

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    The story of Hamlet shows Stoicism‚ which Hamlet himself conveys in Shakespeare’s piece. Stoicism means self-control or enduring of pain in order to develop clear judgement and inner calm. Stoicism was derived from Greek word “stoa” referring to a colonnade and developed by Zeno of Citium. Stoicism was presented in this play when Hamlet disguised himself as madman to avert his uncle’s attention to him as Claudius sees him as a threat. Hamlet discovered the truth behind his father’s death because

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    “Power is giving only to him who dares to stoop and take it. One must have the courage to dare.” stated by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Macbeth displayed the same situation‚ he dare to kill the king‚ his friends to get in power. In general the play of MacBeth contains story about a great general who led his army to a victorious battle. In which he later found himself outnumbered. As the play continues and plot twists arise‚ he finds his way to rise and become king. Macbeth became avaricious for power‚ due

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