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    Shrek Play Analysis

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    direction of Nicole Smith)‚ an adaptation of DreamWorks Shrek the children’s cartoon movie. The actors weren’t really given a very good stage to perform on as well as a good backstage. The cast and crew of Shrek the musical did a good job of using of what they had. For such a small stage and a small school the production wasn’t bad as a whole. The set did a sufficient job at letting us know where we’re at and what’s going on with the scene. The lead actors of the where John King as Shrek the Ogre‚ Allaura

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    The Apology Play Analysis

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    The Apology‚ an Artslink Queensland production‚ is a powerful‚ realistic play incorporating the issues of bullying experienced in this modern era. It increasingly deals with the effects that physical and verbal abuse can potentially have on the victim both in the present and the future. Within this essay‚ the review of multiple dramatic skills and styles along with the dramatic elements (relationship‚ mood and symbol) will be thoroughly discussed‚ in order to explain if these were manipulated at

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    Sophocles’ play Antigone one major theme is the danger of pride or stubbornness. Some characters become so involved with their goals that they forget of any other options and accept harsh penalties for their actions. In the cases of Antigone‚ Haemon and Creon the consequences of their actions wind up to be very extreme and lead to the deaths of these three characters. For her brother’s proper burial‚ Antigone goes to extreme lengths to fulfill her goal no matter what stands in her way. Against

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    Suffering In Shakespeare’s Plays How does suffering affect one’s actions? Do different types of suffering affect one in different ways? This paper seeks to determine how William Shakespeare’s character’s respond to various types of suffering. Suffering can be defined in two ways; physical suffering‚ in which the character is inflicted with physical pain and trauma‚ and emotional suffering‚ where the character suffers an emotional trauma or loss. In The Tempest‚ the physically

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    Doubt Play Themes

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    in the play such as power‚ conflict‚ change and doubt. These themes have each got their own purpose to create ‘Doubt’ in the minds of the reader. The picture of the wind in the top right corner of the poster is used to symbolise change. This use of symbolism is shown in the play through stage directions “The sound of wind. Sister Aloysius pulls her shawl lightly about her and goes. After a moment‚ Sister James goes as well”. The wind storm is a symbol of trouble minds of the characters and troubled

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    Beautiful Musical Play

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    expert actors and actresses. Amazing voices came from the mouths of these young kids. The costumes were amazing and accurately portrayed for the play and each character. Because they were apart of an orphanage and very poor their costumes were raggedy and old and used. Yet‚ even though the costumes weren’t the prettiest they even fit each character perfectly. The sweet little girl of the show had on old girly clothes. With brighter‚ but murkier colorings to it because of its elderliness and since

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    East Is East Play

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    written by ayub kahn-din‚ it’s set in Salford‚ Manchester‚ the play is set during the 1970s‚ however‚ it was written in 1996. The play addresses the on-going conflict around the country along with the conflict in the Khan family. He loosely based it off his own family when he was growing up and how his dad pushed the Pakistani culture onto his kids well he wasn’t always sticking to his own culture. The types of conflicts that are shown in the play are inter cultural‚ interpersonal and personal. Inter cultural

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    Throughout Shakespeare’s work‚ more famously in “Hamlet”‚ “Romeo and Juliet”‚ “Othello”‚ and “Merchant of Venice”‚ there are cleverly placed puns in the poems‚ plays‚ and some sonnets. A pun is a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. These puns are either overlooked‚ unrecognized‚ or not credited well enough. The puns that Shakespeare utilizes in each of his works can have either an erotic‚ humorous

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    Hamlet‚ a play by William Shakespeare‚ is a tragic story involving themes that are shown through the actions os several important characters. However‚ there is one character that has a minor part but plays a major role: the the Ghost of King Hamlet. The Ghost plays a vital role in the understanding and interpretation of Hamlet’s sanity. When Hamlet first encounters the Ghost of his father‚ the Ghost reveals to Hamlet the way Hamlet’s father died. After Hamlet hears this news coming out of his

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    This play is based on the Salem Witch Trails that took place in 1692. The Trials began because a group of girls in the village claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. Arthur Miller’s play has similarities with the historical background of the actual Witch Trails‚ but it can also affect our lives by teaching us various lessons. Hysteria is one of the universal themes in this play‚ along with Reputation. Out of the three themes that will be interpreted in

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