August Strindberg’s play “The Ghost Sonata” represents an expressionistic approach to drama. Expressionist elements are obvious through Strindberg’s use of distortion of reality‚ “typing” of characters‚ and the use of musical pattern. In the lecture‚ we discussed that one of the elements of expressionistic drama was “extremism and distortion”‚ the lecture also mentioned how expressionistic drama can take the form of a dream to “capture inner feelings” of a character. Strindberg distorts external
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Elements of Drama 1. script: the written dialogue‚ description‚ and directions provided by the playwright. 2. plot: the events of a play or arrangement of action‚ as opposed to the theme. 3. exposition: the part of a play that introduces the theme‚ chief characters‚ and current circumstances. 4. rising action: a series of events following the initial incident and leading up to the dramatic climax. 5. climax: the point of greatest intensity in a series or progression of events in a play‚ often
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On Drama Translation Like their contemporary prose translators who were introducing Western fiction to China‚ budding dramatists were enthusiastic about bringing Western plays to the Chinese stage. The first play was staged in Japan from an adaptation of Lin Shu ’s translation of Uncle Tom ’s Cabin. A Chinese student in Japan named Li Shutong adapted the script. The play was put on by members of the Chun Liu (Spring Willow) Drama Society. Their performance marked a complete break from traditional
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Medieval Drama Jugglers‚ folk- plays‚ pageants: The beginning of the Middle Ages started by the fall of the Roman Empire. The corrupt Roman drama had come to an end‚ and the actors became some disreputable jugglers and inferior minstrels who wandered all over the country. The performances of these social outcasts were crude and immoral. However‚ they continued for centuries‚ because they were the only source for dramatic spectacle. Other sources of amusement too can be found in the country
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Characteristics of Elizabethan Drama From Elizabethan Drama. Janet Spens. London: Metheun & Co. Of the three types of plays recognized in the Shakespeare First Folio -- Comedies‚ Histories‚ and Tragedies -- the last has been the most discussed annd is clearest in outline. 1. Tragedy must end in some tremendous catastrophe involving in Elizabethan practice the death of the principal character. 2. The catastrophe must not be the result of mere accident‚ but must be brought about by some essential
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The Language of Drama Prepared by: Nicolle Anne F. Racadio Mary Anne C. Garcia Mary Joyce Angeline S. Driz Reynaida V. Calderon Lovely Mica B. Concepcion Powerpoint Templates Page 1 What is Drama? Form of literature that Brecht (1964:15) says that tells a story through the proper plays can only be understood when words and actions of performed. the characters. Stanislavski asserts that it is only on stage that It is also called a play‚ drama can be revealed in usually all its’ fullness and
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Before Europe came to America‚ Asia and Africa there were not hospitals‚ schools‚ roads‚ railways or ports. European imperialism had a positive effect on the modern world by bringing improved living conditions‚ the spread of culture‚ and infrastructure to America‚ Asia and Africa. Europe also constructed hospitals and schools therefore improving health and education. Christianity‚ European language was taught to the people spreading culture throughout the continents. Europe also built one of the
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Angelique P. Hibaya II- Amethyst http://www.wattpad.com/2401652-the-damask-drum Drama Report Title: | The Damask Drum (Aya no Tsuzumi) | Author: | Unknown; Arthur Waley for English translation | Origin: | Japan | Characters: | The old gardener‚ the courtier and the princess | Setting: | Laurel Pond‚ the palace at Asakura | Conflict: | The princess sends a message to the gardener that she will meet him at the pond and marry him if he beats the drum which she has placed in a laurel
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There was a stage where I was less confident with myself and I really‚ well ‘sucked’. The current topic what we’re doing in Drama is improv (improvisation) and the topic is quite a hard one at first but the more someone does it the better you get and the easier it gets. My experience with improve is that at the start i didn’t do as well and that did affect my confidence. Working on it over and over again and playing all the improv games really did help me out and I’ve realised that I’m doing almost
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Drama Homework Script Hasan Salman James: Have you found it yet? Sarah: No not yet I can’t see it anywhere James: It’s getting late we should really try to find this hotel James: Wait‚ look over there I see it take a left from here this should lead us to the front gate of the hotel. Sarah: Pretty spooky place for a five star hotel right? James: Ya ya common let’s go in I’m really sleepy. So this is where the story begins we go into the hotel which was a special invitation given to us
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