The comic and the tragic effects in Stephen Chifunyise’s transformative theatre: The case of “Rituals” and “Heal the Wounds” By ISHEUNESU MOYO DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF THEATRE ARTS 4TH YEAR SPECIAL HONOURS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE’S DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS SUPERVISED BY KELVIN CHIKONZO May 2012 DECLARATION I declare that this report is my own unaided work. It is being submitted in partial fulfilment of the 4th Year Honours Degree in Theatre Arts
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EXAM 2| 1.|Although several students in the classroom are talking loudly‚ Jim’s attention is focused only on what his girlfriend is saying. In this instance‚ the girlfriend’s voice is a: | A)|perceptual adaptation. | B)|perceptual set. | C)|figure. | D)|gestalt. | 2.|In Hilgard’s hidden observer studies‚ a person’s hypnotized self usually indicated ________ to pain and a person’s hidden observer indicated ________ to pain. | A)|insensitivity; sensitivity | B)|sensitivity; insensitivity
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Unit 1 – Introduction to Philosophy Chapter 1: Introducing Philosophy Philosophy: thinking about thinking‚ or the love of wisdom Autonomy: the ability to freely make rational decisions Materialism (physicalism): a metaphysical theory‚ developed by the PreSocratic philosophers‚ that says that everything‚ including a person’s thoughts‚ consciousness‚ and personality‚ is composed of matter Philosophical System Builder: someone who tries to construct a complete system of knowledge First-Order
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to Joseph Farrel‚ “Farce seemed to him [Dario Fo] the most effective means of provoking thought”. It is for just this reason that Fo disguised such a serious‚ “hard-hitting” message in the guise of farce‚ for “farce was a device which prevented ‘catharsis’”‚ “one of the worst dangers”. Fo believes that laughter “serve[s] a purpose‚ to grab the
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a reversal when power structures change places (Mikhail Bakhtin). Although this theory is usually applied towards children’s literature‚ Shakespeare uses this technique in order for the audience to empathise with Gloucester and bringing about catharsis within us. Edmund’s duplicity towards his own brother and father enables the audience to identify with characters evoking powerful emotions. Throughout the passage‚ Edmund is seen to warn his brother Edgar to “Forbear Gloucester’s presence” because
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My twin brother‚ Ben‚ took his own life about two months ago (July 22‚ 2017). Being a twin was (and is) a huge blessing‚ but losing him is the toughest pain imaginable. I created this channel as a way to cope with his passing and to memorialize him. Ben and I fought often (as seen in the video)‚ but we always got along when music was involved. The times where we listened to tunes together are when the twin energy was strongest. Music brought us closer together. Radiohead’s Bodysnatchers was a
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There are four different conceptual approaches to play therapy which focus on models based on conflict (psychoanalytic)‚ relationship (growth)‚ behavioral (conditioning/social learning) and release/structure (catharsis). As each model is based on a different role of play‚ I prefer to focus on the relationship and release/structure approaches. The relationship approach is in a non-directive form‚ which allows the therapist to leave the responsibility and direction of the play to the child. Not only
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Tybalt had never died Romeo wouldn’t have been banishment. Yet this was necessary so that the families could finally reconcile the long feud going on between them. You could also mention the fact that after act 3‚ there is a purification process (catharsis begins here‚ passions are purified) with the death of 6 people and you could make a reference to the death of Christ which was necessary to bring peace and order into the world and elevate fait in the masses. Just like that Romeo and Juliet’s death
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job for any length of time. It is likely that he had a low level of a. motivation b. emotional intelligence c. patience d. luck 2. According to Goleman‚ explosive outbursts of anger are the product of a. too much testosterone b. rampant catharsis c. emotional hijackings d. mental illness 3. Which of the following factors has been associated with the potential for violence? a. bottling up emotions b. having been physically abused as a child c. playing video games d. watching
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In his Poetics‚ Aristotle defined the term tragedy’ as a man not preeminently virtuous and just‚ whose misfortune‚ however‚ is brought upon him not by vice or depravity‚ but by some error in judgement the change in the hero’s fortune must not be from misery to happiness‚ but on the contrary‚ from happiness to misery’. From this definition‚ he further expanded it by defining the profile of the Classical Greek tragic hero‚ basing it on what he considered the best tragedy ever written‚ Sophocle’s
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