Michael Rosario Professor Stone COMM 1010-60 Experiencing Theatre April 24‚ 2013 The Truth About the Vagina Monologues First things first. VAGINA is NOT a bad word. It is a biological term. A medical reality. A reproductive necessity. It is not perverted to say the word or acknowledge its presence. In fact will all those who don’t have a problem with the word in the audience‚ please raise their hands. Ok‚ good. Now can we please whisper the word. .vagina.. a little louder please..Vagina.. Now
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"My Last Duchess" is a splendid poem achieve within the format of the dramatic monologue‚ a poetic form in which there is only one speaker. Because there is only one speaker‚ we the reader must wonder carefully what the Duke is telling us‚ and we often have to read between the lines in order to keep an objective perspective on the what is happening in the poem. This paper will discuss how the use of the dramatic monologue makes the subject (the Duke) tell a story while‚ at the same time‚ unintentionally
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‘Porphyria’s Lover’ by Robert Browning As A Dramatic Monologue: Dramatic Monologue: The Dramatic Monologue was a popular form of poetry in Robert Browning’s time. It is a form of writing in which the speaker in the poem is a dramatized imaginary character. The monologue is cast in the form of a speech addressed to a silent listener. Its aim is character study or psycho-analysi. In a dramatic monologue‚ the person who speaks is made to reveal himself and the motives that impelled him at some crisis
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Robert Browning was an English poet whose mastery of dramatic verse‚ especially dramatic monologues‚ made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. “My Last Duchess” is one of his best known dramatic monologues in which the speaker reveals his character to a silent listener. This poem is loosely based on historical events involving Alfonso‚ the Duke of Ferrara‚ who lived in the 16th century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem. He tells us he is entertaining a representative who has come to settle
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Question : What is a dramatic monologue? Which of the two‚ in your opinion‚ is the stronger dramatic monologue in Tennyson’s “Ulysses” or Browning’s “My Last Duchess”? Answer : Traditionally dramatic monologue is a lyrical poem in the form of speech spoken by a single man. It is dramatic because it begins abruptly and in the development of its thought it takes several sudden turns which impart dramatic dimension to the poem. In a dramatic monologue the single speaker reveals his thoughts in the
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of his negative perceptions of the world. Three shifts in the poem amplify this meaning are shown in his dark descriptions of his surroundings‚ his self-loathing and later his doubts of the possible negative outcome of his attempts. An example that shows that Prufock isn’t skilled at engaging in social intimacy because of his negative perceptions of the world is the description of his surroundings. The simile use puts a twist on phrases that are expected to fit the usual “romantic" themes
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Code of the Street INTRODUCTION The introduction chapter first explains the different types of neighborhoods that the city of Philadelphia has and each of the risks that go along with each neighborhood. Some of the neighborhoods are predominantly white‚ some are racially mixed‚ and some are predominately black. In the white-middle class neighborhoods‚ the neighborhood farthest away from the core downtown area‚ there is little crime and upscale restaurants and stores. In the racially mixed neighborhood
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Code of the Streets By Elijah Anderson In the article “The Code of the Street” by Elijah Anderson‚ he allows a glimpse of everyday life through the eyes of two completely different worlds wrapped up within one universe. He compares street families to what he refers to as “decent families”. Although the meaning can take on different perceptions to the eye of the beholder‚ the author described it as a code of civility at one end of conduct regulated by the threat of violence. Within these most
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First of all‚ we can relate because we’re the same age as Dylan. For example‚ Dylan is 16 when he is kicked out of his house (36) and that is the age that students are in ENG3C. Dylan being the same age as the readers makes the book more interesting to us because we can picture ourselves being the same age as Dylan and trying to survive on the streets. Second of all‚ Dylan has a lot of trouble with his mother. For example‚ Dylan has a long history with his mother not being a good mother and
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our life more secure and convenient. For instance‚ thanks to the technology‚ there are cameras everywhere‚ making the city‚ for example‚ more secure and always ready to act if there is any act of theft. In addition‚ there are cell phones and GPS‚ which help you to find a place without any problem‚ or to be always in touch with someone. As a result‚ mothers‚ for example‚ do not have problems in connecting with their children. Throughout surveys‚ experts point out and deduce that since the development
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