Oscar Wilde wrote a play called “The Importance of Being Earnest” and it was first performed in 1895. The play is about the characters that have different identities and do not always tell the truth. Since‚ the play has been released there have been many film remakes of Oscar Wilde’s play. The one that I decided to compare it to was the 2002 version that was directed by Oliver Parker. Parker keeps the meaning‚ tone‚ structure‚ text‚ and theme the same compared to the play. Parker expands‚ energizes
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tales that have enjoyed and endured countless remakes and redos of the original. Many of Shakespeare’s plays are better and different now than they were in 1597. The poetry‚ exchanges between couples and the idea that love is a foolish thing are often not understood by the modern audience. The ideas of the play are not always portrayed correctly into the film. People have different standards for a play than a film. Since‚ the audience doesn’t always have the patience for the way that it was originally
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for Your Health? In literature‚ the tragic heroes Oedipus and Othello allow the pride they have to cause their own demise by putting too much emphasis on the lives they have created for themselves. Oedipus‚ who blinds himself after finding out he has killed his birth father and married his birth mother‚ refuses to believe he has truly fulfilled his fate because he is so proud of what he has accomplished since he left Corinth. Othello demonstrates his pride by believing that the people closest to
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Fablehaven Chapter 15 Act 2 Scene 2 Written by: Elijah Gerard Characters In Scene (In Order of Appearance) Kendra Sorenson (Chloe Grace Moretz) : Granddaughter of Stan and Ruth Sorenson the “yang” to her an Seth’s balance. She is 13; cautious‚ quiet‚ and careful to a fault. However‚ it is Kendra’s careful mind that reveals the trouble at Fablehaven. And her way of sticking to the rules makes her the only one that Mariel cannot harm. In the end though‚ she must make a brash decision and
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Does the "Importance of being Earnest" Movie live up to Wilde’s original play? Oliver parker made a play adapted movie from Oscar Wilde play‚ “The Importance of Being Earnest”. This movie turn out to be a funny‚ light hearted romantic version of Oscar Wilde’s play. However the original play was a satirical‚ romantic comedic play. The play most importantly was a satirical work that criticised the upper class of the victorian society as a whole. It pointed out the flaws in marriage‚ social classes
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bringing more harm than benefit.The movie "O" which is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Othello" deals with similar issues .It shows Hugo as a character obsessed with succeeding in basketball and winning his father’s attention by fair or unfair means.While the play leaves us desperately questioning Iago’s motives to destroy Othello‚ the movie "O" clearly defines the reasons behind Hugo’s satanic behaviour which all boil down to one reason - basketball. In the play ‚Iago comes off as a diabolical
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In an incredulous effort to portray the anguish and love in Romeo and Juliet’s tragic fairy-tale moves onscreen capturing the hearts and minds of millions. In both the movie and the play‚ Romeo and Juliet were called star-crossed lovers‚ meaning their fate lead them together‚ and neared them to their tragic demise. The movie had shown their first encounter as a magical affair where enchanted music played in their ears and the two fell deeply in love with one another. Seconds earlier‚ Romeo had
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observed you find yourself truly believing in love and in my opinion‚ True love is out there‚ and if your lucky you will meet the right person‚ the man or woman of your dreams. The three movies I picked are Shakespearean plays‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the modern movie made in 1996‚ Othello which is also a known classic‚ tragic love story‚ where two people truly loved each other and tired to make it work‚ but had many obstacles to overcome‚ with family and race. <br> <br>What is true love? Love means a warm
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with others”. Shakespeare’s writing has had many different ways of being presented because people perceive it in different ways. Whether it is a literal representation or a spin‚ directors like to show viewers the way they perceive the text. In the movie version of Hamlet the director‚ Kenneth Branagh‚ wanted the viewers to find Shakespeare interesting and full of action and drama. Kenneth chose the right direction to go in to keep the audience’s attention but it did not show the true tragedy of Hamlet
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In the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare Iago plays the master manipulator and manages to deceive many of the other characters especially Othello and Cassio. It can be said that his motives are based solely on his insecurities due to the fact his goal in the play was to ruin Othello’s life. He does this by using psychological manipulation on Othello’s thoughts and makes him believe that Cassio and Desdemona are fond of each other. Which basically means that he targets anyone that brings out his
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