so Hermia and Lysander plan to run away from Athens and then get married. On another note‚ Peter Quince is casting a play to perform in front of the Duke of Athens on a certain date. He casts himself as the prologue‚ Nick Bottom as Pyramus‚ Francis Flute as Thisbe‚ Robin Starveling as Moonshine‚ Tom Snout as Wall‚ and Snug as a lion. Also‚ Oberon‚ the king of fairies‚ is mad at his mistress‚ Titania because she wants to adopt a boy from another land and will not let him go‚ so he tells his servant
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The term "metatheatre"‚ coined by Lionel Abel‚ has entered into common critical usage; however‚ there is still much uncertainty over its proper definition and what dramatic techniques might be included in its scope. Many scholars have studied its usage as a literary technique within great works of literature. Abel described metatheatre as reflecting comedy and tragedy‚ at the same time‚ where the audience can laugh at the protagonist while feeling empathetic simultaneously.[1] The technique reflects
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“Why‚ This is Very Midsummer Madness” - Twelfth Night As long as humans have been on this earth‚ they have been curious. People were curious about land‚ so they explored the world by ship. People were curious about the sea‚ so they dove below the surface. People were curious about the universe around them‚ so they sent man to space. In 1873‚ a European-American psychoanalyst named Sigmund Freud was curious about the mind‚ the subconscious‚ and how it affects human action‚ so he began studies of
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call the halcyon days 27. It had the same people with a few changes. 28. I believe the Greeks had mixed feelings on love like with Narcissus and Echo. Echo loved Narcissus but he only loved himself there for making it a burden but then with Pyramus and Thisbe it was a gift. 29. With the Book the House of Hades by Rick Riordan It has a modern Echo and Narcissus still stuck in the same problem as the first
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Women’s Position in Society Teacher: Joann Roberts Foreign Language Discipline: Latin Grade Level: High School Courses: Latin III-IV Honors‚ AP Latin Literature Topic: View of Women’s Position in Antiquity Unit Overview Essential Understandings: ❑ The position of women in Greek society differed from the position of women in Roman society. ❑ The roles of women in both Greek and Roman society had common elements. ❑ The position and roles of women were dependent
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16th and 17th century performance conditions h The form of Elizabethan theatre derived from the innyards and animal baiting rings in which actors had been accustomed to perform in in the past. They were circular wooden buildings with a paved courtyard in the middle. Such a theatre would hold around 3‚000 spectators. The yards were about 80 feet in diameter and the rectangular stage 40ft by 30ft in height h Groundling only paid a penny to get in‚ but for wealthier spectators there were seats
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The Lasting Influences of the Classical World on Other Cultures across Time Drama and dramatic performances have consistently been present throughout human society‚ both as a medium for entertainment as well as a forum for education and critique. Aristophanes‚ the “father of modern drama”‚ was the first to really successfully amalgamate these two ideas together within his dramatic pieces‚ as can be seen in his works Wasps and Frogs. Shakespeare was the next great dramatist‚ and arguably the great
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DPS Notes 1. Polarities early in the film= tradition and originality obedience and freedom conformity and individuality realism and imagination 2. Schools aim= provide students with the light of knowledge Light (schools 4 principles)= Tradition‚ honor‚ discipline‚ excellence Boys principles= travesty‚ horror‚ decadence‚ excrement 3. Mr. Keating= used to remind us of romantic poet John Keats died at 2 - regarded poetic fame as the greatest of human goal 4. Keating takes first class
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Book Report on A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1. The title of this book/play is A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 2. The author of this book/play is William Shakespeare. 3. The play takes place in Athens‚ Greece in the 1590’s. The setting is important to the plot because it revolves around the Duke of Athens and it would not make sense if it was set in a different place. The setting is necessary for the plot to progress because most parts of the story takes place in the woods even though it is still
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Achelous: River god; son of Oceanus and Tethys and said to be the father of the Sirens. Acheron: One of several Rivers of Underworld. Achilles: Greek warrior; slew Hector at Troy; slain by Paris‚ who wounded him in his vulnerable heel. Actaeon: Hunter; surprised Artemis bathing; changed by her to stag; and killed by his dogs. Admetus: King of Thessaly; his wife‚ Alcestis‚ offered to die in his place. Adonis: Beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite. Aeacus: One of three judges of dead in Hades; son of
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