A feminist reinterpretation of Richard III She was the epitome of discovering true power of women and how they find personal strength. Queen Elizabeth‚ a minor character in Shakespeare’s eponymous history play Richard III‚ is despite the limitations women faced in her time‚ a true display of power and strength that is still appealing and inspirational today. Whilst Shakespeare’s play was an exploration of the political intrigues associated with the War of the Roses‚ we were captured by Elizabeth’s
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Tanbir Singh Hamlet Essay (Good Copy) November 11‚ 2010 CAUSE AND EFFECT IN HAMLET The issues of love‚ hate‚ jealous‚ incest‚ power struggle‚ and most importantly the revenge. These themes are all present in Hamlet‚ and were a theatre element that was most enjoyed by Elizabethan audiences. There are really only two great "speeches" in Act IV of _Hamlet_‚ one by Hamlet and one by the King Claudius. The King ’s speech‚ in Act IV‚ Scene 5‚ which begins "O‚ this is the poison of deep grief‚" gives
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Approaches to Drama: Portfolio Assignment 1 Film Drama and Review Writing: Hamlet on film Gregory Doran (dir.)‚ Hamlet (2009). [RSC production on film; David Tennant as Hamlet] Gregory Doran’s adaption of Hamlet‚ puts a modern-spin on one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Filled with scheming‚ betrayal‚ violence‚ and intrigue‚ the cast of talented actors including David Tennant (Hamlet)‚ Patrick Stewart (Claudius)‚ Penny Downie (Gertrude) and Oliver Ford Davies (Polonius) provide a refreshing
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Since the year of 1900‚ there has been nearly fifty film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ from the most recent‚ Almereyda’s modernized adaptation of Hamlet to Olivier’s 1948 black-and-white film. The directors of each of these films make appropriate changes to target their audience‚ considering the audiences’ and society’s interests‚ while at the same time‚ ensuring that they stay true to the basic plot and structure of the play. They do this by changing the costumes‚ order of scenes
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Modern theatre audiences struggle to engage with classic plays. The answer is to adapt classic plays to fit with the times. Discuss. In today ’s smartphone infested fast-paced hectic lifestyle it is hard to imagine a day without all of your problems being solved with a quick type on your favourite search engine. This is a stark contrast to the issues that were seen by our favourite classical playwrights. If you were to tell them that you could find the answer to any question off the top of your
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‘Shakespeare’s Richard III offers insights into the contextual concerns and values of Elizabethan England’ discuss the above statement with close reference to the play KR3 Context and values reside within any text‚ and are inevitable whether the text is composed reluctantly or purposely to communicate them. Richard III exerts an overwhelming insight into Elizabethan England context‚ and the values they upheld. A better understanding of context is evident through the values that derive and are
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The Use of Humor in Richard III There is no doubt that Shakespeare was the author of great pieces of literature during an interesting time period. Given the circumstances‚ he was indeed mastering his craft during a very tumultuous juncture in British history. When one reads Richard III‚ they don’t necessarily have to know a great deal about the War of Roses to understand that there is some serious strife going on. However‚ if the reader takes some time to understand this fascinating string of
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William Shakespeare’s Hamlet has been remade a number of times in film and in plays. I recently watched two movies of Hamlet directed by different people. The directors add little things to make it their own interpretation of the play Hamlet. Some directors like to emphasize different scenes for instance. The Hamlet movies that I watched were one directed by Kenneth Branagh‚ and one by Franco Zeffirelli. The directors in each of these had their own way of telling the story of Hamlet. The first one
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Much Ado about nothing Much ”Much ado about nothing much” is an article written by Peter Beech. It is about Shakespeare’s plays and how the journalist thinks it doesn’t fit in the modern world. He starts with telling about his own experiences with Shakespeare and that he has an MA in Shakespearean Studies. After this he tells why he thinks Shakespeare should be replaced by something else. He believes Shakespeare is out of date‚ his humor doesn’t fit in the society today and he oppresses the women
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Even though these three scenes all show the speech “To be‚ or not to be”‚ they are all presented differently by the three different directors‚ and actors portraying Hamlet. Unfortunately‚ we may never see how the play was meant to be shown from Shakespeare himself‚ we get to see how other people feel the play should rightfully done. On the other hand‚ all three of these plays are not equal in how “good” they are. Branagh does an amazing job being Hamlet‚ while Olivier is very well done considering
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