Elizabethan Drama: Stagecraft and Society Introduction Elizabethan drama refers to the plays produced while Queen Elizabeth reigned in England‚ from 1558 until 1603. It was during this time that the public began attending plays in large numbers. The opening of several good-sized playhouses was responsible for this increased patronage‚ the largest and most famous of which was the Globe theatre (1599)‚ home to many of Shakespeare’s works. The most popular types of Elizabethan plays were histories of
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College of Arts University of Mosul Drama: Definitions‚ Types‚ and Characteristics Hamed Alass ’ad 1. Definition of drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" which is derived from the verb meaning "to do" or "to act". Drama‚ in some form‚ is found in almost every society‚ primitive and civilized‚ and served a wide variety of functions in the community. It is
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in a diminished role within culture at large. In light of this change‚ theatrical artists have been forced to seek new ways to engage with society. The various answers offered in response to this have prompted the transformations that make up its modern history.[1] Developments in areas like Gender theory and postmodern philosophy identified and created subjects for the theatre to explore. These sometimes explicitly meta-theatrical performances were meant to confront the audience’s perceptions and
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A Power in the East- The Rise of China In the last four to five decades‚ China’s growth has elevated it as a country to a position of major superiority and power. It has become what is seen as a superpower in the modern world‚ an Eastern country joining the ranks of the Western giants. The country nicknamed ‘the Dragon’‚ China has always been a strong nation with a great presence‚ but was overshadowed by western nations such as North America and Europe as they soared upwards during the industrial
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The rise of industrialization brought many changes to the American economy. Some of these were urbanization‚ due to immigration‚ new technologies‚ the rise of big business and an economic stimulation. In a broad definition‚ industry is any work that is undertaken for economic gain and that promotes employment. It can be applied to farming to manufacturing to tourism. It encompasses production at any scale‚ from the local to national. The modern day conception of what a factory is affects the interpretation
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The rise of Japan has been greeted by countries around the world with a mixture of surprise and wariness. Western powers in particular‚ perceived the rise of Japan as a regional threat to their interest in the far East. The document‚ a letter written by President Roosevelt to Senator Knox regarding the relations between the United States (US) and Japan in 1909 is a reflection of the wariness of Western powers to the rise of Japan. Furthermore‚ the letter also shows an important passage in the social
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AN ABOMINATION The sun is just about to set and Majungu‚ a middle aged man is seen walking towards his home. In his left hand is is a walking stick but he is not using it; it is more of clutched in the armpit than in the hand. In his right hand‚ hangigng freely is an old‚ transparent paper bag that can clearly reveal its contents. As he makes the final turn to his home‚ three kids are seen running towards him. The eldest of them‚ a girl of about twelve years meets him first and goes for the paper
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In “Bullying as True Drama‚” writers Danah Boyd and Alice Marwick describe how adults need to listen more to the dialect of young people during discussions of bullying. Upon hearing the story of a 14-year old boy committing suicide after being mercilessly bullied‚ they felt compelled to write the article for the New York Times in 2011. Their desire was to communicate toward concerned adults the differences between their thoughts and the teenagers. By sharing their research‚ they wanted adults
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In the play‚ ‘The Crucible‚’ written by Arthur Millar‚ conflict is the cornerstone around which the text is moulded. Although most of the conflicts are external‚ there are also examples of severe internal conflict‚ as can be seen in Millar’s protagonist character‚ John Proctor. Mary Warren‚ Proctor’s servant-girl‚ is also a victim of internal conflict within the play. Proctor‚ in addition‚ is involved in external conflict too‚ between him and Judge Danforth‚ him and Elizabeth Proctor‚ and him and
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