Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete and of a certain magnitude." (Aristotle). Examine the statement critically and substantiate your answer with the examples from any two of the plays you have read." ‘The Poetics The Poetics is chiefly concerned with Tragedy which is regarded as the highest poetic form. In it the theory of tragedy is worked out so admirably‚ with such insight and comprehension‚ that ‘it becomes the type of the theory of literature’ (Abercrombie). Aristotle
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Necessary Rhythm Cadence is an often overlooked aspect of writing that is significant in the attempt to understand the meaning of text. The use of cadence is most often only considered relevant in an approach to poetry or music; however‚ poetic form is used in other genres of writing and is an applicable approach to literary criticism. An author’s intended message is intricately woven into the cadence in which the words are to be delivered. In order to appreciate the words of Shakespeare‚ in particular
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Johnson’s Preface to Shakespeare “The Preface is the impartial estimate of Shakespeare’s virtues and defects by a powerful mind”. (Halliday). Johnson’s Preface to Shakespeare is a classic of literary criticism in which he is above his political personal‚ religious and literary prejudices: mentions both the merits and One of the first excellence of Shakespeare‚ as Preface shows: “Shakespeare is above all the writers‚ at least above the modern writers‚ the poet of nature; the poet that holds up
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James Goodman 5 March 2005 Auguiste Communication Essay Jean Luc Godard’s Weekend as Didactic Self-Reflexive Cinema According to Stephen Prince in Movies and Meaning: an Introduction to Film‚ Screen Reality is a concept that pertains to the principles of time‚ space‚ character behavior and audiovisual design that filmmakers systematically organize in a given film to create an ordered world on-screen in which characters may act and in which a narrative may unfold.(262) One mode of cinematic
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D. W. Griffith and His Transformation in Narrative Film Linna Wang Film 106A Professor J. Kuntz TA Michael Potterton Section 1J Jan 26 2013 In both his narrative film style and his artistic skills in film editing techniques‚ D. W. Griffith offered new perspectives on filmmaking method. Rather than following the cinematic principles and using cameras merely as a recording machine‚ he boldly ran to aesthetic innovation on different aspects of filmmaking. We can call him the inventor of the
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Cited: 1. Brocket‚ Oscar G. The Essential Theatre 7th Edition. Texas: Harcourt and Brace College‚ 2000. 2. Cheney‚ Sheldon. The Theatre; Three Thousand Years of Dramas and Stagecraft. New York: David McKay Company Inc.‚ 1972. 3. Nicoli‚ Allardyce. The Development of the Theatre. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanich Inc.‚ 1966. 4. Wickhan‚ Glynne. A History of Theatre. Cambridge University press. New York: Cambridge University Press
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Remember the major rooms and theatres we toured Lecture #9: Sarah Ruhl & contemporary theatre Brecht- Epic theatre • Alienate audience to THINK‚ not FEEL • Use history to comment on present • Remind audience they are in theatre: open stagecraft‚ musical numbers‚ puppets‚ narrators‚ film Samuel Beckett & Absurdism • Characters in bizarre situations • Circular/static blots- things often repeat • Sparse language- talking past each other‚ some conversations didn’t make sense Current trends
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ELEMENTS OF AN ESSAY 1. Focus Your essay must have a purpose‚ which has clearly defined and effectively communicated. This is the focus of your essay. Your essay must fulfil the requirements for the purpose it is trying to accomplish. In addition‚ your work must be well balanced; you should neither do too much in the essay‚ nor mark your goals too limited and inconsequential. Also‚ the needs‚ interests and expectations of your readers should be considered and met. 2. Content Considering your
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How does Arthur Miller successfully engage an audience with "A play with no surprise"? A view from a bridge is a play written by Arthur Miller in the 1950’s. Miller wrote the play as a modern day Greek tragedy in New York Brooklyn. Arthur Miller captures the audience with a true story twisted in his own words from which emerge the controversial ideas of incest‚ cultural obligation and masculinity. The part in the play where Alfieri mentions it is not what but how’ means that even though we know
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SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE WORK AND COMMUNITY SERVICE CLASSES IX-X Emphasis should be placed on work practice and classroom discussions in these classes. A component of Contemporary Studies may be correlated with SUPW. Work practice will include one main craft or equivalent service and at least one subsidiary craft or equivalent service. MAIN CRAFTS/SERVICES (i) Health and Hygiene Growing medical plants; eradication communicable diseases; paramedical service. (ii) Food Agro-industries; kitchen
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