is „Character depiction in the novel The Moon and the Sixpence” of William Somerst Maugham. The reason for writing a paper on this topic are numerous. First‚ the literary works of W.S. Maugham are very famous and popular all over the world. He is recognized as a master of short-story‚ novel a plays writing. Another reason is that author’s characters are considered to be an intresting resouce for studies. Maugham often is represented as a narroter‚ re-telling unexpected stories of people he has
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The Escape By Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English novelist‚ short story writer and playwright. After an education at King’s School‚ Canterbury‚ and Heildelberg University in Germany‚ Maugham became a medical student at St. Thomas Hospital‚ London. While training to be a doctor Maugham worked as an obstetric clerk in the slums of Lambeth. He used these experiences to help him write his first novel‚ Liza of Lambeth (1897). His clear‚ lucid and economical
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Theatre probably arose as a performance of ritual activities that did not require initiation on the part of the spectator. This similarity of early theatre to ritual is negatively attested by Aristotle‚ who in his Poetics defined theatre in contrast to the performances of sacred mysteries: theatre did not require the spectator to fast‚ drink the kykeon‚ or march in a procession; however theatre did resemble the sacred mysteries in the sense that it brought purification and healing to the spectator
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Анализ "The Escape" by Somerset Maugham The story under the title “The Escape” was written by one of the outstanding English writers – William Somerset Maugham. The plot of the story is quite simple‚ though interesting. The protagonist of the story‚ a young man rolling in money – Roger Charing – fell in love with Ruth Barlow‚ an unfortunate woman who was twice a widow. They had all the happy and pleasant moments of relationships a loving couple usually has and intended to marry. Then suddenly
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Plays‚ as a special form of art which has an old history‚ are still active on the stage nowadays. However‚ the ways to display the stories on the stage tends to be not creative. Usually‚ one stage and many actors who collaborate with each other to demonstrate the story and the theme of it. However‚ among all of the shows I have ever watched‚ the “Character Man” can be considered as the most special and insightful play I have ever seen. I am so touching by this show in two perspectives. The first
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Theatre of cruelty Introduction The theatre of cruelty is a form of theatre invented by Antonin Artaud‚ a very well known theatre practitioner. The theatre of cruelty is defined as‚ by the dictionary‚ “a type of theatre advocated by Antonin Artaud in Le Théâtre et son double that seeks to communicate to its audience a sense of pain‚ suffering‚ and evil‚ using gesture‚ movement‚ sound‚ and symbolism rather than language”. To break it down even further‚ the theatre of cruelty is one of many
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Alisa Nguyen-Le Theatrical Review: Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 is a funny‚ witty‚ topsy tuvy show with tons of twists and turns that surprise the audience. As a whole‚ the production was very enjoyable and entertaining. Throughout the play‚ I was leaning forward in my seat with anticipation. The comedy was very clever and I couldn’t help but to chuckle during the whole production. The cast did very well‚ as they stayed in character throughout the whole show
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Analysis of the short story “The Escape” by William Somerset Maugham. I`d like to reflect upon the short-story under the title «The Escape”‚ written by one of the best known English writers of 20th century – William Somerset Maugham. He was not only a short-story writer‚ but also one of the most successful dramatists and novelists. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”‚ “Cakes and Ale”‚ etc
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The Theatre in the modern society. My last visit to the theatre The 21-st century brought great changes into the theatre. Television‚ radio‚ cinema‚ video altered the course of the major performing arts and created the new ones. But still there are hundreds of musical comedy theatres‚ drama theatres‚ opera houses‚ puppet thea-tres‚ philharmonics and conservatoires where the audience is excited at the prospect of see-ing a play and the actors are most encouraged by the warm reception. I’d like
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audience looks on. Picture what it would look like and feel like on a stage performing. This is what the actors at Stebens Children’s Theater sometimes experience. Stebens Children’s Theatre was first created in 1984 and it first was named “The First Act”. In 1988‚ it later changed into the Stebens Children’s Theatre that exist today. The Bertha Stebens Charitable Foundation purchased the building that Stebens is located now. It puts on productions‚ tier classes‚ and workshops that teaches kids about
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