of the play and audience members in many ways throughout the life of Dr.Vivian that include‚ Dr.Vivian’s experiences‚ from being a professor of the seventeenth-century poetry‚ to a victim of terminal ovarian cancer‚ and death. Wit begins with Dr. Vivian talking to the audience this is the first way Edson has the characters from the play engage with the audience. This is a good way to start the play so the audience will get to know the characters. Dr.Vivan is a professor of the seventeenth-century
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Why do you think Vivian agreed to be in the study and stay in the study? In the movie Wit‚ the main character Vivian really value learning‚ which is why she committed herself to be part of the study. Vivian is a successful English professor who has accomplished many things; however‚ her obsession in education causes her to have lack of social interaction or friends. While Vivian is an intelligent woman‚ she does not have the knowledge what life and death really means. When Vivian first found out
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portrays them. We see this in Wit through the fact that Vivian goes from a strong scholar to a dependent patient. Vivian first appears to be a strong and opinionated person when described before the cancer. When her character is developed after she finds out
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Susie‚ and even Vivian herself all have distinct purposes in the play. Each character has a scene that seems dedicated to reveal their purpose in Vivian’s ordeal. Vivian’s key scene comes when she speaks with her old mentor and realizes what she’s been lacking in her life. First‚ is Dr. Harvey Kelekian‚ his purpose is shown in the very first scene‚ while giving Vivian her diagnosis. In the scene‚ it is made apparent that both Vivian and Dr. Kelekian are of a scholarly mindset. Vivian has extensively
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1. The communication between doctors/ healthcare professionals and patients is unethical and unprofessional. Firstly‚ the language used by the healthcare professionals when communicating with Vivian is unethical. This immoral behaviour is showcased in the opening scene when Vivian has her first consultation with Dr. Kelekian. Dr. Kelekian uses formal medical terms when describing her cancer and her treatment‚ “invasive epithelial carcinoma...chemotherapeutic agent”. Terms that no-one but a medical
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October 1). Accounting Rules Do Not Affect Cash Flows [Web log post]. Retrieved from The Aleph Blog: http://alephblog.com/2008/10/01/accounting-rules-do- not-affect-cash-flows/ Phillips‚ M. (2009). Mark-to-Market My Words. Newsweek‚ 153 (15)‚ 8. Seay‚ S. S.‚ & Ford‚ W. H. (2010‚ January). Fair presentation ethical perspective on fair value accounting pursuant to the SEC study on mark-to-market accounting. Journal of Legal‚ Ethical and Regulatory Issues‚ Retrieved from http://findarticles
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2010). In the assigned movie Wit‚ the main role is of Vivian Bearing which is a college professor who teaches a course in English Poetry who spent numerous years transcribing and translating the poetry of John Donne‚ who was known as a master of metaphysical poets. She too is known for her vast knowledge of metaphysical poetry. She is a very bright and scholarly woman although her students view her as cold and unfriendly. At the age of 48 Vivian is diagnosed with advanced metastatic ovarian cancer
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women of this generation. If a lower class woman meets the right man‚ she will transform and make means as to fitting in. In this case‚ Vivian changes her ways to become a different woman. After finding Robert‚ Vivian transforms from one with dominantly masculine characteristics to a woman with feminine characteristics. In the opening scene of Pretty Woman where Vivian is first shown‚ she is introduced as a low-class‚ uneducated‚ poor-mannered‚ independent‚ woman who is trying to make the most out of
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semi-colon in the dramas title‚ ‘W;t’. Edson also uses juxtapositions and the literary device‚ wit‚ to shape and reshape the meaning of the drama when studied in alliance to the poetry of John Donne. This alliance has been strengthened by the parallel of Vivian Bearing’s and Donne’s interpretation of life‚ death and eternal life. This enables the responder to recognise the higher concepts of death and its meaning. Both the play and the poems explore the higher aspects of the human condition: life
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The movie Wit chronicles the care of patient Vivian Bearing‚ a poetry professor who is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer and is undergoing aggressive chemotherapy treatment. While in the hospital‚ Vivian is taken care of by a nurse named Susie‚ and her treatment is overseen by Dr. Kelekian and Dr. Jason Posner‚ who happens to be a former student of Vivian’s (Bosanquet & Nichols‚ 2010). Throughout her time in the hospital Ms. Bearing doesn’t always receive the best care; ethical principles are
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