Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog‚ directed by Joss Whedon‚ is a super-hero musical tragicomedy produced in very limited budget. Dr. Horrible (Neil Patrick Harris)‚ the protagonist‚ Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion)‚ the antagonist‚ and Penny (Felicia Day)‚ the girl between Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer‚ are the main characters in this 40-mins miniseries. It won the People’s Choice Award for "Favorite Online Sensation" in 2008 and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2009. What makes this movie
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THE ELIZABETHAN drama‚ undoubtedly‚ followed a natural law of development. It culminated in tragedy in the first decade of the seventeenth century‚ because men and women reveal themselves most fully and finally in the furnace of affliction; and‚ therefore‚ the dramatist who desires to express the truth of human nature arrives‚ sooner or later‚ at tragedy as his most penetrating and powerful method. After the height has been reached a necessary rest and suspension of effort ensue‚ and of such a nature
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The play’s language continues to bring us into the heart of lower-class Dublin. Joxer often sings a refrain from a popular comic song to announce his arrival: "Me pipe I’ll smoke‚ as I dhrive me moke - are you there‚ Mor...eee...ar...i...teee!" (31.) Other sayings‚ too‚ reinforce the audience’s cultural identity. When Boyle tells Joxer that Father Farrell shook his hand‚ he replies "I met with Napper Tandy‚ an’ he shuk me be’ the han!" (32.) The reference‚ while little known to many of today’s readers
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DCA funds supported IATI Theater’s "Todo Vanguadia Mainstage Series" of 5 Latino plays that represented our mission to highlight the complexity & contradictions‚ richness & depth‚ the wonders & cruel radiance of the myriad experiences among Caribbean & Latin American cultures. All 5 plays were presented at our newly renovated theater space in the Lower East Side. It was a total of 55 performances in our 50-seat performance space‚ to a total audience of 2‚932 people‚ at the easily accessible prices
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William Shakespeare was one of the greatest playwrights and authors to ever live. He wrote at east 37 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ and a couple other short stories‚ books‚ and tales. He is credited with revolutionizing the English language and coining lots of common words that we still use today. Shakespeare was blessed with an extraordinary intellect‚ amazing wit‚ and a mystifying imagination. William Shakespeare’s life was filled with fame‚ trial‚ reward‚ and hard work‚ and his the legacy that was left
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life :Mingled drama m demerits of Shakespeare like a true critic; and become very honest and sincere in his estimate of Shakespeare. Johnson tests Shakespeare by the fact and experience‚ by the test of time‚ nature and universality‚ his defense to tragicomedy is superb and still unsurpassed; in which he has excelled his guru Dryden. He finds Shakespeare great because he holds a mirror to nature. In minimized the importance of love on the sum of life‚ Johnson anticipates Shaw. ay convey all the instructions
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In Crave by Sarah Kane‚ the discussions of violence between a series of characters‚ named C‚ M‚ B‚ A‚ that express a unique form of poetic narrative that expresses the subconscious mind of reactionary violence in terms of victim status. The exchange between predator and victim status is an important aspect of the character‚ A‚ that illustrates the cycle of family abuse that define familial relationships. These family relationship define the reactionary forms of violence that exchange the aggressor/victim
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Youth Unemployment South-Africa is currently struggling with a large unemployment amongst the youth. The National Development Plan has identified a number of policy interventions to improve youth employment. In your view‚ what are the causes of youth unemployment and what should government do to improve the levels of youth employment? Identify the pros and cons of each of your proposals. “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime” (Chinese
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The Celestina The Celestina is a play written by Fernando de Rojas in the fifteenth century. According to discussions in the class‚ it is considered to be one of the greatest works of Spanish literature‚ and the book was initially called the tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea‚ but was later named the Celestina‚ the book was first circulated in France because of the controversy he thought the content carried‚ after noticing the sudden fame of the book in Spain‚ he decided to come back and republish
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lit·er·a·ture (ltr--chr‚ -chr) noun. 1. The body of written works of a language‚ period‚ or culture. 2. Imaginative or creative writing‚ especially of recognized artistic value:"Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity" (Rebecca West). 3. The art or occupation of a literary writer. 4. The body of written work produced by scholars or researchers in a given field:medical literature. 5. Printed material: collected all the available literature on
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