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    Post-Colonial Indian English Drama India has the longest and the richest tradition in drama. During the age of the Vedic Aryans‚ drama was performed in a simple way. Different episodes from the Ramayana‚ the Mahabharata‚ and the Bhagavad-Gita were enacted out in front of people. When Britishers came in India‚ the crippled Indian drama regained its strength. In 1920‚ a new drama in almost all the Indian

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    one of the pivotal moments in modern drama. International appeal So why has Waiting for Godot proved so durable? How has Beckett’s work outlasted the other iconoclasts and angry young writers of the 1950s and 1960s? "I would suggest the answer lies in its ambiguities. So much is suggested rather than explicitly stated‚" says Prof Knowlson. A programme from Godot’s first setting at the Theatre de Babylone in Montparnasse‚ Paris "People can read into it what they want to read into it." This openness

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    Vinegar Tom was influenced by Bertolt Brecht‚ Churchill‚ like Brecht wanted people to think about what they had saw‚ instead of just engrossing themselves in an entertaining play‚ she wanted them to act on their decisions of the play‚ and not getting too emotionally involved with plot or characters. She does this by using epic theatre‚ so the audience thinks about what is happening‚ not what is going to happen‚ plus the use of non- realistic songs to break tension and add political comment. The

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    Christopher Dietz Professor Lindquist English 102 25 October 2012 Death of a Salesman Linda Loman‚ Woman or Weakling Death of a Salesman‚ written by American Playwright Arthur Miller‚ in 1949‚ won many awards‚ including the Pulitzer for drama‚ and a Tony for the Best Play. This play has been performed on Broadway several times; in February of 1949 it ran for 742 performances and was continually acclaimed. Linda Loman the wife of Willie Loman‚ the salesman‚ a typical woman of her era‚ was

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    MARLOWE’S CONTRIBUTION TO ENGLISH DRAMA Tragedy before Marlow: Swinburne’s remarks‚ “Before him there was neither genuine blank verse nor a genuine tragedy in our language. After his arrival the way was paved for Shakespeare.” With the advent of Marlowe‚ Miracle and Morality plays vanished. He brought Drama out of the old rut of street presentation and made it a perfect art and a thing of beauty. After the Reformation‚ the Mystery and Morality plays were disliked by the public at large until the

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    different parts of the world‚ also known as folklore‚ all shared one common theme‚ they were didactic stories used to teach what was right and what was wrong usually by showing the effects of each‚ which is why they were particularly used to educate children. During the Middle‚ storytelling continued to develop. As in Europe most people were

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    “OFFICE WORKERS” ------------------------------------------------- Cast: * Den Mae Pangilinan as Cheng Shi ( in Sales Department ) * Cristine Joise Causo as Ms. Quin (Manager of Sales Department) * Analyn Miranda as Lee Min/ Rhen Yue ( in HR Department ) (VP in Merchandising) * Jennica Dela Cruz as Jing Shi ( CEO ) * Jeffrey Nartates as Mr. Roy (in Sales Department) * Joseph Dela Cruz as Patrick Li ( Manager in Merchandising Department ) * Angelica Javate as

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    how a tragedy functions in order to evoke catharsis while exploring themes and human flaws‚ or mistakes. In Oedipus Rex‚ the main figure‚ Oedipus the King is a subject of fate‚ unable to escape himself and his desire to uncover the truth. In essence‚ this drama demonstrates the fall of a prominent figure brought down by his inescapable fortune and self-destruction. I definitely believe it is difficult to find a modern day tragedy that functions on the same level as Oedipus Rex while fulfilling the

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    No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering The article was written in 1987. Twenty five years in computer time is virtually equivalent to eternity. Even so‚ the article holds up rather well. Most of the problems Brooks describes with software complexity remain today. Brooks was perhaps a bit overly pessimistic; he considered the state of software engineering at the time to be in crisis. Using Brooks’ analysis‚ modern‚ even more complex software should be at a developmental

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    Major Themes Generational conflict Although the most prominent conflict in Blood Wedding is between the Bridegroom and Leonardo Felix‚ generational conflict plays a subtler and more insidious role in the tragic events. The Bride rebels openly against the social mores of her parents’ generation; her actions can be read as a response to feeling trapped by the limited prospects that a woman had at this place and time. Although he is a man‚ the Bridegroom is similarly constrained‚ constantly having

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