Act 2 Scene 1 is used to be the point of which the issues start to become apparent, with the ensuing psychological and emotional effects on Katherina now she is being subjected to Petruchio entering her life. However, Shakespeare has designed Taming of the Shrew as a comedy, and these issues become an underlying feature, and not the play’s main focus. Act 2 Scene 1 is the first meeting between the two characters and their initial interaction is quite explosive. A social concern that is made clear through the exchange is the lack of respect Petruchio has for Katherina, which is influenced through the fact that the play was written in the time of a Patriarchal society, and women had to get married if they wanted to be respected – even if it meant losing all their finances and belongings to the possession of the husband. Petruchio bombards Katherina with compliments as soon as she walks in such as “bonny Kate”, “prettiest Kate in Christendom, Kate of Kate-Hall, my super-dainty Kate”, while being consistently referential to Katherina as being his through the use of the possessive pronoun ‘my’, even though at that point, they had barely just met.
Gertrude and Ophelia in Hamlet In the tragedy Hamlet there are two characters, Ophelia and Gertrude. I found these two characters very interesting because of the impact the both have on Hamlet. I chose to view the similarities of these characters because they both relate to Hamlet differently in the play but at the same time have much in common. This essay will explore the similarities or commonality of these two characters In order to better understand them. There are many similarities between these two characters even thought their role in the play is completely different.
Priestly uses the role of the inspector to create tension on and off the screen. What have the characters and audience members been forced to question about life though this mysterious man. Refer to numerous stage techniques. The play An Inspector Calls is a complex play using the inspector to create tension and question life and many things about the morals and ethics of society and the role of the upper class society. Playwright John Priestly has used various stage techniques to demonstrate a point and teach the audience about relationships, responsibility and social conscience and society and status and through these lessons he has altered the audience’s perception of life and made them question right and wrong in society today.
A soliloquy is a way for a playwright to add drama with the character of choice giving them a sense of revelation. A soliloquy allows a character to: “convey his/her secret thoughts and/or intentions to the audience or the readers … While doing so, he/she preserves the secrecy of those thoughts/intentions from other characters of the drama” (What is a soliloquy?). This form of writing helps the audience get a better understanding of the character’s opinion. In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, soliloquies are used to give an in-depth analysis of the characters sanity, emotions, and inner struggles. Hamlet’s Soliloquy at the end of Act IV Scene iv helps the audience understand Hamlet’s inner thoughts of the actions of the play so far, and his intentions for action in the future.
Explore how Much Ado draws on and challenges comic conventions. Much Ado About is a play largely based on romantic comedy. Many aspects of the play are funny because of the desire and need shared by characters, to be together, although they each express it in different ways. Although the young lovers Hero and Claudio provide the main storyline through their excelling relationship, the tension between the older, lovers Benedick and Beatrice is what makes Much Ado About Nothing so memorable. Benedick and Beatrice argue with delightful wit, and Shakespeare develops their journey from antagonism to sincere love and affection with a rich sense of humour and compassion.
The complex character of Hamlet has been carefully sculpted by means of contrast from the very beginning of the play. This interesting means of character development exposes the similarities and differences between the minor characters Fortinbras, and Laertes, and that of the protagonist, Hamlet. These overlaps are shown through complimentary mental traits, the drive to achieve common goals, distinctions of morality and the tendency of characters to act on first intentions. It is through the comparison of these elements and character traits in the minor characters contrasted to those of Hamlet that Shakespeare highlights the tragic flaw in his persona. From the very first act in the play, the character of Hamlet is contrasted directly to Fortinbras of Norway.
An Inspector Calls: Question 17 An Inspector calls has been called a play of contrasts Write about how Priestley presents some of the contrasts in the play Throughout the play ‘An Inspector calls’ there are many contrasts shown by Priestley not just in the Birling family but in the whole society of 1912. Some of the contrasts that will be explored are, the openness to change between the old and young generation, the contrast between Sheila and Eva, the feelings of responsibility and contrast between the Inspector’s self-assurance and the disappearance of the self-assurance of the others during the course of the play. The things I will take into consideration are the mood at the beginning and end of the play, stage directions, the use of
Both writers use symbolism to represent concepts and issues in both countries and to express their personal emotions and opinions on these issues such as the Cold war, the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and Apartheid. Fugard says his role as a playwright is said to “bear witness to a story”, and with this it could be that both Hosseini and Fugard are doing so to present their cultures to another audience. One way in which symbolism is used to present these issues and status division within Master Harold ... and the boys is through the use of a bench which has a great relevance between the differences of both Hally and Sam’s social background and class “we tied it to the bench so that I could sit and watch it, and you went away” this shows the bench as a symbol for Sam’s emotions and the reality of his life, the bench was a white population only bench and therefore the enjoyment was taken out of the kite flying, and following from this Hally was also afraid of not being able to fly the kite and fail and something a black man can do this, from a biographical view presents the reality of Apartheid and the impact it had on Fugard himself presented through Hally. The kite within this also signifies the division of two different cultures and represents the Apartheid in South Africa as the black population were tied down to the white population and all enjoyment disappeared and was taken away. As a comparative to this The Kite Runner conveys division through firstly housing, “my Baba had built the most beautiful house in the Wazir Akbar Khan district” “Some thought it was the prettiest house in all of Kabul” here this is a description of Amir’s house and a representation of his lifestyle and the privileges he had within his childhood, in comparison to this “In the shadows of the Loquat tree, was the servants’ house, a modest little mud hut where Hassan lived with his
Reading novels and full length plays is like looking into the lives of other people, particularly their actions, or conditions under which they live. Sometimes what we see pleases us, at other times saddens or repels us. In the heart jerking, full length play, The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, the author brought to light a dramatic character whose lifestyle, attitude, and whole self repel the reader. In the play, The Crucible, there are many outlandish happenings. Most of which include one character who was found to be exceedingly self centered.
Our Town Review Our Town by Thorton Wilder focuses mainly on the major points in a person’s life and other things that humans are faced with. Life, love, marriage, death, and eternity are the major themes in Thorton’s play and things that are focused on through the characters’ actions and even through their words. The play is also performed with minimal props, allowing the characters more freedom to move and interact with the characters that are around them. Thorton also thought that the theatre of his time “had something wrong…he began to feel that the theatre was not only inadequate, it was evasive.” This shows in the way his play has no or minimal props throughout the play also puts the focus on the actors and the themes being presented throughout the play, instead of what the actors are doing with the objects that are put in front of them. A few of the major themes deal with everyday