In Harwood’s poem ‘At the Art’s Club’, she explores the pretentious nature of refined members of society who often have false artistic appreciations. The poem is about Kröte, one of the reoccurring characters in Harwood’s poems, performing at an arts club, as the title suggests. However, the irony of the title is that the audience is presented as artistically and musically ignorant, as they are more preoccupied with appearance and fake interactions with one another. The main purpose of the poem is to reveal how pretentious these people at the arts club are, and for Harwood to criticize this aspect of Australians and their false appreciation of art. Other ideas that are explored include appearance versus reality, as well as the base animalistic
Even though he helped them be with each other, he just caused more problems. Friar Lawrence first started this whole mess by agreeing to marry them. “By holy marriage. When and where and how / we met, we wooed, and made exchange of vow / I’ll tell thee as we pass, but this I pray / That thou consent to marry us today, (Romeo 2.3 lines 65-68) “ In one respect I’ll thy assistant be,” (Friar Lawrence 2.3 line 97) Here Romeo and Friar Lawrence are discussing how Romeo wants Friar Lawrence to marry him and Juliet. Friar Lawrence know they are from two different feuding families.
Briefly outline and justify your casting decisions for Creon and Antigone and then explain how you would direct the interaction between these two characters in their first scene of confrontation, in order to achieve your preferred effects for an audience. Sophocles’ play ‘Antigone’ is a traditional Greek tragedy set after a civil war. The major themes in the play are the problem of choosing between obeying divine law or the law of the state, which is the cause of the conflict between Antigone and her uncle, King Creon; and the position of women in society in relation to men. Sophocles’ aim, like any tragic play write, is to evoke a cathartic response in audience at the end of the play and pathos for our tragic hero, Creon. For the casting of Creon, I would ideally choose a strongly built, relatively tall man with a powerful and commanding voice in order to convey that he is an authoritative and important man who should be respected and obeyed, thus making Antigone’s disobedience even more shocking.
From the beginning of the play, there is a building of tension amplified by the use of stage direction and music. This continues throughout and culminates in the final scene when the audience feels the sense of loss experienced by all the characters and empathises with Blanche's plight. The first thing one notices when reading Scene 11 is Williams' use of descriptive and metaphorical language to underline the tension between the protagonists, Stanley and Blanche. The description of Blanche's "tragic radiance in her red satin robe" alludes to her loss of innocence at Stanley's hands in Scene 10. In the 1940’s it would have been totally unacceptable to describe rape explicitly.
Maybe he is going to profess his love in front of all the workers at the Centre, and then Lenina will be really happy, but also embarrassed because an “uncivilized” person likes her. Dialectical Journal #39 “…afraid that she might be suffering from one of the few remaining infectious diseases.” This shows that there are still flaws in the system. Diseases can spread. In our world diseases can change rapidly, perhaps a disease wipes out the entire population except for a select few people., and the government collapse, and they can start anew. This also suggests that because there are flaws in the system, the rumor about Bernard could be true.
The ongoing use of present tense clearly demonstrates the struggle that the hangman faces. Alluding to the hanging of Ronald Ryan, the hangman is attempting to distance himself from the event - “Dear one, forgive my appearing before you like this”, and the enjambment re-iterates this notion – “this is the state’s ... idea...” (First stanza). The utilisation of the extended metaphor of the wedding – for instance “This noose with which we’re wed if something of an heirloom” - portrays the chilling ironic parallels of a wonderful event, with a troubling experience. Furthermore, the irony in “that the tranquiliser which I trust you did not reject out of stubborn pride” accentuates the moral dilemma. Here, it is ironic because, the legalising of killing people has been deemed justifiable in this scenario.
And no one wants to be friends with a violent person. What he should do to rid himself of this his pain is actually talk to someone about them. It doesn’t matter who, as long as he speaks to them.In the story “Jared,” Jared solitudes himself from the world. He has is barbecuing one unfortunate night and spills gasoline over the fire. Thus causing him to burn half his face.
All these and security were within. Without was the “Red Death.” What a wonderful ball the prince was hosting-or could it just have been a distraction from the fact that death would soon befall everyone? All the revelers were in their own little world at the party, but every time the ebony clock from the seventh room rang, it was like a check into reality. Everyone quieted and became nervous, realizing that death is approaching. The castle was secure and safe from the outside world but without a sanctuary, you would most likely contract the Red Death and die soon.
"There is some scenery for those who think we need scenery" (Wilder 5). The scenery in the play mainly consists of several chairs and a vast array of pantomiming. The unostentatiousness of the set is used as an understated tool to further impress upon the audience that we as human beings tend to focus on material objects. By relieving the physical objects from the production it leaves the patrons with nothing but the human interactions and the lives the create with eachother, blatently with the the candidness of life. Another contributing aspect is the presence of the stage manager.
Unfortunately, everybody’s confused about which side is actually good, and which side is actually evil, though it’s abundantly clear to the reader. Everyone in the play goes along with the crowd because they think the majority of the