When this is juxtaposed with Ophelia’s legitimate insanity, it becomes clear that Hamlet is still performing. Ophelia speaks cryptically in Act 4, using metaphors and imagery of nature. Her use of rhyme and poetry also adds to the audiences understanding of true madness. Hamlet’s performance turns to reality directly after he murders Polonius in cold-blood. If Hamlet were sane he would have shown an emotional reaction.
When skin-lad is re-enacting his fight, he would illustrate this to one audience member, making them feel nervous which would portray the realism of skin-lads monologue and ultimately shows the poignancy of its meaning. The play will start in the foyer outside the theatre, the movement of the audience members will be important as they will feel like characters within the play. Furthermore I want several different stages to be in place in the theatre; a thrust staging, an ‘in the round’ stage, the normal basic stage and finally for one scene to incorporate the audience’s seating area as a stage. The thrust staging would be ideal for the monologues that create an atmosphere while walking (Valerie); the audience at either side of the scene would have a surreal experience while the characters act as they get full vision of the character and this stage promotes a more intimate feeling between the watchers and the performers. The round staging would be ideal for Joey’s monologue as the impression we get from
It provides the story with a point to change character smoothly to the audience and add dimension to the character creating very static characters. In the first soliloquy in Hamlet during Act two, scene two, Hamlet discusses the speech the player has just performed for him, and how angry he is that this player who was able to feel such great emotion for someone who meant nothing to him, when Hamlet couldn’t properly express his emotion and he had something terrible happen to him. This hatches the plan of the play in Hamlet’s mind and he finds out that he will be able to see if Claudius is guilty or not when he watches it. When he questions his character stating “But I am pigeon-liver’d and lack gall”(2.2.583) he admits his cowardly behavior and that if he had courage he would have “fatted all the region kites,”(2.2.585). By the end of the soliloquy he comes up with a plan, to make sure that Claudius definitely killed late Hamlet, and the Ghost is not a damned spirit here to taunt him.
This is why I believe lines 1-52 should be kept, as they are sufficient to show the audience the theme, and a major plot development. Lines 52-71, as I believe, may be eliminated from the play. It is continuous rambling from Polonius, and unnecessary for the production. Polonius is just [providing further advice] to Reynaldo, and it is not necessary, as it will become repetitive to the audience. Lines 53-55 only depict Polonius as being an idiot, for he loses his chain of thought.
Waiting for Godot, unlike many plays follows no specific plot, a concept in which most conventional plays ought to have in order to rope in an audience member to the contents and morals of the play. Waiting for Godot uses the absence of a plot to convey the plays meaning, which is something out of the ordinary for plays of this time. By creating a circular and symmetrical structure in the play, Beckett implies that if one does not break the mold of the human condition, then nothing will get accomplished in the persons life.
He did not want them to relax and go into a different reality. He wanted them to stay in their own reality and properly understand what the play was around them. • The Brecht style of theatre was similar to Artaud’s. He did not want them to feel any emotional connection towards the characters so he barely gave them names or he just labelled them ‘man, woman, idiot child.’ He wanted the audience to get a message from the performance so he made their belief go away • Stanislavski style of theatre was realism. He wanted them to feel the performance could happen in everyday life.
Iago Although Iago is clearly the antagonist throughout the play, Shakespeare cleverly also utilizes the character as a confidante. His soliloquies to the audience lay out his intent and planning of the plot to the audience; to seek revenge on Othello. In addition to helping the audience understand Iago’s twisted thoughts, I believe that Shakespeare’s intent in writing in these brilliant soliloquies was to make the audience feel that they were part of the play and involved in the plot. We learn early on the relationship between Iago and Roderigo. Roderigo discloses his trust for Iago in the opening lines of the play.
Watching Othello, I already knew the underlined themes and symbolism, etc. because I had gone over it in previous classes; however, while I was watching the play I tried to block out what I “imagined” had occurred versus what the director’s vision of the play was. One of the reasons I do not like to read a play before watching it is because it conflicts with my vision or version of what it would have been. For instance, I imagined Iago as a very sinful villain and not as slick as he was played; however I can see both character directions. None the less, the play and actors were very good and I loved how the director made use of the space.
In drama, the symbols play the most imperative role. Tom acts as the narrator of the play and also a character within the play. He underlines the play’s hostility between objectively presented reality and the memory’s alteration of reality. He sometimes speaks to the audience directly, to give a more direct explanation of what’s been occurring between the characters on stage. I felt remorse for Tom as I was reading the play, and it was as if I knew exactly what he was feeling; the sense of being trapped in a life in which he wanted no part of; what kind of life is that for a person?
Shakespeare’s Othello is a tragedy so it is most crucial that the adaptation keeps the important aspects which make the play what it is. Thus we can see that aspects of the tragedy such as manipulation, the tragic hero and his down fall are present in the film but they are beautifully entwined into the plot so that modern audience can still see the connection. I noticed that racism played such a big part in the film. In the modern society, racism is still present but it