The Bells” by Anne Sexton In the poem “The Bells” by Anne Sexton, illustrates how an adult expresses their memories of going to the circus with their father. I believe this poem is about an outing to the circus with her father. In lines one through five I believe Anne describes how the circus poster was scabbing off the concrete wall, how the children may have forgotten about the poster, or even if they noticed its deteriorating condition at all. And for assurance of the occurred Anne asks her father do you remember? In this stanza I believe that Anne and her dad had gone to the circus so long ago; because of the current state of the circus poster.
But Camel, an older man stops him, and promises Jacob a job for the next day. Jacob soon finds out that he did not jump an ordinary train, but a circus train, called “Benzini Brother’s Most Spectacular Show on Earth!” After a hard day at work Jacob decides to stay, and Camel brings him to see Uncle Al, the owner of the circus. After Uncle Al discovers that Jacob
During the Mexican Revolution which began in 1910, they were unable to perform in the haciendas as they had in the past and were forced to travel from town to town singing about, and thus carrying news about, the war. During this time, they would play for fees at celebrations or for tips in public squares and cafes (Collins, 2004). After the revolution, the music of the mariachi became a symbol of Mexican national pride. Many of the songs spoke of the heroes of the war and of the struggles of the commoners. The popularity
Jacob's parents die and he runs away. From these examples, it is clear that Harold and Jacob experience deep loss and sadness and feel that running away is the only option. In the same way, Jacob and Harold both have jobs working with the elephants. This makes it seem like they are based, though they are not. Flip Pharoah, the one who gives out jobs in the circus, when she decides to give Harold a job, says.
The small family’s courtyard becomes a circus show, to the point even a woman who was turned into a spider comes into town with a traveling show and tells her sad tale. After some time, the people begin to lose interest in the angelic being, and finally leave. The only people left are the family that had been taking care of the beast from before, and more out of pity than anything else. One day he flies away like a burden blown away with the wind. Marquez wants the reader to see that every miracle is a miracle nevertheless.
The performers portrayed their characters to perfection. I can’t imagine the difficulty of having to act, sing and dance, especially when the chorography was so fast & complicated. I really liked Officer Krupke and Doc: like two opposite kinds of adults: Krupke who distrusts & dislikes the kids (but is pretty funny), and Doc who is sympathetic. Of the gang kids I liked Riff the best: the actor was really good & I like that character. He reminds me a bit of my brother (which isn’t necessarily a good thing) Anita was great: she brought a touch of humour to the otherwise tragic story.
In the novel by Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants, the major characters all face conflicts. For example, Uncle Al wrestles with the idea that his two-bit circus can make it as good as Ringlings', August struggles with his deep need for control, Marlena' conflict lies with her marriage to August and his disease, and Jacob's conflict is with August and his growing feelings for Marlena. But when the tent goes up and the audience fills the arena, the focus changes to there performances. Here's the only place where all charcters come together -- for the sake of the circus. Then there's Rosie the elepphant and the conflict she brings.
The audience (a full house with less than 100 seats) became a part of the event, invited in to an intimate circle through the warm camaraderie of the actors. All the performers were really good at connecting with the audience, even in their vulnerability. Many of the classic elements of theatre were beautifully showcased - the acting, directing, and design were made transparent to the audience in a way that made me feel very much a part of the show. For example, DDD co-founder, playing the role of the Gentlemen King for this show, introduced the evening with a candid sense of humor and immediacy. The sense I got was that this is community directed theatre – people experimenting together, with various levels of rehearsal but consistently high levels of slap-stick humor.
Going to circuses are always fun, children laugh together at the clowns, spend family time, and enjoy the courageous stunts or acts the performers present. Animal cruelties in circuses have been a controversy issue since over two decades and it continues. Circuses travel for over a long period of time and the animals are kept in cages most of that time, the training discipline can be extreme. This so called discipline examples are whipping, stabbing, shocking are only few examples that hurt and make the animals scared. These exotic animals do not perform these unnatural and meaningless acts because they want to.
The set looked authentic for the time period and worked well for each act, however, the stage crew probably could have been a little more organized. It seemed as though they lagged or forgot to bring out what was needed for particular scenes but I must admit, it did seem to get better for each performance. The orchestra could have done a better job with playing the music throughout those longer scene changes in order to entertain the audience as they waited. It was a little awkward sitting through those long pauses with nothing to listen to. Also, they should have been able to realize that when there were microphone issues, they should play their instruments softer in order to help the singers to be heard a little better.