Reaction to our respective characters: I was given the role of Cheswick in the play “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.” We openly stated what personality of character we would prefer to play, and subsequently read through as a group the extract of the script we had been given. I had said that I view myself good at acting eccentric individuals and enjoy portraying my character in colourful events. “Cheswick” fitted this description almost perfectly. I believe he is a fun character to play, and even though he isn’t among the main characters, he is quite important in linking conversations and also providing a colourful break in a piece of conversation if it seems to drag on a bit. We realised there were more characters in the extract than people in our group, so when designating specific roles to the different members of the group, one person was given the task of playing two characters, whom very often had lines one after the other.
It is up to each actor to deliver the combined vision to the audience, and to insure the vision is portrayed. Each artist must understand what the playwright’s message to the audience is. In theatre, there is a promise made to the audience to deliver a message, even one consisting of pure entertainment. Whether it is a spectacle such as “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, or a tragedy like “Death of a Salesman” with a message about the American dream, the performance piece is the main attraction. The audience could have easily stayed home and read the play themselves, but they go to the theatre to see it come alive before their eyes.
These varied values are presented by the characters as it assisting the audience to consider all views. This is revealed when Roy discusses the purpose of Cosi Fan Tutee after Cherry asks what it’s about, he replies ‘about testing how true your love is’. He reveals his own position in the topic as he slates, ‘Don Alfonso is proved right’. Nowra’s technique a ‘play within a play’ is an effective tool as it acts as a catalyst for the characters to have a discussion on the topic of love and fidelity including people who aren’t in the play such as Lucy and Nick ensuring we see their evolving relationships. Nowra exhibits the major conception in the 1970s of free love, this questions a person’s fidelity as Lucy and Nick are having sex “She’s having sex with me, and sleeping with you”, as Lewis finds out he questions Lucy by quoting “love is like an Arabian phoenix”.
The theme of the story is to show how Barbie dolls are negatively influencing young girls and the drastic change they had on young girl’s observations of relationships, self-image, and childhood innocence. At a young age, these girls are creating stories of infidelity and aggression that mimic how relationships are viewed through the media. “Every time the same story. Your Barbie is roommates with my Barbie, and my Barbie’s boyfriend comes over and you steal him okay?” (Cisneros, pg 576) This is giving girls a distorted insight of what occurs in normal relationships. These stories, the young girls create using theses dolls, make it seem okay if these types of unhealthy relationships occur.
The target audience of the piece was for young adults – adults. People who can appreciate adults playing children. The performance space, which we chose to use, was a proscenium arch. We positioned some lights in the drama studio so that we could create a different atmosphere efficiently and easily. Our original ideas for the piece were to chose pieces of the script which we thought were relevant and which would then later fit in with our improvised part of the piece.
The author, being the original creator, wrote this book to inspire women by sharing the story of Janie developing as a woman and finding her own voice. The author’s purpose is clear through her descriptive detail of the trials and challenges Janie faced throughout the novel. The director, on the other hand, in not the original creator and is only adapting. His Purpose was clear through the extensive length of time spent on Janie and Tea Cake’s relationship and by his omitting key details that did not fit into his new story line. A major difference that I noticed while watching the movie is the director’s characterization of Tea Cake.
But collectively, Sedaris uses these stories to deliver a powerful message in his own inimitable, humorous voice. Me Talk Pretty One Day is a novel worthy of study in an AP English class not only because it is well written and has a unique style, but also because of Sedaris’ underlying message of acceptance. First of all, Me Talk Pretty One Day is and should be studied in AP language and composition classes due to the authors one of a kind style. Sedaris uses a multitude of techniques to elevate his writing and make his memoir more entertaining. One technique he certainly utilizes more than once is exaggeration.
Running Head: Compare/Contrast Outline Introduction to Literature ENG. 125 Instructor: Heather Auger December 23, 2013 Compare/Contrast Outline Your environment and personal experiences influence your response to stories. Whether you are aware of it or not, the lens through which you envision a story is filtered by insights you have gained from family traditions, religious beliefs, and critical life issues. Interpretations of a story vary based on the reader's age, life experiences, and emotions, which can affect conclusions drawn from stories (Clugston, 2010). Stories and poems are created from the authors’ imagination which enables us to use our own imagination and fall into the storyline as we read it, connecting with the literature.
Bringing a character on stage to life can be a difficult task. You have to find the right voice, body language, clothing, and the right expressions. In my high school the theatre students were so outgoing and creative. I admired them for their ability to take a brief description of a character and recreate that character on stage. Bret has this admirable quality.
This is exactly what the movie, Mean Girls, does. It focuses on certain aspects of teens’ lives and overdramatizes them to add humor and to show the negative effects of certain behavior. Through the clicks, girl drama, raging parties, and many sex scenes, Mean Girls fits perfectly into the teen comedy mold. While Mean Girls addresses many cultural ideologies, central to the movie, one that is overplayed is the female stereotype. Mean Girls attempts to critique the typical female stereotype by using the plastics to over exaggerate the glamour and happiness that comes from being popular.