This did play into the intensity and mood of each scene, allowing the audience to not understand the emotions existing between each individual but to fully feel and experience that emotion. So due to this small blemish it at times caused a domino affect that caused the structure of the production to crumble upon itself. Overall 110 in the Shade was an exceptional musical. I believe Mr. William Bradford, the director of this production, maintained the homey and simplistic nature of this production and instilled that characteristic within the foundation of the play. But I believe it was enhanced by the carefully selected cast, that were more than capable of fulfilling each of their individual roles and submitting their character to the ‘grand scheme’ of things.
Once, a play being performed had nothing more than actors on stage or in an amphitheatre performing for the audience on their own merit. Now there are microphones, speakers, automated lightning systems, projected images, and even pyrotechnics. Despite the many technological advances, they serve to only enhance the theatrical experience; they are not the heart. There are three essential components at the heart of theatre, the artist, the audience, and a message, and they work together to achieve a theatre performance. Many artists work to bring a play to life.
This review of the Much Ado about Nothing production at Wyndham theatre, in London is for the English Review magazine, targeted at A Level students. The cast contained comedian and actress Catherine Tate as the intractable, sharp Beatrice; that was arguably the best decision this production made. Delivering lines with precision and buoyancy, Catherine calmed the audience whenever she graced the stage. Tate made effortless transactions from a witty consultation with Benedict, to a highly emotional scene with Hero. We all knew she is a comedy genius from her previous roles, but her dramatic abilities in this production blew me away.
Later in the play, the audience is better able to appreciate the emotion and the catastrophe of Elizabeth’s lie to Danforth. When she tells him proctor is not a liar, because of what the audience knows from earlier scenes. We know that Elizabeth never lies; yet she does her thinking that she will save John, but he has already confessed. This moment comes as a huge shock to the audience and is powerful example of the use of dramatic irony. The symbolism of the crucible, which serves as the play’s title, is integral to the play.
Commonly regarded as Euripides’ most controversial work, Medea is a powerful story of how one’s impassioned love can turn into furious hared. As a tragedy, it is completely unlike the Aristotelian work, yet it has a nerve jarring impact due to the unforseen climax. Throughout the play, Euripides has positioned minor characters to subsidize the major characters. The clever work of Euripides also suggests that the less significant characters are used in the play to develop the plot of the play and also to reveal and recall the events that could not have been shown. As a result of this, secondary character present dramatic importance throughout the play.
Optical illusion and misconception are tools that are used to mask the truth and enhance a story. In “The Ways We Lie”, by Stephanie Ericsson, she touches on how individuals in society often fabricate the truth in order to achieve a good sense of life. In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, fabricating the truth plays a prominent role in this drama and is continuously shown through the actions of Guildenstern, Claudius and Hamlet. These characters use dishonesty not only to create suspense in the play but also to create suspense in their every day lives. Guildenstern’s sympathetic needs are often confused with his sense of anger and wickedness.
Wintergirls Essay Analyse how symbolism was used to reinforce an idea in the written text(s). “Idea” may refer to character, theme or setting. In the novel ‘Wintergirls’ written by Laurie Halse Anderson the idea of guilt is presented to the readers. The novel tells the haunting story of Lia, a deeply depressed and severely anorexic 18 year old girl who is tormented by the ghost of her ex-best friend Cassie. The idea of guilt is portrayed through the use of symbolism throughout the novel.
The characters (Bertha in Bronte’s ‘Jane Eyre’ and Antoinette in Rhys’ ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’)have an intertextual relationship and the ‘mad’ behaviour they both exhibit is linked to the Nineteenth century conception of female hysteria, which was once a common medical diagnosis made exclusively for women considered to be suffering from madness. Hysteria has been understood as an affliction of adult women and adolescent girls, and relates etymologically to the Greek word ‘hystera’ or ‘uterus’. The two characters are intertextually linked because technically, they are the same character; however Bronte wrote her novel first, before Rhys wrote ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ as a prequel to ‘Jane Eyre’, thus allowing her to incorporate Bertha as the main character, renamed to Antoinette with the implication that Rochester patriarchally imposed the ‘English’ name Bertha upon her. Anne Sexton, in comparison, takes a more personal approach to instability in her selected poems and explains life in a mental institution, as well as
Sabrina Branham Mrs. Kathryn Brackett English 102-85 23 February 2015 Symbolism in “The Lottery” “The Lottery” is a great example of literary symbolism. Symbolism is used in this story to help the author reflect on how the human nature is flawed and impure, no matter how pure a person thinks they are, or how pure their environment may seem. “The Lottery” is a very effective story which raises many questions about how pointless the nature of one’s humanity about violence and tradition actually is. This story is clearly an expression of how the author, Shirley Jackson, feels about mankind and the evil nature one has hidden behind rituals and traditions. Her coldness and her lack of compassion is obvious.
An analysis of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is such a novel that could be seen and analysed from different points of view. But I would be focussing on the social and individual responsibility it point out and also the feminism point would be explained as to how they relate to the story. One aspect that I noticed in Shelley’s Frankenstein is the aspect of the feminist viewpoint. The novel lacks a strong significance of female characters even though it is written by a woman. Most of the women in the novel died.