Symbols In Ruby Moon And A Beautiful Life

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Australian theatre practitioners have included symbols to effectively communicate meaning. According to the website, ‘the drama teacher’, “A symbol implies a greater meaning than the literal suggestion and is usually used to represent something other than what it is at face value. Symbolism in the theatre can be achieved through the use of characters, colour, movement, costume and props”. I have experienced this through my experiences of rehearsing scene and reading over the plays, ‘Ruby Moon’ and ‘A Beautiful Life’. I believe the statement “Australian playwrights often include important symbols in their plays” is true as I have experienced and seen the use of symbolism in the plays Ruby Moon and A beautiful life help put the point of the story across as it represents the emotions, mood and meaning of the plays. Matt Cameron created the play Ruby Moon about a couple named Sylvie and Ray who are grieving over their young daughter, Ruby Moon’s disappearance. The disappearance haunts the parents in a way a normal couple would over their child’s disappearance. Throughout the play, the couple dress up and act out as other…show more content…
There are various symbols in the play which represents the feelings and moods through out the play. One main symbol which re occurs through out the play is the rose. The rose appears in different scenes giving a meaning which is the ability to survive and grow, giving us beauty. As I read the play and observed the use of the symbol, I found the use of the rose was a beautiful symbol as it represented hope of beauty in the future. An example of the rose appearing is when Hamid returns home and begins to pull the roses out from the garden, but then is stopped by Amir. The rose is an important symbol in the play as it has many different meanings. It represents hope for Hamid and Jhila and it also gives us, the audience an idea of the characters intentions and
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