Sound effects are also used for music in order to make an experience come to life and to make the play seem realistic. Physical appearance or “visual elements,” are spectacles that produce a setting, costumes, scenery and the special effects. Language or what we call diction is the last key factor in the six elements within a perfect play. Diction is seen as a selection of words used in the art of language. These selections are made through the script or playwright among each actor within the play.
He acts as a bridge between the production team and the target students. The Script-Writer designs the script for the programme, he writes all the dialogue in line with the programme objectives and available research data. The producer has a numerous duties. He co-ordinates with other members of the production team. He directs performers, technical and production crew.
Another technique that I took note of was the actor’s ability to create the scenery of where he or she was. The actor’s ability to act around what was supposed to be in the rooms that he or she was in was something that I learned from. When the Wife and the Young Man were in his downtown,
Thus we knowingly or unknowingly create an effect upon who we are speaking to through language, gestures, and physical behavior. He has offered great insight into social relationships. Goffman explains his view of human life around the idea that everyone is actors who have both a front and back stage behavior. He say’s from early ages we become skillful actors who move in and out of roles. When we are on the front stage we follow the society rules or expected behaviors, in other words playing the script and role that society has made for us.
Consequently as these dramatic and literary techniques are structured they do in fact impose a recognizable order on human behaviour and events however this is an unavoidable part of theatre as plays are a story and a story must have structure to give it meaning and make it entertaining. Ariel Dorfman’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ is a brilliant example of modern literary which demonstrates the many ways in which dramatic and literary structure impose order on the human events and behaviour of the play and the purpose the playwright has in imposing this order. All play’s are essentially a dramatic performance of a series of events that link together to tell a story to the audience in a manner that is entertaining, therefore all plays follow one of the many formats of a story. Ariel Dorfman’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ follows the most commonly know story structure of introduction, complication, climax and conclusion which consequently imposes order on the human events and behavior within the text. This order is clearly visible within the dialogue of the novel with all main events and human behavior following the above structure and thus imposing order on the characters and events, removing the chaotic and random factors of human life.
2. Answer: The difference between reading a play and seeing one performed is that in a play you can visually see the characters and the essence they bring on the stage for the characters. In reading a play you can get more detail that you otherwise may have missed while visually seeing one. (6 points) |Score | | | 3. How does Gibson’s depiction of Annie Sullivan affect the way readers view her?
Mrs. Birling During her Interrogation in An Inspector Calls How does Priestley present the character of Mrs Birling to the audience in Act II, during her interrogation by the Inspector? In ‘An Inspector Calls’ Priestley presents the character of Mrs Birling in many ways and using many different devices. Before the dialogue of the play begins there is a short description of the set, lighting and characters. This is mainly to help the director of the production but it is also useful to the audience as it sets the scene for the play and gives a brief insight into the characters. Prior to Mrs Birling re-entering the play in Act II the audience only have this short description and the beginning of Act I to develop a first impression of her.
How does Preistley present the character of Mrs Birling at the end of Act 2? In 'An Inspector Calls' Preistley presents the characeter of Mrs Birling in many ways and using many different devices. Before the dialogue of the play begins there is a short dscription of the set, lighting and characters. This is mainly to help the director of the production but it is also a useful to the reader or audience as it sets the scene for the plaay and gives a brief insight into each of the characters. Prior to Mrs Birling re-entering the play in Act 2 the audience only have this short description and the beginning of Act 1 to develop a first impression of her.
Part 1: Symbols are objects that represent abstract things or concepts. The handkerchief is a symbol in the play Othello. It is used as a symbol in many ways with different characters. There are many ways that that the characters acknowledge the handkerchief. The handkerchief is important to the play because it symbolizes many aspects of the play through different characters.
The notes that follow should give you some ideas about what happens in selected episodes from the play, about how they show the themes of the play and its characters. There are also notes on how the play is written. These refer to the structure of the scene, to dramatic language, and to Shakespeare's stagecraft as it affects the plays in