When this is juxtaposed with Ophelia’s legitimate insanity, it becomes clear that Hamlet is still performing. Ophelia speaks cryptically in Act 4, using metaphors and imagery of nature. Her use of rhyme and poetry also adds to the audiences understanding of true madness. Hamlet’s performance turns to reality directly after he murders Polonius in cold-blood. If Hamlet were sane he would have shown an emotional reaction.
Mike Leigh’s play Abigail’s Party has variously been categorised as a comedy and a tragedy. Bearing in mind the typical qualities of tragic drama, would you say that the play could be labelled a tragedy? From beginning to end, quotations are used to proleptically foreshadow the tragedy to come; Leigh uses Beverly’s speech and dialogue between her and other characters as a vehicle to drive this idea. ‘You’re going to kill yourself.’ This could be seen as the first clue to Laurence’s hamartia and hubris, as audience members could see him as a workaholic, which in turn leads to the main tragedy of the play; his death. If solely relying on Aristotle’s criteria to qualify the play, none of the aspects ever reach their full potential but it could be argued that Leigh included tragic elements and therefore it should be considered a tragedy, but is hard to distinguish through the comic elements he includes throughout as well.
The Glass Menagerie: Tom's Frustrations The character of Tom, his mentality, disposition and actions, is an integral part of The Glass Menagerie. Acting as a narrator, it is Tom who, with an introductory soliloquy , immediately breaks the fourth wall to explain the characters and setting of the play. This instantly distills empathy and trust from an audience that, without any alternative information, are left to believe his every word. He then goes on to describe the play as a “memory play”, his memory play, which further embeds his position as the protagonist of the piece, and encourages us to question his interpretation. Another important aspect is the similarities between Tom and the play's author Tennessee Williams; both have the same forename, both had pushy, nostalgic mothers and socially inept sisters, and both proceeded to leave their family, and responsibilities, to follow a career in playwriting.
Now we get so excited to see the next horror film, so we can feed our inner demons. Everyone loves to see someone else be in pain; to know someone's life is much worse than our own. King touches on the point that we are all mentally ill and everyone in some way is. Some people have to have everything perfect without going crazy, others talk to themselves, and they do these things without thinking twice about it. Then there are the people who love horror and thrills; furthermore, a mental thing.
12 Angry Men Genre: Drama Year: 1957 Rating: NR-PG Actors: Henry Fonda, John Fiedler Topics: Social, Moral Development If you had to pick one movie to consider group conformity, persuasion, moral development, this is it. Based on the play, the film is shot entirely within the jury room, as the 12 men deliberate a murder case. Even my students were so caught up in the dialogue and story that they did not mind the lack of color or special effects. The film also lends itself to consideration of leadership characteristics, as discussed in my article. 400 Blows, The (Les quatre cents coups) Genre: Drama Year: 1959 Rating: NR-PG-13 Actors: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier Topics: Developmental, Family Dynamics, Stress and Coping In French with English subtitles.
How does HG Wells create an atmosphere of fear and tension in “The Red Room” In the red room, HG Wells creates tension and fear through various mediums. The short story is about a young man going to stay the night in a supposedly haunted room in Lorraine castle. His motives are unknown however the reader can assume that the sole purpose of his doing so is to attempt to prove it is not haunted. HG Wells creates fear through usage of Characters, Setting and imagery, which I will explore in this essay. Tension is a requisite of any story, as it is what makes it interesting and keeps the reader wondering what will happen next, it is often essential to the plot as well as it is created by a problem or an unknown factor, which makes the reader want to read on to the end.
Caliban is first introduced to the audience as a slave to Prospero, ‘Thou poisonous slave, got by the devil himself’. Straightaway the audience is presented with an image of Caliban as an evil slave. Prosperos introduction tells us a lot about Caliban from the start; the reader will wonder why Caliban is a slave to Prospero and also could feel sympathy for Caliban because of the aggressive language Prospero is using towards him. But as the play develops it becomes clear that Caliban wasn’t originally a slave and he only was a slave as a punishment for attempting to rape Prospero’s daughter Miranda. This shows that Caliban revels in his plans to dishonour Miranda and he seems satisfied with his attempt.
Iago Although Iago is clearly the antagonist throughout the play, Shakespeare cleverly also utilizes the character as a confidante. His soliloquies to the audience lay out his intent and planning of the plot to the audience; to seek revenge on Othello. In addition to helping the audience understand Iago’s twisted thoughts, I believe that Shakespeare’s intent in writing in these brilliant soliloquies was to make the audience feel that they were part of the play and involved in the plot. We learn early on the relationship between Iago and Roderigo. Roderigo discloses his trust for Iago in the opening lines of the play.
We immediately see a zoom in of Truman, with what looks like poor television streaming, which shows an image of Truman with fuzzy lines across his face, now many people would just assume that this was just to show the show was being watched all over the world, but in fact Weir has included this small detail to show Truman is trapped in a so called Jail, as the lines that come across the screen look like jail bars. With Truman confessing his deepest inner thoughts, from the onset of the film you begin to see how Truman has no privacy. From this scene we can understand Weirs intention in including all the features in the opening scene. In the second bathroom scene, we once again see Truman through a two-way mirror, from the perspective of the film crew. It is first noted that something seems out of the ordinary and quite peculiar with Truman’s Behaviour.
April 15, 2013 OTHELLO Extra Credit Response According to Aristotle’s six elements of drama, Othello was the tragic hero whose weakness for having faith in those who he thinks tell the truth (Iago) allows him to be manipulated and blinded his jealousy that Iago created as an illusion. This downfall of his led to the death of Desdemona. Othello’s lack for evidence, such as proof of the handkerchief, allowed tragedy to occur in the play. Seeing the play Othello live rather than reading it from a book allowed me to understand the writing and meaning of Shakespeare. Watching Othello, I already knew the underlined themes and symbolism, etc.