By this identification, they end up forming some sort of group of absent people who get involved in the events of the “real world” of the novel itself. In this sense Goethe uses in his novel the exact same method Shakespeare used in the play: he creates a “play inside a play” to make the plot deeper and more complex. In Book III, chapter VIII, Wilhelm Meister gets to know Shakespeare’s plays thanks to the character Jarno, and in chapter XI he says: “Wilhelm had scarcely read one or two of Shakespeare’s plays, till their effect on him became so strong that he could go no farther. His whole soul was in commotion” Shortly after Meister meets Jarno again and tells him that no other book or man has ever
As the play unfolds the audience do not gain any in depth knowledge of the characters, conclusions are made by the characters choices and attitudes. At the end of the play the characters end their self-discovery journeys and understand themselves further; a typical convention of a dramatic comedy. Although there are clear examples of the conventions of a Shakespearean dramatic comedy, aspects of the play how far it fufils the genre. A typical ending to a comedy would usually end in marriage and whilst there are obvious happy endings with couples getting together, there isn’t a definite marriage. We are left with un answered questions at the end of the play.
I. Unifying Principle: A unifying principle that can be applied to the story of Gidion’s Knot would be “untying the knot.” This disentanglement of various circumstances, such as Gidion’s death, the reveal of Heather’s nervousness in the beginning of the play, and the reason Gidion was suspended in the first place show the “untying” of the knot of uncertainty. In the play, Corryn comes across a presentation board titled, “The Gordian Knot.” This is obviously not a coincidence. Johnna Adams had a reason to bring it into the world of the play. The audience discovers that it was Seneca’s project. Seneca was one of Gidion’s friends in school.
is laid upon your hate That heaven finds means to kills yours joys with love” (V, iii, 291-293) “For there never was a story of more woe, then this of Juliet and her Romeo” (V, iii, 309-310) Tragedy- Reinforced by the death of Mercutio as it is seen by Levin as quite an ironic end, as he has been the satirist- “represents the play moving from Romantic comedy to Romantic tragedy.” Comparing Comedy & Tragedy- Tragedy tends to isolate where comedy bring together, to reveal the uniqueness of individuals rather than what they have in common with others. Examples have been shown with the progression of Juliet whom begun in tragic settings as an only child mother “But one, poor one, one poor, and loving child” (IV, v. 46) whilst Romeo friar reflects on then as “two in one” (II.iv.37) yet again when taking the potion “my dismal scene I needs must act alone.” (IV.iii. 19) reflected in the setting of each of them dying
What promise has Mr. Antrobus made by fighting the war?20. The play ends with Sabina reciting some of the lines from the beginning of the play and wishing the audiencegood night. Have the Antrobuses accomplished anything, or are they right back where they began? Is "progress"an illusion and the world entirely cyclical? Can the play be optimistic if the Antrobuses haven't changed fromtheir experiences?
‘Still Angela’ by Jenny Kemp and ‘Ruby Moon’ by Matt Cameron are plays that evaded the norms of conservative and often straightforward theatre, into a dreamlike, surreal state. They portray life as a routine; and to escape it, the characters pursuit their own inner self journeys. Both playwrights Cameron and Kemp use contemporary theatre forms, which has created an interesting approach on story telling. However the theatrical techniques of Ruby Moon and Still Angela are completely dissimilar. Unlike ‘Still Angela’s’ jolted time frame, ‘Ruby Moon’ has a very distinct progression, as it is highly episodic.
Cosi touches on the themes of politics, love and madness, but offers no definitive answers. Do you agree? Cosi is a splendid play written by Louis Nowra about the theatre, madness, sanity, illusion and life. Cosi especially touches on the themes of politics, love and madness but offers no definitive answers because the entire play is not revealing or seeking for any, therefore is no right or wrong answers, it is just a discussion on point of views from different persuasive to overall make a point and develop a better understanding on the themes within the play to the audiences. One of the obvious theme that is found in Cosi would be madness because since the play is set in a mental institution in the 1970s, in the institution you will be introduced to all different type of characters, the audience will receive a different kind of madness from each of them such as madness within drug addiction, madness from the experiences in life, madness from an obsessive personality and etc.
Deception and overhearing is a device commonly deployed in typical Shakespearian comedies such as ‘Twelfth Night’ and ‘The Comedy of Errors’, and both play a vital role in the play ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’ The title of the play is reflective of the content as the word ‘nothing’, when it was first performed in 1598 would have been pronounced ‘noting’ which had several meanings; it can mean to take notice, eavesdrop, or to observe, however, these aren’t necessarily accurate. A character can misunderstand a meaning, mishear, or misreport something, in the process of noting, too which can lead to tragedy or comedy depending on the actions a character takes. The situations that result from noting, significant comedic features, are the basis on which the entirety of Much Ado about Nothing is built upon. When the character Claudio is introduced he is said to have performed ‘in the figure of a lamb, the feats of a lion’ which instantaneously presents his unstable nature and his potential for violence and foreshadows the denunciation of Hero in Act 4 Scene 1. He is a young character and therefore impressionable, easily manipulated and naïve.
Beckett challenged the traditional structure of comedy developed by the Greeks which was order, disorder, new restored order. Living in a post war generation and a time where modernism was evolving literature he utilised certain elements to reform traditional comedies. He incorporated elements of Vaudeville and Absurdity to transform the repetitive and comparable nature of the comedies that preceded Waiting for Godot. Waiting for Godot contains two identical acts in which ‘nothing happens...twice’ however the literary devices that Beckett uses often creates drama and excitement within the dialogue and stage directions rather than the action itself. He writes using a long stream of consciousness causing the language to lack any real sense of coherent structure when it is first read.
A doll's house as a well made play A well made play is a form of french theatre started in France it talks about one subject it's plot is structural moves in a normal arrangment of incidents for an example of the well made play is A doll's house it is considerd as a a well made play because it contains most of the charachtristics or features of the well made play .The play is going forword in logical order there is no flashbacks,no metaphysical concerns.Second feature is the presence of a secrect which is known to audience but not known for the hero of the play and this secrect in the play was the forgery that Nora did to save her husband Helmer's life it was known to the audience but not to Helmer.Also there is always a threat to the security and safety of the hero there is a state of suspense like when krogstad was threatening Nora by telling her husband Helmer about the secret that he doesn't know which is the forgery.In addition to the presence of secrect notes and letters and this was the letters which krogstad sent to Helmer,also and timely arrivals of surprise charachters coming from outside country or retuning back from a long journey like the apperence of Mrs Linden.Another character is the settings of the play it was very realistic like the furniture the living room describing real settings,alots of exits and entrance as in the real life.The lowest point of the hero's fortune occurs just before the lowest point like what happend with Nora at the end of the play her lowest point was when she wanted to commit suicide immidately after this she reached her highest point when she started to realize herself as just playing the role of the doll from her father's hand then to her husband hand,and talk seriously with her husband for the first time.Finally for the conclusion it was logical and clearit is not supposedto have any remainder or unsolved quotient to