Drama Page 6

Aristotle wrote numerous treatises about a variety of topics, one of which is his treatise on Poetics. In this treatise, he discusses poetry and the construction of epics, but the treatise heavily focuses on the creation and definition of a tragedy, particularly on the development of the plot. Based on Aristotle’s definitions of a tragedy…

The fight scene takes place in the barn where Lennie is looking at the new-born pups, and Curley ran into the barn with the impression that his wife was cheating on him with Slim. The scene is already made slightly dramatic by portraying Curley, who has previously been portrayed as a small thug, as a…

I will aim to write about the techniques and strategies used in ‘Teechers’ by John Godber and my own performance of the text that help my understanding and appreciation of the play. ‘Teechers’ is a school play performed by three students based on their new Drama Teacher and follows events that may or may not…

According to Shakespeare’s As You Like It, every person in the world is like a player on a stage. They have entrances and exits and play many roles throughout their lives, which can be divided into seven ages. This idea of social interactions as performances before an audience is known as dramaturgy and was described…

A Doll House is a play by Norwegian poet Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen devoted his entire life to the theater. Ibsen is said to have changed the history of the stage. Henrik Ibsen was born March 20, 1828, in Skien. Around 1851 Ibsen accepted the position of theater poet at the National Theater. He was there…

Dramatist means ” a person who writes plays”. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, the son of a maker of gloves, he was educated at the grammar school, and in 1582 married Anne Hathaway. They had a daughter, Susanna in 1583, and in 1585 twins, Hamnet (who died in 1596) and Judith. By 1592 Shakespeare was established in…

The Jacobean Era refers to the time in English and Scottish history that aligns with King James VI’s (1567-1625) reign on the throne of Scotland. In 1603, he also became James I of England. The Jacobean era follows the Elizabethan Era and particularly emphasizes a style of architecture, visual arts, decorative arts, and literature that…

Act 1 scene 1. Hamlet, Claudius, Marcellus, Horatio, Barnardo. This is where the ghost is first seen by Horatio, Marcellus and Barnardo, representing that the King’s spirit is still alive as he is not yet at peace. I feel sympathetic for Hamlet as in the next scene everyone is mourning over the King’s death and…

Love as a cause of violence shows it self in may stories and themes. In the story of Romeo and Juliet, this happens in quite a few occasions. The several occasions include when Romeo and Juliet both threaten to kill them selves if the friar doesn’t do something about the Paris and Juliet marriage. There…

The major irony in Of Mice and Men is that George kills Leonie because of their friendship. George kills Leonie to spare him from a worse death. George complained about Leonie and his defects, but realizes his importance only after his death. Once Leonie is dead, George loses the weight of responsibility Leonie caused him,…