personal growth. When comparing texts you often see the dramatic similarities of the experiences undergone by the protagonist‚ we also see that the pain and personal growth forms at different levels; creating either a diluted or concentrated effect. Cosi by Louis Nowra‚ the Road Not Taken by Robert Frost and Amadeus directed by Milos Forman‚ all portray similar kinds of pain and growth through similar experience. Lewis begins his journey as a typically middle class citizen with radical left wing
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How Successful Has Lois Nowra Been in Challenging the Significant Ideas of Love‚ Fidelity‚ Sanity and Insanity in Cosi? In the play Cosi Louis Nowra challenges the important themes of love‚ fidelity‚ sanity and insanity within a range of dramatic techniques. Cosi is set in Melbourne‚ during the early 1970’s. Numerous political and radical events were occurring. The Vietnam War protest was raging‚ the sexual revolution was rolling‚ and mental illness was still misunderstood and mistreated. Due
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Louis Nowra’s semi-autobiographical play‚ Così is a touching yet biting portrayal of human relationships in a Melbourne mental institution ostracised by society. Prior to the 1970s‚ those who suffered from mental disorders were sent to mental institutions in order to prevent them from bringing shame onto their families and the community. Since there was little scientific progress on mental health‚ people with a spectrum of ‘illnesses’ were admitted. These ‘illnesses’ ranged from true mental instability
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something. In Cosi a play by Louis Nowra various characters are faced with challenges and throughout the play some characters rise to the challenges put before them and overcome them‚ others fail. Using that concept Louis Nowra hopes to communicate the challenges that people must undergo in their life. Louis Nowra uses the play within a play technique so that he can easily explore various themes some examples being love‚ madness and war. Louis Nowra manages to use the characters in the play “Cosi” to represent
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In Cosi‚ Louis Nowra forces the audience to question what it means to be “normal”. Explain. “Cosi” is a novel‚ written by Lewis Nowra‚ which takes an affectionate look at the madness and mayhem in a world where “sanity” does not exist. Throughout the play the characters are developed in a way that they help the reader grasp an understanding of the main issues dealt with by each of the characters. This is achieved by some of the characters remaining static throughout the play as they do not develop
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Cosi by Louis Nowra is a play within a play‚ Meta Theatre‚ and is a semi-autobiographical‚ touching and a biting portrayal of human relationships and mental illness. Prior to the 1970s‚ people who suffered from ‘mental disorders’ were sent to mental institutes in order to prevent them from bringing shame onto their families and the community. The ‘illnesses’ ranged from true mental instability‚ such as OCD and schizophrenia‚ to alcoholics and drug abusers. This is what Nowra’s play is based around
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Cosi Notes: Lewis: directs the opera at the asylum; going out with Lucy but kisses julie and eventually breaks up with Lucy; gradually takes on a stronger leadership role 21 years old main protagonist naive and inexperienced lewis is loyal‚ compassionate and kind he is a man of integrity lives with his girlfriend Lucy as well as their friend Nick. directs play because he needs the money his idealism and naivety allow him to approach the job with enthusiasm and passion becomes more confident
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Close Study of Text: Cosi The play “Cosi” by Louis Nowra is about a young‚ inexperienced university student who is given the task of directing a play in a mental hospital. The play uses many dramatic techniques including the setting of the play‚ humour‚ Language‚ the play within the play structure‚ and the fourth wall to help draw the audience into the world of the play. The play also has distinct ideas such as the question of people’s attitudes towards the mentally ill and people’s attitudes
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Dramatic Devices - Cosi | | |Conflict |The classic device for generating drama is the introduction of conflict. The introduction of outsiders‚ such as Lewis‚ Nick and | | |Lucy‚ into a contented and settled group of characters leads to conflicting ideas. Conflict presents itself in 3 forms External‚ | | |Internal and Environmental.
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The playwright ‘Cosi’ has several backdrops throughout the book. The main once is obviously the theatre but the more in depth backgrounds is the movement of the people in the real world. The Vietnam Moratorium‚ which was fighting for the government to return all the troops from the Vietnam War and the Sexual Revolution‚ which was a social movement that fought against the traditional codes towards to sexual relationships. The Vietnam Moratorium The moratorium was a mass demonstration against
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