The Chorus in Greek drama was a large group of performers (suggested between 12 and 30) of people who sang or chanted songs and poems‚ and danced during plays. They are homogenized and non-individualized group in Greek drama. Despite the large size‚ they represented a collective consciousness‚ or a single body‚ often wearing masks to render sense of unification and anonymity. In Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex‚ the chorus is composed of senators‚ while in Sophocles’s Electra‚ the chorus is made up of the
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They bring out Macbeth’s inner evil ambition and determine his fate. “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” (Act 1‚ Sc. 1‚ 11)‚ the witches start Act one‚ Scene one in an ominous atmosphere of thunder and lighting. The bleak atmosphere that starts off the drama supports the horror and tragedy that characterizes the rest of the play. The audience learns about their intentions of meeting Macbeth and doing harm “when the hurlyburly’s done/ When the battle’s lost and won” (Act 1‚ Sc. 1‚ 4-5). Macbeth may win
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victim scared‚ victim trying to get away. 2) The Greeks would not let any type of violence on the stage. All fighting shooting etc. had to happen off stage. If the character/actor were killed he would be wheeled on to the stage. 3) Because the dramas evolved from choral dances and chants‚ the chorus remained a strong presence in Greek tragedy throughout the Golden Age and beyond. 4) The addition of one actor‚ by Thespis was a major step forward ‚ and was later followed by the addition of two
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The performance ‘Hoods’ by Barking Gecko Theatre Co. is a play about two young children‚ Jessie and Kyle‚ who create video game style situations to pass the time as they are left in the car by their mother. This play was performed at Thornlie Senior High School’s Performing Arts Centre on Friday the 1st of April 2011. It was a great honour to have this brilliant play shown to the high school students as it showed perseverance of the young children. The play was written by Angela Betzien and directed
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A Look into Glass Homes Themes throughout literature have similar ideas‚ in this essay I will discuss the theme of gender and how gender roles play a part in the ultimate plot of a play or story. We know gender as the definition of sex‚ male or female. But what we often forget is that gender has a major influence in our roles in society. Both The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams have similar themes in gender. Besides gender both pieces of literature
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Maths Coursework Factors that affect the second hand value of a car Contents page 1. Introduction 3 2. Types of sampling 4-5  Random sampling  Systematic sampling  Stratified sampling 3. Bar graph and Pie chart 5-6 4. My chosen method of sampling 6 5. Scatter diagrams 7-17  second hand price and age  second hand price and mileage  second hand price and engine size 6. Cumulative Frequency 18-35  1st set second hand
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Question 1 Christopher Balderas I think telling a story out of sequence makes the story more effective in conveying its message after you have read the whole story. In the beginning of an out of sequence story you might have a lot of questions on why things are occurring‚ and why the author would tell you‚ for example‚ the end of the story at the beginning of the book. The disorganization
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Gary Ridgway‚ commonly known as the Green River Killer‚ was convicted of 48 murders and it has been presumed that Ridgway had killed twice that number (Murray‚ 2008). Figure 1 is a map of where the police have found bodies of Ridgway’s victims‚ many of his victims were found near or in the Green River in Seattle‚ which was why he was named the Green River Killer. Also in figure 2‚ one of Gary Ridgway’s victim was found in the Green River by the authorities. However due to the Seattle police department’s
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Desperate Times Call For Desperate Change People are capable of doing crazy things! Nora‚ in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House‚ loved her husband so much that she committed forgery just for the sake of his wellbeing. Susan Glaspell’s character in Trifles‚ Mrs. Wright‚ murders her husband after she discovers that he killed the one most precious thing to her‚ her pet bird. It was out of love that these women committed illegal crimes. Nora wanted her husband to be healthy because she loved him and knew
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House to House by David Bellavia (Bell) is a personal memoir of his experiences during the Iraq war. The book follows Bell and his men on their mission to clear opposing forces out of buildings in Fallujah‚ which was the most dangerous city for armed forces in Iraq. While following through with the task they faced staggering opposition and at times overwhelming odds. In order to survive this suicide mission Bell and his men transition from average men to machines that are programmed to survive at
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