David Ives’ Sure Thing drama is an interesting play which has different way to entertain the readers. I have never read a play which is a little bit confusing at the first time I read it. Seems its every scene is separated by ring bell. However‚ by reading it more‚ I could sense comedy and fantasy combined at once. In the following paragraphs‚ you will see how some characters shaped based on the play. The first one is “educated”. Both of the characters in this play were educated. It could be proved
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In regards to the writing of the play‚ I thought that it was well written‚ however there were some scenes were I found myself wondering “what does this mean exactly?” Or “who said this? What was it that they said?” For instance‚ in scene nine one of the characters‚ named Melva‚ would be interrupted or questioned by an unnamed person. As I continued reading the scene I felt that I needed clarification in regards to who was talking or questioning Melva. Although there were some parts in a scene where
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The play “Bacchae” was written by Euripides and first published in 1896‚ it was later translated by Henry Hart Milman in 1997. The play “Equus” was written by Peter Shaffer in 1973. The Bacchae is about a god who is struggling to be recognized as a god. However‚ Equus is about a boy who is struggling to find god. Both plays show how religion can change people by modifying their beliefs. Euripides and Shaffer both draw their ideas from ancient traditions through the element of religion by rituals
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Play Analysis 2: Hamlet 1. In Hamlet the King has recently passed away and his brother Claudius has taken the throne and married the widowed Queen Gertrude. One night in Elsinore Castle in Denmark the King’s ghost appears before the watchmen and then Horatio. Horatio and the watchmen bring Hamlet‚ the prince‚ son of the deceased king and Gertrude‚ the ghost reveals it is the spirit of the dead king. He tells his son that he was murdered by Claudius and bids him to take revenge upon his uncle. Hamlet
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Seminar Review On November 20th I went to the Black Box theatre to see the play Seminar. It was a small production‚ and there were only five actors. Going into the play‚ I had no idea what to expect. I had heard the play was a bit raunchy‚ with explicit dialogue and provocative scenes. The play started out with four actors portraying college graduate writers. I loved how realistic the setting was; it really looked like somebody’s real apartment. The actors did very well portraying emotion
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Jennifer Sadler CLDDV 107 PM September 7th‚ 2014 The Importance of Play Article In the article “The Importance of Play”‚ the author states that promoting play increases the chance of a healthier lifestyle for a childs future. The article talks about how middle class parents have a hurried lifestyle‚ which results with the parents not taking opportunities to interact with their babies. This then leads to their children later on having anxiety problems as well as higher stress levels.
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en Introduction Every child is unique in their own way and I strongly believe that the environment plays a big role in raising the child. Studies show that PLAY plays the important role in children’s learning and development. Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) believed that play was a highly significant activity and initiated an approach to learning in early childhood that offers children a wide range of experiences so that they could develop an understanding of their world and themselves. He also
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Observation of Child at Play Time: 6:04-6:38 Location: School field/Playground Child: Abigail‚ 72 months‚ girl Description: light red hair and freckles all over her face‚ very outgoing‚ talkative‚ and youngest out of two girls‚ loves to socialize‚ in the 1st grade. Observation: I walked up to the park where Abigail and her team were practicing. She was laying on the grass picking up a flower. She walks over to her dad and gives it to him. The whistle blows and she gets up and runs to the practice
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As You Like It - the Play As You Like It is considered by many to be one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies‚ and the heroine‚ Rosalind‚ is praised as one of his most inspiring characters and has more lines than any of Shakespeare’s female characters. Rosalind‚ the daughter of a banished duke falls in love with Orlando the disinherited son of one of the duke’s friends. When she is banished from the court by her usurping uncle‚ Duke Frederick ‚ Rosalind switches genders and as Ganymede travels with
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During play‚ children are able to engage in a number of activities containing different materials‚ objects‚ people and ideas. Children engage in different types of play throughout their childhood and as they learn and develop‚ so do their play activities. Types of plays include; constructive play where children are able to use materials to construct and design a range of illustrations. Exploratory play where they are can explore their surrounding environment
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