Traditional drama‚ like in "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles‚ reflects a world view composed of a rational‚ well-ordered universe‚ a comforting system of beliefs (faith in something‚ someone)‚ a stable scale of values‚ an ethical system in working condition. (Johnson‚ 2006). Beckett‚ in "Waiting for Godot"‚ has turned away from the traditional drama and has an entirely different world view. This world view is marked by chaos instead of order. The universe is void - nothing to believe in but nothingness
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No. of Printed Pages : 5 MEG-2 MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH Term-End Examination June‚ 2012 MEG-2 : BRITISH DRAMA Time : 3 hours Note : Maximum Marks : 100 09931 Answer Question no. 1‚ which is compulsory and any four from the remaining questions. All questions carry equal marks. 1. Annotate any four of the following passages with reference to the context in not more than 150 words each : 4x5=20 (a) Let Faustus live in hell a thousand years‚ A hundred thousand and at last
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In Waiting for Godot‚ Samuel Beckett produces a truly cryptic work. On first analyzing the play‚ one is not sure of what‚ if anything‚ happens or of the title character’s significance. In attempting to unravel the themes of the play‚ interpreters have extracted a wide variety symbolism from the Godot’s name. Some‚ taking an obvious hint‚ have proposed that Godot represents God and that the play is centered on religious symbolism. Others have taken the name as deriving from the French word for a boot
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: Existential crisis in Waiting for Godot The absurd plays deal with the themes of existentialism‚ especially the existentialist theme of absurdity. The absurd playwrights tried to translate the contemporary existentialism philosophy into the drama. The absurd playwrights also tried to portray the distressful condition of the humans. In Waiting for Godot the human condition is shown as a dismal and distressful state. The derelict man struggles to live or rather exist‚ in a hostile and uncaring world
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The Lucky One The Lucky One is a book written by Nicholas Sparks. Most of Sparks’ works are made into movies because all of his books are well written and explained. The Lucky One is a love story of a marine named Logan and a teacher named Beth. The movie version directed by Scott Hicks is starred by Zac Efron as Logan‚ Taylor Schilling as Beth‚ Jay R. Ferguson as Keith Clayton who is the ex-husband of Beth and Blythe Danna as Beth’s nana. Both the work of The Lucky One captures the emotions and
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The Lucky One Nicholas Sparks‚ the author of The Lucky One‚ uses many literary devices and elements throughout the book to help the reader better understand his theme. The main theme is fate or luck. One simple decision or action can seemingly change your fate or luck. Some literary elements and devices that helped shape the theme were the point of view‚ conflict‚ symbols‚ and foreshadowing. The book is written in a third-person omniscient voice. That is‚ each chapter is written from a specific
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doubt in my mind that Lucky Miles should be included in the International Australian Film Festival of 2016. The inclusion of this film is justified by how Australia and its people are portrayed perfectly with a balance of seriousness and humor thanks to its Australian director Michael James Rowland. With home grown films it is typical for writers to take the easy road and create two dimensional characters without any personality. This most certainly is not the case in Lucky Miles and is one of the
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To some people‚ success is based on luck‚ a random whim of fate‚ a chance roll of the dice. But nothing could be further from the truth. Success‚ to a great extent‚ can be influenced by luck‚ but this is not to say that luck is an accident. Luck is predictable. With hard work‚ it can be controlled. By concentrating on several "luck factors"key areas of your life that influence your future successyou can take the reigns of chance and feel yourself racing forward at a greater rate than you have
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Daniela Guzmán Professor Carola Oyarzun Drama 8 April 2013 Repetition in “Waiting for Godot” “I can’t go on like this”‚ with this last phrase Waiting for Godot ends. Although it might not seem a lot by itself‚ when reading the whole play it is possibly to understand about what is the character of Estragon talking about. He and Vladimir have been waiting for a person called Godot to come and meet them‚ and as the first act of the play shows they have been waiting for a while and they pretend
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Q. 2. Write a note on the World of Harold Pinter. Answer Each of Harold Pinter’s [first] four plays ends in the virtual annihilation of an individual. In Pinter’s first play‚ The Room‚ after a blind Negro is kicked into inertness‚ the heroine‚ Rose‚ is suddenly stirken with blindness. In The Dump Waiter‚ the curtain falls as Gus and his prospective murderer stare at each other. Stanley Webber‚ the hero of The Birthday Party‚ is taken from his refuge for ’special treatment’. In The Caretaker‚ the
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