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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David Ives’ play “Degas‚ C’est Moi” found in his Carpe Diem themed collection of one-act plays Time Flies the protagonist Ed daydreams out loud by pretending to be Edgar Degas for a full day. From his spur of the moment decision in the morning to his epiphany at night Ed epitomizes the desires of the human spirit – including humanity’s desire for immortality and greatness. Due to the play’s universal themes this one-act can be characterized as a ‘fine’ play. Among other qualities this play is characterized
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and Dance at the Quintero theatre‚ is a play written by Lopa de Vega.The particular rendition of the play was directed by Dr. Kieth Byron Kirk. The production spread across the world and has been made into musicals and films in various european languages. I was able to sit down in a fairly central position near the back of the theatre‚ which was set up in the proscenium seating for the thursday performance on oct 15 at 8:00 pm. Lope de Vega based his play on actual events that happened in the small
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The Warriors. This play was written by William P. Bradford II‚ a graduate of Trinity High School. The Warriors is written about veterans of wars trying to handle life with PTSD. The play begins as smoke slithers onto the stage. Veteran 1(Loui Chang) stumbles onto the stage and delivers a brief background of himself. The other veterans one by one follow Loui’s lead and each deliver a brief background of themselves. After the last
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The play ‘Dags’ is based on the life of a young teenager going through the changes in life and facing everyday issues. The story line involves the struggles as a girl is growing up and discovering relationships with friends‚ boys and family. With the troubles of boys breaking up friendships and friendships breaking up family relationships‚ main character Gillian discovers what is really important and what is just a false expectation of reality. My character in the production was a significant
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the The Way of the World By William Congreve أسماء عيسى الزغيبي شعبة الاحد Table of contents : 1.Introduaction of the play 2.Arthur biography 3. Characters 4.Setting 5. Plot 6.Refernces Arthur biography : William Congreve was born on January 24‚ 1670‚ in the town of Bardsey in Yorkshire‚ England. By 1672‚ the family had moved to London; in 1674‚ the family relocated to the Irish port town of Youghal‚ where Congreve’s father served as a lieutenant in the British army
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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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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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“Pygmalion” by George Bernard Shaw‚ is a play set in the Victorian Era. In this period of time‚ social classes were considered to be fixed and so no one moved between classes. In George Bernard Shaw’s play‚ this idea of fixed social classes is challenged through the use of dramatic conventions. “Pygmalion” follows the life of Eliza Doolittle as Professor Henry Higgins plans to transform her from a flower girl to a lady in a bet to pass her off as a duchess. In changing her appearance and speech‚
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HITLER AS DICTATOR - 1934-39 Was Hitler a "weak dictator"? The old view (historians in the 1950’s) was that NAZI Germany was a "totalitarian" state. Hitler was the all-powerful dictator. Orders flowed downwards from Hitler. The system of government was like an efficient‚ well-oiled machine. Recent research by historians (1970’s/80’s) now disputes this view. It is now accepted that Nazi Germany was NOT a "well-oiled machine". It was more like a medieval court - with a king (Hitler) surrounded
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