Lena / Lujing Shen Due Feb 28 Evaluation of “Ruined” “Ruined” is a play about ruined women in a bar during the civil war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The actress who plays Mama does a very good job. Her loud volume‚ high or low pitch‚ and voice qualities make a great contribution to her play. First her volume is loud that all of the audiences can hear her voice. The role she plays is called Mama who owns a bar. She needs a loud volume to get everybody’s attention in the bar. Her loudness
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the three full-length plays read in class‚ Ruined by Lynn Nottage was the best play. This play is filled of intense drama‚ yet it has beautiful and hideous events that bring together the play. There are many reasons as to why this play is the best‚ mainly because it’s targets woman who been raped‚ mutilated and who are now facing the consequences and putting on a brave face to get by. The play Ruined focuses more on the topic of woman. Those women are view as how of “ruined” by society. These women
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The Ruined Maid The “Ruined Maid” was written by Thomas Hardy in 1866. This poem has six stanzas‚ which consists of four quatrains each. In the beginning of each stanza the farm girl speaks‚ and ‘Melia‚ the “ruined girl” speaks just for the last line; however for the last stanza ‘Melia begins to respond to the farm girl from the second to last line. This paper will break down each stanza of the “Ruined Maid” for readers unfamiliar with this poem. Further‚ this summary will give information on the
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pure‚ innocent‚ and clean‚ and anyone who didn’t fit that mold was considered damaged goods. A woman who lost her virginity outside of marriage (no matter the circumstances) was damaged and Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid‚" mocks society’s idea that a woman who lost her virginity before marriage is "ruined". This story is comprised of a discussion between a farm girl turned prostitute named Melia‚ and an unnamed friend from the farmyard. The two girls run into each other in town‚ and the farm girl is stunned
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Ruined Response Paper 1) One of the main‚ most interesting characters in the play is Sophie. She was brought to Mama Nadi by Christopher as a bar girl. Sophie is Christopher’s Niece. Christopher wants to protect her and knows that Mama Nadi will take care of her. At this point in the play Sophie is extremely shy. It is understandable because she is being brought to some she has never met. Mama and Sophie end up becoming really close and Mama takes great care of Sophie. Later in the story mam
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The Ruined Maid Summary: In this poem the speaker recgonizes an olf frind named Melia who is now a wealthy woman and has turned very beautiful. However‚ Melia declares that she is ruined now‚ but the speaker still has an ultimate desire to be just like Melia. The speaker then talks about if this is ruined then I wish to be a ruined woman. Melia then proclaims how the speaker does not have what it takes to be ruined. Speaker: The speaker of the poem is an old maid who is in awe over Melia. Main
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“The Ruined Maid” a poem by Thomas Hardy‚ one may first portray it to be about two women who are contrasting and discussing Melia’s past and now ruined life. In the poem Thomas hardy examines the life of two women‚ one poor and one rich‚ debating which women’s life is harder. In the poem Hardy exemplifies melodramatic dialogue between two women revealing the insecurities and ethics of women in the Victorian Era. Moreover the poem satirizes how a prostitute‚ a woman who may have a ruined life but
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complete the analysis based on the play read by the class‚ and finally as a part of the final project for the course. It is allowed and preferred that the assignment be completed in the outline form provided. It will be appropriate to list some responses‚ where as others will require a more developed answer. It is important to understand that some aspects will be provided by the playwright. Other areas of analysis will be created by you using the dialogue of the play to support and justify your choices
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“The Ruined Maid” is a complex poem and can be interpreted in an array of ways. Written by Thomas Hardy in the late 1800’s‚ the poem displays both a conversation and fashion statements or expectations of the time. “The Ruined Maid” can be broken down into two theories: the woman works as a prostitute‚ or the woman was sold to a rich man. The first theory to explain the wonder that is “The Ruined Maid” is that the Ruined Woman was a prostitute. This would explain the influx of money the Ruined Woman
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In addition‚ there were weaknesses in the system because children born with this type of tradition can see how addiction ruined their family. That was what I did‚ I made a claim that I would never fall into the pattern my parents did. I would protect my siblings; shield them away from the darkness that was known as addiction. We would strive for better‚ go to college‚ and stay clear of the dangers of the world. The one and only function of addiction is to destroy the family members by breaking and
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