Who Is The Narrator Of Arcadia
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Title: Arcadia
Author: Tom Stoppard
Central Character: Septimus Hodge
Other Characters: Thomasina Coverly, Jellaby, Ezra Chater, Richard Noakes, Lady Croom, Hannah Jarvis
Setting: The story opens in the front room of an old estate in Derbyshire, England. Scenes shift back and forth between the early nineteenth century and to present day.
Narrator: The narrative in Arcadia switches between multiple character points of view throughout the play. The majority of all the characters gets to speak as the narrator and on his/her point of view and perspective at least once in the narrative.
Events in summary numbered, but not more than a paragraph—10 to 12 events at most
1. The first major event in the narrative of “Arcadia,” is the discovery of Septimus’s affair with Mrs. Chater in the first scene. Mr. Noakes, the landscape architect, spots Septimus and Mrs. Chater in the gazebo in the acts of infidelity. Mr. Noakes describes what …show more content…
The concluding event in the narrative describes a scene where Thomasina insists on one last dance for her birthday, and Gus inviting Hannah to dance as well.. The scene ends with both couples, two centuries and locations apart, dancing across the stage.
Tone – “Arcadia,” by Tom Stoppard is a very unique play. There is no traditional, or orthodox narrarator. Tom Stoppard, instead, gives each character their own voice, and their own chance to speak. Although it’s difficult to identify just one outlying tone, the general feeling of the text in my opinion, was that of strong emotion or affection. Every character had a deep affection for the ways of the world.
Style – The writing style used by Tom Stoppard in this narrative, in my opinion, would be described by the words; clever and whimsical. The play used a very intelligent structure, and the characters were witty as well as comical. The play mixed serious topics of metaphysics, sex and time, all while blending gossip and other trivial
Title: Arcadia
Author: Tom Stoppard
Central Character: Septimus Hodge
Other Characters: Thomasina Coverly, Jellaby, Ezra Chater, Richard Noakes, Lady Croom, Hannah Jarvis
Setting: The story opens in the front room of an old estate in Derbyshire, England. Scenes shift back and forth between the early nineteenth century and to present day.
Narrator: The narrative in Arcadia switches between multiple character points of view throughout the play. The majority of all the characters gets to speak as the narrator and on his/her point of view and perspective at least once in the narrative.
Events in summary numbered, but not more than a paragraph—10 to 12 events at most
1. The first major event in the narrative of “Arcadia,” is the discovery of Septimus’s affair with Mrs. Chater in the first scene. Mr. Noakes, the landscape architect, spots Septimus and Mrs. Chater in the gazebo in the acts of infidelity. Mr. Noakes describes what …show more content…
The concluding event in the narrative describes a scene where Thomasina insists on one last dance for her birthday, and Gus inviting Hannah to dance as well.. The scene ends with both couples, two centuries and locations apart, dancing across the stage.
Tone – “Arcadia,” by Tom Stoppard is a very unique play. There is no traditional, or orthodox narrarator. Tom Stoppard, instead, gives each character their own voice, and their own chance to speak. Although it’s difficult to identify just one outlying tone, the general feeling of the text in my opinion, was that of strong emotion or affection. Every character had a deep affection for the ways of the world.
Style – The writing style used by Tom Stoppard in this narrative, in my opinion, would be described by the words; clever and whimsical. The play used a very intelligent structure, and the characters were witty as well as comical. The play mixed serious topics of metaphysics, sex and time, all while blending gossip and other trivial