In the Matthew Bourne dance drama "The Car Man‚" the set takes place in the small town called Harmony around the 1960s. In Harmony the characters known as Dino the owner of Dino’s diner and garage‚ his wife Lana‚ her sister Rita‚ Angelo‚ and Luca the drifter perform a dance sensation evolving around a small town filled with passion‚ violence and betrayal. The characters Luca and Lana stood out as the chemistry and steamy love affair between them intensifies during an intimate and energetic duet portraying
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those of the “electric bell” or the so famous unique “library” in all Bulgaria. They are characters that would normally be used to lower the tension in different types of plays. Yet‚ Arms and the Man‚ is a comedy and hence not many high-tension scenes are found. Their role additionally‚ adds more humour to the play‚ especially in those dull scenes where humour is expected to be used in order to break down the monologues‚ to change the subject or merely to accelerate the pace by altering
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I can’t help but wonder what this country would be like if we didn’t have great leaders such as Benjamin Franklin‚ Patrick Henry‚ and Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence would have never been written and we would probably still be under the thumb of the British Empire. Our lives would not be the same. We would not have the right to freedom‚ liberty or justice. All decisions would probably be made for each of us. Benjamin Franklin would not have shown us the way to a better life‚ there
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Wilson’s The Music Man. I thought the musical was amazing‚ It was a great story with a fabulous cast and well decorated sets. The female lead of the performance Felicia‚ was remarkable‚ her vocals gave me goosebumps and her acting was great. The hard work of the cast and crew was very clear from the performance. I must give props to Mr. Dalton for organizing‚ and putting on such a great performance. I would definitely recommend people to go see this. The play was about a traveling con man‚ Harold Hill
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The production of The Elephant Man was absolutely breathtaking. It could be easily inferred that everyone involved put their very heart and souls into bringing this play to life. It truly was a phenomenon‚ probably never to be replicated ever again. No matter how many weekends the show continues. Indeed‚ going into the play‚ I was curious in regards to several aspects‚ most revolving around how they would portray Merrick. Be that as it may‚ the actors were able to gather up all my mundane interpretations
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exploring anti-war sentiments? Consider the view that Oh What a Lovely War is more effective in shocking the audience Oh What a Lovely War is more effective and shocking compared to Journey’s End because it’s overt in its anti-war sentiments. It demonstrates this by ridiculing the politicians and leaders who run the war. Littlewood conducts a play‚ acting like a slaughterhouse‚ of men and boys‚ using a non-naturalistic style. Journey’s End uses a true representation to portray the war in a realistic
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Pro-war and Anti-war movements for the 20th century There have been movements that support or oppose war throughout all of history. The 20th century saw this movement coalesce into a much larger and more diverse series of society changing events. Spanish-American war‚ World War I‚ World War II‚ the Cold War‚ Korea‚ Vietnam and Desert Storm were all wars that helped American society evolve into what it is today. For each of the conflicts‚ there were opposing points of view as to the amount of
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Virgil’s Aeneid an Anti-War Poem? Virgil opens the Aeneid’ with the words ARMA virumque cano ( I sing of arms and of men). The central role that war plays in this Roman epic is made apparent from the very first word of the Aeneid’ by the emphatic placing of the word arma at the very beginning of the poem. A fair chunk of Virgil’s Aeneid’ is set on the battle field but its violent and gory descriptions of death and its frequent battles alone cannot make this poem an anti-war poem. Virgil does
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THE ANALYSIS OF CHARACTERS IN ARMS AND THE MAN WRITEN BY BERNARD SHAW [pic] By: Yona Grahitha A2B309032 REGULER 2 ENGLISH PROGRAM FACULTY OF HUMANITIES DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY 2010 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A) Background of the Study Drama is a literary composition that tells a story‚ usually of human conflict by means of dialogues and actions‚ to be performed by actors. An important factor that supports in forming a drama is a character‚ which is played by players. The character is a
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the anti-war movement‚ one being that it was the reason the Vietnam war ended. On the contrary‚ the movement was more social and cultural than it was political. As a single organization it had little impact‚ but as a whole movement‚ it was able to influence on a broader level the politics in America. Even the Johnson and Nixon administration insisted they would ignore the anti-war efforts yet still‚ they adapted their policies to those who dissented.(456) Those in opposition to the anti-war wave
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