Presentation Notes Traditional Greek plays * Tragedy * Dramatic composition dealing with somber themes‚ typically of a great person destined through flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force or society‚ to downfall or destruction * All violence to occur off stage and messenger tell you of what has occurred * Process of a tragic hero * A tragic hero is a man of Nobel stature. He is not an ordinary man‚ but a man with outstanding quality and greatness
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This essay will compare and contrast two plays by aboriginal and Torres Strait islander playwrights. The first “in our town” by jack Davis and the second “the seven stages of grieving” by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman. Jack Davis was born in Perth in 1917. He was brought up at both Yarloop and Moore river native settlement. He first began to learn the language and culture of his people‚ the people of south- Western Australia the Noongar clan‚ while he lived on the Brookton aboriginal reserve
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between the Play and the Movie Macbeth The movie Macbeth has many differences from the actual play; here are just a few of them. First of all it is set in a completely different time period most likely the late 1930’s to the early 1940’s‚ while the original storyline is during the late 1400’s or during the early 1500’s. Though this change did change the settings‚ it was a really interesting contrast the two time periods. The second was that the witches in the play are always somewhere
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of Antigone‚ the protagonist of the play‚ Antigone‚ challenges society’s orders and norms. At the time period of the play‚ society’s norm for women was the maintain order in the family‚ give life to newborns and take care of the family members. However‚ Antigone challenges these social orders due to her social value of life: burying her brother‚ Polynices‚ and giving him a proper burial. Thus‚ it is through these norms and restrictions as well as her only social value that stimulates Antigone to
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the movie version of Romeo and Juliet (1996‚ Leonardo DiCaprio)‚ the above illustrates this perfectly. For this essay‚ I will discuss some of the contrasts between the original play‚ and the film. I hope you find this essay informative. First‚ I will discuss some of the plot changes that were implemented to adapt to a modern day movie’s visual capabilities. If we were to read just the play‚ the only pictures we would see would have to be imagined. Since we now have the ability to see a movie‚ the
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Antigone Antigone was written by Sophocles‚ after the age of 50. Antigone is a play used to show Aristotle’s Definition of a Tragic Hero. His definition of a tragic hero is a man who is held in a high place of society and is brought down by the decisions he makes; because of that‚ his punishment may exceed the crime. In the end‚ he must accept the fact as to why he has fallen. The tragic hero of Antigone was Creon‚ who was king of Thebes. Creon is a tragic hero because he is a man of noble
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political aspects of Antigone‚ we created an off text improvisation where we played characters from Theban society -I was “A Female Citizen”- we read them out to the class so we could get an idea of people we could work with which was a good idea as it enabled us to engage with each other and incorporate more detail into our improvisation. Our improvisation was set in a market place‚ we each spoke of our feelings to each other‚ which showed the contrast in opinions towards Antigone(or her sister)/Creon
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Pride in Antigone Gandhi once said‚ “Anger is the enemy of non-violence‚ and pride is a matter that swallows it up.” Pride is never an acceptable notion and it often leads to ones downfall‚ as we see often throughout Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone. Multiple characters in Antigone experience prideful thoughts and actions during the course of the play resulting in the tragedy of negative outcomes in the end. In the beginning of Antigone the two sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ are discussing their
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In Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ two sisters‚ Ismene and Antigone‚ have two different views on what it means to be human. Ismene understand “being human” or “life” in a biological sense. She believes in continuing‚ by being a female‚ in continuing the family bloodline. Antigone however‚ understands “being human” in a sense of family honor and reputation. Both are important‚ but neither is right nor wrong. Creon‚ the ruler‚ has his own views on how to rule the city. He believes that he is in charge and
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Sara Ortiz Mr.Johanson Honors English 10th 29 October 2013 Antigone Essay: Ode to Man Since the beginning man has always been an admirable creation that dominates and controlled almost all of the earth. Man is exalted everywhere because of his capacity to guide entire cities and to follow the rules of the gods to bring honor to him and his city. But fate plays a misfortunate trick on man: death. The only thing that is a man cannot control is death‚ because‚ although men are great‚ death can
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