Question : What is a dramatic monologue? Which of the two‚ in your opinion‚ is the stronger dramatic monologue in Tennyson’s “Ulysses” or Browning’s “My Last Duchess”? Answer : Traditionally dramatic monologue is a lyrical poem in the form of speech spoken by a single man. It is dramatic because it begins abruptly and in the development of its thought it takes several sudden turns which impart dramatic dimension to the poem. In a dramatic monologue the single speaker reveals his thoughts in the
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Leung 1 Richelle Leung Ms. Ratchford ENG 2D1e 26 February 2013 “Just Lather‚ That’s All” Captain Torres Monologue I‚ Captain Torres‚ who believes that our country should have better conditions‚ am here to bring out a new revolution! You people‚ who oppose us‚ definitely did not think it through! Have you ever thought about your living conditions? Wouldn’t you want to improve it? Or make it a better place for all of us to live in? Look at yourself and look at people around you! Don’t you people
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‘THE PIANO’ MONOLOGUE – STRUCTURE Year 11 English 1) Introduction • Establish your identity – through your use of language‚ your tone‚ your physical appearance & gestures‚ etc • Capture your character’s voice – how does he/she speak? Will you‚ for example: - use figurative language and metaphor - speak in short‚ sharp sentences - speak in fragmented or rambling sentences - use lots of imperatives or commands and modal verbs (eg. She must
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The song “Stan” by rap artist Eminem fits the dramatic monologue format popularized by Robert Browning‚ because in Eminem’s song‚ Stan fits all of the characteristics of the Duke in My last Douches. Stan is extremely obsessive; in the beginning of the song he dies his hair and is trying to actually become Slim Shady‚ even his outfit and style are the same as Slim and is screaming in his girlfriend’s face because she keeps calling him Stanly when I would imagine he would want to be called Slim‚ or
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Joanna’s Monologue from Kramer vs. Kramer Look‚ during the last five years of our marriage‚ I was scared and I was very unhappy. And in my mind I had no other choice but to leave. At the time I left I felt that there was something terribly wrong with me. And that my son would be better off without me. I know I left my son. I know that that’s a terrible thing to do. Believe me I have to live with that every day of my life. But in order to leave him‚ I had to believe that it was the only thing I
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Textual features Text Type: Monologue Language Features Character List: Cheryl: A Tupperware salesperson (Banquo) Sharon: Cheryl’s sister and Tupperware salesperson (Fleance) Jude: North Queensland Promotional Manager (Macbeth) Trish: Previous NQ Promotional Manager (Duncan) Mel: Jude newest and now closest friend (Lady Macbeth) A Tupperware company car locates a park outside the Ingham Branch of National Australia Bank. Cheryl leaves the car running with Sharon in
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Examples of Dramatic Irony from Act I & II | Characters Involved | Sympathy?Antipathy? | Reason your sympathies lean as they do | Evidence- Lines & Explanation of Effect | Act 1 scene 1 | Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ Marcellus‚ Horatio‚ Barnardo | This is where the ghost is first seen by Horatio‚ Marcellus and Barnardo‚ representing that the King’s spirit is still alive as he is not yet at peace. I feel sympathetic for Hamlet as in the next scene everyone is mourning over the King’s death and Hamlet
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We will speak further‚ says Macbeth. If mine own face is a book of strange matters‚ then his reads uncertainty and doubt. But with the guidance of his doting wife‚ we can quash these fleeting qualms. For is it not a wifes duty to grease the wheel of ambition so that her husband can be successful? Behind every great man‚ is there not a guiding woman? If dear Macbeth could only place his trust into my hands I could nurture his desire to the point where the whole of Scotland salutes him as not only
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DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES Things to look out for in plays. Context You will need to write about techniques used in plays during your KS4 course. You will be expected to be able to look closely at how the playwright creates tension and characters through different techniques You can use this homework to help you develop your skills when writing about any play but not all plays will use the same techniques. Objective To identify dramatic techniques in plays. What you need to do. 1. Read the help sheet ‘Dramatic
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When the words "dramatic tragedy" are spoken or read it leads one’s mine to think of classic works‚ such as Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. We tend not to associate dramatic tragedy with modern day film and theater. We think of dramatic tragedy as it was originally produced in the days of Ancient Greece‚ when the stage was outdoors‚ only a few actors took part‚ and the tragedies that where enacted where those of the death of the main character. Tragedy can be defined as a plot in
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