people would agree with Mr. Nash that tragedy depicts man’s troubles. But this is only half the story‚ for tragic drama does not stop with troubles‚ but goes on to achieve some sort of affirmation‚ and thus it is optimistic rather than (as commonly thought) pessimistic. The words “optimism” and “pessimism” are‚ of course‚ too simple to summarize anything so complex as tragic drama‚ but however
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node=sure%20thing April 10‚ 2007 http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/20275/David_Ives/index.aspx?authorID=20275 April 10‚ 2007 http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ives April 11‚ 2007 Ives‚ David. Sure Thing. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama and writing. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 10th ed. New York: Longman‚ 2007. 1259 - 1268
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Theater -Worlds earliest recorded dramatic activity took place on the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. They performed rituals and acted out old folktales. Most of their performances were based on religious belief. -Ancient Chinese‚ Indian and Greek drama also indicate a long tradition of theatrical activity. There are many theories of the origin of theater‚ but here are the top 5. * Imitation- Aristotle‚ a Greek philosopher‚ thought that “mimesis” ‚ otherwise known as imitation‚ was born within
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• Year : Indonesia Tera : 2002 • Author : Melani Budianta‚ Manneke Budiman‚ Ibnu Wahyudi‚ and I Made Suparta • Pages : 256 Pages summary This book tells more deep about literature includes three parts of literature there is Poem‚ Prose‚ and Drama. They tell in the book that literature can be used to criticize something‚ to share what we are feeling about love‚ angry‚ or sad‚ and literature is very interesting with the way to show about the nature. Content example There is part in the book
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SIGNIFICANCE OF SICK CHARACTERS IN OLA ROTIMI’S PLAYS Odia Clement Eloghosa ABSTRACT In this paper‚ the sick characters are studied through the examination of their dramatic significance and contributions to the development of Ola Rotimi’s drama. Three aspects of dramatic significance are identified in this paper and we argue that the sick: (1) act as witness and help the healthy establish truth‚ (2) create crisis situations that stir up diverse emotions in the audience‚ and finally
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What is NOH ? NOH or NOGAKU is derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent"—is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Many characters are masked‚ with men playing male and female roles. Traditionally‚ a Noh "performance day" lasts all day and consists of five Noh plays interspersed with shorter‚ humorous kyōgen pieces. However‚ present-day Noh performances often consist of two Noh plays with one Kyōgen play in between. While
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simply so that one can better analyze his writing. If the similarities between dramas by Ibsen can be proven‚ then it is legitimate to say that one could not only explore why those threads are common between the works‚ but also to discover other play writes that were influenced by Ibsen and picked up this commonality and implemented it similarly in their own works. This is adequate reason to examine what makes an Ibsen drama unique‚ or at least similar to his other works‚ and to expound upon such.
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role in the play. Include how her relationship with one another character shapes audiences response to her. Include how her context has shaped her character. Incorporate textual evidence and use the correct technical language for drama texts In the short drama role-play “Black Rock” (1997) by Nick Enright which is inspired and based on a true story of a girl from Stockton‚ near Newcastle‚ Australia on 3 November 1989 from being murdered and raped. Nick Enright reveals aspects of human nature
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between the major and minor characters most stories would not be worth reading fiction or nonfiction. Most people like drama that is why there are a lot dramatic show on television now because they will get massive numbers of viewers. There was plenty of dramatic interaction between the characters in some of the works we read; actually the ones that I liked were the dramatic ones. The drama is like an action film you can wait to see what is going to be blown up next. I am going to start off with what
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developed as a consequence of certain playwrights of particular genius. Greek drama was dominated by the works and innovations of five playwrights over the 200 years following Thespis. The first three of these were tragedians. Aeschylus (525-456 B.C.) is most famous for his tragic trilogy the Oresteia. Sophocles is most famous for his trilogy Oedipus Rex. Euripides (480-406 B.C.) foreshadowed the ultimate form of drama as we know it -- employing a far more naturalistic or human approach in his works
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