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Plays
Plays are forms of literature written by playwrights for theatrical performances. These are written with dialogs between characters in a variety of genres – tragedy, historical, satire, comedy or farce. Among the famous plays is William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
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What happens in midsummer night's dream act 4?
Lysander loves Hermia and Hermia loves Lysander. Demetrius used to love Helena but is now in love with Hermia. Helena loves Demetrius. Egeus, Hermia's father, orders Hermia to marry Demetrius and gets the Duke of Athens involved, who explains to Hermia that if she does not obey her father she may be beheaded or forced into a life of nunnery. Next, Hermia and Lysander escape to the forest to hide from the Duke and Egeus, but Demetrius and Helena follow. Meanwhile, Oberon, King of the Fairies, and Titania, Queen of the Fairies are arguing over a boy who Titania adopted.
Later, Oberon orders Puck to squeeze a special love juice in Titania's eyes as she sleeps so that the first creature she sees when she wakes up, she will fall in love with. Then, after hearing Demetrius rejecting Helena, Oberon decides that Puck should then squeeze juice into Demetrius' eyes to make him fall in love with Helena. However, Puck makes a mistake and puts the juice in the eyes of Lysander instead. Helena then stumbles over Lysander and awakes him, which causes him to then fall in love with Helena, growing hatred for Hermia, and rejects her for her best friend and man stealer Helena.
In the middle of all of this confusion, a group of workmen from Athens are rehearsing a play that they will perform at the Duke's wedding. The two main actors are Nick Bottom and Peter Quince. Puck mischieviously casts a spell on Nick Bottom and magically gives him the head of a donkey! But, Bottom is the very first thing that Titania sees as she awakes and instantly falls in love with him!
As Titania and Bottom admire eachother, Oberon again orders Puck to make sure DEMETRIUS falls in love with Helena and eventually Puck gets it right. Although, with Lysander AND Demetrius follow Helena like lost puppies, Helena feels she is being mocked.
Finally Oberon decides that all the confusion must come to an end and puts all four lovers to sleep and gives Lysander an antidote for the juice so that he will again fall in love with Hermia. Oberon also gives Titania an antidote and the Fairy King and Queen are reunited.
Theseus and Hippolyta find the four lovers in the forest and see the love they have for their admired ones and decide that they should have a joint wedding. So, they all live happily ever after, whilst watching Nick Bottom and Peter Quince's dedicated play.
How does Othello kill himself?
He died in his palace at Memleben after celebrating Easter with a great assembly. He died from a strong fever as one of then strongest leaders after Charlemenge.
No one knows who the author is. It is anonymous.
That is the truth, I am reading Everyman in class.
In Macbeth What concern does banquo voice at the beginning of scene one?
Banquo's line, "A heavy summons lies like lead upon me and yet I would not sleep," expresses his feeling or premonition that something was terribly wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. The line "There's husbandry in heaven; night's candles are all out" is memorable but not significant.
What were William Shakespeare's sources for the Tempest?
It's not wholly clear but accounts of a shipwreck on Bermuda in 1609 are thought to have been among them.
How is Desdemona depicted in Othello?
As the "ideal" wife: she submits to Othello as opposed to the other women who are quite strong characters. Therefore her supposed infidelity is even more painful for Othello to believe and for the audience to witness the catastrophic events which follow this.
What kind of person does brutus seem to?
In Roman-British Celtic mythology,Brutus is said to have been the founder of the British people.The great grandson of the Trojan Aeneas, he is supposed to have landed at Totnes in Devon and to have subjugated the giants who then inhabited the country.
What happens at the end of Willy's meeting with Howard in Death of a Salesman Act II?
In Death of a Salesman, Willy loses his job during his meeting with Howard.
Was Brutus the one that killed Julius Caesar?
No, Marc Antony was a staunch supporter of Julius Caesar, his second in command at times, and a distant relative. He knew nothing of the plot against Caesar and was the one man that the conspirators feared.
"[...]our improvident grandfathers, and fathers and uncles and brothers exchanged the land for their epic fornications - to put it plainly!"
What is 'The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty'?
The 'Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty' is a play by David Calcutt.
It is about a boy called Terry Dumpton who is nicknamed Humpty Dumpty. He is bullied in his new school by a gang lead by cruel, cunning Stubbs. Terry's only friend, Sammy, is a coward who can't stand up for himself. As the bullying gets worse, Terry begins to play truant (skip school) which worries and annoys his working-class parents, but they are powerless in the end.
In the opening scene, the bullies and 'hanger-on' Sammy are pressuring Terry into climbing a pylon (electrical building) to go after one of the bullies' Frisbee. To prove he's not a coward, poor Terry climbs the pylon but gets electrocuted. He dies - this is the Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty.
The rest of the play consists of Mrs Dumpton's reminiscence of the worrying events leading up to her son's tragic death, and the police inquiry into Terry's death by two police officers. In the end, scared, cowardly Sammy finally owns up to what happened to Terry and justice is done.
Where can you download Naruto mugen style?
Go to Esnipe.com at the right hand corner you will see a search box type in naruto demon fox mugen and scroll downn till you see narutomugen.war click download.You need winrar to play it.
Why did Priestly write An Inspector Calls?
This is in his perpective
I am writing this to tell you why I wrote the play 'The inspector Calls'. I wrote this play to give points about things I think are wrong. I wrote the play in 1945 partially because the war had just ended and I set the play in 1912 because now compared to then was completely different.
Part of the reason I wrote this play was to teach people that their everyday actions could have a very serious impact on others' life. For example with Sheila's jealousy, Sheila did not think about what her actions and did not think about what would happen to Eva Smith afterwards. If she knew that Eva Smith would die after the following events she would not have got her fired. I am showing that inconsiderate actions and decisions people can make without thinking can have very serious after effects.
Also I was trying to show through this play that conservative people should be open to change and by demonstrating conservative people more clearly, people would realise how bad it can be. For example Sheila and Eric clearly show remorse for what they have done and are ready for change. But conservative Mr and Mrs Birling show no remorse for what has happened and are still trying to defend themselves and are more concerned about their own reputations than what happened to Eva Smith. They even laugh at the situation and think everything is fine and they should carry on as they were before. Even though Mr and Mrs Birling had just been taught a lesson. This was to teach people that being conservative can make people blind to the morals and by showing people it actually happening it creates a clearer moral that the audience can actually think about.
Finally I wrote the play to make a point about how the upper class treated the lower class people, the upper class think that they are better than lower classes of people. I was trying to express that everyone should look after each other, to prevent cases of 'Eva Smith'. Also I was trying to show that high class people should look after the lower classes instead of looking down on them.
The raging storm in King Lear is an example of symbolism?
Without the raging storm bringing on Lear's madness and self-recognition, the play would not have fulfilled its tragic purpose. Shakespeare's extensive use of the storm creates the main body of symbolism and imagery within the play, which enables the audience to assess just how high emotions were running, and allows them to get more involved with the characters of the play.
So the answer to your question is yes!
"It is not Creon harms thee, but thyself." (402)
In the play A Doll's House what does nora do at the end?
A Doll's House traces the awakening of Nora Helmer from her previously unexamined life of domestic, wifely comfort. Having been ruled her whole life by either her father or her husband Torvalds, Nora finally comes to question the foundation of everything she has believed in once her marriage is put to the test. The reasons why Nora leaves the doll house is because
What finally made Brutus to join the Conspirators?
Cassius tells Brutus that Caesar refused the crown of a king three times, but each time he refused it more reluctantly, which convinces Brutus that Caesar has been tempted by the thought of absolute power.
In Hamlet what does Hamlet mean when he says 'The King is a thing'?
In Shakespeare's time, "thing" was slang for a penis. What women have, on the other hand, is "no thing" or "nothing". This puts a different slant on the title of the play "Much Ado about Nothing".
Thus when Hamlet says to Horatio, "The King is a thing", Horatio is somewhat shocked by this lèse majesté and says "A thing, my Lord?". Hamlet pretends to have been using the more innocent meaning of the word by completing it with "of shreds and patches". But we know and Horatio knows what he really meant.
Character analysis for each main character in the play two weeks with the queen?
Colin Mudford: A 12-year-old Australian boy determined to convince a cancer expert to treat his younger brother. He is sent by his parents to stay with his relatives in London during the family's difficult times.
Alistair: Colin's shy English cousin. While Colin is in London, Alistair becomes involved with Colin's ambitious schemes to find a cure for Luke's cancer.
Aunty Iris: Colin's aunt (his mother's sister) and Alistair's overbearing mother. She is friendly towards Colin but is frightened by the fact that he is so open about Luke's cancer.
Uncle Bob: Colin's uncle, Aunt Iris's husband and Alistair's overbearing father. Bob is stingy with money, critical of the Royal Family and is a fan of the DIY hardware house.
Ted: A Welsh man living in London. He is an unemployed gay man because he is taking care of his dying boyfriend.
Griff: Ted's partner, who discovered that he had developed AIDS shortly after moving to London. Colin visits Griff in the hospital and reunites him with Ted.
Mrs. Mudford: Colin and Luke's mother. She is distraught over the diagnosis of her younger son and sends Colin to London to stay at her sister's house.
Mr. Mudford: Colin and Luke's father. He travels to Sydney where Luke is diagnosed with cancer, prompting him to send Colin to England.
Luke Mudford: Colin's younger brother, diagnosed with terminal cancer after collapsing in his living room. Colin attempts to find a cure for him.
Dr. Graham: Considered the world's leading expert on cancer. Ted informs her of Colin's situation and she calls up Luke's doctors in Sydney, only to find out bad news.
Who came up with the idea for the play We Will Rock You?
"We Will Rock You" was written by Queen guitarist Brian May.
Why are Shakespeare's plays so popular?
Because he was a very talented playwright
Also and little known, is that he brought hundreds of new words and phrases to the English language, such as "all the worlds a stage" About 1500 words in all, so too many to relate. If you go to a Shakespearian play today, you will find that the humour still comes through, and a great deal can be placed in todays society...love him...never did at school though.
How does the play Othello end?
Othello strangles Desdemona and then Emilia comes in and Iago kills her and then Othello realizes that Desdemona was innocent so in the end he kills himself. Not a happily ever after ending, eh?
Who gave their reasons for why Caesar was killed?
Cassius was the driving force behind the whole group. He was afraid of Caesar gaining too much power and weakening his own political and economic position. Basically, he was greedy, and wanted to keep or increase his own power and wealth.
Unfortunately, Brutus was secondary and crucial to the conspiracy. Being such a close friend to Caesar, and then agreeing to the ultimate betrayal of his murder, he gave credence to the others to follow suit. His motive was to protect Rome from being destroyed by the "tyrannical ruler" Caesar was becoming, as projected by Cassius into Brutus' mind/thinking.
Othello is a Moor, which is to say an African, but it is not clear whether or not he was actually born in Africa. He does say that he was a soldier since he was seven years old, and that he had travelled a good deal since then, being captured once and sold into slavery then redeemed. He does seem to have made a career out of fighting the Turk, which does not suggest that he was raised in Africa (most of which was culturally closer to the Islamic Turkish Empire). He may have been born in Europe of African parents.
The full title of Othello is Othello, the Moor of Venice, so Othello is from Venice to some extent.
Othello is a person and a symbol. He is a noble man from a line of royal men, and is the highest ranking person in the play. By birth as by personal merit. The fight is between the middling, trading classes and the nobility who was forbidden to trade, but instead married rich heiresses coming from trade. Desdemona's father is against her alliance with Othello because she quits the sphere of her middling class. He cannot marry her out and use her to bolster his social position in Venice. The Venetians are remarkably non-racist as they made the sole Black in their midst the highest military leader. Even Brabantio, Desdemona's father often invited him to dinner, where he met Desdemona and could woo her. He is giving a fair hearing over his elopement with Desdemona and not automatically lynched, as should expected if the Venetians were racists. The racist remarks are really anti-nobility remarks, in a sharp but satirical fashion, as not to give to much offence to the people who bankrolled Shakespeare, to begin with.
