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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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Hamlet's mother died by drinking a goblet of wine that was supposed to go to Hamlet. The King had poisoned the wine in an attempt to kill Hamlet and seeing his queen about to take a sip, he tries to persuade her otherwise. She drinks anyway.
Calupurnia in To Kill a Mockingbird is almost like the nanny for the kids. She is a black lady, older then Atticus, and she cooks and takes care of the kids and so on.
Calpurnia in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and in Plutarch's Lives is the wife of Julius Caesar at the time of his death.
What are the similarities between A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet?
Although the first Quarto version of Romeo and Juliet from 1597 is sometimes called a "bad quarto", it is very similar to the "good quarto"version of 1599. For example, Q1 has "By yonder blessed Moone I swear/ That tips with silver all these fruit trees tops" whereas Q2 has "Lady, by yonder blessed Moone I vow/ That tips with silver all these frute tree tops." The lines are a little different but basically the same.
Or were these not the "two versions" you were asking about? Perhaps you wanted to compare the Hollywood movie version of 1936 with Renato Castellone's film from 1955.
What daughter of Baptista Minola was tamed by Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew?
Baptista Minola is the father of Katherine and Bianca Minola. Katherine is of course the Shrew the title is talking about.
What is the significance of the needle in the poppet?
The needle in The Poppet represents voodoo, which, to the people of Salem is related directly to witchcraft and punishable by the court. Elizabeth is arrested for possessing the poppet for this reason.
What was Shylock's occupation?
Shylock was a money-lender; in modern terms, the equivalent of a banker that gave loans.
Why are Shakespeare's plays and poems so important?
He completely revolutionalized the way of writing and even added new types of plays such as dramas. And with his deep understanding of human nature people begun to recognize him as the greatest author of all time
Where was Shakesperes plays performed?
They were enacted at playhouses, which we would now call public theatres, and also at private performances for noblemen or at court (i.e. for the queen, not for judges). Some of the playhouses where his plays were performed were The Theatre, The Curtain, The Globe and the Blackfriars.
Who is the most important character in alchemist?
There are ,i would say,3 alchemists considered to be of major importance.each are contributed with developing alchemical frameworks that cemented the foundations of the modern sciences ,philosophy,and spiritualism. Roger bacon (1214-1294) stresed a greater importance on experimentation rather than reasoning and authority.his works were of great importance to the countless number of alchemists throughout the following centuries. Zosimos of panopolis (300ad.) Is author of the oldest alchemical scripts and books.his was an era that presented alchemy as an esoteric and spiritual approach. The spiritual nature of alchemy would be symbolized as a religious regeneration of the human soul. Robert boyle ,finaly ,is credited with the transition towards a rational materialism.known as the father of modern chemistry,he ,using alchemical methods ,made discoverys that paved the way for the new elemental science of chemistry.
Iago opposes Othello because Othello chose to promote Cassio to lieutenant instead of Iago. Also, Iago is prejudice against Othello for his skin colour. Othello was a victim of the time he lived in.
What is an example of a anachronism?
"Anachronistic" means "out of its correct time". Normally it refers to something that is assigned to an earlier time than it belongs to. For example, if you were writing a novel set in the 1960s and you gave your characters mobile phones, it would be anachronistic.
What was Julius Caesar disability?
He had epilepsy, at least that's what the ancient writers say and for many years general historians believed it. Now, with present day advances in medical knowledge, questions are rising as to whether he actually had epilepsy or suffered from hypoglycemia, which is low blood sugar. The symptoms are the same, and the ancients only knew of epilepsy not hypoglycemia.
What are two character foils in the play The Glass Menagerie?
One example of foils is Dorothy and the Wicked Witch of the West in the movie "The Wizard of Oz.
In Act One Scene 3 Iago says "I have looked upon the world for four times seven years" which means he's twenty-eight. Othello is middle-aged, but his age is not given in the text. Iago calls him an "old black ram".
What is the opening sentence to coram boy?
Two storys ,linked together,are told in this book.
A tale of two boys
Toby, saved from an afircan slave ship;
Aaron, the illegitimte son of the heir of the great estate.
A tale of fathers and sons
Otis, dealing in the vilest trade of all, and his son meshak, not quite of his world;
Sir William Ashbrook, landowner, and Alexander, the son he disinherits
What are the relationships between Miranda and prospero?
Prospero is Miranda's father and their relationship is very significant. Prosepero is very protective over Miranda. He is against Caliban in the ply as he once tried to rape Miranda. Prospero wishes for Miranda to have the right man and for her to be happy. When she meets Ferdinand, Prospero creates a masque for them.
What were the 3 comedies shakespeare wrote?
William Shakespeare's Comedies
The plays of William Shakespeare are usually categorized as Histories, Tragedies, and Comedies.
The Comedies are:
- All's Well That Ends Well
- As You Like It
- The Comedy of Errors
- Love's Labour's Lost
- Measure for Measure
- The Merchant of Venice
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Pericles, Prince of Tyre
- The Taming of the Shrew
- The Tempest
- Twelfth Night
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- The Two Noble Kinsmen
- The Winter's Tale
These are all classed as comedy;
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
The Taming of the Shrew
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Where was Much Ado about Nothing 1993 Filmed?
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Where can i read Arthur Miller's View From the Bridge online?
Free online libraries may have the book for you to read it online. You may also consider purchasing the book; it is not expensive.
Theme of 'Three Sisters' by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov?
Some themes presented in the Three Sisters are as follows:
Intelligentsia and its approach to life
Conflict between culture and vulgarity
Expectation of happiness
Superfluous person
Moral and spiritual paralysis
Conflict between estates (the sisters and brother Andrei are members of the gentry while Natasha is a member of the petty bourgeoisie.)
What did Romeo find puzzling about Juliet's body?
"Beauty's ensign yet is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, and death's pale flag is not advancéd there." When people die, the blood, which is no longer being pumped around, settles in the lower parts of the body. It doesn't stay in the lips and cheeks to make them pink.
What is the role of kent in King Lear?
Not all of the disguises in King Lear, are created in order to harm someone in a negative way. Kent, an entourage to Lear changes is character over nothing but love for his master. When Lear banishes Kent after Cordelia is banished for speaking up against him, only too help his king and master, "Royal Lear, Whom I have honour'd as my king, lov'd as my father…" (I.i.138-140), Kent truly loves Lear, but he takes offence "Out of my sight!" (I.i.157) and banishes his loyal few. As soon as Kent is expelled from the Castle, he returns disguised as Not all of the disguises in King Lear, are created in order to harm someone in a negative way. Kent, an entourage to Lear changes is character over nothing but love for his master. When Lear banishes Kent after Cordelia is banished for speaking up against him, only too help his king and master, "Royal Lear, Whom I have honour'd as my king, lov'd as my father…" (I.i.138-140), Kent truly loves Lear, but he takes offence "Out of my sight!" (I.i.157) and banishes his loyal few. As soon as Kent is expelled from the Castle, he returns disguised as
When did young William Shakespeare likely first experience the theater?
Obviously, there were not a lot of entertainment options at the time. Books were not in wide circulation and anyone with half a brain could only take so much of that crappy reeorder music and those inane puppet shows - so Shakespeare had the brilliant idea of becoming an actor.
Because it was difficult to get a job at the time, and he liked the trade.
And he was a groom for a high respected man who worked in the theatre, and he became Williams shakepsears key to get into the theatre as an actor.
He was an actor before he was a playwright.
