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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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Because we always want more, we always try to improve even the best things in our lives. When the situation is similar we change it into something else, better or worse but diffrent.
What is the significance of Tonylumkin in she stoops to conquer?
He brings several important elements to the play first and formost he allows the audience to begin to see Mrs.Hardcastle for the scroundrel she truly is. His presence also adds much excitement to the climax of the play. With out this character the theme of the play would not be as obvious to the viewer.
Shakespeare's play was never called The Jew of Venice. It was always The Merchant of Venice.
You may have been thinking of Christopher Marlowe's play, The Jew of Malta.
What does Antony call Brutus at the end of the play?
At the end of the play, Act 5 scene 5, Antony says:
"This was the noblest Roman of them all.All the conspirators save only he
Did that they did in envy of great Caesar.
He only in a general honest thought
And common good to all, made one of them.
His life was gentle, and the elements
So mixed in him that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, "This was a man."
Basically, Antony calls Brutus the noblest Roman.
What does Cassius do that causes Brutus to desist?
If you are talking about Act IV Scene III when Brutus is criticising Cassius, Cassius gets him to stop by saying, in effect, "You don't love me any more."
One interpretation is the John is attempting to describe or say to his wife, Elizabeth, that their relationship remains cold and distant.
In another interpretation it can be trying to describe the icy feel to their relationship and that it is an icy situation with guilt and a lack of trust.
Stage directions provide what information?
Stage directions tell you where you are standing or where you are supposed to stand on a stage. The closer you are to the audience, the farther downstage you are, the farther you are from the audience. If you are facing the audience, the left is stage left, and the right is stage right.
Where can you get a free download of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer play script?
There are no FREE scripts to TOM SAWYER that you can download .. but you can get a really fine adaptation of the Twain tale from Pioneer Drama Service:
http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=ADVTOMSAWY&id=2
Does the means justify the ends?
Yes and No...
Viewpoint 1
Subjective morality
Ask yourself -
- What would of happened if the means hadn't taken place?
- Additional consequences of the means/end
- How would the answers to the above questions affected you/society (depending if you are egotistical or a utilitarian)
Viewpoint 2
Objective morality
- Look at the rules of morality - ie murder is always wrong
Example
A woman is being raped
You can stop this happening by killing the man
Do you stop this from happening?
Objective morality
What would of happened if the means hadn't take place?
- She would of been raped
- The child goes to university, becomes the leader of the world and eradicates poverty
- The rapist is happy
Additional consequences of the means/end
- The rapists family becomes depressed - his wife shoots herself and the kids end up in care
- You get a Medal from the police department
IF we could predict the future weighing up the consequences we clearly see that letting the woman get raped is the better option
But we only know that - the woman will be raped an the rapist will enjoy it - most people would say that it is "OK" to kill in those circumstances
Subjective morality
Was it a choice between a greater or a lesser evil forced upon you by the actions of others?
- Yes, and the greater evil was chosen
therefore u should of passed by
What is Reverend Parris's relationship with the community in Act?
He's has been hated by the village. How he discovered the girls dancing in the forest.
Othello - What was Cassio's relationship with Othello before the beginning of the play?
They had a good relationship - Othello trusted Cassio and Cassio respected Othello
Who are the dynamic and static characters in A Raisin in the Sun?
Static= Ruth, Mama, Travis
Dynamic= Beneatha, Walter
What does Elizabeth encourage John to do on page 56?
On page 56 of The Crucible Elizabeth encourages John to go and talk to Reverend Hale. She wants him tell the Reverend that Abigail had first denied she had any involvement in witch craft.
How does Cassius respond to the death of brutus?
Cassius does not respond to the death of Brutus as Cassius dies before Brutus does. Brutus responds to Cassius' death with tender words.
What was the plot of the play blood brothers?
The plot centres on twins that were separated at birth. As the play progresses we see the two boys become less and less alike as they once were. The Play starts with another of the protagonists singing about the life she once had with her husband who recently left her. She tells of how they married young after he got her pregnant and how the proceeded to have seven children before he left. She was however pregnant by him just before he left. This woman (Mrs Johnstone) works for a rich Mrs Lyons (one of the main antagonists) and her husband who is away with work. Mrs Lyons is unable to have children of her own and thus asks Mrs Johnstone to give one of the babies to her, she promises it will have a good life and that she can see it any time she wants.
Mrs Johnstone proceeds to give the baby away after swearing on the bible that the two babies will never know of the truth or they will both die, This scares Mrs Johnstone into giving the baby away and soon after fires her giving the excuse that her work has deteriorated.
The play then skips to when the two boys are seven (nearly eight) and they meet for the first time since the separation. They become firm friends with them then cutting each others hands and becoming Blood brothers. They lose touch when Mrs Lyons decides to move the family to the countryside.
The Johnstone's are then notified that they are moving due to their street being knocked down. They are given a new house on the outskirts of the city near the countryside.
Act 2 begins 6 years later, the Johnstone family and the Lyons family have grown to forget each other even though they live fairly close. The act begins with Mrs Johnstone singing "Marilyn Monroe" with a change of verse detailing how she has lost weight, is seeing Joe the Milkman and is living a happy life. It then switches to Edward being taught how to dance and complaining how he never meets any girls at his boarding school (which he is soon returning to). We then see Mickey and Linda on their way to get the bus with Sammy catching up with them. He (Sammy) promptly threatens the Bus conductor with a knife when he refuses to give him a discount on one of the fares. This shows Sammy has an aggressive side that he is willing to use. Edward, Mickey and Linda all get suspended from their respective schools meet up on a hill; their Edward gives Mickey advice on how to talk to her (not fully understanding what he is saying). Mrs Lyons confronts Mrs Johnstone because she believes that she is following her and will always be trying to steal Edward back Mrs Lyons lashes out with a knife and is stopped by Mrs Johnstone. The trio grow up becoming good friends and when they reach 18 Edward moves away to university expecting a party when he returns at Christmas, however when he does return he finds out that Mickey and Linda are married, she is pregnant and Mickey is on the dole. Mickey lashes out at him because of how Eddie got everything in life whilst he was left with scraps. Sammy offers Mickey work for 50 pounds in one hour (robbing a bank), Mickey accepts and the robbery is unsuccessful. Mickey ends up going to jail whilst Linda is left alone to care for the baby. As the years in prison go by Mickey is given tablets that he has to take because he is severely depressed. When Mickey he is let out he is given a job (little does he know he was helped by Edward), he decides to stop taking the pills after Linda continues to ask him but not before Mrs Lyons shows Mickey Edward and Linda embracing. He charges through the town with a gun and goes to shoot Eddie with Mrs Johnstone and Linda hot on his tail. Mrs Johnstone reveals to the Twins that they are twins, Mickey waves his gun at Eddie and accidently shoots him. This allows the police to shoot him killing them both. The play ends with the living characters singing, "Tell Me it's not true".
