0
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.”
2,548 Questions
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 is the character of Nicola and Louka under the play Arms and the man?
Nicola plays the middle aged and controlling manservant to Petkoff. Louka is one of the prideful and smart maidservants.
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".
Two watchmen
How is the argument between Brutus and Cassius different from the one between Octavius and Antony?
· Antony and Octavius are way more formal with each other. They end up questioning each other's friendships and trust. Though they say they are friends, there issues between them of mistrust and tension. They butt heads about who's going to be the ruler of their army. They then decide there can only be one ruler. Of course, they're going to argue on who's going to be better. They don't worry about winning the fight or the consequences of getting defeated as much as who's in charge. Teamwork doesn't seem to be an option with them.
· On the other hand, Brutus and Cassius are truly friends. They respect each other. They were able to work through their argument a lot better than Octavius and Antony. They don't worry about who's going to be the main ruler, but they worry about what will happen if they get defeated by Octavius and Antony. Teamwork between them seems prominent.
What kind of plays did he write?
Since you are asking this in the category 'Shakespeare': he wrote tragedies (10), histories (10), romances (5) and comedies (13).
What was the theme of Othello?
There are a lot of themes in Othello, such as revenge, duality, jealousy, etc.
Where are the first two settings in the film a in midsummer nights dream?
Which film are you talking about? There have been several films made of this play.
When was the play Wit written?
Wit was written by Margaret Edson in 1993. It was first performed in January of 1995 at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa, California.
What does Sometime she gallops o'er a courtier's nose in Romeo and Juliet mean?
This is talking about Queen Mab the Fairy Queen. She drives over the courtier's nose means when she is near them she makes him dream of things important to him. This one line taken in context is demonstrating the power of Queen Mab.
How does Brutus respond to Cassius' ideas?
Brutus is very naive and trusting, plus he is a noble person. Cassius is more devious, and able to trick and control Brutus into doing his bidding.
How appropriate is the title shred of tenderness in 'shred of tenderness' by john ruganda?
in the play shreds of tenderness the people in the country being talked about are suffering due to the bad governance so even just a shred of tenderness is needed from the bad politicians so as to free the people.
What is the name Blanche short for?
I don't think blanche is short for anything. It means White in french though.
What are the themes of the play Educating Rita by Willy Russell?
metamorphosis, incompleteness, education, environment, fitting in. you probably should talk about the difference between language and accent. and also the difference in their two backgrounds and educations.
How does priestly create sympathy for Eva smith?
When Eva Smith is presented to the audience by the Inspector, she is
immediately shown to be the victim of the play. The Inspector
highlights and describes how each of the members of the Birling family including Gerlad Croft has used Eva Smith and bought not but pain and sadness. The Inspector shows that each character has victimized her and that each of them has a part to play and a partly responsible for her death. The Inspector soon shows us that he thinks she is a victim as he describes her as "A pretty, lively sort of girl, who never did anybody any harm." The used of the adjective ''pretty'' creates a really intense sympathy towards Eva Smith which could connote that she was a really welcoming innocent low class statues. The Inspector tries to make each family member, including Gerald Croft, guilty for how they have treated Eva Smith. This is because Eva Smith in this play was representing the lower class working people and shows clearly how much they had to go through because of the rich, in this case the Birlings and Crofts.
What reasons does Iago gives his hatred for Othello?
Othello promoted Cassio as his lieutenant instead of Iago.
What is the relationship like between Gerald and sheila in An Inspector Calls?
it is really gy like a llama
