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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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A play is divided into Acts, then Scenes, then French Scenes, then Beats, then Lines, then Words, then Syllables, then Letters, then Sound(s). (But seriously, it only needs to go down to Beats.)
Was the end of Shakespeare's plays often indicated by a rhyming couplet?
Yes, and also as often as not, the end of scenes is also marked in this way. It gave a good strong line to end the scene with. Sometimes the couplet is followed by a short line. E.g. in Coriolanus the final couplet "Which to this hour bewail the injury/ Yet he shall have a noble memory" is followed by the single word "Assist". In Hamlet, "Take up the bodies; such a sight as this/ Becomes the field, but here shows much amiss." is followed by "Go, bid the soldiers shoot". In most cases, however, the last two lines are a rhyming couplet as they are in King Lear, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Cymbeline, Richard III, King John, and Twelfth Night. Plays which end with epilogues (such as Henry V, Pericles, All's Well that Ends Well, and As You Like It) always end in a couplet, as the epilogues are always in rhyming couplets from beginning to end. Some plays which do not have couplets at the end are The Taming of the Shrew and Love's Labour's Lost.
In jungle book who is saffron?
Saffron is Mowgli's sister a character who only appears in the Jungle Book stage play.
When was Othello first performed?
it was first preformed by the kings men in 1604, but am not sure who it was preformed to.
C.The set designer
Apex : )
Why is Macbeth a Dynamic character?
He changes a lot over the course of the play. That is what makes characters dynamic rather than static. There is a huge difference between the calm, brave warrior in Act 1 and the wreck in Act 5 whose life is "a tale told by an idiot, signifying nothing."
How does the argument between Brutus and Cassius end?
Brutus orders Cassius to stap him in the heart but Cassius refuses.
What year was Twelfth Night set?
It isn't set in any particular year. Shakespeare and his audiences didn't care about that kind of thing.
What is Indian Boy's name in misumer night's dream?
in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Titania and Oberon are fighting over an Indian 'changeling' child who is not named. the child's mother was "a votaress" (religious worshiper or follower) of Titania, and they were friends. the child's mother died in childbirth, and for her sake, Titania is raising the boy. (Oberon, the Fairy King, is trying to take the boy away from Titania, and this creates much of the conflict between Titania and Oberon)
I once played Titania in a college production of Midsummer it's a fantastic play!
Where can you view a The Music Man Jr script online?
I dont think there is a way to view it online but keep searching!
Is Caliban the only character in 'The Tempest' to speak in prose?
No, Trinculo and Stephano also speak in prose.
What words describe tom in The Glass Menagerie?
Selfish, dramatic, independent minded, ambitious, realist, unhappy
What secretive means does Cassius intend to persuade Brutus he is more noble than Caesar?
that he should try to defeat caeser
Love surfeits not----like a glutton dies Shakespeare?
"Love surfeits not; lust like a glutton dies" is a line from Shakespeare's rarely-read narrative poem Venus and Adonis.
What is the purpose of the choral ode?
Entertainment and explanation are the purposes of the choral ode.
Specifically, an ode is a poem characterized by complex stanzas and lyrical expression. A choral is sung by a chorus. The chorus in ancient Greek theater functions to entertain the audience and to explain onstage action and offstage events and references.
What does Hamlet mean by the single word No?
If you don't know what the word "no" means, then you must not be an English speaker. Am I kidding? No.
What is the meaning of the word run his course said by Caesar in Act 1 Scene 2 line 4?
The line is "Stand you directly in Antonius' way when he doth run his course" and is said by Caesar to his wife Calpurnia. Antony is one of the men running in the footrace which is traditional on the Lupercal celebrations. The word "course" has the same meaning as in the expressions "race course" or "golf course"; it is the path which the contestants have to follow. To run his course is to run the race along the prescribed path.
Why did theseus give hermia four days to decide whether or not she would marry demetrius?
He gives her until his own wedding, in four days. He wants everything settled so he can enjoy his nuptuals.
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In act 1 scene 4 what facts emerge from Hamlet's conversation with Horatio?
It's after midnight and it's cold out, but the King is still partying, firing off cannons and having trumpets play when he drinks. This is customary, which is probably why he is doing it, but Hamlet does not approve, probably because it is Claudius doing it. Nothing Claudius does is likely to look good to Hamlet. Hamlet also expresses the idea that people seek out the worst in others and condemn them on that basis. Some people have seen this as an endorsement of the "tragic flaw" theory, but this only proves that they are failing to listen, read or, most likely, think clearly.
What is the inciting incident?
It is the event that sets in motion the central conflict of the story.
