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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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Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning Equus is a play that explores uneasy terrain: psychology and the practice of psychiatry; religion and the search for God; sex and love in modern life. In the play a young man, Alan Strang, is hospitalized after blinding six horses. Under the treatment of psychiatrist Martin Dysart, Alan reveals his story in the play's action, a story that is played out before us, carrying us into the heart of his heart, into a world of love, worship, and fear. Dysart follows this journey, and as he is slowly admitted into Alan's strange, yet passionate world, the psychiatrist realizes that his own life is empty of meaning. When Shaffer's play works in the theatre, it invites us to explore deeply our lives, both inwardly and within the context of our society.
Who did Cassius and a group of conspirators plan to kill at the senate?
Julilus Caesar! it happens in the play by Shakespeare. Brutus did the dirty work.
Who are bouki and rabbi describe the personality of these characters?
Bouki is the one who is always persuaded to do bad things while Rabbi is a smart, persuasive and always gets out of trouble
The witches had no clear motive. They told Banquo and Macbeth the prophecies but other than that, does nothing to help Macbeth. Nor did they torment him or place him under any harm. Furthermore, they are seen as sinister and evil beings who are not to be trust and should be guarded against, as said by Banquo. The supernatural creatures in Midsummer Night will be the faeries. Quite unlike the witches, who seemed to be watching the whole tragedy of Macbeth unfold from a sideline, the faeries are eager to help the Athenian lovers and they also restore order to the world in the end. The witches do not. Lastly, appearance-wise, the witches are ambiguous - they are seen to be quite feminine, yet they have beards and there is doubt as to whether they belong to earth. Macbeth even addresses them as "What are you" instead of "Who are you" when he first met them. The faeries on the other are seen to be quite divine and shows a hieracy. There is a king, queen, there are the servants and also the henchmen like Puck. Also, they are described to be beautiful and having firm ideas about that they want and what they are going to do.
How does demetrius treat Helena in a midsummers night dream?
In Act 2, sc. 1, Helena tells Demetrius that he can treat her like a spaniel (dog), "I am your spaniel,..". Further she says he can spurn her or hit her or just generally treat her badly. And he has already done that, dumping her so he can go chasing after Hermia. Lysander accuses him of this to the Duke and the Duke says he had already heard about it. (in Act 1 Scene 1)
Generally, things do not look so hopeful for Helena and Demetrius. He is inclined to treat her badly, and her self-esteem is so poor that she is prepared to take it. This is a recipe for an abusive relationship.
Who is the protagonist in charming billy?
The protagonist of "Charming Billy" by Alice McDermott is Billy Lynch. His story is told in flashback. He was a charming Irish American born and raised in New York. He was in the process of adjusting to life after having served during World War II, when he unexpectedly met the love of his life.
Theme of dance in the forest written by wole soyinka?
•"A Dance in the Forest is a play which explores the various issues like the independence movement of Nigeria, the relation of tradition to history and the inter-relationship of arts and politics. Wole Soyinka stresses that it is the duty of the citizens to rid their country of any evils. This awareness is brought about very effectively by the "play-within-a-play" mode. It was Soyinka's method of calling all artists who he believed could make that positive change in the society, as it was impossible for any artist to remain immune to the ills of society.
•Through the play within a play mode, Soyinka warns the people that if they were not alert and vigil , history would repeat itself and the people would repeat their mistakes, which would eventually prove detrimental to the evolution and progress of a country.
•He emphasises the fact that it would do good for the Nigerians to remember the bloody past and learn lessons from it , and take care not to repeat those heinous and grievous crimes and mistakes" .
An example of anachronism in Julius Caesar?
"Peace, count the clock. The clock hath stricken three" Act 2. Scene 1. Line 206-207
There were no clocks inAncient Rome..
You are thinking of the following speech by Gloucester:
"Alack, alack, Edmund, I like not this unnatural dealing! When I desir'd their leave that I might pity him, they took from me the use of mine own house, charg'd me on pain of perpetual displeasure neither to speak of him, entreat for him, nor any way sustain him."
What Gloucester says is "they took from me the use of mine own house". That is, they would not allow him to use his house the way he wanted, not that they forbade him from staying there. What Gloucester wanted was to "pity" King Lear, by allowing him to stay in Gloucester's castle. Regan and Cornwall would not allow Gloucester to do so. Imagine your house guests telling you who you could or could not invite into your own house! This is pretty high handed of Regan and Cornwall but does not amount to "kicking him out."
What was the city and name of publisher of Pygmalion in 1916?
Review courtesy of Esther Lombardi reads in part (I hold her harmless for all errors) George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" first appeared in 1912; and it has provided entertainment ever since. It was first performed in 1913; and was published in 1916.".... about Pygmalion, who falls in love with his own sculpture, Galatea. In the myth, Venus/Aphrodite gives life to the statue. Of course, Eliza Doolittle isn't a statue .... She's a poor, illiterate flower girl, ... with an accent .... {stopping her from } a better position. So, really, she might as well bes a statue. >>Publisher seems to be Brentano's press (cum bookstore), in NY in 1916 << Following the listing from www.abe.books, Rare Books seller. Androcles and the Lion/Overruled/Pygmalion
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How many times does the word dreams appear in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
"Dreams" appears twice. In Act 1 Scene 1 Hermia says "as due to love as thoughts and dreams and sighs" and in Act 4 Scene 1 Demetrius says, "And on our way let us recount our dreams." The word "dream" on the other hand, appears 14 times.
What is a desired screen name?
The alias you choose for an accout online.
Such as "Tierra_555" or "cd12" (I just made those up right now)
As Othello assigns him as his "ancient" and orders him to be the one to take care of the supplies on the ship: he's become a supply and logistics officer. He would additionally had the honor of carrying the colors.
Prior to the beginning of the play, he would have had battlefield experience which would make him a respected soldier.
Why are crucible and tongs used to transfer The Crucible after heating and before weighing?
the crucible might be hot hence it is handy
What is Hamlets suggestion of suicide in the play Hamlet?
Well there are so many speeches where he talks about suicide. All of his monologues discuss it.
- "to be or not to be, that is the question"
To be, or not to be--that is the question:Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortuneOr to take arms against a sea of troublesAnd by opposing end them. To die, to sleep--No more--and by a sleep to say we endThe heartache, and the thousand natural shocksThat flesh is heir to.
- He talks about depression here and how he wishes to die.
O that this too too solid flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew!
Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd
His canon 'gainst self-slaughter! O God! God!
How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable
Seem to me all the uses of this world!
He had to swear that if he failed the test he would live a celibate life.
When did Anne Frank get her diary in the play?
In the play, Anne's father gives her the diary on the day that they move into the annex. In reality, she received it as a birthday present a few weeks before.
In Julius Caesar Cassius believes he is Caesar's?
Cassius was not Caesar. Cassius wanted to kill Caesar for jealousy and some other issues.
What is the subject of Mahesh Dattani's play 30 Days in September directed by Arvind Gaur?
Mahesh Dattani's play 30 Days in September directed by Arvind Gaur treats the sensitive and generally taboo issue of child sexual abuse.30 Days' in September endeavors to lift the veil of silence which surrounds child sexual abuse and addresses the issue unflinchingly.It builds on the trauma of Mala who lives with the haunting memories of her abused past.
Her abuser - her uncle " subconsciously lives with her all the time, as part of her dirty reflections. He damages her natural growth, deters her from pursuing her love interests beyond the ominous 30-day period and scars her soul every now and then. As Mala withers under the psychological pressure extorted on her by the abuser, her mother watches silently, living her own pain - suffering mutely.
