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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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What does Mama's plant symbolize in A Raisin in the Sun?
Mama's plant symbolized the garden inwhich she never had because of her place in society ( she was poor, black, and oppressed )
No racist.
What led to Othello's downfall?
Iago's plotting. Othello was susceptible to the particular line of attack taken by Iago, because Iago was a genius in spotting people's weaknesses and exploiting them. Othello was secretly unsure of his ability to command love in Desdemona, and so was easily persuaded that she did not love him. But if he had a different weakness, Iago would have exploited that just as effectively. Iago had no difficulty getting Cassio discharged just by knowing that he had a bad head for liquor.
What are the different subjects of arts?
The term subjects in art refers to the main idea that is represented in the artwork. The subject in art is basically the essence of the piece. To determine subject matter in a particular piece of art, ask yourself:
Who are the main characters in Othello the play?
The principal characters are Iago, Othello and Desdemona.
Would the novel of Othello be different if Othello was white?
There is no novel of Othello, actually. The famous Othello is a play by Shakespeare. Plays are not novels.
If Othello was white, Othello wouldn't have been insecure, his relationship with Desdemona wouldn't be disapproved of and Iago might have hated Othello less.
That is, of course assuming that Othello is white and so is everybody else. If Othello were white and everyone else was black, the story would be much the same because Othello's insecurity stems from his feeling of otherness, his feeling that he was different from everyone else. Othello has in fact been staged in this way, with a black cast and a white Othello. It has also been staged with actors playing Othello who are not black but are different from the rest in some other way.
Who would be a good actor to play in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
I've always fancied Bela Lugosi in the role of Hermia.
How does the burning of fuels adversely affect both the natural environment and human health?
The burning of fuel, particularly fossil fuel (coal, oil, natural gas) contributes to global warming and to air pollution. Air pollution contributes to lung disease such as asthma and emphysema.
How long is the play sweeny todd?
The Broadway play Sweeney Todd has a runtime of 2.5 hours. The movie on the other hand has a runtime of only 116 minutes.
Which plays of Shakespeare end with a dance?
In Renaissance performances of Shakespeare plays, many of them would end in a dance. This is not necessarily notated in the text.
What are the different types of play?
A good one-act focuses on one main action or problem; there's not time to get into complicated layers of plot. And for practical reasons, it's a good idea to keep your play to one set and as few scenes as possible. Why? Let's say that your one-act is on a bill with two other one-acts, a common scenario. Let's further say that your one-act has two distinct settings, requiring two different sets and a set change in the middle of an already short play. Not a good thing. Each of the other one-acts already has its own set requirements, so suddenly the theater is faced with building four different sets for one evening. Not likely to happen.
Another common situation is that a one-act precedes a play that's not quite long enough to be an evening unto itself. My play The White Pages opened for Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile and had to make use of largely the same set, with canvases painted like bookcases and a desk brought on to make it look more like a bookstore. So the moral of the story is to write your one-act with the most minimal set and technical demands possible.
Full-Length PlaysFull-length plays are also called evening-length plays, because they're long enough to be their own evening. How long is that? Anywhere from around seventy or eighty minutes and up. How up is up? These days, with TV shrinking our attention spans, you'd better have a very good reason to keep an audience in the theater for much longer than two hours. And it's always a good idea to write your play so that it can be produced, if necessary, with minimal set and technical requirements. This doesn't mean that an ambitious designer can't go to town on your script if that possibility exists, but if producing your play requires eight set changes or filling the stage with water, most theaters will not be able to afford you. MusicalsMusicals can run the gamut in length from ten minutes (though these are rare, because it's not very cost effective to assemble a band to play for only ten minutes) to three hours. Again, the middle ground - somewhere between ninety minutes and two hours, is probably the one to shoot for.What is the plot of the play Company?
There is no official plot in the play, 'Company' because it consists of short vignettes. It is about a single guy named Bobby and these vignettes are linked by his upcoming 35th birthday. He has to deal with things like having five friends that are married and dealing with three girlfriends of his own.
His mistrust in his power to command devotion and jealousy.
What is the meaning of the handerchief of Othello?
Othello's mother gave him the handkerchief, and he gave it to Desdemona. When he sees Cassio with it, he assumes that Desdemona had given it to him.
What does chink mean In A Midsummer Night's Dream?
A chink is a small hole in a wall. If it is the wall of a house, it will let in the cold or the wind, and so should be filled in. In an outdoor wall, such as the one in Pyramus and Thisbe, there is no such need. It does provide an opportunity for people on either side of the wall to speak to each other.
Why does act 1 scene 1 in Othello start off in the middle of a conversation?
I believe that it was because everyone was too busy when the book was getting written, and when they started writing it they didn't want to start over so..........
Shakespeare's plays were all written in?
1) five acts
2) Modern English (except one scene in Henry V)
3) England, probably London
4) the period 1588-1614
5) Secretary Handwriting
6) a mixture of prose and blank verse
Is there a list of year by year of Broadway shows online?
Broadway show data can be entirely found on the Internet Broadway Database.
Who loves who with the love juice in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
The love juice in a midsummer nights dream makes LYSANDER fall in love with HELENA but at the same time it makes DEMETRIUS fall in love with HELENA as well. When before both men loved hermia and no one cared for helena. :) i hope this helps u!
It is a poem written by J. Reevs. The dog is metaphorically compared to the sea. It describes behavior of the sea during the monsoon and after the monsoon.
What does this mean 'The earth has bubbles as the water has and these are of them'?
Macbeth (in Macbeth) uses this phrase to explain the sudden disappearence of the witches, like they popped like bubbles. It's a famous phrase, an idiom already.
What reason does iago give roderigo for hating Othello?
He says that Othello placed Cassio as his lieutenant instead of him.
