Shakespeare's Argument Between Orlando, And Avon Over Extra Business

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During the scene starting at 19:23 and ending at 20:38 we see an argument between Orlando, and Avon over extra business. What this scene is portraying is the power that Avon holds over all of his people. Avon’s power is shown by the very common on character standing and the other character sitting with the character standing owns the power and the one sitting holds no power. Through out the entire scene Avon is always towering above other characters in the shot. The first shot we see of Avon has him sitting on a table with Stringer sitting in a chair beneath him. The two leveling differences show a hierarchy, each character are important and have a power but Avon has the most power. However, when Orlando walks in it seems that he has

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