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    Miller won a Tony Award for Death of a Salesman and in addition, a Pulitzer Prize. The play has been repeatedly recovered in film, TV, and stage forms that have included performing artists: for example; Dustin Hoffman, George C. Scott and, most as of late, Brian Dennehy in the piece of Willy Loman. The Crucible, 1953, reproduces the Salem witch trials, concentrating on jumpy…

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    Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston wrote this great book about a girl changing into a young women. Oprah changed it all she made the book seem like a love story but this could never be. In the movie Janie was seen as a strong young women but in the book she was just a young lady who listens everything that she was told to do. All of Janie’s marriages caused a dramatic change in her life, Oprah changed the main relationship in the movie. This book would reflect some young lady…

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    Responding activity it was necessary for me to attend to careful and considered looking, viewing and listening while watching the video I needed to respond to. I was able to list the different elements of drama and as I was watching the movie I could mentally attribute many of the elements of drama to the scenes that were being shown. As I was able to observe this it gave me many scenes from the movie to show examples from in my writing. Reflect Question, explain & evaluate your work. Making:…

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    Love is first literal then converted into a metaphor through marriage. Love begins as literally loving someone when sharing experiences because of love that is contained. Profound love then changes to a metaphor; it asks why experiences with someone they love are meant to happen, the purpose to marry someone by finding deeper love to know how attached a person’s love is. Robert Olen Butler wanted us to understand when we interpret ideas as a metaphor, we understand why things are meant to happen…

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    after-hours with sorrow chide us not.” In the next scene, Tybalt states, “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries/that thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw.” By following the wedding scene with a scene filled with conflict, Shakespeare created drama and excitement. When Romeo and Juliet get married, the audience starts to expect a happy ending. They may feel like nothing could go wrong. However, when Romeo kills Tybalt, they realize that things are starting to go downhill. The phrase “this…

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    t was my last day of work at the Play Cafe, I woke up in the best mood, knowning this decision I was moving forward and bettering my future. Lauren, my manager, walked into work in a bad mood, for her she was losing her assistant manager. That night the play area was going to be open late for my going away party. It was also the day my younger sister, Courtney, was going back to college for her junior year in North Carolina. Which meant most of my family member 's were going with her to help…

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    Greek Theater Greek drama is said to have its roots from Athenian seasonal festivals honoring Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility. These festivals occurred around 700 B.C.; they were filled with drunkenness and sexuality. Scholars believe there were four festivals during each of the seasonal change periods. The festival related to the Greek people planting, tending the vine, harvesting, and wine-making was in early December. This was called the Festival of Vintage. There was a…

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    The Ineffable Role of Greek Theater The Roman philosopher Seneca once said, “Life is like a play at the theater: it does not matter how long it lasts, but how well it was played.” This is true in several ways; the majority of society will put on a mask to show others instead of their true emotions. The belief that we shield ourselves from society most likely goes back to the ancient Greeks. which raises the question: why were plays an important part of Greek culture? Theater enforced morals and…

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    was first chosen. Script was written in this topic to properly utilise drama elements. After editing and improving, final script emerged. After several practices it was recorded using some of the drama elements and a few props like books and photos were used. Windows movie maker was used to edit the movie effectively. The short film ‘The Gift’ was chosen for viewing for ‘Arts responding’ aspect of the assessment. The drama brought tears and had a very important message for everyone. ‘Being…

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    What does theatre mean to me? As I review the questions provided for me to include in my goal statement, I feel lucky to express how theatre is unique to me and how I structure my everyday life around the dramatic arts. Anytime I act, I relish in the opportunity to be a leader, to help people, and to accomplish my actions with confidence. I started off with this philosophy at an early age and have not forgotten about it since. In my opinion, acting is not solely about the individual’s…

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