Drama films

Character Analysis Sir Andrew Aguecheek Twelfth Night, a comedic play, written by Shakespeare, eloquently develops unique traits, actions, and dialogue for each character to defy roles. Throughout the play, there are clear examples that convey the characteristics and the use of Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the play. He is the clueless, cowardly character who is used by other characters to create a humorous scene and plot, and the vehicle Shakespeare used to prove the stupidity of the royal class. In…

Hayavadana is a play which is projected with the myth of Lord Ganesha who is a summation of both- ‘embodiment of imperfection’ and ‘of incompleteness’ and is worshipped as the destroyer of incompleteness. According to Kirtinath Kurtkoti, “The source of the plot of Hayavadana comes from Kathasaritsagara, an ancient collection of stories in Sanskrit.” Vetala Panchavimsati and Somdeva’s Brihat Kathasaritsagara - these two works compose the same tale of the…

Nora Scene 12 Analysis Paper In Nora there is a handful of characters who share the stage in Ingmar Bergman’s adapted version of A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen. In this small ensemble of characters, two seemed to speak to me the most. Those characters were Nils Krogstad, the antagonist, and Christine Linde, the supporting female. While reading the script none of the characters felt real, I felt disconnected to the other lot of them, but, I could understand the struggles of Mrs. Linde and…

The short story “A Mere interlude” written by Thomas Hardy makes effective use of narrative voice to reveal the intentions of Hardy in crafting such a story. The irony of the title, as what was supposed to be “A Mere Interlude”, Baptista’s short and tragic marriage to her ex-lover Charles Stow, eventually takes form as a major turning point in her life. It subjects her to much emotional turmoil and eventually leads her back to the one thing she hoped to escape from through her marriage to…

According to Aristotle, tragic heroes must acquire some qualities, including a superior stature, tragic flaws, and the ability to evoke in the audience a sense of sympathy. Oedipus in the Greek play Oedipus the King by Sophocles is described as eminent, confident, and caring. Romeo in the play The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is presented as handsome, sensitive and passionate. The two characters, although created in two ages that have a gap of two thousand years, satisfy…

people around him. He works 34 years as a travelling salesmen only to get fired when he asks to be taken off the road. During the play we see some flashbacks of significant events that lead to the situation that he is in. The cause of most of the drama in the play is that the son Biff is a witness to his father having an affair with a woman from Boston. The reason Biff is even there to witness this is a result of the urgings and pressure from Willy. We see that Biff is a star football player and…

In the musical, Sister Act, the costumes enhanced the musical and gave valuable information about characters and scenes. Costumes help the audience understand characteristics of characters. To start, the main character, Deloris Van Cartier, wore different costumes during different scenes which gave the audience information about the plot. At the beginning of the musical, Deloris wore a glittery, short, fancy dress because she performed onstage as a dancer. This gave the audience information on…

An open definition of the 'suspension of disbelief' is the act of disbelieving the already-known knowledge to permit new information to be taken into consideration for a brief period of time. The suspension of disbelief in theatre is the act of suspending disbelief, to immerse oneself in the fictional nature of performance. It’s in human nature to use ways of knowing such as imagination and sense perception to entertain ourselves. Therefore, it is one the ways of knowing we usually rely on to…

Whether it is the Kardashians, the false reporting of a celebrity's death, or a Shakespearian era wedding gone awry, people are drawn to the drama caused by miscommunication. This truly shows the brilliance of Shakespeare for being able to understand this integral part of the human experience, while also showing the damage that this miscommunication can cause. Humans are simply drawn to “nothing”…

A Man of Good Intention Few characters have the ability to arouse outrage within a reader like Willy Loman. Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman depicts the life of the Loman family, centered around a patriarch whose misplaced values lead to an unfulfilling and unsuccessful life for his family. Due to his destructive effect on others and himself, it is easy to dismiss Willy as a selfish and quasi villainous man; however, this dismissal is unreasonable and incorrect. Willy Loman is a man of…