Drama films

My vision for our production of a Midsummer Night’s Dream involves us coming together in a unique way to convey my central notion of how society can dictate one’s perspective on life. Shakespeare, the most influential playwright of his time, expressed so many ideas and themes in his plays, and we must do him justice by conveying them to the best of our ability. The specific theme we will be aiming to convey is the class relations between the Athenians and the Mechanicals, which relates to our…

Aristotle’s theory of poetics is a very important element that dramas can incorporate. It allows plays to have depth and similarities to historical literature. One drama that has these qualities is the play “Trifles”. “Trifles” includes a complex plot, a constant protagonist, thought, diction, and spectacle which therefore, allows it to fall under Aristotle’s theory of poetics. By incorporating elements of this theory, including both Mythos and ethos, the play forms an experience of catharsis…

"Death Of A Salesman" by Arthur Miller is a play that challenges the idea of the American Dream. The main character Willy Loman is introduced as a complicated persona, who faces several misadventures which affect everyone around him. As the screen play develops Willy’s complicated character starts to unravel leading up to his downfall. Although Willy Loman's death was expected, whether he was a martyr or not is debatable. Willy had a troubled life, he still managed to create his own world…

lot of the greek tragedies still around today are works made by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.The comedies were made by Aristophanes, and Menander, and others who were not as important but still had an impact. The specific date of when Greek drama was created is not known absolute certainty, most people believe it began with the worship of Dionysus, the god of fertility and wine. People of the group that followed Dionysus practiced religious events like, the dithyramb. The researchers do…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau has stated “The World of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.” Accordingly, many romantic poets have put emphasis on imagination as a method of creative expression, conveying the notion that knowledge exists outside of the self. Possibly the most intricate understanding of the imagination, its ramifications and its advantages is best introduced in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, “This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison.” Throughout this conversation poem,…

[THESIS]. Joe Masteroff was the playwright for this musical while Sheldon Harnick was the lyricist. This production of She Loves Me took place at the San Francisco Playhouse on January 10th. I was lucky enough to get a student ticket for a total of only $27.99 with Balcony seating, row L seat 5, online through the official SF Playhouse website. Although I attended the production alone I was able to bond with the people in the nearby seats on how we respected Ilona's actress. The audience in…

The play Oedipus the King by Sophocles describes the tragic tale of a complex king who discovers the true origins of his birth and the disastrous implications they will have on both himself and his kingdom. Written in ancient Greece, the audience was already familiar with the play and characters, giving Sophocles many opportunities for the use of dramatic irony and subtle allusions. Dramatic irony is used to allow the audience to gain a deeper understanding of Oedipus’ complex character and to…

The Key Critical Term I choose is gesture and the two research topics are courtesy in Atlanta and Georgia RenFest. I think they both have a strong connection to the term gesture. From the essay by Carol Robinson, gestures are socially codified movements of body parts or vocalized sounds that, even in a formal setting, can send a uniquely personal message. Also, gestures can have different meanings in different time which provide us with a unique angle to observe and research into certain…

Willy Loman Willy Loman was a tragic hero, he was a man trapped in a state of perpetual delusion. Although Willy was a failure, his future was not always bleak and his failure to recognize the error of his ways was ultimately his greatest shortcoming. Conversely, his intentions were of a good nature despite being in a contradictory and an obsessive state most of the time. As the play progresses, Willy becomes unpredictable and obsessive to a point of psychosis. Willy decides to end his life in…

pulled them off in grooves. The Italian Renaissance also produced Opera, Commedia dell’arte, and the neoclassical rules of dramatic structure. Although this period left theatre no significant plays the rigid neoclassical rules help shape much of the drama presented internationally through the 1900’s. Commedia dell’arte was highly popular until the 1700s and has influenced many playwrights, contemporary movements and theatrical experimentations.…