Drama therapy

In the text, “The Norton Introduction to Literature 12th Edition” by Kelly J. Mays, you will find a poem written by Linda Pastan on page 838 titled “Marks”. This poem’s poetry genre is Dramatic. It is considered a Dramatic poem because it gives off a tone of the narrator explaining a situation rather than writing or telling a story. In this poem, Linda Pastan used metaphors as her literary device. The whole poem is one big metaphor because her family is using a grading system to rate her as a…

Reflective Journal During this reflective journal, I will be speaking about the work in which I posted on my York St John blog, focusing on the feedback that I received following my initial ideas and the way that I will develop my writing further in order to make it better. Within this, I shall speak about how the process develops from an idea and then further when somebody has read the work. Within the module, one of my favourite lectures and workshop was “Stage and Radio” that was taken by…

There are many qualities that make a character in a story a trickster. Some of these qualities include Humorous/Clownish elements, Uses of Anthropomorphism, and the characters use of Brain over Brawn. All three of these qualities need to be demonstrated in the three Trickster Tales provided, as well as the other qualities that are not mentioned. All three of the characters, Anansi, Master Cat, and Coyote, possess each of these qualities. The use of humorous/clownish elements is in all trickster…

In plays, asides are often used to portray the thoughts and emotions of actors to the audience. It gives the audience insight through the use of dramatic irony because the audience knows the character’s thoughts and feelings while the surrounding cast does not. In the play, The Beast Within, three characters, Okonkwo, Jack, and Holden have different intentions for hunting a beast. Their different purposes are the cause of an interesting relationship and actions that occur throughout the play.…

Performing arts for Educators: Assessment 2 Drama Responding. Drama elements or “the elements”(Dinham,2011) how it’s referred to in delivering in authentic arts education, is building blocks of drama employed in shaping the dramatic action to create meaning in a film, book and song. These elements are important in dramatic performances because it shows you the “tools” you can work with to shape the dramatic presentation of ideas. By having the elements in your performance it enhances the…

The six elements that belong to every tragedy are the plot, characters, diction, thought, spectacle, and melody. The most significant elements of tragedy are the plot and character. The plot is the arrangement of the incidents in the story, whereas, the character is the morality given to the characters of the tragedy. Although the character defines the qualities of the character, the action of the plot itself makes them feel the emotions. Therefore, the characters contribute to the action of…

The Death Decision of Doctor Faustus Tragedy is a play that shows the downfall of a human with an unhappy ending. Tragedy usually happens to an average man who makes poor decisions in life and ends in pain. In the play of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, Faustus’ life is tragic because he is a respected scholar, but he chooses to spend eternity in hell. Marlowe portrays the life of a successful Christian scholar, Doctor Faustus, who manages to receive his doctorate in theology and divinity…

Having adopted Sartre’s existentialism as the philosophical basis for his approach while creating his masterpieces, Beckett has become the founder of the Absurd Drama in British Literature. When his plays were first performed, people who were accustomed to the traditional theatre were hostile to his drama. However, particularly after World War II, their losses and fears have made them feel close to Beckett’s…

In his play, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Dario Fo, a playwright and left-wing activist, uses comic elements to narrate the story of the suspicious death of a railwayman and anarchist, Giuseppe Pinelli. Although the details of the case have been twisted by Fo, this farce is successful in provoking thought in the minds of the audience. Pinelli’s name is not present in the dialogues, but the prologue states that the play is a reconstruction of the case. As per the police report the anarchist…

actually heroines, however their characters and actions within the play are deemed as not typically heroic, without obliging the audience to like the characters. The sisters mainly endure the natural forces in the play. Chekhov like Maeterlinck, finds drama in stillness and silence moving into a more Symbolist direction. Each act within the play begins with hope of promising activity but later on ends in stillness (Rebellato, 2010). For instance, in act three, there is a beginning of promising…