Drama

In the plays and dramas, the genera of tragedy has two main aspects. There is a tragic hero who is valiant in every way, but he/she has a tragic flaw that ultimately leads to a downfall. This flaw could be anything from being to trustworthy, to being glutinous and greedy. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, the character of Brutus experiences the worst of downfalls, leading to his death. Brutus is a wealthy politician and is a senator in the Roman Senate. It is…

"What the film, the comic strip, the TV situation comedy, and burlesque (in the American sense) have been to the twentieth century, the Commedia dell'Arte was to the Renaissance" (Oreglia). Commedia dell'arte which translates to "comedy of arts," was the first professional form of theatrical art. This distinctive form of art first begun in Italy during the early fifteenth century, and thrived with popularity throughout Europe, during the seventeenth century. Commedia dell'arte was termed the…

The T.V Drama I chose was This is Us. There are two reasons I chose this show for my assignment. The first reason was I had heard it was fantastic and have been waiting for this semester to be complete before I emerged myself in a Netflix binge. This assignment gave me the opportunity to start a little early, but I have committed to watching only the pilot and first three episodes and will reward myself with the rest when I have completed my other courses. The second reason was I felt that…

The beginning of Noh Theater dates back to 11th century Japan. At this time entertainment was taking a turn toward musical form and dramatic nature. Poetry had been flourishing in Japan for many years, and performance art began to develop by way of influences from China and Korea. Two of these types of entertainment, the sarugaku and the dengaku, merged, and Noh theater blossomed. Saragaku offered a choreographic element, and the dengaku brought an element of the dramatic. A very popular Noh…

The modern drama, A View from the Bridge, written by Arthur Miller, is told from Alfieri’s perspective. Since the beginning of the first scene, he is established as the narrator for the story. In this essay, I will be analyzing the role of Alfieri in the play through a careful analysis of Miller’s stage directions for Alfieri’s character and his cryptic speeches in between the scenes. Fate and/or predestination is a predominant theme in A View from the Bridge, and Miller uses Alfieri’s…

The emotional film “Instructions not included” hit the big screen as a pleasing drama, one whose subject are unexpected parenting responsibilities and acceptance. The film was clearly the end result of the time, effort, and collaboration of the directors. Due to the fact that the film was engaging since the begging with peculiar images along with deep background music playing in the back. Continually, the film directors used many other techniques to send their message to the audience. The film…

We see where the four lover are doing their adventure is there and also when the all drama of the play happen. The author used the night for the all play because it’s during the night that we experienced the power of magic. The author centralize the play in the wood and used the moon to symbolize the importance of the play. The setting which…

After the desire for a revival of Greek drama encouraged by Renaissance artists during the 1600’s, Opera as we know it was formed. Opera was continually developed as Renaissance artists discovered their beloved Greek tragedies could be restored through music. Opera evolved overtime as new contributions to the style were introduced by innovative and diverse musicians. These musicians knew what Opera embodied and continually developed the style to what would endure and resonate with future…

empathize with the characters through connections to the them and their actions and emotions. Every tragedy must end with a tragic ending. In order to be tragic, the audience must have enough empathy built up for a character before the death, exiles, or drama the character faces in the end. Otherwise, the audience may see the end as justice instead of tragedy. Throughout a story, this empathy builds up through the connections that the audience makes with a character. The most successful…

My drama teacher, Mr. Martin, risked his job by allowing me to crash on his couch for the weekend. When school resumed the following week, my teachers brought me into a meeting where they told me they were connecting me to a local LGBTQ+ youth homeless shelter…