Dramatic monologue

Literary Elements in Twelfth night While writing, the writers have to have the skill to mesmerize their readers and to convey the message powerfully and effectively. To keep the attention of the readers intact, the authors use special technique and skill. This technique lies in their skilful use of the literary components. In the composition of literary work, the common components are plot, setting, characters, theme, mood, tone, structure, language, metaphor, allusion, symbolism etc. These…

plots. Especially in the play “Uncle Vanya” the use of internal monologues gives the dramaturgy a different stand altogether. With the help of this literary technique the characters give voice to their opinions and their take on the situations draws out the theme of the play. Apart from the use of a modern soliloquy which is more psychological in nature, the Russian writer also recognizes the need to connect his dialogue with his monologues. Since the character list in the play “Uncle Vanya”…

Browning was a master of dramatic monologue, “Browning did not invent the dramatic monologue but he inhabited and populated it” (“telegraph.co.uk”10). He has written numerous stories, like the Ring and the Book, that are still famous to this day. Henry James wrote of Robert Browning, in relation to the poet's…

Tamburlaine often begins a speech by addressing some other person, but within a few lines is talking about himself. According to Clemen, this practice of disregarding the other participant in a dialogue finds its dramatic justification in Tamburlaine in the nature of the protagonist because he has eyes for himself alone. Tamburlaine was considered to be a one-man play because each of Tamburlaine’s own speeches and those of his admirers or his defeated adversaries…

husbands. They are killed because of the jealousy their men have and the lack of trust. Each one of these stories are different, but end the same in murder. There are many things that you can compare and contrast in these texts, such as, jealousy, dramatic monologue, and control.…

As you worked on your monologue, what were the most significant decisions you made about the use of the performance space? How effective were your decisions?" 25 marks The monologue that I have chosen, Adele’s monologue from shakers by john godber and jane Thornton, deals with the challenges young women face by society and its views of abortion, humiliation, betrayal of trust and the decisions which rightly or wrongly young women are sometimes forced to take without proper support and are indeed…

The great musician, Gerard Way, said “Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.” Ironically the word hero has the connotation of being someone or something that portrays the qualities of being supernatural. An everyday hero is one that is characterized by the actions that he/she commits. The hero will always put themselves forward for the humanitarian good to defend against moral evil. The hero always acts involuntarily, the act of heroism will always be done under…

American High School Performing Arts’s fall production of Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot featured a dramatic Christmas party in which an unrestrained murderer is in their midst. An eccentric actor and amateur detective, William Gillette, is shot and invites his friends to his mansion with a plan to catch the criminal. With small areas for improvement, AHSPA’s play is an enjoyable holiday show due to its superb acting, comedic relief, and music choices. The host of the party, William Gillette,…

I first not this monologue when we were reading the play ‘Merchant of Venice’ but I only got gripped by this monologue when we watched the movie it really put the immensity of the monologue into perspective. I first noticed the actual gravity of the monologue forces you to give your full attention nothing less. I felt the actual power of the piece comes from how Shylock asks questions and then gives his answers to those questions with reasons of why he hates Antonio and what he has done to…

Priestly voices his numerous concerns through the play including political ideologies, the rights of the working classes and the requirement of a community in which everyone is responsible for each other with the technical use of dramatic devices. This essay will cover the dramatic devices used which convey Priestly’s thought and concerns about the society while simultaneously…