Dramatic monologue

speech and prosecution resembles that of a dramatic figure, as he constantly soliloquizes or delivers a highly emotional monologue to the jury. For example, when Marie is on the stand, Meursault describes how “The prosecutor then rose, looking very grave,” and spoke “in a voice which [Meursault] thought sounded truly emotional, and with a finger pointed in my direction” (Camus 91). Here, the prosecutor presents a “grave” and emotional mask, and adopts a dramatic stance that is reminiscent of…

represented by such dramatic giants as Samuel Beckett, Eugene Ionesco, Jean Genet, Arthur Admov and Harold Pinter. Pinter is consistently preoccupied with the themes of power, suppression, persecution, and exploitation in his works. To give an advanced examination of Pinter’s plays and to discover to the full the traditional tendencies and innovative attempts in Pinter’s dramatic creation. It is of necessity here to examine the general characteristics of the absurdist dramatic works: depression…

Conflict dehumanises individuals through several aspects thus subsequently evoking powerlessness in a societal hierarchy. Dawe’s Homecoming and Weapons Training written during Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War has successfully merged the negative emotional characteristics of war. In Dawe’s Homecoming, his intelligent attempt to impart the representation of powerlessness through a bitter tone, ‘- Curly heads, kinky-hairs, crew-cuts…’ emphasising the loss of identity in the “returned…

In Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, many soliloquies and monologues are spoken in order give important depth and details about the characters and the upcoming plot. In 1.5, a young man goes to deliver a very important message from the Duke Orsino, to a young woman Olivia, professing his undying love. Unbeknownst to the Duke, this young man Cesario is actually a woman dressing up as a man. He goes along living life depicting a man; portraying himself as very youthful, as an explanation for…

father and married his mother to claim the throne of Denmark for himself. Caught between rashly wanting to avenge his father’s murder and quietly staying back and analyzing the situation, Hamlet eventually has an internal crisis, displayed through a monologue in Act IV Scene IV. The text shows his conflicting feelings about cowardice and human nature, his awe and criticism of Fortinbras and his army, and his newly found resolve to be active and decisive. This realization and resolution marks a…

when Junie B. calls her a “blabbermouth” and states that she is fed up with the constant tattle tailing. This tension between the two girls develops even more throughout the play when Junie B. pulls Mays name for the class’s secret Santa. The major dramatic question of the play would be “ Will May and Junie B. work out their problems?” The moment in the play where Junie B. and May argue is the inciting incident. This argument takes place in the beginning scene where Junie B. is calling May a…

Grief will inevitably be experienced in one’s life, a conflict within one’s heart. The poems Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen and The Solider by Rupert T Brooke, express destitution which arises as a consequence of war. Mid-Term Break by Seamus Heaney and Tree Grave by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, portray the wretchedness experienced at times of death. Finally, The Long Song of Alfred J Prufrock by T.S Eliot and Mirror by Sylvia Plath, reflect upon heartbreak and the process of ageing. The poets…

contrast. Due to this, the implication arises that there is no need for us to know her name; she is not real almost, as his love for her is not either. Therefore, he is not convincing Benvolio, but himself that it is meant to be, even though the dramatic irony states that the reader knows it is not, as told in the prologue. Supposedly, courtly love is meant to induce the lover into a state of sadness, as seen through ‘In sadness’; becoming an empty shell of a man as he chases after his ‘love’…

and subject to some snide and offensive commentary by several of my Mormon and non-Mormon friends, my decision to fully support and become active in GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) was established. Later, I was signed onto a production of The Vagina Monologues- a show that discusses sexuality and violence against women- as a photographer. After months of sitting in on rehearsals and working one on one with the cast members, I found myself…

During the performance of my monologue I’ve included explorative strategies/ drama mediums and techniques throughout the performance of my monologue. At the start of my monologue I ensured my opening was effective in order to grasp the attention of the audience - “If mistakes were made up of pounds or even pennies I would be filthy rich, instead of being just filthy”. This first line immediately set up a dramatic relationship between me and the audience allowing them to…