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the research, textual evidences are collected to analyze the structure of the play “The Dreams of Tipu Sultan” by Girish Karnad. The research is qualitative in nature. To explore the structure of the play, The Dreams of Tipu Sultan, the researcher draws on the dream reality sequence, memories, diary, and characters within the play and the concept about the structure of two act play by Richard Toscan in his book “play writing seminars”. Richard Toscan was Dean of the School of Theatre and…

The profusion of power in understanding a person’s weaknesses allows for the potential of manipulation. When utilized in the right way, this power has the capability of persuading people to do things they never could have imagined. Through the actions of the characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare demonstrates how manipulation of the naive can result in one’s success, but when used carelessly, it can lead to fatal consequences. If clever enough, exploiting the weak…

To Be, or Not To Be: Shrew Edition What does it require of someone to be considered a shrew? The play, Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare explores the Elizabethan standards, in which Petruchio seeks to tame his wife, Kate, a labeled shrew. Although some believe that Katerina is not tamed from her shrew-like ways, the truth is that Katerina is tamed because she transforms throughout many of Petruchio’s trials, and proclaims the woman’s role in a traditional marriage. Tests and trials…

One of the great artists of all time, William Shakespeare, had a famous saying, “A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man thinks himself to be the fool.” As cliché as this sounds, William Shakespeare consistently wrote about topics that he was not very familiar with himself, and therefore whenever he wrote on these subjects the reader can always tell that Shakespeare tries to be as vague as possible while still getting his point across. In the book Macbeth, there are many sciences,…

Bryan Alvizures March 6,2018 Mr. Amoroso. Period 9 Concept questions 3 In the play “Fences” by August Wilson, Troy(the main character) has a a type of dualistic nature within him. Sometimes he teaches lessons while sometimes he shows complete anger and no control. On page 66 he states “ I’m trying to find a way to tell you ...I’m gonna be a daddy. I’m gonna be somebody’s daddy.” Troy is showing himself as a person who doesn’t respect his wife and went out to have a baby with…

The play Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman delves into the conflicts of three characters, Paulina Salas, her husband Gerardo Escobar and Dr. Roberto Miranda. It is implied that the play revolves around the citizens of chile, recovering from the after - effects of the brutal Pinochet dictatorship. Dorfman uses a range of literary devices to convey both atmosphere and suspense, however more significantly I will zoom into the three prominent ways, which are; Light Imagery, Dramatic devices and…

Discuss the portrayal of Macbeth’s state of mind in the extract Act 5.3.19-54 and in the rest of the Macbeth play. Throughout the play, Macbeth’s state of mind swings in a pendulum motion, with the two highest point showing a direct opposite between his emotions and personality; decisive and fickle minded, loyal and treacherous, confidently and cowardly. The fluctuation of his state of mind occurs after his meeting with the trio of witches but was further aggravated due to his own guilty…

Introduction: Even though Shakespearean plays have existed for centuries, bringing forth both enjoyment for audiences and discussion for literary thinkers, and having been analysed, scrutinised and their very essence explored. This essay will attempt to create a vivid and fascinating exploration of Hamlet and the Taming of the Shrew, for emphasis the purpose of this essay is to traverse in the depiction of Shakespearean women. Chiefly the performance of these female characters on stage whilst…

there purely to give some light relief from the rest of the play using sexual humour however if looked at in more detail many more roles of the nurse come into play than simply top make the audience laugh. In Act 1 Scene 3 the nurse is portrayed in a very positive and light hearted manner particularly when she tells Juliet to 'seek happy nights to happy days' it could be argued that is very light hearted sexual reference was put in the play by Shakespeare to amuse the uneducated groundlings at…

The Pursuit of Happiness, directed by Gabriele Muccino, tells a story about an African American man living in San Francisco. His name is Chris Gardner, who devoted all of his life savings into an investment to sell a device known as a portable "bone density scanner." He is a hard-working, caring and loving father who struggles financially to provide for his wife and son. With his wife working back to back shift to make ends meet with their rent bills. She is unable to live a life of stress with…