Radio drama

Drama is a natural phenomenon that occurs in humanity. As an extremely social species conflict is a normal and frequent event that happens. It’s such a common theme that when depicting humanity in an accurate manner, it is nearly impossible to avoid showing extreme emotions and physicality. Jean Joseph Taillasson is a French neo-classicist painter who created a work of art that relies heavily on the emotionality within the painting. His painting “Seigneur! Voyez ces yeux” (Cleopatra Discovered…

Aristotle developed a series of six elements that he thought every production should have. Within his six elements, there are: plot, characters, theme, diction, music, and spectacle. Each element is different in its own way and provides a new way of direction in each production than before the poetics were developed. The first element is plot. Aristotle describes plot as why things happen, not just that they do. In his view, there is a reason for why each action in a movie or play happens and…

Situational irony is a method of writing in which something has an effect that is opposite from what is expected. Situational irony can trigger many different emotions in the reader, such as humor, sympathy, dejection, etc. The authors Guy de Maupassant and O. Henry uses situational irony to evoque different emotions in the readers. Guy de Maupassant creates sympathy by using situational irony in “The Necklace.” Mathilde wants to be very rich and famous, but ends up poor. Mathilde already has a…

The Shifting Heart should be just as, if not more successful than the Doll". ("Rich field of drama",…

The Comedy of Errors In William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors a question that is raised throughout the whole play is weather the play is considered farce or romance. Which brings up another question for me in what ways can a reader be deeply impacted by the use of farce and romance. While in Shakespearean times farce was comical and used a lot of physical contact, usually viewer friendly romance mostly revolved around tragedy and families reuniting. Throughout the play both farce the genre…

Film & Character Garden State is coming-of-age comedic drama that attempts to capture the multifaceted transitions often experienced by young adults. This film, released in 2004, was directed by Zach Braff, who also stars in the movie as the main character and focus of this paper, Andrew Largeman. This paper will attempt to more deeply explore Andrew’s development using the postulates of Object Relations and Psychosocial theories (Braff, Sher, Shamberg, & DeVito, 2004). This film portrays…

Aristotle defines the tragic hero as “a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his or her own destruction” (Bainbridge Island School District). The development and subsequent destruction of this character involves three distinct stages. Firstly, the fatal flaw, in which the character makes a fatal mistake due to an excessive quality they possess. Secondly, the reversal of fate, in which the character’s fortune is changed due to the fatal mistake. Thirdly, the…

carries the weight of a tragic flaw, and endures a tragic fall from society as the result of a poor decision. In Arthur Miller’s classic drama, The Crucible (1953), the character John Proctor is analyzed as a tragic hero because he is an important member of Salem, bears a tragic flaw, and experiences a tragic downfall due to a detrimental decision. In the drama, Proctor is a prominent member of the community. The reader determines this from the stage directions Miller employs to describe…

Throughout the class, the discussion was mostly about theatrical and cinematic elements in the plays and films. After reading and watching the productions, I believe that my ability to point out theatrical and cinematic elements definitely improved. I definitely have a better understanding of theatrical and cinematic elements. I learned how the directors would added different elements to address a larger audience. Now, I am able to find scenes in the production that were most and least…

Originating in the 14th century, Noh is a traditional form of theatre involving music, dance, and drama. During the Muromachi Period (1333-1573), a man named Zeami popularized and formalized the Noh we know of today. Four main noh troupes were established during this era, receiving sponsorship from shrines and temples. It was during the Tokugawa Period (1603-1867) that Noh became even more standardized when the shogunate made it the official ceremonial art and issued regulations for its…