I am going to be comparing and contrasting Snow White with the play Iron Hans (from Grimm tales)

Drama coursework

I am going to be comparing and contrasting Snow White with the play Iron Hans (from Grimm tales) which was a successful school production. We rehearsed it from October till November which was when we performed the play to a real outside audience.

My contribution to the production of Iron Hans was as a King but also I acted as a huntsman too. My roles as King was quite enjoyable but at the same time difficult as my lines were split because some lines I had to narrate and others were normal. I basically was used to inform the audience on what was going on so I was a dramatic tool used to keep the audience engaged. As huntsman I helped two other huntsmen bail water out of the pond and capture the monster Iron Hans, we then had to take him to the king’s castle.

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The story line includes a young boy who was a prince playing with his ball which accidentally rolls in too the captured monster’s cage, the monster tells him to fetch the key and unlock him so the innocent boy does it. The boy then realizes if he is caught he will be beaten and pleads with Iron Hans to take him with him, Iron Hans who wants to return the favour accepts the request and takes him. Iron Hans owns a lovely golden pool and warns the boy not to touch it; the boy does not listen so Iron Hans sends him away but tells him if he is in trouble to shout for his name. The boy comes to a castle looking for work and falls in love with the beautiful Princess, he thinks to himself if I impress the King I will be able to marry his daughter. At the time the King’s kingdoms is at war and are out numbered by the enemy so what the boy does is he calls Iron Hans and asks him to gather men to go and help the king. The King is grateful offers the boy gold but he says no and asks for the Princess’s hand in marriage the King accepts. On the wedding day Iron Hans shows up and gives the boy lots of gold and they all live very happily.

There are a number of similarities and differences between Snow White and the play Iron Hans, which I will cover now. One of the more obvious similarities is that they are both fantasy fairy tales which both finish up with happy endings. Also there is the classic romance that they both cover; the romance helps to keep the audience drawn in. Both Snow White and Iron Hans both include some scary scenes; these scenes can be used to keep the audience from getting bored.

Also there are differences in the themes. Snow White is a musical involving romance, jealousy and beauty in contrast to Iron Hans which doesn’t follow the same themes it uses another important dramatic skill, direct address to the audience this could be a good skill as the audience are kept informed and therefore more keen. Both are set in medieval times and so the costumes are made to get that impression across to the audience, also props are important to reflect to time period as they are seen a lot.

Overall I feel I acted my part very well and have learned a lot of knew skills from being in the production. As the King I had to speak slightly more posh take up more of a royal stance also I had to speak with more authority. I feel I mastered these skills and it was important for me to have done so as my role was quite crucial in the play.

In comparing these two I would say I wouldn’t have thought they would have as much in common at first glance, although there were a lot of similarities there were also a lot of differences too.

Eddie Appau-Kwateng

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