the empty space
The Empty Space, By Peter Brook. Having read The Empty Space by Peter Brook. I will be discussing all that I have learnt about the different form of theatre he discusses. He tries to categories theatre into four different types of theatre. These categories are; The Deadly Theatre, The Holy Theatre, The Rough Theatre and finally, The Immediate Theatre. The first category I shall be discussing is The Deadly Theatre. Firstly The Deadly Theatre, this is the form of theatre we see most often. As theatre audience are falling around the world and this is because it fails to entertain. However the author does appreciate that occasionally there are new movements with good writers. The author goes on to compare theatre as a whore. He believes that its art is dirty and robs your money and doesn't deliver the entertainment required to warrant an expensive admittance. Mr Brooks makes the statement that there is no true theatre joy as The Deadly Theatre is not only found in the commercial West End or Broadway but also is making its way into Opera and even Shakespeare. This is because Brooks makes the very true statement that even though universally we find these Shakespearean productions marvellous to look at with their grand sets, costumes and are drawn to the theatre because a popular actor maybe in it. However if we were to sit through the production the majority would be truly bored
Discussing the Works of Shakespeare.
I INTRODUCTION Shakespeare, William (1564-1616), English playwright and poet, recognized in much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists. Shakespeare's plays communicate a profound knowledge of the wellsprings of human behavior, revealed through portrayals of a wide variety of characters. His use of poetic and dramatic means to create a unified aesthetic effect out of a multiplicity of vocal expressions and actions is recognized as a singular achievement, and his use of poetry within his plays to express the deepest levels of human motivation in individual, social, and universal situations is considered one of the greatest accomplishments in literary history. II LIFE A complete, authoritative account of Shakespeare's life is lacking, and thus much supposition surrounds relatively few facts. It is commonly accepted that he was born in 1564, and it is known that he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. The third of eight children, he was probably educated at the local grammar school. As the eldest son, Shakespeare ordinarily would have been apprenticed to his father's shop so that he could learn and eventually take over the business, but according to one account he was apprenticed to a butcher because of declines in his father's financial situation. According to another account, he became a schoolmaster. In 1582 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, the
The presentation of the witches in the opening scenes is crucial to the atmosphere of Macbeth. Compare how Act 1 scenes (i) and (iii) are presented in two different versions of the play. Which do you feel has the greater dramatic impact? Explain why.
MACBETH COURSEWORK The presentation of the witches in the opening scenes is crucial to the atmosphere of Macbeth. Compare how Act 1 scenes (i) and (iii) are presented in two different versions of the play. Which do you feel has the greater dramatic impact? Explain why. Macbeth was written by Shakespeare in 1606 for King James I. In Shakespeare's day witchcraft was a principal issue and King James I was reasonably interested in this topic so Shakespeare wrote Macbeth and dedicated it to him. It is said that Shakespeare's people had great belief of witchcraft in some form and witches were thought to be the devil's angels. People were extremely frightened by witches' supernatural powers that they had in their blood and always thought of the worst they could do. In the 1600s witches were threats to society and many dreaded the evil which may have been aroused from them. Any person who had been suspected of witchcraft would have been burnt at the stake. This explains how witches were related to the devil: fire. In Macbeth, the witches play a vital and crucial role as their reputation made them quite fearful. On one hand this play was to create entertainment of suspense and murder for the viewer. However, in contrast to this, Macbeth teaches the moral lesson that ambition can be destructive to a person. Hence, Macbeth's ambition helps him to kill. In today's society witchcraft is
Direct Line Insurance. The investigations focus was the decision to cease writing their own bespoke software in favor of purchasing an off the shelf CRM (Customer Relation Management) solution
FO Degree Networking Case Study Direct Line Insurance 21st March 2006 Contents GROUP WORK 3 INTRODUCTION 3 REPORT 4 CONCLUSION 12 BIBLIOGRAPHY 13 APPENDIX ........................................................................................................................ 14 Group Work The team (three members) was tasked to investigate Direct Line Insurance. The investigations focus was the decision to cease writing their own bespoke software in favor of purchasing an off the shelf CRM (Customer Relation Management) solution. As part of the investigation the team considered the situation prior to the purchase of the software, the effects or influences of kaizen on any solution, Direct Line Insurance acquisitions' and the customer experience. The task was broken down into a number of parts: * Initial investigation of Direct Line Insurance * Investigate Kaizen * Investigate Chordiant and CRM software * Produce a CRM diagram * Produce individual reports An initial meeting to delegate responsibilities was held and the report author was designated as project manager. It was agreed that as individuals we would investigate all the major components of the task (this would facilitate individual learning). Following the initial investigation, further meetings would then take place as necessary to correlate information, agree further investigation and decide the
Play: Dealer's Choice by Patrick Marber Character: Mugsy Act 3 Scene 2 to the end of page 75
Summer 1999 GCSE Section A Question 1 Play: Dealer's Choice by Patrick Marber Character: Mugsy Act 3 Scene 2 to the end of page 75 a) In this scene, Mugsy, a waiter in a restaurant in London, is playing poker in what is a weekly game with his colleagues and boss. They are in the basement of the restaurant in which they work, and Mugsy is desperate to win this time, as he wants to purchase some public conveniences, with the intention of turning them into his own restaurant. He is quite a simple character, and would never be able to succeed in running his own business; the audience feels pathos for him. In this scene when he wins a hand, he responds as though it is the greatest thing that ever happened to him. One of the main complications in this act is that there is a professional poker player playing with them, although only one other character knows this, which means that Mugsy will lose this money very quickly again. I would play Mugsy with a cockney accent, and although varying the pitch of his voice a lot throughout, it would generally be quite high-pitched. The tone of his voice would be light and quite breathy, as he is quite simple. Generally his movements would be quite defined and show what he is feeling. When sitting at the table, I would slouch when Mugsy is sad, and sit up and bounce on the chair when ebullient (e.g. when winning or with a good hand).
Shakespeare coursework - Macbeth. The supernatural is vital to the plot and the actions of the characters in Macbeth. As a director of a film version, how would you put across this influence to your chosen audience?
Shakespeare coursework - Macbeth. The supernatural is vital to the plot and the actions of the characters in Macbeth. As a director of a film version, how would you put across this influence to your chosen audience? In this essay I am going to explain how I would go about directing the first two witches' scenes in Macbeth. I will sum up why I am doing a certain action, for example the symbolism it has and what relevance it has to the witches. First of all I need to know some background about the impact of witches on peoples lives at the time in which it was written. Macbeth was written in 1606 in the time of the Elizabethans when the supernatural was in the forefront of many peoples' minds. Witches were the objects of morbid and fevered fascination. In each village of Elizabethan England the 'evil' goings on were blamed on the old spinster who owned a black cat and never came out of the house. The witch. They were punished or interrogated by being forces to sit on a stool and then 'ducked' in the river. If they floated then they were a witch and if they sank then they weren't a witch but most died of drowning anyway. There were many famous witch hunts at this time and everyone was scared of them. In 1604 an act of parliament decreed that anyone found guilty of witchcraft would be executed. Many people who watched Macbeth saw the witches as a sign of evil and hatred.
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
Unman, Wittering and Zigo Scene 30 (The Headmaster's Study) In the room are: Inspector Hambridge and the Head. Things are getting out of hand as the Inspector questions the Head about the two recent deaths at Chantrey High School. Both are talking at once. Inspector: Silence! Shut up. Let's start from the beginning. Head: Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Inspector: I have come here to question you in connection with the deaths of a schoolmaster: Mr John Pelham and a Year 5 student: Basil Wittering. Due to the suspicious circumstances of the deaths I would like to question you. Head: Hmmmm...... Very bad...... both deaths very near.... Very bad. Inspector: DEATHS? Huh... My foot.... Murder...that's what I call it.... Murder. Head: Murder?.......Murder?.... What murder?....... Don't know what you are talking about. No idea..... Whatsoever. Inspector: (The Inspector ignores the Head's responses) Tell me exactly, how did Pelham die. Head: Fell of that cliff, didn't he. He went for a walk, a sea mist came down, he went too near the edge of the cliff and fell off. Inspector: What a shocking business. Head: Hmmmmmm..... Inspector: The day he fell off. What happened at school during that day? Head: erm.......... Nothing much..... Oh yes I remember it was a half-day. All students went home at lunchtime. Inspector: ....... And what time did the death occur? Head: Round around
Tom Stoppard's play The Real Inspector Hound - Plot and subplot
Plot and subplot The play opens with two critics called "Moon" and "Birdboot". We can see a dead body on the main stage. Moon and Birdboot are having a conversation about another Critic called "Higgs", and how "Moon" is the stand in for Higgs and is never taken seriously. Also they are talking about how "Birdboot" has taken one of the actresses out the night before the date and how "Birdboot" is getting at angry at "Moon" as he has a wife and he wouldn't possibly do anything to in danger that marriage he is obviously lying, or bending the truth. Then A Character called Mrs Drudge who is the "Helper" at the Manor. At first she is just cleaning around the stage and she does notice the dead body behind the chaise longue. Whilst cleaning she moves the Chaise longue so that they dead body can no longer be seen. Then she heads straight for the radio and turns it on just in time to hear a "special police message." Within in that we find out that there is a madman on the run in Essex near where Muldoon Manor is. Within in the message a strange man who is acting very suspiciously and matching the description of the madman on the Radio. He also doesn't see the dead body. He leaves the room without Mrs Drudge ever knowing that he was there. Then we return to "Moon" and "Birdboot" who carries on the conversation that "Birdboot" is an adulteress and is having "a romance" by the
Antigonie How I would set the first choral movement
Antigonie How I would set the first choral movement Antigonie is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles written before or in 442 BC. It is chronologically the third of the three Theban plays but was written first.[1] The play expands on the Theban legend that predated it. Traditionally a play like Antigonie would have been preformed during festivals to thousands of people. Greek plays like this usually contained up too three actors and a large chorus who would narrate all the events and keep the audience up to date. This chorus was usually full of ordinary people from the village. Antigone would have traditionally been preformed in an Amphitheater, with the audience in a semicircle around the performers, who would have acted the play out on a raised platform as well as a smaller area lower down. For this reason if I was staging a performance of Antigonie I would choose to hold it in the round. I would still have a raised platform for the principal actors to perform on, but would position the chorus all around the bottom of this platform. This would work well for two reasons, one because the chorus would be able to interact with the audience and the actors and two because it enables them to remain central to the action, but still appear less important then the other actors, who would be playing the Gods as well as various kings and queens. The first line the chorus speak
Romeo and juliet
Dines Selvarajah Essay Title: How does Shakespeare use dramatic devices in Act 3 Scene 1 of 'Romeo and Juliet` in order to make it an exciting scene and a turning point in the play? Romeo and Juliet is an exciting play because, it begins with a public brawl between two families called Capulet's and Montague's. The scene grabs the audience's attention, it is very lively and unpredictable, and it almost makes you jump of your seat. Act 3 scene 1 echoes the theme of hatred and violence amongst the families. It is also exhilarating and moving because, it has an energetic feeling, you can anticipate something bad might happen. The fighting scene sets an aggressive atmosphere, which may shock most readers. It almost makes your speechless and static as you are drawn into the scene, which creates a climax that gradually unfolds the turning point of the play .The two directors Baz Luhrmann (old version) and Franco Zeffirelli (new version) have interpreted the scene differently as where Baz Luhrmann has made it as Mercutio was killed by accident, in Franco Zeffirelli we know he was killed straight away by the gun shot. In Baz Luhrmann's version dramatic irony was used as a close up of Tybalt's sword was shown with the blood so we all knew Mercutio was dying while the characters thought it was all a joke until Mercutio was dead. At the beginning of the scene the atmosphere was soft