By What means does Miller create a sense of Expectations within his audience in the final section of Act 1?
By What means does Miller create a sense of Expectations within his audience in the final section of Act 1? A View from the Bridge A view from the bridge is a play about a couple called Eddie Carbone and Beatrice who are married. Eddie is an Italian longshoreman working on the New York docks. Beatrice has a niece called Catherine who lives with Eddie and Beatrice. When Eddie's wife's Cousins, Marco and Rodolfo seek immigration from Sicily. Eddies agrees to shelter them. Trouble begins when Catherine falls in Love with the glamorous younger brother Rodolfo which makes Eddie very Jealous. Eddie's baffled Jealousy culminates in an unforgivable crime against his family and Sicilian community. The Story ends in a Tragedy. Firstly, Miller uses language to create suspense and tension. For example a quotation containing Similes would be ''His eyes were like tunnels''. In this quote, found in Act I, Alfieri describes Eddie's appearance at their first meeting, to the audience. Alfieri almost seems to fear Eddie as a paranormal beast, a remnant of the great Greek or Roman tragedy. Alfieri truly believes that Eddie was possessed with, "passion that has moved into his body, like a stranger," and was unable to control him. The passion that Alfieri describes is the passion for his niece Catherine. The passion, unreleased and suppressed in his unconscious was a stranger to Eddie's
In Hobson's Choice, how does Harold Brighouse make the audience aware of the changes in Willie Mossop's character?
Twentieth Century Drama Rachel Cormack 10JGR/H1 "Hobson's Choice" by Harold Brighouse In Hobson's Choice, how does Harold Brighouse make the audience aware of the changes in Willie Mossop's character? In this assignment, I will be looking at the play "Hobson's Choice" which was written in 1914 by Harold Brighouse. I will scrutinize the way that the playwright makes the audience aware of the changes in William Mossop's character using quotes from the script. "Hobson's Choice" was a saying used in the late eighteen and early nineteen hundreds and to have Hobson's choice was to have no choice at all. Brighouse saw this as a title with scope for a play and wrote the script to fit the title. He set the play back in eighteen eighty, in Salford, Lancashire two years before he was born near Salford. "Hobson's Choice" tells the story of the Hobson family who live in Chapel Street, Salford and run a prosperous family boot making business. The head of the household is Henry Horatio Hobson, a widower with three daughters, Alice, who is twenty-three, the twenty-one, pretty Victoria and Maggie, the eldest at thirty. Maggie is invaluable to Hobson as she is an incomparable shop hand and obliging to the customers. The story begins with an argument occurring between Hobson and his daughters, concerning their manner towards himself. He proposes that, if their "uppishness" towards him
How is Macbeth persuaded to kill Duncan: Is his wife entirely to blame?
How is Macbeth persuaded to kill Duncan: Is his wife entirely to blame? Legend has it that Macbeth was written in 1606 and performed at Hampton court for King James I; although some historians argue that it was in fact premiered at The Globe theatre, as were most of Shakespeare's productions. Irrespective of this polemic, the play is littered with aspects, issues and ideas that would undoubtedly suggest that the play was indeed written to please King James, who was at the time, patron of Shakespeare's theatre group. One of these themes deals with witches who James was quite unashamedly interested in; so captivated by the supernatural in fact, he wrote a book on the subject; Demonology. Macbeth begins by launching us into a meeting with the three witches. In terms of pure storytelling, this scene is unnecessary - it is only until scene three that we discover the true nature and role of the witches in this play. If one were to miss the first scene, one could follow the narrative still, without any difficulty. I felt that the logic behind the placement of the scene is twofold; to draw the crowd (especially James) in from the outset, and it also underlines the importance of the witches and the theme of darkness to the audience, as the first thing that the crowd see on stage will often be the most memorable. Witches were very much the scapegoat of the time, and much of the
How does Shakespeare create a sense of tragedy in the final scene of 'Romeo and Juliet'?
English Coursework: How does Shakespeare create a sense of tragedy in the final scene of 'Romeo and Juliet'? Four hundred years ago, late in the sixteenth century, William Shakespeare wrote 'The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'; a play that tells the tale of the love between the children of two feuding families, and the tragedy that becomes their love. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love, then further dishonour, and in this course disobey, their parents by secretly getting married. When Romeo's best friend Mercutio is killed in a brawl Romeo takes revenge (death) on his killer, Tybalt, Juliet's cousin. Romeo is here by banished and has to leave Juliet to marry her father's choice of groom: Parris. Juliet will not marry him and again disobeys her father. She takes a sleeping potion to make her appear dead. Romeo doesn't get this message and, on hearing the news of her death, goes to her tomb to take his own life. Juliet wakes up to find her love dead and in her pain takes also her life. 'Romeo and Juliet', is, by definition, a tragedy: ) A play in which the protagonist falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances with which he cannot deal 2) Any dramatic or literary composition dealing with such themes. Defined by the Oxford Dictionary In this play Romeo and Juliet are the protagonists that fall to disaster. The disaster
Take lines 37-240 of Act 3, scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet and explain how I think they should be said as if I where directing it myself.
English Shakespeare Assignment: Introduction In this piece of coursework I have been asked to take lines 37-240 of Act 3, scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet and explain how I think they should be said as if I where directing it myself. I will then go on to talk about Shakespeare's stagecraft, the attitudes he received from the audiences and how they accept his complex characters and finally the differences between the poem Shakespeare based his play on and the play itself and which is more relevant to today's audience. English Shakespeare Assignment: Romeo And Juliet The scene begins as the sun is rising in Verona. Romeo and Juliet awake after the previous night consummating their marriage. Emotions are running high in the Capulet household as Romeo had slaughtered Tybalt Juliet's cousin only the night before. When performing the lines in this scene certain things must be taken into account about how the characters will be feeling about incidents which have previously taken place. Both Romeo and Juliet will be very paranoid about there families finding out about the marriage as from the opening scene of the play the families grievance was known from the fight between the younger generations of the families in the streets. They will feel very alone as the only two people who are supporting the young lovers marriage are the nurse and the Friar who said in act 2 scene 3: "For this
Explore the conflicting responses, which the character of Shylock provokes in the audience. How does Shakespeare achieve this effect? Do you think Shylock is a victim or a villain?
Explore the conflicting responses, which the character of Shylock provokes in the audience. How does Shakespeare achieve this effect? Do you think Shylock is a victim or a villain? Written sometime between 1596 and 1598, The Merchant of Venice is classified as both an early Shakespearean comedy and as a problem play; it is a work in which good triumphs over evil, but serious themes are examined and some issues remain unresolved. In the play, Shakespeare wove together two classic folk tales, one involving a vengeful, greedy creditor trying to take a pound of flesh, the other involving a fight for the hand of a rich princess with a correct choice among three chests and thereby winning his companion. Shakespeare's writing of the first tale centres on the Jewish moneylender Shylock who seeks a literal pound of flesh from his Christian opponent, the generous, faithful Antonio. In Shakespeare's A Merchant of Venice, the character Shylock provokes conflicting responses in the audience. Throughout the play, Shylock is portrayed as being a greedy, malicious and bitter man, who is hated for his religion and his money lending. However, the audience is still able to recognise an injustice in the way he is treated. Shylock is shunned from society, principally because of his Jewish background. Therefore, the audience have conflicting feelings towards the character. Shakespeare achieves
Explore the role of Alfieri in Miller's 'A View from the Bridge.'
A View from the Bridge Explore the role of Alfieri in Miller's 'A View from the Bridge.' Arthur Miller is now regarded as one of the world's greatest dramatists. In his plays he explores the struggles of the ordinary man against authority and insurmountable odds. It is his ability to dramatize the attempts to find the balance between the different conflicts of life that is Miller's feature as a writer. "Many of his plays look at the position of the individual in relation to their responsibilities and position in society and may be seen, as a result, to be political." (Tim Bezant.) While exploring human faults he also talks about the hidden emotions within people. This is significantly highlighted throughout his world-renowned theatrical production of 'A View from the Bridge', in which he conveys his true feelings through the themes and messages portrayed on the historical and cultural context of the period. Miller completed the two-act version of the play in 1956, the same year in which it was performed at the Comedy Theatre in London. During this epoch he was called to testify in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee to name the people of communist sympathizers, the height of the McCarthy Era. Miller refused to do so and so was admired by people for his strength and loyalty. In 1957, Miller was charged with contempt by the U.S. Court of Appeals. Miller's own
How is Macbeth persuaded to kill Duncan: Is his wife entirely to blame?
How is Macbeth persuaded to kill Duncan: Is his wife entirely to blame? Macbeth begins by launching us into a meeting with the three witches. In terms of pure storytelling, this scene is unnecessary - it is only until scene three that we discover the true nature and role of the witches in this play. If one were to miss the first scene, one could follow the narrative still, without any difficulty. I felt that the logic behind the placement of the scene is twofold; to draw the crowd (especially James) in from the outset, and it also underlines the importance of the witches and the theme of darkness to the audience, as the first thing that the crowd see on stage will often be the most memorable. Witches were very much the scapegoat of the time, and much of the problems were blamed on them, and even in this play, all the problems can be traced back to the witches. The following scene is where the story truly commences. It is the first time that the audience have the opportunity to learn about the man who shares his name with the play, Macbeth, as the captain gives his report to the King Duncan. The Captain's words paint a very positive picture of Macbeth. After Macbeth single handily saved the Scots by killing the enemy Macdonwald by "unseaming him from the nave to the chaps" a fresh assault came. Note that in the Captain's speech, he calls Macbeth
The concept of fate - Romeo and Juliet
The concept of fate functions as a central theme in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In the opening prologue of the play, the Chorus informs the audience that Romeo and Juliet are "Star ñ cross'd Lovers" (Prologue l.6). In other words, the Chorus states that Romeo and Juliet are governed by fate, a force often linked to the movements of the stars. Fate manifests itself in all the events surrounding the young lovers: the ancient and inexplicable feud between their families, the catastrophic series of mishaps which ruin Friar Lawrence's plans, and the tragic timing of Romeo's suicide and Juliet's awakening. The structure of the play itself rests upon the fate from which the two lovers cannot escape. The play opens with a brawl which erupts between servants of the Montague and Capulet families. This initial quarrel illustrates that the "ancient Grudge" between the two families runs so deep that it extends to the servants (Prologue l. 3). Upon their first encounter, Romeo and Juliet remain ignorant to the fact that they are the children of feuding families. Actually, the lovers meet by coincidence. Romeo agrees to attend the Capulet ball because he hopes to see Rosaline, and he consistently claims that no other woman can impress him. On the other hand, Juliet attends the ball to meet Count Paris and to see if she can love him. Before entering the ball, Romeo experiences a sense
The Crucible - analysing acts 3 and 4.
The Crucible Play Written by an American Playwright Arthur Miller, 1953 The last two acts of The Crucible are highly dramatic. Focusing on two key moments, explore and analyse their significance to the play as a whole. You must comment on how these relate to the social and historical context of the play. Introduction This essay is set out to analyse and explore on two key moments in the play called The Crucible. My two key moments are in both Act 3 and Act 4. Act 3 explains why she dismissed Abigail Williams, the servant of theirs, and her affair with John Proctor, he husband. Act 4 is the moment where John Proctor signs a paper showing his confession that he was seeing the Devil. Now I am going to explain in more detail what happened ACT 3 Just before this key moment, Proctor admits that he had an affair with Abigail Williams. Then the key moment starts of with Danforth ordering Parris to bring Elizabeth to the court, because Proctor states that Elizabeth never lies and will agree with him that he had an affair. If Elizabeth admits to firing Abigail for her affair with Proctor, Danforth will charge Abigail. Cheever brings Elizabeth to the court, where she says that she fired Abigail because she displeased her, and because she thought that her husband fancied Abigail. She says that Proctor never committed lechery. Proctor cries out for Elizabeth to tell the truth for
