Plays are meant to be performed, rather than read. The purpose of dramatic arts often extends far beyond the words written on a page; staging, lighting, costumes intonation, expression, and audience experience are all part of the experience of a theatrical production. To develop your understanding of the cultural role of the dramatic arts, you will view a production of a play this week and write a reflection to explain your viewing experience. Choose a play that you would like to view and find a version online, YouTube, DVD or iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, etc. You can also choose to see a play live if you prefer.
Play Suggestions:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Romeo and Juliet
As You Like It
Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Much Ado About Nothing
The Comedy of Errors
Macbeth
King Lear
If you have another idea, please ask your instructor to approve it.
Then, select and address one of the following options:
Option 1: Write an analysis of the play that you viewed. Include at least one quote from the play in your essay. In your essay, address the following:
Identify the performance that you have selected.
Describe the staging, lighting, costumes, and characters of the performance. How do these match or revise the written version of the play? You do not need to read the entire play, but you should skim the text.
What type of mood and tone does the performance create? How?
What parts of the play are easier to understand through performance? What are some details that stood out through performance?
What are your feelings about this performance? What did you take away from viewing it?
Option 2: Find an adaptation or transformation of a play. Choose an adaptation with some significant differences from the original, such as transposed plots and characters into a variety of different settings and historical contexts. Here are some examples:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999) or A Midsummer Night’s DREAM (2018)
Romeo and Juliet – Romeo + Juliet (1996) or West Side Story (1961) or Romeo Must Die (2000)
As You Like It – As You Like It (2006)
Taming of the Shrew – 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) or Kiss Me, Kate (1948)
Much Ado About Nothing – Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
The Comedy of Errors – The Bomb-itty of Errors (2012)
King Lear – A Thousand Acres (1997)
Othello – O (2001)
This paper will investigate the significant authority hypotheses and think about them in contrast to Charles de Gaulle’s administration. There are two critical viewpoints to the inquiry, these are to examination and assess. To dissect is to separate into part parts and to assess, is to pass judgment on the effect . To investigate and consequently breakdown the pertinent initiative speculations, the paper recognizes two important hypotheses and takes apart each to examine the set of experiences; assess their significance and how they have added to the achievement or not by and large, to Charles de Gaulle’s authority.
Charles de Gaulle was an incredibly magnetic individual and a troublesome pioneer to consider important initiative speculations in contrast to. In any case, two hypotheses rose up out of all the others. Charles de Gaulle had various clear qualities and he showed parts of groundbreaking initiative. Thus, a mix of both added to his prosperity as a tactical pioneer and the Leader of France on two explicit events.
To assess de Gaulle’s initiative, the paper will investigation him utilizing the SWOT insightful system: Qualities, Shortcomings, Open doors, and Dangers, zeroing in on his assets and amazing open doors. The utilization of the SWOT system will permit the paper to think about the effect of outcome in contrast to the picked important speculations. To utilize the SWOT examination it is basics to comprehend de Gaulle and in this paper, the center is 1940 – 1960. This is as yet a boundless timeframe with a considerable lot of occasions occurring. Nonetheless, there are two vital occasions in which the paper will focus on. The first is when de Gaulle was the heads of the Free French Armed force towards the finish of WWII, and besides when he was welcomed back to control in 1958 to handle the on-going Algerian conflict and the making of the fifth Republic. The inquiry is focused on administration speculations. Understanding what is implied by authority and its definition is an essential part of the paper and responding to the inquiry.
Meaning of Initiative
Understanding the meaning of initiative gives a measurement to quantify de Gaulle’s prosperity against. There are nearly however many various meanings of administration as there are people who have endeavored to characterize the idea . The accompanying parts can be distinguished as vital to the peculiarity, Authority is a cycle, and it includes impact, happens in a gathering setting and includes objective fulfillment. In light of Northouse hypothesis this paper will utilize his definition to characterize administration .