The backdrop being an active background rather than the traditional painted scenery, and the seating arrangements of the audience made you feel fully experienced and immersed in the play. The use of a black box for the play was a great idea, because it gave focus to the backdrop; which to me was the center focus of the play, reminding us that this is just a daily occurrence. The play started in midafternoon at Feuf’s country home with her two friends Christina and Cindy. This scene is significant you learn that Fefu is a strong, independent woman, who doesn’t care what other people think about her. I would say the middle of the play is the most important because this is where you learn about Fefu’s friends. The characters are split up in different parts of the house, each one dealing with a different problem, from trying to understand themselves, to understanding life itself. This is where you start to figure out that each character is just a figment of Fefu’s imagination. Each character represents a different personality of hers. Which leads well to the end of the …show more content…
People my age don’t read much anymore, nor do they take the time to listen to things they don’t fully agree with, so by adding a political statement in a play was a great idea, because the audience members learn about he matter of hand subtly while being entertained. The disadvantage of this is some people might take this in the wrong way, one can take away from the political statement is that accepting violent, and aggressive traits (seen in Fefus character) of a person is alright. The responsibilities for the director, the cast, and crew is to get the point across, in the case of Fefu and her friends was to show you have to accept every part of you. This production did affect my feelings, because I never really gave that much thought that there’s is some many parts of yourself and how you need to learn to accept all of
The characters address the audience; the fast movement from scene to scene juxtaposing past and present and prevents us from identifying with particular characters, forcing us to assess their points of view; there are few characters who fail to repel us, as they display truly human complexity and fallibility. That fallibility is usually associated with greed and a ruthless disregard for the needs of others. Emotional needs are rarely acknowledged by those most concerned with taking what they maintain is theirs, and this confusion of feeling and finance contributes to the play's ultimate bleak mood.
Sometimes, cuts in a play obey to reasons regarding the stage capacity, or your budget. In the essay, we will choose our cuts based on the play only, as we consider it an interesting exercise that will surely help us understanding the play. We decided to read the play a couple of times, highlighting the elements we could cut, and after thinking carefully, these are the parts we would cut. We intended to keep it short, as not to alter the meaning of the play, or hinder any part of the plot, we focused on trimming parts that would not necessarily add up to the plot, but instead, are there to show the human parts of the play, these parts are important in their own right, of course, but in our cut, we focused on the plot, excuse us beforehand if we are too severe, and cut some parts we should have
In conclusion I think that the stage directions and dramatic irony are significant to the play, and without them there would be no need for a lot of the events that happen in the play.
In conclusion, this production was one of my favorites that I had ever seen. The storyline was interesting and intense throughout. The designers and actors brought the message across perfectly, which made the play a great success. There were a lot of messages portrayed in this play; however, I believe the most important would be the need for justice. It is important to give the people a fair trial and that it is dangerous to be stereotypical in life.
As the play of Macbeth is revisited to be viewed by the world again, a Scottish tyrant betrays his friends for power while a 20th century dystopian leader slowly crumbles into insanity. But, the two men are one and the same. Created for two different audiences, the 2015 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and the 2010 PBS TV play adaptation surprisingly bear several similarities and differences. Appealing to a more general audience, the film adaptation holds true to the original play in story, dialogue, and setting. Utilizing astounding settings and other historically accurate elements, the 2015 film starring Michael Fassbender allows Macbeth to flow as a real and thrilling story rather than an old and distant play, as the general public may have thought about the original work. Conversely, the play adaptation was presented as more theatrical and only kept the same dialogue
What I feel is one of the most important aspects of the play is the
Act I begins with a festival known as Lupercalia. As the scene opens, a sense of mood is provided. That is very fitting for this act because it is the exposition. The exposition is expected to provide background information, as well as “expose” the mood. Not only is the mood exposed, but so are the feelings of the people. Learning the peoples feeling’s gives a big clue on what actions are to expect from them. Also, knowing how people feel toward an upcoming action in the play, gives a better understanding of what they may do.
First impression of the play when I first walked in was one of confusion. The stage design was not distinguishable. I could not tell what was going on or what it was supposed to be. One thing I could
1, scene 5 is an essential scene in the play. The main two themes are
It’s pivotal for the first act to set up the story, the goal, and the tension. By the end of the current first 30 pages, it’s not entirely clear what this story is about, other than about surviving German occupation, but the story needs to find a unique hook to be
Some of the most important themes of the play are shown in Act 1 Scene
...ith the lack of closure the author has paved many paths, making one unable to give a proper retelling of the play due to various interpretations. The play has also slyly inserted a philosophy on human life, the uncertainty and how it is a major part of human life is portrayed through this play. All these characteristic together make this play a very good play, it makes one want to live forever as to see what future generations would interpret the play as. In conclusion, this text is written to make the readers think and participate as active members in the reading of the play.
... aspect of life and let you appreciate what you have by what these characters had to do without. I feel a since of maturity after reading the play. I want to find myself rather its making good money or just doing something I love to do. I don’t want to live the American dream and be a big wealthy rich person after reading this story because you lose your vision in life. You don’t see things as a clearly as you should instead the main focus is on money and how much you would like to make. I want my life to be much like Biff and focus on the things I need to fix within myself. I want my life to concentrate on family values and raising my children not to lose sight of what is important in life, and that is not being wealthy and a powerful business man. It is enjoying life, loving, and caring for others and yourself. Everyone should do what makes themselves happy.
There are instances in plays that when omitted disturbs the plot line. These instances may be small scenes, short actions, exchanges between characters, or an entire act. Failure to include these scenes often leads to many faults in the play, the worst of which is incoherence in the plot and the destruction of the progress through it. Certain plays have deeply interwoven scenes, which with the removal of one affect the rest greatly. This can be seen in William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. In particular the first act of the play reveals its course. Without this first act and its components, the play would begin in confusion. It might be redundant to say that one cannot do without the first act of all plays, but this play in particular is inseparable with it. The first act shows character interactions with the setting, reveals the motives of various characters, and foreshadows future events.
take it as fantasy and not reach the true depth of the play. Brecht shocks the viewer by making the events and actions in the play "strange and abstract" this contrasts with dramatic plays where the audience sympathises and relates to the characters of the play. The theme throughout the play is natural justice versus class justice.