The brilliant product which produced by Tarragon Theatre at 2016 and directed by Peter Pasyk, was called “The Circle.” A Canadian play writer, Geoffrey Simon Brown, spend his time on writing The Circle and most of his effort had been put into creating the different types of characters, the teens, in this interesting product. With only six actors, the director and Geoffrey arranged the tiny stage to tell a significant story of the teens.
The first amazing point of The Circle was the diversity of the character setting. The six characters in the play were totally different in their background setting. None of them have any other common point, but that they were all teenagers. Amanda is a genius and Ily is a drug dealer (Geoffrey Simon Brown).
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To declare The Circle’s genre, it was a tragedy. The lonely and isolated character, Mutt died at the end and the other five teens would have to live with this hidden secret and guiltiness. When the incident happened, what was each of their reaction and what they decided to do? That progress and the final decision was it related to the religion or growth environment, was it right or wrong, good or bad? These kinds of questions had been established at the end of the play and after watching the play, no matter what people would think about these questions. Lauren Gillett, The Circle’s watcher as well had post similar thing on the Theatromania web, “I have with how we are driven, as a culture, by stories of good and evil; good people and bad people; heroes and villains” (Lauren Gillett). However, there was no correct answer to this question and each viewer might figure out their own different answer to this. Nevertheless, the meaning of this play was establishing this question and let people think about this tragedy; why and how it happened, the incident’s essence. “I think this play is an attempt to tackle that head on and ask; how and why do bad things happen if no one is inherently good or bad?” (Lauren …show more content…
The unique and different characters painted the piece in color and the stage arrangement made the piece shiny as if putting the wax on the floor. Finally, by establishing the question without an answer, Geoffrey successfully pieced up the significant and profound product. Although the scene which Mutt died was quite dark and bloody, The Circle was still a very good material which could use to study or view; The Circle could be both teaching material for theater study’s students and the life teacher of teenagers. In addition, The Circle was a piece of work which would make the watchers think about lives,
It was difficult for me to find many parallels between this play and the works that we studied in Canadian Literature because this play does not follow a plot line and does not include many elements that could be relatable to the works we studied. It also does not relate to the themes that were emphasized in our course. However, I found the close analysis of the final scene of a play, acted out forty- three different times to be reflective of the close analysis’ we have done many times in class with poetry and prose. It was interesting to watch these close analysis’ to understand all of the possible interactions these characters could have had. It led me to question the endings of the works that ...
After reading both Dragonwings and Let the Circle Be Unbroken it is easy to see the connection to the real life events happening in those time periods. In Let the Circle Be Unbroken it is easy recognizable that the events that take place with the Logan family can be compared to real life experience that African American families went through during the time of racism and segregation. In Dragonwings we see the struggle that Chinese families went through in the transition for a world that they were completely used to into a world that is the polar opposite. The difference we see in Moon Shadow and Black Dog shows how the transition affects people different and how life can change.
...onnects his audience to the characters and although the play is written for the Elizabethan era, it remains pertinent by invoking the notion of human nature. He implements themes of love, anger, and impulsiveness and demonstrates the influence these emotions have on human behavior. It is evident that because human nature is constant, people have and will continue to be affected by these emotions.
...blaming Satanic stimuli for unexplained phenomena"(43). Without their cultural and societal influences, it would be difficult for the readers to understand why certain events evolve and under what pretenses. At the end of the play, each person, some more than others, has developed from their sociological experience.
Through Descartes’s Meditations on the First Philosophy, he runs into many dilemmas while trying to rebuild what he knows. One of the most well-known and problematic issue for Descartes is the Cartesian Circle. Even though Descartes believes he solves his problem, many to this day still don’t believe he came to the conclusion he believed he did. Overall, I do not think Descartes properly rescued this problem due to in accurate definitions and lack of distinction and details.
...particular play acts as a vessel for this message of mocking self-indulgence and the tragedy of the lack of true love and suspicion of relationships that seems to define the present generation.
Miller uses similarities between Abigail and Procter and real people from the McCarthy era, relations with characters Danforth, Hathorne and Hale with organizations from the McCarthy era and the method of choosing a controversial topic similar to communism to show allegory. The strategies Miller used to craft this play included using literary terms and features, setting, plot events and characters to convey his overall criticism of the time period. The McCarthy era greatly contributed to Arthur Millers development of the plot of this play and the ability to connect with the audience and make them relate what they saw to their own lives.
This whole play by Arthur Miller shows how our community will turn on each other to save ourselves no matter if it’s right or wrong and it’s true in our society today. It also shows how a good man regained his happiness and holiness by standing up for what’s right against the lies and sacrificed himself for the truth.
...of the characters’ lives as their motivation affects what they do. The play’s overall theme of manipulation for personal gain as well as general control transmits to me clearly that we are not in control, of the events that happen to us. In spite of that revelation we are in control of the way in which we react to the circumstances in our lives. Hence, no human fully grasps the capabilities to control the way we act. We simply allow certain circumstances to overpower us and dictate our actions. Ultimately, I learned that we are our actions and consequently we should acknowledge the accountability that is implied when we act a certain way. Instead of blaming others for the mistakes we make, we should understand that we have the control as much as the power to make our own decisions rather than giving that ability someone else.
The play contains rebellions, political treachery, mutinies and conspiracies. There are many challenges to authority, however, the text resolves these problems in the end by having peace, harmony and order restored, with the rightful ruler placed back in his position of power. In this way any disruption to order is seen as evil and those who dare question it need to be punished, thus perpetuating the social values of the time.
The play, set in the 1600’s during the witch hunt that sought to rid villages of presumed followers and bidders of the devil is a parallel story to the situation in the US in the 1950’s: McCarthyism, seeking the riddance of communist ideologists. Miller sets this story more particularly in a village called Salem, where the theocratic power governed by strict puritan rules require the people to be strong believers and forbid them to sin at risk of ending up in hell. However, the audience notices that despite this strong superficial belief in God, faith is not what truly motivates them, but it is rather money and reputation.
Ultimately, I feel that this play is putting to perspective the Christian religious practices; by at the end of the play [the reader] should be able to understand that through forgiveness, a reward is possible. I feel that this play teaches those who follow the Christian faith that they’re people in the world who carry out and do the most outlandish of ideas which may get them caught. Instead of the person being punished for their deed of infraction or as part of punishment, forgive them and you shall be rewarded based on your ability to forgive those who trespass against you (reference to Moses’ Ten Commandments).
...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.
...d of the play who goes against order, or their given role of society is deemed unnatural. This becomes problematic because of the constraints it places on the acceptable of any change in society. Forgiveness and love are not attainable within this worldview.
The content of the morality plays is what played a hand in the persuasion of its audience. They taught their audiences because their main object was both religious and ethical and easy to grasp for the uneducated population whom largely went to its productions. (Warren 1). The plays also often examined the Christian character so that the flaws and strengths can be pointed out. (1). The plays were centered mainly on faith, dogma, and the application of the Christian doctrine to common folk life. (1). The characters of the morality plays were usually abstract qualities such as greed, friendship, love, death, etc. (1). There were many other cases when the characters of the morality plays were not abstract qualities. These alternative roles were ones of angels, devils, priests, doctors, fools (found usua...