Drama improvisation coursework: Crime
We first discussed everything that came up to our mind about our topic
of crime. We used brainstorming to help us, like this:
We then had a closer look at plays about crime in Elizabethan times.
Macbeth is a classic example of crime involving murdering. It is a
story about Macbeth who was the Thane of Cawdor was being influenced
by his wife and the witches to kill the King. He then became the King
himself and killed many other people who wanted to stop him.
Throughout the play, Shakespeare described clearly about how Macbeth's
character changes, from gentle to ambitious, to the never-ending evil.
From this play, we noticed that one of the motives of committing a
crime is being over ambitious and to believe in someone too easily.
This could be seen particularly in Act.i sci.vii. Here, we are
introduced to a scene when Lady Macbeth tries to persuade Macbeth to
kill the King. Macbeth feared about the deep consequences and he
refused to do the 'deed'. However, Lady Macbeth argued that if he is
afraid, he is not a real man. This attacked Macbeth's self esteem
instantly and he immediately changed his mind. We first tried out the
scene by reading through it with my partner. I acted as Macbeth and I
first found it very difficult to understand and to say the Shakespeare
language. I overcome this by slowing down the pace, emphasising every
word I was going to say. In order to improve our performance, we did
an exercise. We grouped all the Macbeths' on one side and all the Lady
Macbeths' on the other. We went through the scene altogether. I think
this helped us a lot because by doing that, I overcome some
limitations of movement and sound. I was able to express myself more.
The next thing we did was hot seating. We grouped all the Macbeths in
one group and we took turns to become the hot seated Macbeth. In our
group of Macbeths, some interesting questions were asked, for example:
· Did you regret anything you did?
· How does it feel when you kill someone?
· Do you actually love Lady Macbeth?
· If you have the right to live again, will you still do the same?
· What happened to your baby? Why did Lady Macbeth kill him?
After doing the hot seating, I felt that we had a deeper look at the
character of Macbeth. I was clearer about the mind of Macbeth and as
we were in role while doing the hot seating, we had more ideas of ways
Eighteenth century British theatre was perhaps the starting point that would evolve into modern theatre. Women started to be allowed on stage and acting techniques were beginning to change. Leading performers were like celebrities with a number of fans. Theatre was an intricate part of the social ladder. In the overall scheme of things the actors and actresses played an important part in making the theatre what it was. Without the performers there wouldn’t really be theatre, so in order to understand the eighteenth century British theatre the performers of that era need to be understood.
The Ontological Argument sets out to prove the existence of God, as defined by Anselm as ‘something than which nothing greater can be conceived’. Without this carefully phrased definition, there would be no argument, as the argument’s leap from imagination to reality occurs here, i.e. from God in the imagination to God in reality. This ‘leap’, or crossover, as presented in Anselm’s reductio ad absurdum argument, is where this essay will focus on most in raising possible objections and identifying any fallacies in the argument.
Himma, K. (n.d.). Anselm: Ontological Argument for God's Existence. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved from http://www.iep.utm.edu/ont-arg/#H5.
In this paper I will argue that Anselm 's ontological argument for the existence of God is so adequate for establishing the necessary existence of the greatest Conceivable Being. In order to accomplish this, I will argue that Anselm 's premises are sound, and that his conclusion rightfully follows his premises. I will support Anselm 's argument by representing that objections to Anselm 's argument are unsuccessful. My focus will be on Gaunilo 's objection to Anselm 's argument. Basically, Gauinilo 's objection is that Anselm 's argument can be transformed to prove the existence of any idea just by using the definition that the concept is bigger than all different concepts which can be conceived, this will be disproven.
when the witches came along they put a thought in his head to be king and and
The essay is divided in 3 steps. In the step 1, there is an explanation about the definition of workplace bullying. Then in the step 2, one can find a brief description of the consequences and the impacts that this practice promotes within the organizations. Finally, the step 3 explore the research which connects theory with experimentation, based by the proposal that the avoidance of conflict events have a close relationship with bullying behaviors in the workplace.
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By far the most important aspect of Anselm’s argument, however, is its religious significance (Pojman 70). Anselm’s argument distinguishes itself from other traditional arguments in that it clearly delineates the properties which distinguish God, i.e. properties such as omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence (Pojman 70). To Anselm, just as Psalms 14:1 warns, ignoring the proof of God’s existence is an error which only a fool would make (Pojman
Elizabethan times in the 1600s was a progression for the world of the theater. A period named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, it is from this period that modern day society has its foundation for the entertainment industry. From the violence that was prevalent because of the Black Death, people turned to the theater for its poetry and romance. During this time period, there were two types of theatrical performances that were available for the people’s viewing, comedies or tragedies. These two genres were never really intertwined until the time of William Shakespeare. His play, Romeo and Juliet, is an example of both a comedy and a tragedy. It starts off as a comedy with Romeo weeping like a baby because of his love Rosaline, who did not love him back and ends as a tragedy when Romeo and Juliet, a pair of star crossed lovers, commit suicide because the lost of each other. It was also during Shakespeare’s time that writer were finally acknowledged by the people. Before this time, writers were not considered upper classman. Another group of people that began to rise into a higher social class were the actors. Actresses were not present back then because women were not allowed on stage. It was considered unladylike to have a female actor. Men played all the parts. Theater owners were dependent on actors to make them a profit. Rehearsals for the plays were fairly short, only lasting for about a week. The performances themselves would only show for three to four days.
Intertwined with many stories of the ancient Greek gods is the theme of transformation. Many gods transform themselves to appear to humans or transform for their own personal purposes. Beyond simply physical transformation, some gods and goddesses are innately connected to transformations. Beginning with their specific Homeric hymns, both Artemis and Hermes have unique ties to fluidity, movement and transformation. In honoring theses immortals and in rites to them, transformation is clearly evident. The Hermaea and the rites to Artemis at Brauron are both full of metamorphoses. Artemis’ fluid transition between goddess and huntress and Hermes’ mercurial nature link both of them to transitions such as comings of age for both genders, travel and the passage from life to death; in the rites to them it is clear that transformations are an uncertain time that requires guidance and role models.
Besides murder, many prostitutes are victims of violence, abuse, and sexual assault. Although this corrupt maltreatment happens so often, the abusers are rarely penalized. Gerntholtz explains how if sex work were decriminalized, prostitution would then have the ability to come out of the shadows and shed light on those that are being trafficked; however when sex work is illegal people are less likely to come forward in fear of arrest and putting themselves at risk. It is important to note that while sex work is a choice, trafficking is not. By decriminalizing prostitution, a greater space is created to deal with the criminalized aspects that should be
Arguably the greatest playwright of his time, perhaps in all of history, William Shakespeare's literary works have had a tremendous impact (see Appendix 2). Reaching into the pop culture of the modern world through movies and quotes used in everyday conversation, Shakespeare's influence is astounding (see Appendix 1). One rarely stops to think, however, about events that had an impact on Shakespeare's life, particularly his writing. The outbreak of the plague, social disparity, political unrest, just a few of the historical happenings that impacted Shakespeare's plays, including Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and Henry IV
In the United States, each state has a different law regarding prostitution. In Holland, prostitution is legal and they even offer free clinics which helps keep a low rate of AIDS. According to Morris, less than 1 percent, compared to 30-40 percent among America’s illegal but probably equally plentiful hooker population (Morris, 1989). Legalization of prostitution in the State of Victoria, Australia, resulted in massive expansion of the sex industry. Along with legalization of prostitution, other forms of sexual exploitation, such as tabletop dancing, bondage and discipline centers, peep shows, phone sex, and pornography, have all developed in much more profitable ways than before legalization (Raymond, 2003). In an article by Kissil and Davey, they mentioned that in the beginning of the 20th century, prostitution was focused on social, economic, and psychological explanations with t...
As a child, Thomas Hardy was told numerous stories of paranormal accounts from the rustic citizens of his village and even his own mother who believed she once saw a ghost. Thus, by way of nurture, Hardy began to believe in the supernatural and accept the superstitious ways of the rustic people. Because of the superstitious influence in his youth, elements of fate, superstition, and mystic characters and themes play significant roles in Hardy's works. Such elements in one of Hardy’s most famous works, The Return of the Native, provide the reader with an understanding of how Hardy perceived his world and give deeper insight into Hardy’s characters.
...tution are numerous, and this article sheds light on a few studies. Future academic research on sex workers and the understanding of physical and psychological outcomes could benefit in policy reform. Policing of sex workers is a topic that needs to address. Prostitutes did report forced sex by an officer. Police making arrests of sex workers could have the potential to put them at risk of violence by a pimp. Since typically pimps make their “girls” bring in a certain amount of money either a day or a week, then if a woman gets arrested and is unable to obtain income then she could be at risk of physical assault from her pimp for lack of payment. One important take away fact is that although prostitution is illegal in most parts of the United States, prostitutes are murdered per capita more in the United States than any other country in the world (McClintock, 1993).