Assignment 1: Answer Q1,2,3 on P1152.
1. Starting with the title itself, there’s quite a bit of wordplay in this play. List as many examples as you can find. How does this use of language contribute to the tone and spirit of the play?
The tone of the play is humorous.
Soap Opera is a one-act comic drama play by a contemporary American playwright David Ives. It is an interesting tale about a maypole repairman Manny who ends up being urgently enamored with a washing machine. The opening scene of the parody is exceptionally comical, since the protagonist conveys his adored washer to a restaurant with an expectation to reserve a spot for both. The discussion with a receptionist which takes after is brimming with humor. Manny's anecdote about his fixation on a washing machine sounds foolish and comic. In any case, it is important to feature that the play is humorous and serious at the same time. While delineating a crazy circumstance which is probably not going to happen, Ives touches upon a few basic issues, for example, sentimental connections, blemish of individuals, and quintessence of human presence.
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The circumstance itself and the repairman's memories influence the reader to chuckle. The receptionist's response to Manny's story is somewhat unforeseen. In the initial area of the play, the receptionist is by all accounts wary, yet having heard Manny's touchy and nostalgic story, he turns out to be more agreeable and amicable. The reader is astonished to become more acquainted with Maître De because he does not claim the repairman's story ridiculous, since he himself experienced a comparable fixation. Especially, he used to be enamored with a telephone. It is entertaining that Manny regards the washer as though it were a female. He characterizes it as lovely, stunning, culminate, and unadulterated, which are surprising compliments for a
However none of them are aware of this until later in the play. This is also an example of dramatic irony. This is when the audience are aware of something that the characters are not, and is to create tension; there seems to be so little space between the characters and the audience yet the space is immense – the cast are usually in a completely different world, which makes the build up huge for the audience. They start to ask
This play appeals more to a sophisticated and mature audience because of the clever use of language and brilliant conversation. There was a lot of slang and colloquialism used. Usage of swears was interesting; it is a normal assumption to make that middle class families are not so crass. This was effective because it provided more realism by showing how people would talk in these serious and yet humorous situations.
... it is the theatre of the working class, featuring the “popular waltz” and frequented by a “vast crowd” that “had an air throughout of having just quitted labor” (28). This is hardly high society and Crane emphasizes this in his descriptions of the actress who “galloped upon the stage,” the “brazen soprano tones,” and the “half-tipsy” audience members who join in the “rollicking refrain.” Maggie’s world is so limited that even the burlesque, and rowdy time that an unrefined Pete shows her is elevated to a position of grandeur and possibilities.
“Language is frequently used to stir up & manipulate emotions.” - Mary Hamer. The words that people say can appear brutal or detrimental. These violent words take up many forms such as lying, insulting, etc. Along with its’ comedic formula, William Shakespeare's, Much Ado About Nothing is enhanced with humorous mockery and intertwined dialogues. In the play, the soldiers have just returned from a successful war. Love is traveling through the village; however the “language of war” appears rooted in the language. Numerous times do the characters joke around in cruel dialects. The mockery, however, is not considered to be as harsh due to the presence of comedy within the play. William Shakespeare’s intricate use of language in his play, Much Ado About Nothing, allows immense aggressive language to thrive in the characters yet is able to use this to alleviate the violence.
My least favorite aspect of this play was the ending. The ending confused me and was anticlimactic. It was not funny and not entertaining at all.
The White apron is a powerful play about socioeconomic problems and inequality in our community. In the play we are introduce to two main characters, the madam and the house cleaner. Secondary characters include the distinguish gentleman and swimmers on the beach. The play takes place on the beach during the month of March. In the beginning of the play, the author reminds us the readers the immediate difference between the physical appearances of the two women. We are also made aware that there are not only physical differences between the two women, but also that of social status and financial stability. The madam is a woman of her thirty; she has light hair and has a somewhat attractive face. We also know that the madam has a husband and a young son. Whereas the maid is in her twenties, she has a fair complexion, black hair, placid and pleasant face. She is from a lower social class.
Moments like these and many more made this such a well- rounded and fantastic play and won many awards in the highest honors that was bestowed on a dramatic work. The awards that were given for this play were well deserved because it had all the elements that makes a play great. Humor, drama, realistic, imaginary etc, are all components that this play has along with delivering a powerful
In poetic terms, “wit” means the development of a metaphysical conceit. It is an insightful use of analogy, metaphor or inventive joining of dissimilar images to make a point in a poem. In these regards, this play has been appropriately titled. John Donne, whose Holy Sonnets make numerous appearances in the play, uses his metaphysical poetry to spark unrest, debate, and controversy. He himself wrestles with questions about faith, God’s mercy and judgment, human mortality, sin, damnation, absolution, and salvation. The Holy Sonnets are the product of doubter, one who has not yet found inner peace. This realization i...
funny parts of the play by creating confusion within characters and lowering the intensity of the
One of the main catalysts in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' is powerful, uncontrollable emotions; love, hate, wrath, infatuation, and outrage are all apparent in the play and have a direct impact on the tragic events that unfold. In act one, scene two, the strongest emotions conveyed are those of despair, love and sincerity. Shakespeare uses imagery, figurative language and powerful vocabulary to convey these emotions to the audience.
one of the most important reasons could be the use of humour in the play.
Play is such an important part of the learning and growing, especially for children. Children engage in many different types of play, but the play I saw the most when I observe the children of my daycare is sociodramatic play. The book Understanding Dramatic Play by Judith Kase-Polisini defines sociodramatic play as “both players must tacitly or openly agree to act out the same drama” (Kase-Polisini 40). This shows that children play with each other and make their worlds together as equal creators. Children also work together without argument. There is also some personal play involved in their sociodramatic play. The children involved in the play worked to make a family having dinner, which is great example of how this will prepare them for
In William Wycherley’s The Country Wife, William Wycherley enlightens the audience to capture several different ironical statements and questionable behaviors. The play fits perfectly into Greenwald’s definition of a comedy of manners: “[Critics] assert that a comedy of manners and the people who inhabit it represent the ostentatiously idle upper-class” (“Social Heirarchy” web). Wycherley also distinguishes several oddities in his characters not typically used to describe the upper-class. For example, Mr. Pinchwife, a wealthy newlywed husband, is so afraid that he is going to become a cuckold, that he does not allow his wife to leave the house (Wycherley act two). One of Wycherley’s goals in writing The Country Wife is to point out the flaws of society (“Q & A” web). Wycherley understands that no one is perfect and that a person’s virtues can be altered if pressures and outside influences become prominent. This is precisely how Wycherley uses Mrs. Margery Pinchwife’s character. Mrs. Pinchwife, a virtuous woman, still succumbs to the immorality of the city of London. Wycherley develops characters who precisely bring out Mrs. Pinchwife’s flaws. Mrs. Pinchwife takes the risks of public shame and a damage reputation to have an affair with Mr. Horner.
The play defies easy definition and various critics have labeled it variously as absurdist, existentialist, comical, burlesque, metaphorical or grim. The playwright on the other hand maintained that all through the creation of his work he strove to bring in the comic element and any tragedy that seems part of the play, may have crept in inadvertently and whenever it has been staged as a serious play, audience reaction to it has been cold.
Part One:The scene that was most memorable to me in this play was when Lenny and Curley¡¦s wife shared a conversation while the others were away. It started with Lenny moping around about the rabbit he had killed and then Curley¡¦s wife joined him. This scene ended in a surprising way, but in my opinion many interesting things were discussed about the concept of life. I was extremely surprised with the ending of this scene because when the conversation began I predicted that it was the start to a close relationship between the two of them.