Not Worth Laughing About: Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/20/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « Shakespeare s plays are living documents. The staging of performances can and should be changed to keep up with the current times. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The strong focus on the many aspects of Jewish culture. Theodore Komisarjevsky's 1932 staging of Merchant. Komisarjevsky's attempt to overshadow the anti-Semitic undertones of Merchant. Shylock: Not just an ambiguous...»

Essay on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/17/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Works Cited Chetta, Peter N. "Municipalities of illusion in Tom Stoppard's plays." In: Patrick D. Murphy (ed.) Staging the Impossible: The Fantastic Mode ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Production the size of a ping pong table. The use of characters from Hamlet. the lack of a positive opinion. Stoppard's movie version of his hit play . The inability of this film to capture the attention of the general...»

Reflections of race and American culture in the 'Tom' show

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « By staging this scene in a 2002 blockbuster film, Scorsese demonstrated that the advertisements for Tom shows: among the names given to the plays were Uncle ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Minstrelsy, political theatre and the ?Tom' show. The Antebellum ?Tom' show: Adaptation and parody. Uncle Tom after the war. Concluding remarks. Illustrations. Works consulted....»

Greek and Shakespearean influences on Olivier's Hamlet

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   03/20/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Works cited. Greek and Shakespearean influences on Olivier s Hamlet Staging and adaptation still going on today, even in modern translations of the plays of the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Greek stage . The orchestra . The Skene. Similarities and differences in Greek theater compared to Elizabethan and Shakespearian theater. Today's modern theater/movies . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot': Between Modernism and Postmodernism

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « as if pieces of different conversations had been put together for staging. with the key word Beckett once said would define his plays: 'perhaps'(Driver 23). ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Postmodernism.. Beckett's play.. Composition.. Fidelity to the spirit of opposition.. The contents and the topic of theor conversations.. The two tramps.. The action of deconstruction that links postmodernism to...»

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