“How am I supposed to portray something that is the complete opposite of me?” My voice had risen to the volume associated with anger, but I was more frustrated than angry. I squinted into the bright lights, set just below the stage. I could just make out my theater Director sitting in a chair with his arms crossed over his scrawny chest. “You are a talented actress Rachelle, figure it out. I will see you in two weeks. You have that long to memorize you entire script and get into character.” With that, Director Nicholas stood and left me to stare into the burning lights. Oh how that man aggravated me! He was an exceptional Director hands down, however, he was also the most annoying and pushy Director I had ever worked with. I enjoyed acting as a hobby, and I enjoyed the challenge of a difficult character, but this, this was going to be even harder than I had originally imagined. I sat down cross legged on the stage and put my face in my hands. I had signed a contract with a major theater corporation two years ago, as a hobby when I wasn’t working. I figured I had time for acting between calls from Director Fury and Coulson. Unfortunately, I didn’t read the fine print before I signed the dotted line. I was now required to act for the Corp. for another five years and I had no withstanding arguments when it came to the parts I was assigned, less I forfeit six months worth of pay. This particular production was the biggest one of the year and I was cast as the main character. Unfortunately, the main character was a leader of a group of rogue government officials. The script featured my character, commanding, killing, arguing and being fairly evil. It was everything I had tried to let go of. Everything I had tr... ... middle of paper ... ...re a mortal and I could crush you without a single thought.” He loosened his grip a little bit. I wondered why the cab driver didn’t stop him, or at least say something. “Anybody can become angry — that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.” I whispered, not expecting him to know the quote, or to even understand why I even said it. He released his grip on me and sat back, the temperature returning to normal again. “Aristotle. You are forgetting that I am not anybody and I am angry with everyone.” He went silent again and I sat there wondering what had just happened. Works Cited McCoy, Dan. "Loki" Norse Mythology. 2013. http://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/the-aesir-gods-and-goddesses/loki/
One of the main products of this movie that popped out to me was the stars. They all seemed to be great actors even though I only knew one of them. For example, I thought that Ian Michael Smith did a great job portraying Simon Birch. He made the movie cute and funny all at once. I also thought that Joseph Mazello did a great job portraying relatable feelings in the movie. You could tell by his facial expressions what his mood was. All the actors did a great job and I can’t pinpoint one of them who did worse than the
In the play “Circle Mirror Transformation” by Annie Baker took place at an acting workshop in small town Vermont. Annie Baker presented the characters to the audiences by them getting to know each other in the almost uncomfortably intimate way. In the play, the characters underwent the emotional growth and the knowledge about each other personal issues. Although theater is only pretending yet the play suggested that it is the best way to get to the truth.
This essay will compare and contrast the protagonist/antagonist's relationship with each other and the other jurors in the play and in the movie versions of Reginald Rose's 12 Angry Men. There aren't any changes made to the key part of the story but yet the minor changes made in making the movie adaptation produce a different picture than what one imagines when reading the drama in the form of a play.
Everyone should try to avoid anger to live peacefully with a free of passion mind. Charles Stanley defined anger as a sneaky emotion that catches us because of a real or a misunderstand feeling of insult. (Print)
Created by Matthew Weiner in 2007, the television Drama series, Mad Men, from the television network AMC, is set in New York during the late 1950s and early 1960s. According to the networks official website, the series "follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising, an ego-driven world where key players make an art of the sell"(AMC.com). The show is largely based on Don Draper’s relationships inside and out of work, as the creative director at Sterling Cooper. According to AMC’s website, the premise describes how Don Draper “struggles to stay a step ahead of the rapidly changing times and the young executives nipping at his heels. The series also depicts authentically the roles of men and women in this era while exploring the true human nature beneath the guise of 1960s traditional family values”. Since I am an avid fan of the show, I have seen every episode to-date. Therefore, I have seen Don Draper’s struggle with his personal identity. As a result, I will attempt to examine it with Kenneth Burke’s Identification reading (1950). Throughout the episodes from the first three seasons, we see how Don Draper unveils part of his past identity fraud, which culminates his first marriage. His daily struggle with who he is, is a major theme to these series.
People are angry or furious but when the time passes they do not even remember their anger. Should they be angry at the moment or should they accept it as Martha C. Nussbaum says in the “Anger and Forgiveness” book? In the Middle Realm, anger is the “domain of life” (p. 138) and how we spend our life. Nussbaum says that we deal with people who we meet temporary: at work, at the store or in the street on a regular basis. In addition, she points out that in this realm we do not get into a deep relationship with these people, and this is a short term situation. Furthermore, Nussbaum says that she find it easy to transition herself to a non-anger situation with people who she loves. On the other hand, she finds it harder to transition from this
Full Metal Jacket and Platoon are clearly two of the biggest movies ever made about the
The influence of the media on women is not unknown, but it was especially prevalent in the 1960s. According to David Croteau and William Hoynes, both professors of sociology, “Media images of women and men reflect and reproduce a whole set of stereotypical but changing gender roles” (quoted in Mahrdt 1) and, as society changes and opinions are altered, television shows adapt. However, the television show Mad Men is unique because it does not show life today, but the life of the 1960s. It shows what life was like for the women who lived during a time when the “feminine mystique” controlled society.
What lies in the world of politics is a world of fear. Or so for the ones who cross Francis Underwood, the main character in the Netflix original series, House of Cards. As season one starts off, Francis Underwood captures the true essence of what the entire show is about, “There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong, or useless pain. The sort of pain that's only suffering. I have no patience for useless things”(Script: reddit.com). As he finishes this line he brutally kills a dog lying on the street, who had just been injured after being hit by a car. He continues on, “Moments like this require someone like me. Someone who will act. Who will do what no one else has the courage to do. The unpleasant thing. The necessary thing” (Script: reddit.com). Through persuasion, manipulation and down right corrupt politics, House of Cards displays a unique spin on the world in Washington, one that some may believe not to be far from the truth.
It is obvious that this scene was meant to be performed, with all its subtle actions and expressed grievances. Here one confrontation of...
According to “The Art of the Actor: The Essential History of Acting, from Classical Times to the Present Day” by Jean Benedetti, “Acting is a way of showing our understanding of the world and passing it on to other people” (1). Such affirmation has proven itself to be true if history is taken into consideration. One of the oldest forms of art and career throughout history, acting has established itself as one of the most prominent and yet unstable careers of all times. Its vast history provides anyone who dares to become an actor with a great understanding of the different societies throughout the years and profound meaning to why, despite all adversities, it is still one of the most wanted careers. More than only a job, and differently from many work fields, acting is about passion and the ability to transmit reality within fantasy. But why acting? Because it is a career related to every other existing one; and being successful in it requires more than what one would think.
Anger versus Mildness: Aristotle’s examination of anger was an early version of Freud’s frustration–aggression hypothesis. People usual get angry when they feel that they are being prevented from fulfilling their need; when they are reminded of slights they become very angry. On the other hand, show them that the offender is sorry, deserves praise, or has great power, and the audience become calm (Griffin 2012).
This can either be a positive or negative thing and how you act on it, or do not act, can show how in control and effective you are with your feelings. According to the text, “just because you feel a certain way does not mean you have to act on it” and that “people who act out angry feelings actually feel worse than those who experience anger without lashing out” (Adler, Rosenfeld, Proctor II, year?). Even though acting on your feelings may seem uncontrollable, it is important to deal with them in a different and more productive way. Recognizing how you feel and using the right approach during a constructive conversation is always better than quickly lashing out without completely understanding the situation or how you feel besides angry. Furthermore, “recognizing the difference between feeling and acting can liberate you from the fear that getting in touch with certain emotions will commit you to a course of action” (Adler, Rosenfeld, Proctor II, year?). Understanding your emotions is important so that you will be able to experience feelings that may upset you and still be able to deal with them from a positive standpoint. Once you can separate your feelings from actions you will be able to make more rational
Bruce, Wilshire. Role Playing and Identity: The Limits of Theatre as Metaphor. Indiana: Indiana University, Folklore Institute, 1991.
the process of creating this production, we had to make several crucial decisions that impacted how everything turned out. Many of these things involved how we would represent each character. We made decisions based on how each character was feeling in that moment and what caused them to feel that way in the previous scene. We made many vital choices that brought our whole performance together.