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Hamlet - thematic review and critical analysis
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1. I will be analyzing Stephanie Bignault’s performance as Avery in the play. 2. I attended the performance on Friday, Aril 8th 2016. 3. The main objective for this character changes over the course of the play. In the beginning, her objective is to make a reality television show. However, this later changes to maintaining her relationship with her boyfriend, Lucas. Towards the end of the play, her objective is to help Catherine and to gain her own independence. Parallel to her several objectives, Avery also faces several obstacles. The biggest obstacle is the fact that her boyfriend is in Los Angeles for the summer. This character plays with several high stakes. The most important stake is the possibility of losing her relationship with her boyfriend. 4. …show more content…
Yes, this character was very successful with her physical choices. Her movements added to the delivery of her lines and the characterization of her character. During the performance, this character’s movement helped to emphasize a joke and further illustrate this character. For example, when she sits in conversation with the other women, she moves around and spreads her legs. This emphasizes the generational difference between each of the women and how care-free and unashamed this character is. 5. Yes, this character was very successful with her vocal choices. The range of her vocal tone within each scene added depth to the character. For example, when she is upset about the Phyllis Schlafly reading, she slightly raises her voice before she goes on her full rant. The slight shift in her voice illustrates her frustration without overshadowing the importance of her monologue. 6. Yes, when the character entered the stage, she appeared to have a life off-stage. The first time we meet this character, she has a black eye and is wearing combat boots, tights and a crop top. Immediately, as an audience member, I could tell there was more to this character than meets the
eye! 7. The costuming of this character was brilliant! Every outfit exemplified this character’s personality and spoke broadly about the theme of the play. For example, her outfits are tighter and a bit more revealing, which speak to her youth, but also to the feminist ideas portrayed in the play. Her outfits spoke to the new age feminist women, who are unafraid of their own bodies and sexual desires. 8. A major strength of this character was her ability to transition from a funny scene to a more serious scene. For example, when Catherine is crying about her break-up with Don, she manages to add humor to the situation, while speaking broadly about how Catherine deserves better than what Don was going to offer her. A major weakness of this character would be some of the serious moments. In some of the scenes, I would have liked this character to tap more into her emotions. For example, when she witnesses Don and Gwen kissing at the party, as an audience member, I would have loved to see Avery’s reaction be stronger just because she is in the same predicament. 9. My favorite moment from this character was her interactions with the other women. The generational and age differences between each character was heightened during these interactions. In these moments, this character totally stood out for me and really brought a lot of laughs. It was really fun to watch these scenes. 10. The overall production of this play was phenomenal! The music choice and the props established the setting and added to the characterization of each character. Each character brought their best to the table and truly made a great cast and performance!
in some way or another. She was naive and impulsive, but she meant well. But was she
Cal is a character who has to deal with other peoples' problems while having to deal with his own problems. Cal has to deal with his father losing his job and his father doesn't support Cal when it comes to sports. Wanting his dad to go to some of his games, Cal discusses with his mom about his dad coming to the games. "Do you think you and Dad might come?" "No... not tonight, you know your is going through a lot right now." I zipped my gym bag shut. "Yeah, I know, but I wish he'd see me play sometime" (West 16). Helping out Cal, Peggy brings up Cal's last football game at the dinner table, trying to gain her fathers' attention on the subject. "I didn't say anything about the game at dinner that night! like I'd be begging my dad to come, I mean a lot of kids
The Power of an Author Authors have the ability justify the worst actions. Authors have a way of romanticizing certain situations in order to convey a specific message. A good author has power to influence the reader into believing whatever it is the author wants. When it comes to the story of Hannah Dustan, authors such as John Greenleaf Whittier have romanticized her captivity story along with the actions she took throughout her journey. Introducing a character that will be seen in the story is one of the most vital parts when creating a piece of literature.
As far as acting, the performers were able to convey the feelings they needed to. However, some characters such as Ol' Cap'n played by Dick Lambert and Luttibelle played by April Curry, seemed more committed and engaging in their roles than others. A crucial factor in April Curry portraying her role so well was her vocal talent far exceeded that of any of the other major performers. She had an amazing voice that I was dazzled by from curtain up to down and left me craving for more. This almost compensated for my disappointment when it came to the ensemble singing to the soundtrack. Many performers were dependent on the cd and were not confident as to when to begin or stop singing, which dampered many moments of the performers. Another element of acting that I enjoyed was the exaggerated use of cooning throughout the duration of the performance that brought characters to life, and enabled certain moments to seem real.
Imagine living alone at 16, thousands of miles from your only family, no friends, and trying to gain land of your own. Hattie Brooks did just that, she was always known as Hattie Here-and-There because her parents died when she was young and she was shipped from relative to relative. She was bound to change that. She wanted something of her own, she wanted a home. So, in 1918 after receiving a letter leaving a homestead claim to her from a long lost uncle Chester she packed up all she owned and moved to Montana. She quickly found out how difficult and demanding farm life was. In order to own the land officially she had to prove up which included having to set 480 rods of fence, cultivate one eighth of land, and pay thirty-seven seventy-five
Cara Sierra Skyes has a hard role in Perfect by Ellen Hopkins. Cara is in love with her boyfriend Sean, she describes him as fun, good-looking, adventurous, and a jock. Everyone expects the perfect girl to go out with the perfect guy. Caras mom has always taught her, appearances are everything. So, Cara held onto that. She is a pretty and popular cheerleader. Cara holds a special trait, she is actually really smart and has a scholarship lined up at Stanford. Problem is, Cara has a twin brother, Connor. Connor is super suicidal and has tried many times to kill himself, sadly one day he succeeds and leaves a girlfriend and his family behind in his high school years. So everything is definitely not the idea her parents have of “perfect”. At Least she tries. Cara is in love with her boyfriend Sean but she starts to spark an interest for a girl at the ski slopes one day and she becomes very confused. Between dealing with all her school activities, her grades, and her brother that she worries about all the time, Cara is struggling to keep her life together and be
When it came to the dialogue of the production and the understanding of it the performers again did an excellent job. Their gestures and vocal elements all aided in the production’s success and were all fittingly used by the characters. For example, when Lala was talking on the phone with Peachy she casually twirled the phone cord in her hand, leaned against the banister and childishly flirted with Peachy.
Thomas Pringle wrote "The idea of Mary Prince's history was first suggested by herself. She wished it to be done, she said, that good people in England might hear from a slave what a slave had felt and suffered.” Mary Prince, was the first black woman to have her story published in Britain. Due to Mary Prince’s graphic detail, her anecdotes were sadistic to the extent that very few believed her . Mary Prince conveys that both slave owners and their slaves suffer physical and emotional effects of slavery, confirming Pringle’s write that "slavery is a curse to the oppressors scarcely less than the oppressed; it's natural tendency is to brutalize both.”
The performance sets up the scene with the female dancers dressed as prominent women throughout history such as Rosie the Riveter, Nillie Bly, Mother Teresa, Amelia Earhart, and Florence Nightingale. The women take turns in the spotlight, using their movements to tell their story and significance in history. The story of Amelia Earhart was told symbolically through the performer’s actions. The audience are introduced to Earhart’s love of flying and her aspirations to be a renown female pilot through the performer’s imitation as a graceful plane flying across the stage with glee. However, her story takes a dark turn when she embarks on a quest to prove herself as a capable pilot in spite of being a woman. We see her downfall when her character, as a plane, struggles to stay in flight and eventually tumbles and falls, exiting the stage soon after to show her mysterious disappearance during her quest. The performer playing as Earhart succeeded in portraying her story and her downfall. The dancer’s performance as Earhart was followed by another significant performance which was the dance of Mother Teresa, who took the spotlight with her reserved yet expressive dances. During her dance, Mother Teresa made a notable move where she wanders the stage and places a hand on each of the women in a caring way, like a mother would do to her child. This action she performed in her dance
I think she looked comfortable on stage because she stood with confidence and made a variety of hand gestures. She didn 't move around the stage very often but I don 't think that affected her delivery very much. Throughout the speech, she maintained good eye contact with the audience and this made it seem more interpersonal. In the Q & A session, she also maintained eye contact with the person questioning her.
She begins to develop as a character when she removes the mask and takes a look at
After each staged dramatic stunt had come to a rest, Avery would think about what had happened and wonder how it happened. Later she came to realize that she was only playing with the power of words and never really had any goals in mind when she began each façade; she just followed the path of her power trip and watched to see how a few changes could make the day turn out so unexpectedly different.
As the television show begins it flashes between two scenes, Detective Rollins being at an AA meeting and her coworkers at Detective Benson’s home celebrating her promotion. I did not know what to expect out of this episode because of how it began. I have always been a huge fan of crime television shows, but Law & Order is one of my favourites. My favourite character is Mariska Hargitay who plays Detective Benson. She always finds out the truth in every case and does not cut the criminals any slack.
...ence which I did not help me understand the point she was trying to make. I enjoyed the character but I felt Quincey could have done a better job on some important aspects such as not being so stiff, monotonous expressions, and allowing the audience to relate to her.
Muammar Gaddafi, the “relentless propaganda machine” as called by New York Times writer, Jane Perlez (Perlez 2), ruled Libya with an iron fist until his death on October 20, 2011 (McBain). Green and white banners hung around the cities in Libya (Perlez), very much like the pictures of Big Brother in 1984 (Orwell 1-2), each reminding the citizens who their loyalties lied with. Gaddafi’s regime put his people through terrible things, making sure fear was an installment of their daily lives (“Tripoli on Lockdown…” 1). This insured his subjects stayed true to him. Not only was Gaddafi able to control his people’s opinions, he was able to control most other aspects of their lives. In 1984, Big Brother is only a fictional character