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Genres in Theatre Play – Historical

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Oct 262010

Historical plays are focused on relating actual events that have happened in history. This can either be a tragedy or a comedy, depending on what really happened. However, it is not classified in the two because it is somewhat actual and true. The history as a separate genre was characterized by Shakespeare in his plays.

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Genres in Theatre Play – Tragedy

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Oct 262010

Unlike the other kinds of play, the tragedy is not meant to be funny. As the name suggests, it is geared towards sadness and often concludes with a sad note. It often focuses with a good person who in the end turns up with a bad hand and is pushed to have a bad fate. There are no happy endings in this kind of play. Instead, the play uses all kinds of emotions and uses heavy conflicts with lose—lose situation.

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Genres in Theatre Play - Satirical

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Oct 262010

A satirical play may have an overall comic look that tackles current events. Famous people are also included in this kind of play, mostly tackling issues related with politics and society. Corruption is one of the popular themes of a satirical play. No matter how serious the topic is, satirical plays present it in a way that is easy to understand and has an underlying tone of sarcasm and humor.


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Genres in Theatre Play - Farce

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Oct 262010

A farce is an overreacted play wherein nonsensical things happen. This can also be described as a surreal comedy wherein the strangeness is beyond relief. An example of a farce involves talking animals that have been transformed into people but have retained their thinking and behavior. When put in the world of the humans, their antics may be quite hilarious to the point of getting overboard.

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Genres in Theatre Play

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Oct 262010

There are different genres in a theatre play. These are the comedy, farce, satirical, tragedy and historical genres. As the name implies, a comedy is a kind of play that is humorous. In a comedy, witty remarks, eccentric and unusual characters and weird happenings are essential. The director gets to decide the targeted age group which it will focus on. The comedy is half of the two original types of plays in Ancient Greece, the other being tragedy.

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Theatre Director – Styles of Directing

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Oct 262010
Since the theatre has developed new trends so did directing evolve into different styles. A certain director will have to adapt one specific style to match the theatre performance he/she will be directing. He can either be the dictator, negotiator, creative artist or confrontationalist. The dictator needs to assert his role in a strong manner by means of dominating the theatre. During rehearsals he most of the time controls everyone. The negotiator is a somewhat open-minded about the flow of the act and is open for the ideas and improvisations of the actors and the production team. Meanwhile, the creative artist works on knowing the inputs of the other individuals in the play but still decides on whether or not to use them. The confrontationalist will debate with the production team and actors when they give their ideas and he eventually comes up with the finished product.


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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Title

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Oct 252010
Initially, the poem was called ‘Prufrock among the women’. But Eliot changed the title to its present name after taking some inspiration from the title ‘The love song of Har Dyal’, a poem by the famous Rudyard Kipling. It is often said that the word ‘Prufrock’ is taken from the German word ‘Prüfstein’ which means ‘touchstone’.
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Composition and Publication

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Oct 252010
The poem was composed between the months of February 1910 and July 1911. But it was first published in 1915 in Chicago. It was issued in the July issue of the magazine ‘Poetry: A magazine of verses’. Even this release of poem has a story behind it. This poem was published because Ezra Pound, magazine’s editor, persuaded magazine’s founder Harriet Monroe to read Eliot’s work. That convinced Harriet to publish one of the finest works in history of 20th century literature!

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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

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Oct 252010

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ is, basically, a poem written by the famous poet T. S. Eliot. This piece of literature is popularly known as ‘Prufrock’. Eliot began working on this poem in the month of February 1910 but it could be published only by the year 1915. It was first published in Chicago. This poem is often described as the drama of mythical sufferings! Because of the various expressions highlighted in the poem, Prufrock has become one of the most acknowledged voices in the modern literature!


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