Discuss the Caretaker as "A Comedy of Menace".

In Michael Gow’s play ‘Away’, a story of families in the 1960’s and how they come to embrace each other’s differences through gaining self-knowledge. Through identifying the context of act 3 scene 2, as well as the relationships between characters and the reasons behind them, as well as the stylistic devices used by Gow to share a message with his audiences that, even today, an audience can relate too. By analysing quotes from the scene to support conclusions, the purpose of this scene will be identified and a greater understanding the theme of self-knowledge in this scene will be formed.

The ingenious and vigorous use of metaphors reveal to the reader how crucial division between the laudable ones and those who live in contempt is and the role that possessing a unique identity plays in that. The book explains that each man should be left alone "in the temple of his spirit", and one should let it be “untouched and undefiled”, distinguished by their personalities and traits. (Rand 79). By likening a man's spirit to a temple, it establishes that every man's spirit exhibits sacrality. This comparison implies that a man may not dirty others’ hearts just so their own soul shines brighter by contrast. Soon afterwards, these thoughts are tied to the word "we" when it is written that the pronoun should "never be placed first within man's soul" or else it will "become a monster", one that is inherently evil (Rand 79). When the word “we” equates to a monster, the reader sees that not retaining individuality and submitting to the will of many leads to being like a monster taking root inside of men,

My analysis is on the film The Goonies. While I view the movie and determine the various norms, behaviors, roles and interaction between group members, as well as individuals the examination within the realm of film can present many of the same components. Thus, our group selected this movie to analyze based on its formation of a cohesive problem-solving group full of unforgettable characters. The Goonies portray many different theories and aspects of small group communication.

The movie “Wit” is a great educational tool for healthcare professionals in terms of dealing with terminally ill patients. It teaches that nurses and medical professionals should always remember that their patients are not a case nor illness nor experiment but rather human beings with souls and pains. Palliative care is one of the most disputed issues of worldwide importance. While bureaucrats in different countries are making laws on the use of palliative drugs, patients with excruciating pains learn how to “take deep breaths and be strong” (Nichols & Brokaw, 2001). That is what nurse Susie Monahan from “Wit” advises her dying patient Vivian Bearing suffering from unbearable pains due to stage IV ovarian cancer after eight painful rounds

It has been said that ‘comedy, beginning in turmoil but ending in harmony, celebrates life.’ This relates well to ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ where Wilde proves that this comedy of manners does conform to this model since it traces the movement from distress to happiness. In this comedy of manners there is a movement from distress to happiness, even though some characters such as Algernon do not learn any lessons and stays ‘bad’.

A comedic work of literature is often just one that was meant as pure enjoyment for the reader. Other times, comedy is meant to shed light on a serious situation or instance the public refuses or is uncomfortable talking about in a non-comedic setting. However, the greatest type of comedy is one that makes the reader think, one that provokes “thoughtful laughter” from them. “The Importance of Being Earnest”, a satirical play written during Victorian Era Britain by Oscar Wilde, is such a piece literature. By poking fun at the time period in which his characters live in during one particular scene, as well as illustrating the unsubdued hilarity of a character during that scene, Wilde is able to elicit thoughtful laughter from his audience, ultimately showing them that life is far too serious and needs to be taken more lightly.

Most notably, the dialogue after the end of every act in which he refers to them and lets them know that it is the end of the act and prompts the audience to do as they please during their breaks. One of the occasions in which this can be seen is at the end of Act I. The Stage Manager lets the audience know that that is the end of the first act and prompts them to go and smoke, for those that do smoke (Wilder 46). Alternatively, Wilder uses this same technique at the end of Act II and Act III in which the Stage Manager announces a ten minute intermission and wishes the audience a good night. Similarly, the play does a great job of incorporating the audience into the message being delivered. Haberman explains that life should be done with one idea at mind which is that life can stop whenever it is least expected, and therefore should be lived in a much better way (29). The idea is presented most prominently within the third act of the play and portrays and important aspect in the overall message of the entirety of the

Not everyone loves musicals as much as others, but most people can recognize when someone says “FEED ME” or “DON’T FEED THE PLANTS”. The well-known musical Little Shop of Horrors took over the Dubois Little Theater this December under the direction of Ms. Shannon McNutt. Little Shop of Horrors is a fun, musical about a “young botanical genius,” Seymour Krelborn, his boss, and future foster father, Mr. Mushnik, and the young, dramatic and attractive Audrey. Seymour was a shy and sheltered man until he found a strange and interesting plant, which he named Audrey Two after his one true love, Audrey. The musical follows Seymour as he tries to get his sentient, bloodthirsty plant to grow so he can reap the benefits, but his morals quickly catch up with him as he begins to lose everything that matters. I believe that this show was worthwhile to see and be part of.

“There are days when I feel I have been able to grasp all there is to know in one single gaze, as if invisible branches suddenly spring out of nowhere, weaving together all the disparate strands of my reading-and then suddenly the meaning escapes, the essence evaporates, and no matter how often I reread the same lines, they seem to flee ever further with each subsequent reading, and I see myself as

This year Waverly High School's Music Program, under the direction of Ms. Wilson, put on an outstanding performance of this year's musical, Little Shop of Horrors.

Note how each quote clearly and boldly plants an idea in the mind of the listener. His intent was to fully redirect the entrenchment of a targeted mind with a well-placed truth. Even now, you can feel the impact of his sublime calls to action, crafted to coax the individual

We are being told the story by various narrators through song. The world of the play and the audience’s was never separated by a fourth wall. We were watching them tell us a story, but they knew we were watching. We were an audience to a real story. We were integrated into the plot. The audience did not have a major role. It was not as if the fourth wall was ever broken. The fourth wall in this play simply did not exist. Narrators are a very good way to make a play presentational without the audience having to be too involved. Every time a new story started or scene I suppose, we were introduced as the listeners. I like feeling like I am a part of what is going on onstage without having to act on stage. I actually prefer this type of presentational play over a representational play where I am being creepy looking in on the character’s

In addition, the authors' background knowledge also seemed to influence the poems. Thus, they influenced the way of my analysis. For example, in Sexton's poem, without the use of the simile, ''the tears running down like mud'', I could have thought that those tears are positive tears, and without knowing that Roethke's father worked in the floral business, I would not know to interpret the poem the way I did. However, although those devices and knowledge probably directed the readers and me to his or her message, I was the one, who determined the message in the end. Both poems could be interpreted differently, and there was an ambiguity in both.

The relationship a father has with his children is an integral part of the home dynamic. On display in the plays Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Fences by August Wilson is the relationship between father and son, a key thematic element. This relationship is strained throughout the course of these plays due to the actions and expectations of the main characters, who are represented by the fathers. The strain on the father-son relationship is a direct result of the fathers’ expectations for their sons’ careers, sexual infidelity that has been discovered by the sons’, and the fathers’ inability to move on from their own failures in life, all of which become evidence when comparing Fences and Death of a Salesman.

"It is almost unimportant whether a work finds an understanding audience. One has to do it because one believes that it is the right thing to do. We are not only here to please, we cannot help challenging the spectator.”