Rome Sweet Rome, The Q Brothers Collective Use Essay

The play Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare depicts the Roman Empire from a very traditional perspective within each of the characters. Shakespeare creates a visual of historical Rome that includes many blood battles, deception, courage and loyalty not just to Rome and her people, but to one 's family. By doing this, Shakespeare shows the reader that Rome was a great city of power that revolved around the idea that justice must be of an equivalent manner suitable to the crime committed by the other party. The word "Rome", both historically and in modern times, is often defined as being the perfect model for an advanced civilization, and many looked upon Rome and Romans as being "examples of excellence for architecture and political advances within a society". ("Rome", OED Online). The word "Rome" is seen frequently throughout the play and is used by almost all of the characters. It is a word that describes what Roman civilization entails and how the city of Rome can be a very dark and cruel city. The Roman characters in particular describe the two main concepts of "Rome" and "Roman" by means of traditional birth-right and traditional forms of justice. Both meanings are seen frequently amongst each Roman character. By fully understanding why particular events in the play occur and being able to see the traditional aspects of the word "Rome" among each character, it aids the reader in understanding how the play revolves around the historical context of Roman values of

This play teaches many significant subjects that have a positive influence in people’s lives. The play “Julius Caesar” is appropriate for today’s audience because it demonstrates how every person has a flaw no matter how other people present them to be. Our production has been working non stop every single day to bring

Throughout the play, powerful, old, and wise words lead to the plot and theme of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. A leader that wants power at no cost will hide bad intentions in beautiful words. Words must not be trusted completely, for they lead to

This weekend I decided to go to a play that I have hear people talking about as I walked the streets. Many people were discussing the drama that goes behind this play and as much as I wanted to join the conversation, I had to find out for myself since no one will talk to me. I have much to say about this play so let’s get started shall we.

In the exciting play, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare describes the intense emotion and tension of an event that changed the Roman empire forever. Julius Caesar, the main character, is brought up to two opposing arguments, one from his wife and the second from his colleague, he must decide whether or not it is a smart decision to go to the Senate House or not. Julius is tested by his two weaknesses: his ego and superstition. Conclusively Caesar decide to side with Decius,his colleague, and go to the Senate House. Decius’s argument is much stronger because he addresses Caesar as more than just a husband, but as a strong leader. Decius also states that Caesars political goals are much more important than the relationship with his wife.

Some people go to the theater for the story. Others go for the actors. In the case of the 2013 Broadway production of "Betrayal" I, along with countless of other individuals, are guilty of the latter. Having not seen the play prior to the performance, I was intrigued knowing that Daniel Craig and Rachel Weiz, who are married in real life, were to play an on-stage married couple. Such a casting decision does wonders for publicity, but now having read the text, I question if it does any justice for the play and how it affects the way that the audience views Emma and Robert's relationship. In what Ben Brantley of the New York Times calls a "sexed-up" version of Pinter's play, the 2013 Broadway revival reveled in presenting alternative views of the text which ultimately left little room for personal interpretation.

By 264 BC, Rome became the major super power of the Italian peninsula. This was due to many factors such as the military, their government system, and their structural achievement. Rome’s ever expanding military was relentless in their pursuit of both growth and power. They defeated the Latin League, The Samnites, The Etruscans, The Gauls, and Pyrrhus of Epirus (sometimes more than once). Though many of these battles were costly, it was their tenacity that saw them to victory in the end. Pyrrhus of Epirus won many of the early battles in his siege against the Romans, but because they never gave up they ended up victorious in the end. The fact that they did not concede after two losses truly surprised Pyrrhus, because that was what he

The role of women has changed drastically over the last few decades. Not only has it changed in society, but also in playwrights and theater. In the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, women were looked down upon, and did not have the ability to make decisions in the household. Men were in charge of everything that occurred in the house, as well as, what his family did or did not do. Over the years, as the role of women changed in society, there was a similar change in the role of women in theater also. When theater first began, females did not play a role in performing plays. Young boys, and even men at times, were used to play the part of the women. Plays in the past are used today to show gender differences and the ways in which men viewed women. Although there were gender differences, when played important roles in playwrights and were faced with difficult situations.

Identity and Feminism: Themes such as Gender identity are illustrated in Shakespeare’s plays through the use of costuming and role playing. In texts like “Twelfth Night”, Shakespeare uses a female character named Viola who is the noblewoman disguised as a boy named Cesario, this creates a comedic gender exchange situation where the role reversal goes wrong and leads to mistaken

The works of William Shakespeare have long been used as a sources for areas of gender studies. Gender and sexuality are two notable themes in Shakespeare’s plays that are generally either used as tools of manipulation, forms of propaganda, and sometimes a mixture of both, depending on the genre of the play. These plays tend to reflect the social situation of the women who live through the Elizabethan Age. During the Renaissance, social construct of gender and sexuality norms are a part of society just as they are today. The assignment of gender roles in society reflects a gender hierarchy. While his works explore and often support the social constructs of femininity, “he is also a writer who questions, challenges, and modifies those representations” (Gerlach, et al).

The play, Romeo and Juliet, has always been described as a tale of two “star-crossed lovers.” It is a play that is recognized by almost every one and widely read throughout one’s education. Gender roles and societal ranking in this production performed in the 21st century is different than the play in the Shakespearean time. A play once performed by only men no matter what role the character was (male or female) is now seen across the world using both males and females (Alchin). The Florida State University’s interpretation of Romeo and Juliet addresses gender roles and societal ranking throughout the play through the use of many design elements including: costuming, set design, and use of props (Romeo and Juliet).

We are in a new era of theatre. As the times change, the technology grows, and people grow more and more educated, theatre is evolving. Modern critics suggest that playwrights Tennessee Williams and Eugene O’Neill were the last great American playwrights, but that isn’t true. For their period, century, and time, they tackled the social issues between man and woman, and between the races and the classes. However, there are many great playwrights of this century, addressing those same issues. The stances are different now or more developed because people grew more as a whole.

Representing the creative part of the human mind, this area of knowledge has a myriad of branches and wonders within each. However, for the sake of this essay, there will be a focus on theatre. As aforementioned, with every wonderful creation, there is a cruelty that comes with it, and theatre bears no exception to this. Looking back at what is commonly regarded as one of the uttermost important parts of theatrical history, Greek theatre served as a basis for countless of those who came after. However, it was controlled by, developed by, and made for men. The audience barely involved women, much less in the actual performance, except for some events made specifically for women (RWAAG). This was ideally complete gender discrimination and segregation in the arts, and was founded using reason, what would today be seen as ridiculous and cruel logic. One of the most famous advocates of this was Aristotle, who argued that women were inferior by nature since they “are defective by nature”, unable to produce semen which “contains a full human being” (John Wijngaards). Truly, it must have taken some strong imagination to come up with that “reasonable” excuse. However, as much as modern people might want to judge these people for their beliefs, it must be understood that people like Aristotle were raised from birth with these beliefs, they were a product of their time, and were honored in their age.

Depending upon his or her intentions, “they can make it sound noisy as a carnival, or eager, simple or melodious, or quarrelsome like children” (Brown 77). In its original performances, men playing women, even women disguised as men, as in Viola assuming the identity of Caesario, added to the comedic ambiguity of the characters and their intended identities. To a certain extent, stage direction and execution thereby contributes to the overall impact of the play on the audience.

Shakespeare has a difficult task entertaining the rowdy Elizabethan audience, especially during the exposition of the play, which sets up the entire plot. The audience needs to be engaged and invested in the play, otherwise many of the Elizabethan audience would throw food and furniture on stage or vandalize the theatre in response. Shakespeare employs a variety of techniques throughout the exposition of the play in order to do this, by creating tension between characters, introducing scandalous plots and unresolved issues right at the beginning of the play leaving the audience waiting for an answer. This essay will explore Shakespeare’s techniques and methods of engaging his Elizabethan audience.