Writing Research Proposal of Arms and the Man by Bernard Shaw

A short play is usually filled with a theatrical energy of diverse anthologies. The time allotted may be only ten or fifteen minutes, so it must be able to capture and engage the audience with some dramatic tension, exciting action, or witty humor. Just as in a short story, a great deal of the explanation and background is left for the reader or viewer to discover on their own. Because all the details are not explicitly stated, each viewer interprets the action in their own way and each experience is unique from someone else viewing the same play. Conflict is the main aspect that drives any work of literature, and plays usually consist of some form of conflict. In “Playwriting 101:

in literature or drama, a character who undergoes a permanent change in outlook or character during the story; also called

1. Testagrossa seemed to have a very distant and unpleasant childhood. It included violence and crime from his father who beat his mother. It also involved him seeing his father get arrested and be involved violently with the law. This resulted in Testagrossa having good values and living a poor social status. He was very controlling and proper; for example, when he was playing games with the other kids he became the “leader” and no one disobeyed him they followed his rules and played the games that he wanted to play. He didn’t let anyone take advantage of him or be above him or in control.

the youngest of four sisters, each one more interesting than the next. Her sisters Dede,

The overall dramatic meaning of this play has been successfully shown by the elements of drama. The

first child, Nicholas. Sicken by a harsh labor, Rosaura is unable to tend to her child and

Rosuara: The Second oldest daughter of Mama Elena. Rosuara marries pedro with much discouragement from tita. She

father. The second eldest daughter, Rose, is linked to her father through Ginny, who keeps

5. Page #______ What good qualities does Unoka have, that his son fails to appreciate?

Milada is a 10-year-old Czech girl that was taken away from her family and friends because of her blonde hair and blue eyes. She is the fastest runner in her school and has many friends. She is very compassionate about her family. Milada also has a passion for the stars. She loves learning about all of the different constellations. Although she doesn’t have much because of the war she cherishes all of her memories and family that she loves. Milada has light blue eyes and blonde hair. She was the perfect Aryan child and had the perfect measurements to become a Nazi women.

For many decades, books present us with different characters that impact the course of history and literature. These personas all come with different and unique perspectives that add meat to a story in unexpected ways. Usually the characters with the biggest impacts are the major characters of a story; however, as seen Antigone by Sophocles and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, that concept may not always be the case. Both stories create a unique way of developing their plots: by utilizing their minor characters. The play and the book provide their minor characters, Obierika and Teiresias, impactful roles in the way they serve as the wise, reasonable, and sane personalities that hold the voice of reason in society.

In the 3rd century B.C. a philosopher Aristotle formed what he called the “Six Elements of Drama,” which are thought/theme/ideas, action/plot, characters, language, music, and spectacle. Little did he know that two millennia later, we would use these guidelines in order to evaluate or develop an exquisite play. Twelve Angry Jurors followed these guidelines to pull in their audience and cause them to be attached to characters or intrigued by the plot in such a way only a play of high excellence could. This play was performed in Merrol Hyde Magnet School. Twelve Angry Jurors demonstrates the excellence in the thought/theme/ideas, action/plot, characters, language, music, spectacle also known as the “Six Elements of Drama”

Characters – agents of the play, they provide motivation for the plot. “Vivid Characters” are the ones who are faced with “obstacles that we the audience can recognise”.

The second oldest form of literature after poetry is drama. Dramas have changed a lot over the years. They use to plays that were wrote to be performed in the theater, and now they are mostly written to be performed in a movie or a television show. There are many dramas today that most people would not considered to be drama. Before reading the information in our text book, I thought drama was basically just a story or movie between people who had problems with each other; but that’s not completely true. Dramas can basically be anything that has a hero or dialogue to a certain extent. For this paper, I choose to write about the drama in the movie The Hunger Games. This movie is not just only drama, it is also adventure and sci-fi movie.

Bernarda not only has control over her daughters, but also over the servant, Poncia. Poncia is like a surrogate mother to the daughters, often offering advice and personal opinions. Bernarda holds control over Poncia because she showed her respect given her past life, and employed her sons, giving them a better life. For this, Poncia is also held in captivity. Poncia lives in fear that is she were to leave, Bernarda would expose to the public the history of her mother and shame her from any respect she has gained being Bernarda’s servant. By giving Poncia a job knowing her family’s reputation, it is viewed to the public as an act of kindness and respect, just as Bernarda would want. However, behind the walls of the home it puts her in a position of more control and power.