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    April Gore Dr. Rick Jones Theatre History I December 2nd 2014 Macbeth William Shakespeare is known to be one of the greatest playwrights of all time due to his complex writing abilities and advanced storytelling. Shakespeare was known to be born on April 23rd 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in the United Kingdom. Shakespeare was a member of Lord Chamberlain’s men and over the course of approximately 20 years, wrote about 37 plays. During the early stages of William’s life, there are almost no records

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    non-reflective transparent glass. This glass is invisible to the eye. Evidence of usage of this stage trick dates back to1589 in Venice, well within reach of Shakespeare’s time at the Globe. “If Shakespeare’s company had purchased such a mirror, it might help explain Hamlet’s prominent mention of one.” (Formichelli) We know that the Globe theatre had windows, making the possibility of “Pepper’s Trick” all the more real. Since Elizabethan audiences admired extravagance, they would not want to go the theatre

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    It is neither, following the farcical disposition of the play-within-a-play framing device. Up until the 20th century, most of the last speeches by Katherine have adhered with the first option, including the traditional Globe Theatre adaptation. Katherine’s acting in the Globe Theatre production, grounded in her facial expressions and tone of voice, shows sincerity and truthfulness in her declaration (V.ii). On the basis of this portrayal, it could be said that in a historical Elizabethan context

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    A Review of “What Women Can Learn From Men” By Margaret Wente Margaret Wente’s July 2015 Globe and Mail article, “What Women Can Learn From Men” addresses a common phenomenon, the comparison: between men and women. With her article, she hopes to advise women on how they can improve themselves and their lives with simple changes. Furthermore, she wisely chooses to avoid a sexist approach by commending men on their behavioral traits despite her gender. Infact, using logical implications, she portrayed

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    people listening would think. Usually, the audience take for granted the cleverness and thought of Shakespeare’s writing, however, now we have studied and gone into great detail about Shakespeare’s writing, we can appreciate it more than they did: The Globe Theatre was where Shakespeare had most of his plays performed. It had many decorations to make it look appealing and to try and to make it seem

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    Jon Peine Ms. Davis College Prep 1 31 March 2017 A Disastrous Whirlwind Nature is a dangerous thing. It contains about a million things that are dangerous to society. One of the most common ways nature intrudes on our everyday life are storms. They roll into town and cause havoc for anyone caught in the crossfire. Some people get the heavy rain, thunder, and lighting part of it while others, like the citizens of Joplin, Missouri, get the dark clouds and tornado part of storms. The

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    the local pub for sing-alongs. Chess, checkers and tennis also happened to be popular games at the time, along with hunting, fencing and bear-baiting for the upper class. However, once the Globe Theatre was introduced in 1599, new standards for human fun and enjoyment were created (Mabillard). Because of the Globe Theatre, talented actors, and brilliant playwrights such as William Shakespeare, the world of entertainment has forever been changed. Before the world of theatre was popular, acting and

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    Globe, a global magazine that is issued to the many parts of the world has been and is still a well-known magazine. The issue contains current world events, ads that help businesses thrive through Globe international subscriptions, and games for those in need of a happy moment. Almost every country has an issue of the Globe even if it is current or old, and through global subscriptions, Globe magazine thrived. Their magazines may have received critics over the years, but Globe has managed to overcome

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    but one shined brighter than the rest. That one was known as the Globe theater. As many others were built, the Globe Theater was built on the south bank of the River Thames. It was erected around 1599 and was created for Lord Chamberlin’s men, who bought and owned the theater until they moved it across the river. With the creation of this theater, a golden era was about to dawn. Although it was not the first of its kind, the Globe Theater is the most influential theater in England, as it became

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    “Kill Claudio.” says Beatrice forcing  Benedick to prove his love to her by picking between her and Claudio to show her who is more important. In the first part of their conversation, Beatrice alludes that they have had some sort of past connection and Beatrice needs some reassurance from Benedick about their relationship.  Eve Best and Catherine Tate play Beatrice and Charles Edwards and David Tennant play Benedick in William Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing, a well-known comedy about love

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