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    Constantin Stanislavski He always asked “What would I do if I were in this situation,” He teaches actors how to act in a “true-to-life” human physiology. He taught to observe people. everyone has a different personality actors can adapt other traits from other people to their character. Stanislavski also teaches “What is my character’s motivation,” a question to ask for all of your actions on stage to give your character a purpose for reacting the way he/she does. He is known for teaching emotional

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    A Streetcar Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams, was first performed on December 3rd, 1947. Chronicling the actions and events that take place when two sisters are reunited, A Streetcar Named Desire is regarded as one of Tennessee William’s most successful plays. Likewise, “Blank Space”, written and performed by Taylor Swift, was first performed November 23rd, during the 2014 American Music Awards. “Blank Space” spent 22 weeks in the top 40 charts and is featured on the best selling album

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    Oscar Madera Dr. Amaya-Anderson ENGL 103 8 May 2016 Dissecting Gender Roles in A Streetcar Named Desire The representation of gender roles is among the most prominent recurring subjects in theatre, literature and expressive art as we know it. Gender, and what it means to human beings, is a subject that is as difficult to precisely define as death, race, and the concept of existence. Anne Beall, Ph.D. graduate in Social Psychology at Yale University, details in her book The Psychology of Gender that

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    Illusions and Fantasy in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire 'A Streetcar Named Desire', by Tennessee Williams, explores many important themes and issues in the book. The main theme Williams investigates and explores to the audience, is illusion and fantasy. Each character in the book contributes to creating, adding to and destructing fantasies and illusions, and I feel it is a very important theme in the book, as it represents and symbolises other issues Williams explores with

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    decaying family business. We soon learn that because of some terrible event she is desperate for affection, we see this by the way she assaults Stella and talks non-stop. She seems well educated and mentions "Mr. Edgar Allan Poe". We are vaguely surprised by her apparent taste for alcohol and see that "No, one’s my limit" is a lie as she has already had one while Stella was away, however this habit was not uncommon in Southern women and we let it pass. Lying about her taste for alcohol can be considered

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    Tennessee Williams’s play “A Streetcar Named Desire” is based on a journey of the protagonist Blanche, however her sister, Stella Kowalski, takes a major role as well in further conveying the theme of the play, that is of course, complicated and baffling and dramatic based on the very vague presentation of it, there is a turning point at the end of the play where my interpretation of Stella changes as well. Her top priority in the play was to keep everything under control, she had “messed” up a few times

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    Stanislavsky is the father of today's style of acting. Constantine Stanislavsky (1863-1938) was the innovator for method acting. He changed the process of acting in which actors immerse themselves into their characters as much as possible. He wanted acting to change to a realistic art. Stanislavsky wanted his actors to avoid habitual mannerisms on stage (Worthen, 33). He used a method that includes five techniques to help an actor submerge into their characters. The magic if, re-education, observation

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    Spotting the Differences and Connections: Uta Hagen and Stanislavski Constantin Stankislavski and Uta Hagan are considered to be two greats in the art of acting. After reading the excerpts from the packet, and the chapters in the book it is really understandable as to why they are so respected in this art. When taking a look into their work there are some similarities about their craft and technique, however there are also some differences, as Utah Hagen branched out as did many others. In this

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    Is The Best Actor?

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    Generally, when someone is said to be the “best” at something, it is an arbitrary title given to someone by another person based purely on their own narrow viewpoint. This it true when talking about the best actor, however, it may be more important that one may think at first. Within today’s media consumed society, actors are put on a pedestal, creating a situation where their actions are observed constantly -- holding them to a standard. This makes determining the best actor quite an important title

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    Is The Best Actor?

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    When people say someone is the “best” at something, it is an arbitrary title given to someone by another person based purely on their own narrow viewpoint. This it true when talking about the best actor, however, it may be more important that one may think at first. Within today’s media consumed society, actors are put on a pedestal, creating a situation where their actions are being observed constantly -- holding them to a standard. This makes determining the best actor quite an important title

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