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    Dramatic Or Not

    The critic Ferdinand Brunetière said: "The theatre in general, is nothing but the place for the development of the human will, attacking the obstacles opposed to it by destiny, fortune, or circumstanc...

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    Exposition

    Each form has particular advantages. A retrospective play like “Rosmersholm” flows steady and full like a winding river. For light comedy and for romantic plays without in depth character-...

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    Introduction

    The aim of this guide is to provide would-be dramatists with some systematic advice and guidance in a plain and practical way. Many existing books are more aimed at guiding the judgment of the critic ...

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    Katharine Hepburn: A Short Bio

    Born on May 12, 1907 in Hartford, CT Katharina Houghton Hepburn was the best of the best actresses that Hollywood has seen. She was born to a highly respectable family, the mother being a feminist an...

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    Keeping A Secret

    Good advice, often and authoritatively laid down, is that a dramatist must on no account keep a secret from his audience, because it is so extremely difficult to keep, try as you may. From only one au...

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    Tension And It'S Suspension

    The first act may be regarded as the entrance providing access to the main hall of the actual drama … be it solemn or joyous, fantastic or austere. There should be a carefully planned interdep...

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    The Golden Age Of Greek Theater Arts

    The period around 600 BC - 200 BC was known as the Golden age of Greek Theater arts. Athens was the focal point for the flourishing arts. The political and military epicenter gave birth to great emper...

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    The History Of Mgm

    Although MGM was originally found in 1915 as Triangle Pictures located in Culver City which was 7 miles south west of Hollywood. Thomas Ince, D.W. Griffith and Mack Sennett then owned the Studio. Samu...

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    The Obligatory Scene

    In an obligatory scene the audience foresees and desires a certain outcome, and if it does not happen, the audience may resent the omission. There are five ways in which a scene may become obligat...

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    The Routine Of Composition

    Valuable insight into the methods of a master is provided by the scenarios and drafts of plays published in Henrik Ibsen's “Efterladte Skrifter”, some of which now have been translated u...

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    Theatre And Playwriting Glossary A-G

    Acting. The process of creating roles and characters in dramatic context. Aesthetic Qualities. Those characteristics of a work that place it somewhere on the scale of beautiful to ugly. Aesthe...

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    Theatre And Playwriting Glossary I-P

    Image. The sensory record of a object or experience that remains in the mind's eye in the absence of the actual object or experience. Imagery. The mental reconstruction of an experience without th...

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    Theatre And Playwriting Glossary R-W

    Receptive Language. The ability to understand word concepts. Replaying. Enacting a scene or play again while attending to improvement noted in the evaluation; roles are sometimes exchanged so stud...

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    Why Don’T The Textbook Writers Write More Dramatic Plays Themselves?

    Isn’t it better to write plays instead of writing about them? A person may have a great love for an art, and have some insight into its principles and methods, but lack the innate ability requir...

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