Shakespeare’s World: Globe Theatre, Elizabethan Life & King of Shadows

The Elizabethan Era (1564-1616)

The Globe Theatre: Structure and Features

The Globe Theatre was a pivotal venue for Shakespearean performances. Key parts included:

  • Stage: The main performance area where actors performed.
  • Pit (Yard): An area where commoners, known as “groundlings,” stood to watch the plays.
  • Balcony: Seated areas for wealthier audience members.
  • Tiring House: Located behind the stage, this was where actors would change costumes and rest.
  • Heavens: A painted canopy above the stage that symbolized
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Valle-Inclán y el Esperpento: Deformación de la Realidad en Luces de Bohemia

El Esperpento: Una Visión Deformada de la Realidad

La palabra esperpento se utilizó para referirse a una persona o cosa extravagante y fea. En este sentido, se puede encontrar en varios textos, incluso refiriéndose a una obra de teatro, en el sentido de drama teatral. Esta “obra del mal” se define por la incapacidad de los personajes de estar a la altura de su propia tragedia, lo que los lleva a situaciones tan ridículas que caen en lo grotesco. Esto expresa la visión del autor como un demiurgo

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Screenwriting Essentials: Crafting Compelling Stories & Characters

Week 1: Story Fundamentals

Designing Principle

The designing principle for a story is the story process + original execution. Good stories both hide and reveal information.

Story Movement

Basic patterns of story movement.

Premise & Logline

A story stated in one sentence, often called a logline, includes: character + plot + action event. It defines the main character, the protagonist’s goal, and the situation or obstacle.

Logline: More Than Just a Premise

A logline is a lot more than just the premise.

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Literary Insights: Anand, Gardiner, Bacon’s Wisdom

The Parrot in the Cage: Plot & Symbolism

The Parrot in the Cage” is a short story by Mulk Raj Anand, one of India’s most prominent writers in English. Known for his humanistic themes, Anand often explores injustice, suffering, and social realities in his works. This story is a symbolic and emotional monologue of a parrot, trapped in a cage and voicing its sorrow and longing for freedom. The story is a strong allegory for human suffering, particularly the suffering of women and those oppressed

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Mercè Rodoreda and Post-War Catalan Literature

Mercè Rodoreda and the Psychological Novel

Yes, I agree, Mercè Rodoreda’s work is very representative of the psychological novel type. This tendency was the dominant narrative in the forties and fifties. It is based on the description of the intimacy of one or more characters and their reactions. The narrator tends not to speak and is supplanted by the reactions and attitudes of the characters.

The first-person narrative culminates with the technique of interior monologue, characteristic of much

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Romanticism: Defining Literary and Historical Traits

Characteristics of Literary Romanticism

A “romantic soul” embodies specific traits, characterized by:

  • Dissatisfaction with the contemporary world
  • Profound concern about life
  • Sadness without a discernible reason
  • Prevalence of feeling over reason
  • Worship of the “I” and strong subjectivism
  • Love at the heart of life and artistic creation
  • Attraction to aesthetic beauty in all its forms

Social and Historical Romanticism

Social and historical Romanticism introduced a distinct approach to writing history, differing

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