Collection of Curated Stories on ILLUMINATION

Selected stories by Drama Llama hosted on ILLUMINATION-Curated

Beckett’s Engame an Infinite Game of Chess Where Death Will be the Only Outcome

#Samuel Beckett #literature #farce #Endgame

Throughout the course of the play the sense that the characters are stuck in an unending loop is further conveyed both in the physical actions of the characters but also the dialogue. Hamm always returns to the centre of the room, as Clov always returns back to Hamm, whilst Nagg and Nell can only pop in and out of their ash-bins.

Samuel Beckett Absurd Existentialist or Portrayer of Humanities Unsaid Desires?

#Samuel Beckett #Existentialism #Theatre #Absurdism #Desire

Samuel Beckett’s non-verbal tendencies are fundamental to his creative vision. In a period where man sought to find new methods of understanding the world, Beckett’s poetically structured drama served as a metaphor concerning the nature of human existence.

Of Mice and Men

#John Steinbeck #Of Mice and Men #Story Analysis #Synopsis #Literature

Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie, have a dream of a place to call their own, where Lennie can tend the rabbits and they can both ‘live off the fatta the lan’. We are first introduced to them in chapter one, where they emerge from a path and come into the opening by a green pool, by the Salinas river.

Shakespeare’s Globe, A Site Of National Heritage Or A Laboratory?

#Shakespeare #Heritage #The Globe Theatre #Diversity #King Lear

Shakespeare’s ‘New Globe Theatre’ is an admired and captivating assemblage of architectural, theatrical and academic aspiration built on the bank of the River Thames, only a few hundred yards from the site of the original Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Being the topic of many a scholarly debate it calls in to question issues such as authenticity, multiculturalism, theatrical experimentation and cultural dynamics.

Shakespeare in India, Can the ‘Shrew’ be Tamed?

#Shakespeare #India #Women #Performance #Theatre

Shakespeare has been widespread in India for more than two-hundred years and is embedded in their cultural fabric. Throughout its popularity, it has dealt with social, political and literary implications in both colonial and post-colonial India. There are however, problems arising from translation, interpretation and performance of the Shakespeare play in early India. In particular with the play Taming of the Shrew.

Star Crossed Lovers, Human Nature and Misidentification

#Much Ado About Nothing #Star Crossed Lovers #Human Nature #Humour #Shakespeare

Human nature is at the forefront of Much Ado About Nothing. Much like the popular contemporary show ‘Seinfeld,’ Shakespeare’s play is not moral or about particularly important topics. Instead, Shakespeare captures the essence of human folly and joy in one short play. Much Ado About Nothing has comedy, romance, suspense, action and a lot of drama twisted into several hundred lines of verse.

Thank you to Dr Mehmet Yildiz inviting me to join Illumination Curated

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