Saturday, December 7, 2013
'Tis Pity She's A Whore
The idea of a jewel stuck with me for main image of the John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's A Whore. The jewel is in a diamond shape. The overall picture of the is a normal beautiful jewel that end up shattered at the end. To go into detail the jewel would be placed on the top of the poster starting out as a whole pretty jewel dripping with blood dripping from the jewel. Then there would be an effect of the jewel dropping from the top of the poster to the bottom. The end result is a shattered bloodshed jewel at the bottom of the poster. The shards of the shattered jewel would look like bloody daggers. The first quote to accompany the poster is, " Hath often wronged me, I to be revenged" said by Grimaldi. The next is, "Hath enriched my life with this most precious jewel" said by Soranzo. The third is, "Where'er I go, let me enjoy this grace" said by Giovanni. I would pick the second quote because is the word jewel is included in it. The quotes is positive and sweet , and you see this bloody jewel as the main image on the poster. The contrast of the poster design and the words would result in a eye catching poster with dramatic shattering of the jewel.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Topdog/Underdog
The assassination of Lincoln and the 3 Card Monte relate to the idea of trick and power. The 3 card monte is the
"real deal"(Parks,line 495). You let the Mark win or lose when there is money on the line. Like Lincoln says, " thuh moneys on thuh line, thats when thuh man wont want you picking right."(Parks,lines 496-497) The mark and the dealer look face to to face so they know and see each other. Which makes the game more personal for the dealer and player. As for the fake Lincoln assassination which is done in a booth with the character Lincoln facing his back to a person holding a pistol with blanks. It may not have been a game when "Honest Abe" was shot for real but in the reenactment is a game of if you are going to pretend repeat history or just change it up by not pretending to shoot "Honest Abe." This game the player is not facing his dealer so it becomes a more high risk game but the high risk factor goes away when the pistol is contains blanks which makes the assassination reenactment not the "real deal." The 3 card monte and the assassination reenactment hold different values of power over trick or kill. The 3 card monte brings death by a simple trick of these small defenseless cards. And the assassination reenactment is just a trick to feel power. They connect in the idea of having power over the trick. The dealer in 3 card monte has the power to allow the mark to win or lose by tricking them. And it is seen in Lincoln's assassination reenactment the power of tricking your mark with a pistol. And the real deal comes down to the trick.
"real deal"(Parks,line 495). You let the Mark win or lose when there is money on the line. Like Lincoln says, " thuh moneys on thuh line, thats when thuh man wont want you picking right."(Parks,lines 496-497) The mark and the dealer look face to to face so they know and see each other. Which makes the game more personal for the dealer and player. As for the fake Lincoln assassination which is done in a booth with the character Lincoln facing his back to a person holding a pistol with blanks. It may not have been a game when "Honest Abe" was shot for real but in the reenactment is a game of if you are going to pretend repeat history or just change it up by not pretending to shoot "Honest Abe." This game the player is not facing his dealer so it becomes a more high risk game but the high risk factor goes away when the pistol is contains blanks which makes the assassination reenactment not the "real deal." The 3 card monte and the assassination reenactment hold different values of power over trick or kill. The 3 card monte brings death by a simple trick of these small defenseless cards. And the assassination reenactment is just a trick to feel power. They connect in the idea of having power over the trick. The dealer in 3 card monte has the power to allow the mark to win or lose by tricking them. And it is seen in Lincoln's assassination reenactment the power of tricking your mark with a pistol. And the real deal comes down to the trick.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Sunday, November 10, 2013
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour have aspects of a well-made play but there are some elements of Lillian Hellman's play that departs from the structure of a well-made play. The first element that departs from well-made play is the logical resolution. Martha killing herself is not a logical ending and is not an ending that was expected. The expectation of Martha, Karen, and Joe going off together is the logical resolution that is expected. Another element that departs from the well-made play is the just in time revelation. Mrs.Tilford did not show up just in time to save a life. She showed up just in time to capture the tragic ending.
This play should not be shown today because the view on same sex relationships for women today are different than in the world of Hellman's play. The results can add up to someone being offended by the fact that Martha killed herself for loving Karen more than a friend. There can be someone who gets mad at how the situation was handled in Hellman's play. In today's world there would probably be more negative replies than good ones.
This play should not be shown today because the view on same sex relationships for women today are different than in the world of Hellman's play. The results can add up to someone being offended by the fact that Martha killed herself for loving Karen more than a friend. There can be someone who gets mad at how the situation was handled in Hellman's play. In today's world there would probably be more negative replies than good ones.
Love! Valour! Compassion!
Love! Valour! Compassion! is structured and have choices that changes the worldview compared to other plays that we have read. McNally's choice of secluding the men in a lake house away for the city shows that the decision of who to love it between the person who they love, and not the standards of the world. In The Children's Hour Martha and Karen were accused of something that wasn't accepted at the time.The choice of making the men all gay shows that same sex relationships are a little more accepted within the same sex community, than compared to the worldview of The Children's Hour. There is a struggle that faces the same sex community which is AIDS. The struggle that is faced in The Children's Hours is a person's reputation. The structure of the play is non-linear. The timeline does not go in chronological order. McNally's choice can translate into that there is a change in how the order of this worldview has changed. Another choice that McNally made to reflect the worldview is having the men confess their fears about themselves in Act Three. This reflects that the wellbeing of same sex couples is important than the loss of a life which is seen in The Children's Hour.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
The Glass of Water
The two moments that don't go alone with the Eugene Scribe's original play is the slaps in the face buy Duchess and Bolingbroke, and the other is the Queens look out on the balcony to find a new interest.
The whole play Scribe has violence set in the background of the play with the riot and Masham killing Richard Bolingbroke. We don't see these things happening on stage but we hear them. Then all of a sudden we see Duchess and Bolingbroke start to slap each other in the face. Why have a form of violence presented after the go wround for love?
But the action of Bolingbroke slaping the Duchess was where my eyebrow raised because throuhout the play we see Scibe has chosen to put focus on the Queen and how much power she had to use in a way to achieve love. We also see that in Duchess who is also a woman in power. And we see how Bolingbroke aids Abigail in achieving a position in the Queen's court, and overall succeeding in the union of Abigail and Masham. We see these women are well respected, and why would you disrespect a respected women a slap after you have seemed to show respect to all the others.
As for the Queen's new interest which opens up a new can of power love, I know all the snswers that want to know, and this moment just wants to drag me into how she is going to control this one. Well at least she found another interest. But would you have learned your lesson.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Eurydice
"Rooms are not allowed."(pg.214)
The room that Eurydice occupies in the underworld is made out of string. The room was made by her dad, who Eurydice connects with clearly than Orpheus. Orpheus wants to use Eurydice's hair which resembles string, and her father builds her a string house which is a stable structure in the overworld. The string is string, and is not something that just resembles string. In other words Eurydice's had a stronger connection with her father than her husband. a space that is mirrored from the overworld, and is where Eurydice and her dad reconnect with the memories that are left. Rooms are connected with making memories and the underworld doesn't like that. This quote would give the imagery of spacious and wonder world. Then when the viewer goes see the play there is a little room in this world where no rooms are allowed.
"We two alone sing like birds in the cage."(pg.233)
There are two relationships that involves a string of music. The relationship between Orpheus and Eurydice is a bit disconnected. The relationship between Eurydice and her Father are stringed together just right. For the poster this quote would give the idea that there is two relationships that merge well together. It also signifies the string room and how they musically meshed well in the wall of the room.
The room that Eurydice occupies in the underworld is made out of string. The room was made by her dad, who Eurydice connects with clearly than Orpheus. Orpheus wants to use Eurydice's hair which resembles string, and her father builds her a string house which is a stable structure in the overworld. The string is string, and is not something that just resembles string. In other words Eurydice's had a stronger connection with her father than her husband. a space that is mirrored from the overworld, and is where Eurydice and her dad reconnect with the memories that are left. Rooms are connected with making memories and the underworld doesn't like that. This quote would give the imagery of spacious and wonder world. Then when the viewer goes see the play there is a little room in this world where no rooms are allowed.
"We two alone sing like birds in the cage."(pg.233)
There are two relationships that involves a string of music. The relationship between Orpheus and Eurydice is a bit disconnected. The relationship between Eurydice and her Father are stringed together just right. For the poster this quote would give the idea that there is two relationships that merge well together. It also signifies the string room and how they musically meshed well in the wall of the room.
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