Analyzing Drama You read one of Shakespeare's plays in this unit: Twelfth Night. For this activity, you will reread Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene V. Part A Locate two different performances of the scene online. When you search the Internet, include the act and scene in your search terms - you want to be sure that you get the correct scene! Which two versions did you choose? Include the URLs of your sources. URL Source 1: URL Source 2: Part B Now compare and contrast the techniques in the two theatrical versions that you watched. In the table below, describe the similarities and differences between the two versions for each element of the performance. Note how the techniques enhance or alter the audience’s experience and what meanings (shades of characterization, connotations of words, etc.) become clearer as you watch the two presentations. Element of Performance setting: background Similarities Differences setting: props characters: costume characters: body language and facial expressions tone of voice actions lighting camera: focus and angles dialogue: word choice dialogue: emphasis Part C Use your response from parts A & B of the task to write an essay addressing the following points: Compare and contrast the target audiences of the two versions. Analyze the effects of the techniques on the individual audiences. Include analysis of any special adaptations made to the text (the dialogue) or the setting that distinguish this version from the original play. Edit and revise the essay for spelling and grammar errors. Write your essay in the space below.

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the play romeo and juliet was one of the most famous love tragedies ever written. this love story unfortunately had a fatal ending. many people argue over why the lovers had died, was it over free will or fate?  

the death of romeo and juliet was partially because of free will. the fact that romeo and juliet got married knowing that there was a bitter feud between their families, the montague and capulet’s. this feud brought on many problems, such as the murder of tybalt by romeo. juliet knew that this might be a problem for her and romeo. juliet had said: “what’s in a name”? which explains her ill fate of being a capulet and romeo being a montague. when romeo tells his servant “ ay, mine own…show more content…

i believe they had died over the love they had for each other, strong enough that their lives could end so suddenly if something horrible had come between them, and that was exactly how it happened. this tragedy occurred within five days of the two meeting, they experienced love at first sight, got married and quickly were dead. free will became a part of this when juliet decided to take friar laurence’s advise in inhaling a potion that will make people assume she is died but will awake in 42 hours prier to when she took it. when romeo had heard the news that juliet was dead, he assumed it was true, and responded with the line; “well juliet, i will lay with thee tonight”. to me this line indicated how he feels for juliet by dying in her will. the fact that free will didn’t take control of the story; it left fate to be the murder of the lovers. fate first kicked in when their eyes met at the capulet party. when romeo and juliet spoke, their words had powerful contentment; they had such a strong feeling for one another that they could lay in each other’s arms forever. their happiness didn’t last long; there were many reasons for this, for example; the marriage lord capulet arranged between paris and juliet. i believe that the plot of the play thus far leads the audience to believe that the deaths were a result of fate. the last act will determine once and for all if it is fate or free will. romeo again challenges fate.

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