Shakespeare: The World as Stage

Act 1, Scene 1 Acte 1, Scène 1 On a heath in Scotland, three witches, the Weird Sisters, wait to meet Macbeth amidst thunder and lightning. Sur une lande en Ecosse, trois sorcières, les Weird Sisters, attendre de rencontrer au milieu du tonnerre et des éclairs Macbeth. Their conversation is filled with paradox and equivocation: they say that they will meet Macbeth "when the battle's lost and won" and when "fair is foul and foul is fair" (10). Leur conversation est remplie de paradoxe et d'ambiguïté:

Act I, scenes i–iii Summary: Act I, scene i In Egypt, Philo and Demetrius, two Roman soldiers, discuss how their general, Mark Antony, has fallen in love with the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, and has lost interest in his proper role as one of the three leaders (or triumvirs) of the Roman Empire. Cleopatra and Antony enter, the queen imploring Antony to describe just how much he loves her, when a messenger from Rome greets them. Antony says that he has little interest in hearing Roman news, but

THE STUDY OF IMAGERY IN ARNOLD WESKER’S DRAMA Presented by Ndèye Khary SENE Introduction The British literature in the 20th century is marked by a wave of anti-conformist writers who adopt a different style in their writings. In effect, after the two world wars, many illusions disappear and the literary field is where people’s concerns are much illustrated. Among others, drama is a literary genre that underlines many trends in relation to the period and people’s concerns. It is in this

OF ENGLISH LITERATURE I – FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE ELIZABETHAN ERA I-1 – THE MIDDLE AGES Beowulf is supposedly the oldest literary work in the English-speaking world. It is an anonymous work of which only a manuscript remains. It is an epic, a long narrative poem celebrating the great deeds of the hero in a ceremonious style. It was written between the 8th and 11th centuries in Old English. The story is set in Scandinavia, in the Anglo-Saxon world. The eponymous hero travels great distances

Report Submitted to the Faculty of the WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science By: ______________________________ Richard Pavis Date: ________________________________ Professor Susan Vick, Advisor ________________________________ Professor Jeff Zinn, Advisor Abstract As Scenographic Dramaturg for New Voices 27 my role included designing the scenographic environment to be constructed by the Master Carpenter. I

1st chapter The Plantagenets 1327-1377 It's a hero of a national feeling. Edward III of the Plantagenets family was king in the Middle Age (The Norman  Conquest, Magna Carta, Hundred Year War, the war of the Roses, Feudalism, king  ship and church). This period is one of the most glorious in UK history.  Edward appeared as the most powerful monarch in Europe and his court as the most  brilliant in the Christendom. It's when the England began to see themselves as one nation and a unique leadership

poche, ou toute édition établie à partir du texte de 1639) Racine, La Thébaïde et Phèdre Molière, L’Ecole  des  femmes et Les Femmes savantes Beckett, En attendant Godot, Editions de Minuit, ISBN 9782707301482 Ionesco, Macbett (d'après Macbeth de Shakespeare) Poésie (genre abordé au second semestre) Anthologie de la poésie française du XVIème siècle, Ed. Poésie/Gallimard : lire en priorité les poèmes de Clément Marot, Maurice Scève, Louise Labé, Joachim du Bellay, Pierre de Ronsard, Agrippa d'Aubigné

matériau donne Heu à des questions faciles et difficiles. Comparez les deux questions de compréhension écrite suivantes: questions les plus difficiles proposent des réponses où sont ajoutés des élé­ ments de test supplémentaires. • Which of the foflowing is best definition for mammal? This question is worth 1point. (A) A warm-blooded vertebrate that gives birth to live young. (B) A warm-blooded animal hair that breathes air and has externat fertilization. Supposons que vous trouviez une question

EDUCATION The education(al)system - le système éducatif Compulsory schooling - la scolarité obligatoire A school-age child - un enfant d’âge scolaire Providing education for children - la scolarisation des enfants A literacy campaign - une campagne d’alphabétisation To be literate and numerate - savoir lire, écrire et compter Illiteracy - illettrisme, l’analphabétisme A state school - une école publique A secondary school pupil - un élève de secondaire A comprehensive school - un établissement secondaire

l'autre, est en fait lui-même trompé ! =>Le théâtre repose donc bien souvent sur le principe de la tromperie et de l'illusion. 3. Théâtre = métaphore du monde. 3.1. [Monde de l'illusion / illusion du monde] « All the world is a stage» (le monde entier est un théâtre) disait Shakespeare, rappelant ainsi que nous vivons dans un monde d'illusions : illusion sur le monde qui nous entoure illusion sur nos propres sentiments, illusion sur les autres. Le théâtre, monde de l'illusion, est donc aussi représentatif